2026 Kevin C. Desouza: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	59	3452	3356	99	98	260	12762
Business and Management	62	479	447	22	22	280	13458

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Australia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Kevin C. Desouza is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Business, Management and Accounting as well as Social Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Management Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management, Media Technology, and Information Systems.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Big Data and Business Intelligence, Smart Cities and Technologies, Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Information Systems Theories and Implementation, Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development, and Innovation and Knowledge Management.

Kevin C. Desouza's recent publications include:

Contributions and Risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Building Smarter Cities: Insights from a Systematic Review of the Literature, 2020, Energies
Responsible Urban Innovation with Local Government Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda, 2021, Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity
Artificial Intelligence Technologies and Related Urban Planning and Development Concepts: How Are They Perceived and Utilized in Australia?, 2020, Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity
Can Building "Artificially Intelligent Cities" Safeguard Humanity from Natural Disasters, Pandemics, and Other Catastrophes? An Urban Scholar's Perspective, 2020, Sensors
National strategic artificial intelligence plans: A multi-dimensional analysis, 2020, Economic Analysis and Policy

Frequent co-authors in Desouza's work include:

Tan Yiğitcanlar
Gregory S. Dawson
Juan M. Corchado
Rashid Mehmood
Alireza Nili

Kevin C. Desouza has published regularly in venues such as:

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Journal of Urban Technology
SSRN Electronic Journal
Economic Analysis and Policy

Best Publications

Knowledge management at SMEs: five peculiarities

Kevin C. Desouza;Yukika Awazu

734
Citations
Designing, planning, and managing resilient cities: A conceptual framework

Kevin C. Desouza;Trevor H. Flanery

627
Citations
Contributions and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in building smarter cities: Insights from a systematic review of the literature

Tan Yigitcanlar;Kevin C. Desouza;Luke Butler;Farnoosh Roozkhosh

474
Citations
Project management offices: A case of knowledge-based archetypes

Kevin C. Desouza;J. Roberto Evaristo

423
Citations
Implementing Open Innovation in the Public Sector : the Case of Challenge.gov

Ines Mergel;Kevin C. Desouza

413
Citations
Facilitating tacit knowledge exchange

Kevin C. Desouza

321
Citations
Barriers to effective use of knowledge management systems in software engineering

Kevin C. Desouza

305
Citations
Customer-Driven Innovation

Kevin C. Desouza;Yukika Awazu;Sanjeev Jha;Caroline Dombrowski

295
Citations
Elements of innovative cultures

Caroline Dombrowski;Jeffrey Y. Kim;Kevin C. Desouza;Ashley Braganza

280
Citations
The Outsourcing Handbook: How to Implement a Successful Outsourcing Process

Mark John Power;Kevin Clyde Desouza;Carlo Bonifazi

278
Citations
Global Knowledge Management Strategies

Kevin C. Desouza;J. Roberto Evaristo

258
Citations
Big Data in the Public Sector: Lessons for Practitioners and Scholars:

Kevin C. Desouza;Benoy Jacob

236
Citations
Knowledge risks in organizational networks: An exploratory framework

Peter Trkman;Kevin C. Desouza

225
Citations
Managing knowledge in distributed projects

Kevin C. Desouza;J. Roberto Evaristo

210
Citations
Responsible Urban Innovation with Local Government Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda

Tan Yigitcanlar;Tan Yigitcanlar;Juan M. Corchado;Juan M. Corchado;Rashid Mehmood;Rita Yi Man Li

205
Citations
Can Building "Artificially Intelligent Cities" Safeguard Humanity from Natural Disasters, Pandemics, and Other Catastrophes? An Urban Scholar's Perspective.

Tan Yigitcanlar;Luke Butler;Emily Windle;Kevin C. Desouza

198
Citations
Managing Knowledge in Global Software Development Efforts: Issues and Practices

K.C. Desouza;Y. Awazu;P. Baloh

186
Citations
Crafting organizational innovation processes

Kevin C. Desouza;Caroline Dombrowski;Yukika Awazu;Peter Baloh

186
Citations
Artificial Intelligence Technologies and Related Urban Planning and Development Concepts: How Are They Perceived and Utilized in Australia?

Tan Yigitcanlar;Nayomi Kankanamge;Massimo Regona;Andres Ruiz Maldonado

181
Citations
Citizen Apps to Solve Complex Urban Problems

Kevin C. Desouza;Akshay Bhagwatwar

178
Citations
Designing, developing, and deploying artificial intelligence systems: Lessons from and for the public sector

Kevin C. Desouza;Gregory S. Dawson;Daniel Chenok

159
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Tan Yigitcanlar Queensland University of Technology

Richard T. Watson University of Georgia

Robert D. Galliers Bentley University

Torgeir Dingsøyr Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Carsten Sørensen London School of Economics and Political Science

Richard L. Baskerville Georgia State University

Peter Trkman University of Ljubljana

Omar A. El Sawy University of Southern California

Patrick Y. K. Chau Beijing Normal University

Sumit Roy University of Washington

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