espEconomy: strategy and practiceEconomy: strategy and practice1997-99672663-550XИнститут экономики1997-9967-2026-3-121-137esp-2200Research ArticleИННОВАЦИИ И ЦИФРОВАЯ ЭКОНОМИКАINNOVATION AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMYИскусственный интеллект в цифровой трансформации управления умными городами: библиометрический анализArtificial Intelligence in the Digital Transformation of Smart City Governance: A Bibliometric Analysishttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0782-7719ЖубаназаровС. А.ZhubanazarovS. A.

Жубаназаров С.А. – PhD докторант

Караганда 

Sultan A. Zhubanazarov – PhD student

Karaganda 

szhubanazar@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5139-3287ТапеноваГ. C.TapenovaG. S.

Тапенова Г.C. – PhD

Караганда 

Gulnur S. Tapenova – PhD

Karaganda 

gulnur.tapenova_19@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6867-2407УлаковС. Н.UlakovS. N.

Улаков С.Н. – к.э.н, профессор

 

Sairan N. Ulakov – Cand Sc. (Econ.), Professor

Karagand 

s.ulakov@keu.kzhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1888-8453ЖунусовБ. А.ZhunusoB. A.

Жунусов Б.А. – к.э.н., профессор

Актобе 

Bauyrzhan A. Zhunusov – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Professor

Aktobe 

zhunussov1958@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4042-2681ЙордановаД. И.YordanovaD. I.

Йорданова Д.И. – доктор наук, профессор

София 

Desislava I. Yordanova – Doctor of Sciences, Professor

Sofia 

d_yordanova@feb.uni-sofia.bgКарагандинский университет КазпотребсоюзаКазахстанKaraganda University of KazpotrebsoyuzKazakhstanКарагандинский университет КазпотребсоюзаКазахстанKaraganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz,KazakhstanАктюбинский региональный университет имени К.ЖубановаКазахстанAktobe Regional University named after K. Zhubanov,KazakhstanСофийский университет "Св. Климент Охридского"БолгарияSofia University "St Kliment Ohridski"Bulgaria202616102026213121137Copyright © Жубаназаров С.А., Тапенова Г.C., Улаков С.Н., Жунусов Б.А., Йорданова Д.И., 20262026Жубаназаров С.А., Тапенова Г.C., Улаков С.Н., Жунусов Б.А., Йорданова Д.И.Zhubanazarov S.A., Tapenova G.S., Ulakov S.N., Zhunuso B.A., Yordanova D.I.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://esp.ieconom.kz/jour/article/view/2200

Стремительное внедрение искусственного интеллекта в системы управления умными городами меняет подходы к городскому планированию, предоставлению общественных услуг и принятию управленческих решений, однако научные исследования в этой области остаются тематически и дисциплинарно разрозненными. Цель настоящего исследования систематизировать научную литературу о роли искусственного интеллекта в цифровой трансформации управления умными городами. В работе применены методы библиометрического и сетевого анализа, включая анализ динамики публикаций и цитирования, соавторства, библиографического сопряжения организаций и совместной встречаемости ключевых слов. Отбор публикаций осуществлялся в соответствии с принципами PRISMA 2020, а построение и визуализация библиометрических сетей — с использованием программы VOSviewer. Исходные данные получены из базы Scopus 5 октября 2025 года. Первоначальный поиск выявил 34 548 документов. После применения критериев предметной области, периода публикации, типа документа и языка в итоговую выборку вошли 1 865 англоязычных журнальных статей, опубликованных в 2015–2025 годах. Наибольшее количество публикаций приходится на Китай — 236 статей (12.7%), Великобританию — 230 (12.3%) и США — 216 (11.6%). Казахстан занимает 54-е место с девятью публикациями. Наиболее продуктивным журналом является Sustainability — 254 статьи, за ним следуют Sustainable Cities and Society — 134 и Cities — 122 статьи. Результаты показывают устойчивый рост научного интереса к теме после 2019 года и одновременно свидетельствуют о недостаточной развитости межрегионального научного сотрудничества и исследований этических, институциональных и общественных аспектов применения искусственного интеллекта в городском управлении.

The rapid introduction of artificial intelligence into smart city management systems is changing approaches to urban planning, public service provision, and management decision-making, but scientific research in this area remains thematically and disciplinarily fragmented. The primary aim of this study is to systematically map the scientific literature on the role of artificial intelligence in the digital transformation of smart city governance. The paper uses methods of bibliometric and network analysis, including analyses of publication and citation dynamics, co-authorship, bibliographic coupling among organizations, and the co-occurrence of keywords. The selection of publications was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, and the construction and visualization of bibliometric networks were performed using the VOSviewer program. The initial data was obtained from the Scopus database on October 5, 2025. An initial search revealed 34,548 documents. After applying the criteria of the subject area, publication period, document type, and language, the final sample included 1,865 English-language journal articles published in 2015-2025. The largest number of publications is in China — 236 articles (12.7%), Great Britain — 230 (12.3%), and the USA — 216 (11.6%). Kazakhstan ranks 54th with nine publications. The most productive journal is Sustainability, with 254 articles, followed by Sustainable Cities and Society with 134 and Cities with 122. The results show a steady increase in scientific interest in the topic after 2019 and, at the same time, indicate a lack of development in interregional scientific cooperation and research on the ethical, institutional, and societal aspects of the use of artificial intelligence in urban governance.

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