Figures & data
Figure 1. An overview of the four-step approach.
![Figure 1. An overview of the four-step approach.](/cms/asset/0848dc92-22f3-4f54-8c97-d900e0fc5a2a/tprs_a_2290229_f0001_oc.jpg)
Figure 2. Annual publication trends. Note: 2022J means that articles published in 2022 include only those retrieved before July.
![Figure 2. Annual publication trends. Note: 2022J means that articles published in 2022 include only those retrieved before July.](/cms/asset/dd5abefb-e33f-45c1-a7eb-2b7828dcff18/tprs_a_2290229_f0002_oc.jpg)
Table 1. Top 15 selected journal sources.
Figure 3. Keywords co-occurrence network of IoT applications in industrial management.
![Figure 3. Keywords co-occurrence network of IoT applications in industrial management.](/cms/asset/a15d7251-d001-43aa-aebc-c5201f72da47/tprs_a_2290229_f0003_oc.jpg)
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.
![Figure 4. Network of authors citation analysis.](/cms/asset/9f3d63a6-fdc6-4bc3-b00f-4384d2dfc462/tprs_a_2290229_f0004_oc.jpg)
Table 5. Top 15 contributing authors in IoT applications in industrial management.
Figure 5. Network of journals citation analysis.
![Figure 5. Network of journals citation analysis.](/cms/asset/96cfd0a5-7237-49b9-b913-201719c8783b/tprs_a_2290229_f0005_oc.jpg)
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.
![Figure 6. Research gaps of IoT in industrial management.](/cms/asset/0314be74-a434-4f78-b282-548f282d5bad/tprs_a_2290229_f0006_oc.jpg)
Figure 7. Future research directions of IoT in industrial management.
![Figure 7. Future research directions of IoT in industrial management.](/cms/asset/ec3e3a8d-d02d-4d44-bd8d-9405404da5a2/tprs_a_2290229_f0007_oc.jpg)
Data availability statement
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.