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Review | Civil and Sustainable Urban Engineering | Volume 6 - Issue 1 - 2026 | 169−185 | https://doi.org/10.53623/csue.v6i1.1023
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Global Research Trends in Urban Parking Systems and Traffic Management: A Bibliometric Analysis (2000-2024)

Author(s): Yusra Aulia Sari , Muhammad Hauzan Suhenal , Andri Irfan Rivai
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Department of Civil Engineering Universitas Internasional Batam, Jl. Gajah Mada, Tiban Indah, Kec. Sekupang, Kota Batam, Kepulauan Riau 29426, Indonesia

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Urban growth has significantly exacerbated parking shortages and traffic control challenges, making them central concerns in urban mobility planning and sustainable city development. Inadequate parking supply, fragmented management strategies, and ineffective traffic control systems have contributed to severe congestion, increased vehicle emissions, inefficient fuel consumption, and reduced urban quality of life. Research across multiple disciplines has expanded rapidly in this area, creating the need for a comprehensive review to map its key themes and future directions. This study examined global research on parking and traffic management from 2000 to 2024, highlighting major research themes, influential publications, and collaboration networks among researchers. A total of 1,847 articles and conference papers from Scopus and Web of Science were analyzed using Bibliometrix in R, VOSviewer, and statistical tools to evaluate publication trends, citation patterns, keyword co-occurrence, collaboration networks, and thematic evolution. Descriptive, network, and temporal analyses were employed to identify both the growth in publication output and the shifting focus within the field. The results showed that research output increased steadily, with a notable surge after 2015, coinciding with the expansion of smart city initiatives, digital transformation, and the implementation of intelligent transportation systems. Several key research themes emerged, including smart parking technologies, traffic flow optimization, sustainable urban mobility solutions, and autonomous vehicle systems. China, the United States, and Germany were identified as the leading contributors to research output, while international collaboration increased significantly, reflecting the global nature of urban transportation challenges. Overall, the findings indicated a clear transition from early studies focused on parking demand and congestion analysis toward technology-driven, data-oriented, and sustainability-focused research approaches. Parking systems and traffic management have therefore become essential components of integrated urban mobility strategies.

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SUBMITTED: 29 January 2026
ACCEPTED: 10 March 2026
PUBLISHED: 13 March 2026
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.53623/csue.v6i1.1023

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Sari, Y. A. ., Suhenal, M. H. ., & Rivai, A. I. . (2026). Global Research Trends in Urban Parking Systems and Traffic Management: A Bibliometric Analysis (2000-2024). Civil and Sustainable Urban Engineering, 6(1), 169−185. https://doi.org/10.53623/csue.v6i1.1023
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