Research Article
Compilation of Smart Cities Attributes and Quantitative Identification of Mismatch in Rankings
Table 1
Key features of the 7 ranking studies considered.
| Ranking study | Publisher | Year | Number of cities attempted | Number of cities ranked | Number of distinct ranks | Number of ranking factors (and categories) |
| Smart Cities Index, 2019 [9] | EasyPark Group | 2019 | 500 | 119 | 100 | 24 (in 7 categories) | Smart Cities Index, 2018 [10] | EasyPark Group | 2018 | 500 | 121 | 105 | 22 (in 8 categories | Smart City Governments [11] | Eden Strategy Institute and ONG&ONG Pte Ltd | 2018 | 140 | 50 | 47 | 10 (not categorized) | Cities in Motion Index, 2019 [12] | IESE Business School in Barcelona | 2019 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 96 (in 9 categories) | Cities in Motion Index, 2018 [13] | IESE Business School in Barcelona | 2018 | 165 | 165 | 162 | 83 (in 9 categories) | Smart Cities—What’s in it for citizens? [14] | Juniper Research | 2017 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 58 (in 5 categories) | Smart Cities Prospects [15] | Procedia Computer Science | 2017 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 18 (in 6 categories) |
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