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:
- Beijing, CN – 348.8
- Wuhan, CN – 196.9
- London, UK – 167.2
- Enschede, NL – 152.9
- Melbourne, AU – 150.8
- Hong Kong, CN – 126.9
- Columbus, US – 123.5
- Santa Barbara, US – 121.5
- Zurich, CH – 110.5
- 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,