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Review Articles

The applications of Internet of Things (IoT) in industrial management: a science mapping review

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Pages 1928-1952 | Received 07 Dec 2022, Accepted 22 Nov 2023, Published online: 26 Dec 2023

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Figure 1. An overview of the four-step approach.

A diagram showing the four-step approach, such as literature search, literature selection, scientometric analysis, and qualitative discussion, of conducting a science mapping review.
Figure 1. An overview of the four-step approach.

Figure 2. Annual publication trends. Note: 2022J means that articles published in 2022 include only those retrieved before July.

A line graph of annual publication trends between the years from 2012 to July 2022, with number of publications on the y-axis and year of publication on the x-axis.
Figure 2. Annual publication trends. Note: 2022J means that articles published in 2022 include only those retrieved before July.

Table 1. Top 15 selected journal sources.

Figure 3. Keywords co-occurrence network of IoT applications in industrial management.

A network diagram of co-occurrence keywords with varying sizes, distances, connection lines, colours, and clusters showing the relationships between keywords of IoT applications in industrial management.
Figure 3. Keywords co-occurrence network of IoT applications in industrial management.

Table 2. Top 15 keywords in IoT applications in industrial management.

Table 3. Top 15 countries/regions in IoT applications in industrial management.

Table 4. Contributing authors in IoT applications in industrial management.

Figure 4. Network of authors citation analysis.

A network diagram of authors citation analysis consisting of several authors of varying node sizes, colors, and connecting lines which indicate the number of articles and citations of authors.
Figure 4. Network of authors citation analysis.

Table 5. Top 15 contributing authors in IoT applications in industrial management.

Figure 5. Network of journals citation analysis.

A network diagram of journals citation analysis consisting of numerous journals of varying sizes, colours, and connecting lines which indicate the relationships between journal sources.
Figure 5. Network of journals citation analysis.

Table 6. Top 15 contributing journals in IoT applications in industrial management.

Table 7. Top 15 cited documents in IoT applications in industrial management.

Figure 6. Research gaps of IoT in industrial management.

A diagram showing the four main research gaps of IoT in industrial management with specific subthemes in each category of research on manufacturing-related technologies, existing problems in supply chain and logistics management, limitations of business model research, and factors hindering the development of IIoT.
Figure 6. Research gaps of IoT in industrial management.

Figure 7. Future research directions of IoT in industrial management.

A framework diagram with key highlighted points showing the existing research areas, research themes, and research trends of IoT in industrial management.
Figure 7. Future research directions of IoT in industrial management.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.