Columbus is one of the top ten cities in the world for GIScience

A recent paper in the International Journal of Geographic Information Science analyzed 12,436 papers published in 20 GIScience journals during the period 2000-2014.  Here is a list of the top ten cities in the world ranked by the number of GIScience papers produced by an author affiliated with that city (usually via a university appointment), with the number of papers published during 2000-2014:

  1. Beijing, CN – 348.8
  2. Wuhan, CN – 196.9
  3. London, UK – 167.2
  4. Enschede, NL – 152.9
  5. Melbourne, AU – 150.8
  6. Hong Kong, CN – 126.9
  7. Columbus, US – 123.5
  8. Santa Barbara, US – 121.5
  9. Zurich, CH – 110.5
  10. Washington, US – 100.4

You can read the full article here: Biljecki, F., 2016. A scientometric analysis of selected GIScience journals. International Journal of Geographicale Information Science, 

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