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A BIBLIOMETRIC REVIEW OF SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (2005–2025): RESEARCH HOTSPOTS, TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Zhengyi CHEN
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Year:
2025
Editor:
Yong Se Kim; Yutaka Nomaguchi; Cees de Bont; Jianxi Luo; Xiaofang Yuan; Linna Hu; Meng Wang
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Other endorsed
Institution:
China Academy of Art, China
Page(s):
282-292
Abstract:
This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of research trends and applications in spatial intelligence from 2005 to 2025. Driven by artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and digital twin technologies, spatial intelligence has become a key topic across design, architecture, and human – computer interaction. Data were collected from the Web of Science Core Collection using the search terms “Spatial Intelligence” and “Spatial AI,” resulting in 509 publications. VOSviewer and CiteSpace were employed to analyze publication trends, country–institution and author collaboration networks, journal co-citation patterns, keyword co-occurrence and citation bursts, as well as clustering and timeline structures. The results reveal a rapid increase in publications over the past five years, with research paradigms evolving from cognitive-oriented approaches toward machine learning and deep learning, and further advancing toward explainable and hybrid intelligence. “Machine learning” and “artificial intelligence” form the methodological backbone, while “spatial intelligence” serves as a conceptual bridge between cognitive science and spatial computing. This study uncovers the staged evolution of spatial intelligence research, providing quantitative insights into its interdisciplinary integration and technological trajectory.
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