Overview of Smart City Rankings and Their Evaluation Criteria: European Perspective

The aim of this article is to supply an overview of the available rankings That take European smart cities into account, and to identify the most relevant ones along with their evaluation criteria. The scope of the article was the study of international rankings That presented results no more than 3 years old (2020-2022) in order to ensure as much objectivity as possible. The research method was the content analysis of the latest available international rankings, which included European cities. The results indicate That the highest rated European smart cities include cities such as London, Paris and Berlin. Another important conclusion is That the position of smart cities was significantly influenced by factors such as the presence of the city on the ranking list of a given ranking in previous years or the inclusion of the city’s response to COVID19 crisis. A key limitation of the article is That it is based on an analysis of only five rankings and the specificity of content analysis as a research method.