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While city-level scientometric analyses have gained popularity among policymakers and statistical\/economic research organizations, researchers in the field of bibliometrics are divided regarding whether it is possible to observe the spatial unit \u201ccity\u201d through bibliometric and scientometric tools. The purpose of this paper is to reveal the most significant challenges ahead of spatial scientometrics focusing on the city level by examining relevant scientometric studies.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>This analysis involves the most significant spatial scientometric studies focusing on the city level and carefully examines how they collect bibliometric and\/or scientometric data, what methodologies they employ to process bibliometric data and most importantly, how they approach the spatial unit \u201ccity\u201d.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>After systematically scrutinizing relevant studies in the field, three major problems have been identified: there is no standardized method of how cities should be defined and how metropolitan areas should be delineated; there is no standardized method of how bibliometric and scientometric data on the city level should be collected and processed; and it is not clearly defined how cities can profit from the results of bibliometric and scientometric analysis focusing on them.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is the first study that compiles a \u201cdatabase\u201d of scientometric studies focusing on the city level. 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