Information Security Applications in Smart Cities: A Bibliometric Analysis of Emerging Research

Thiago Poleto (), Thyago Celso Cavalcante Nepomuceno, Victor Diogho Heuer de Carvalho (), Ligiane Cristina Braga de Oliveira Friaes, Rodrigo Cleiton Paiva de Oliveira and Ciro José Jardim Figueiredo
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Thiago Poleto: Department of Business Administration, Institute for Applied Social Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
Thyago Celso Cavalcante Nepomuceno: Department of Statistics, Center for Exact and Natural Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, Brazil
Victor Diogho Heuer de Carvalho: Technologies Axis, Campus do Sertão, Federal University of Alagoas, Delmiro Gouveia 57480-000, Brazil
Ligiane Cristina Braga de Oliveira Friaes: Department of Business Administration, Institute for Applied Social Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
Rodrigo Cleiton Paiva de Oliveira: Department of Business Administration, Institute for Applied Social Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
Ciro José Jardim Figueiredo: Department of Engineering, Campus Angicos, Federal Rural University of Semi-Arid, Angicos 59515-000, Brazil

Future Internet, 2023, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-36

Abstract: This paper aims to analyze the intellectual structure and research fronts in application information security in smart cities to identify research boundaries, trends, and new opportunities in the area. It applies bibliometric analyses to identify the main authors and their influences on information security and the smart city area. Moreover, this analysis focuses on journals indexed in Scopus databases. The results indicate that there is an opportunity for further advances in the adoption of information security policies in government institutions. Moreover, the production indicators presented herein are useful for the planning and implementation of information security policies and the knowledge of the scientific community about smart cities. The bibliometric analysis provides support for the visualization of the leading research technical collaboration networks among authors, co-authors, countries, and research areas. The methodology offers a broader view of the application information security in smart city areas and makes it possible to assist new research that may contribute to further advances. The smart cities topic has been receiving much attention in recent years, but to the best of our knowledge, there is no research on reporting new possibilities for advances. Therefore, this article may contribute to an emerging body of literature that explores the nature of application information security and smart cities research productivity to assist researchers in better understanding the current emerging of the area.

Keywords: information security; smart city; technical collaborations networks; applications; bibliometric analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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