A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SMART CITY FRAMEWORK RESEARCH

Abstract

Considering the importance of a framework to define and describe any city, this study aims to carry out a bibliometric analysis with the purpose of surveying the applicable state of the art involving the concept of smart city framework and its interrelationships. As a result, a total of 3,848 documents were found between 2015 and 2020, covering 9,625 authors, 1,563 journals, 6,972 institutions, and 126 countries. Through the analysis of bibliographic coupling, eight clusters were identified that are associated with the research fronts involving the theme of study, however the results show that the production specifically oriented on the understanding of the city (notably an ontological model of the city) and the interconnection with the aspects of technological development still need further development.