Smart Cities Receives an Increased CiteScore of 14.7

We are pleased to share that Smart Cities (ISSN: 2624-6511) has received an increased CiteScore of 14.7 in June 2025. The CiteScore ranks the journal 4 out of 288 titles (Q1) in the “Urban Studies” category, 46 out of 970 titles (Q1) in the “Electrical and Electronic Engineering” category, 39 out of 450 titles (Q1) in the “Artificial Intelligence” category, an impressive achievement for a journal running in Volume 8.

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The current CiteScores measure the average number of citations within a journal over a four-year window (2021–2024). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies, research evaluation and enable benchmarking of journal performance.

This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, and editors. Together we will continue to track the progress of Smart Cities and its growing impact in smart cities research community.