Bibliometric Analysis of Internet of Things Based on CiteSpace

Abstract Modern cities face many challenges related to globalisation, metropolisation and digitalisation. The smart city concept, which has been gaining popularity in recent years, is considered an answer to their needs. One of the paradigms of modern smart cities is the Internet of Things. This article aims to identify the main research directions and trends in the scientific literature in the field of Internet-of-Things-based smart cities. The author of the paper conducted a bibliometric analysis of publications from 2012–2021, collected from the Web of Science, Scopus and IEEE Xplore databases. The methodology includes: (i) the selection of databases and key words, (ii) defining search criteria, (iii) data export, creation of an aggregate database and record selection, and (iv) the analysis of the results and identification of the major research trends. The study involved 1019 publications. The last stage of the research process identified the leading countries, institutions, journals, and authors in terms of publication activity, as well as the most frequently occurring terms. The key word analysis allowed identifying five main research directions: IoT application domains in smart cities, IoT architecture for smart cities, energy, security and privacy and data. Within each area, the main research themes have been identified, and selected publications have been reviewed.

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Circular Economy and Internet of Things: Mapping Science of Case Studies in Manufacturing Industry

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13063299 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 3299

Author(s):

Adriane Cavalieri ◽

João Reis ◽

Marlene Amorim

Keyword(s):

Internet Of Things ◽

Case Studies ◽

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Intellectual Structure ◽

Analysis Tool ◽

The Web

This study investigates the “Internet of things” (IoT) and “Circular Economy” (CE) relationship in the current scientific literature focused on case studies or use cases on manufacturing context. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to map the science centered on “case studies” with respect to the “IoT” and “CE” connection, contributing to fill the gap of the subject that is already relevant to the scientific community and practitioners. The research methodology consists of developing a bibliometric study, employing PRISMA process, whose data is obtained from the Web of Science database. The VOSviewer was the computer program selected for the bibliometric analysis. The Web of Science (WoS) analysis tool supports VOSviewer. The papers were analyzed according to network analysis principles. The qualitative content analysis complements these results. The results show the high-frequency keywords and topics associated with the theme “IoT and CE”; the most cited papers; the intellectual structure of “IoT and CE”; the new emerging themes in scientific research; and social networks among the researchers. The paper’s contribution is the results of the bibliometric analysis and a better understanding of the relationship of “IoT” and “CE” by the “case studies” addressed in the empirical investigations.

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Internet of things and agriculture relationship: a bibliometric analysis

J for Global Business Advancement ◽

10.1504/jgba.2020.112821 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 643 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Surabhi Singh ◽

Farha Haneef ◽

Sumit Kumar ◽

Viput Ongsakul

Keyword(s):

Internet Of Things ◽

Bibliometric Analysis

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A Comparative Study of Chinese and Foreign Research on the Internet of Things in Education: Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization

IEEE Access ◽

10.1109/access.2021.3113805 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-1

Author(s):

Zhicheng Dai ◽

Qianqian Zhang ◽

Xiaoliang Zhu ◽

Liang Zhao

Keyword(s):

Internet Of Things ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

The Internet ◽

The Internet Of Things

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A Bibliometric Analysis of Edge Computing for Internet of Things

Security and Communication Networks ◽

10.1155/2021/5563868 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Yiou Wang ◽

Fuquan Zhang ◽

Junfeng Wang ◽

Laiyang Liu ◽

Bo Wang

Keyword(s):

Internet Of Things ◽

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Edge Computing ◽

Application Research ◽

Research Application ◽

Future Directions ◽

Productive Author ◽

Body Of Knowledge ◽

Research Hotspots

In recent years, with the emergence of many Internet of Things applications such as smart homes, smart city, and connected vehicles, the amount of network edge data increases rapidly. Now, edge computing for Internet of Things has attracted the research interest of many researchers. Then, a thorough analysis of the current body of knowledge in edge computing for Internet of Things is conducive to a comprehensive understanding of the research status and future trends in this field. In this paper, a bibliometric analysis of edge computing for Internet of Things was performed using the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection dataset. The relevant literature studies published in this field were quantitatively analyzed based on a bibliometric analysis method combined with VOSviewer software, and the development history, research hotspots, and future directions of this field were studied. The research results show that the number of literature studies published in the field of edge computing for Internet of Things is on the rise over time, especially after 2017, and the growth rate is accelerating. China and USA take the lead position in the number of literature studies published. Zhang is the most productive author, and Satyanarayanan is the most influential author. IEEE Access and IEEE Internet of Things Journal are the main journals in this field. Beijing University of Posts Telecommunications has published most literature studies. Research hotspots of edge computing for Internet of Things mainly include specific problem research such as resource management, architecture research, application research, and fusion research of this field with some other fields such as artificial intelligence and 5G.

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IoT - Tool of Society 4.0 - Literary Review

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/20219101033 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 91 ◽

pp. 01033

Author(s):

Marie Černá ◽

Lucie Vallišová

Keyword(s):

Internet Of Things ◽

Information Management ◽

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

Human Activities ◽

Information Technologies ◽

Interpersonal Relations ◽

Daily Life ◽

Literature Research ◽

Life Data ◽

Efficient Information

Society 4.0 and its tools influence significantly current human activities. Approach of people to use of information have changed, information technologies became part of our daily life. Data are shared and processed using different processing procedures than were used 20 years ago. It has many impacts on lives of individuals and interpersonal relations. This contribution deals with the issue of Internet of Things (IoT) as the tool enabling people more efficient information management. The objective of this contribution is to outline the significance of IoT and provide the overview of this technology. The contribution is based on the literature research and contains bibliometric analysis confirming the IoT significance for current and future human activities.

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