TY - JOUR
T1 - The Internet of Things (IoT) in Healthcare: Taking Stock and Moving Forward
AU - Rejeb, Abderahman
AU - Rejeb, Karim
AU - Treiblmaier, Horst
AU - Appolloni, Andrea
AU - Alghamdi, Salem
AU - Alhasawi, Yaser
AU - Iranmanesh, Mohammad
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - Improvements in the Internet of Things (IoT) have allowed healthcare to evolve rapidly in recent years. This article summarizes previous studies on IoT applications in healthcare. A comprehensive review and bibliometric analysis were performed to objectively and analytically uncover the growth of IoT research as it pertains to healthcare. To begin, 2,990 journal articles were selected for the investigation. The publications were analyzed based on various bibliometric metrics, including publication year, journals, authors, institutions, and countries. Moreover, keyword co-occurrence and co-citation networks were generated to unravel the significant research hotspots and systematize the related literature. The findings show that IoT research had received considerable interest from the healthcare community. The leading journals and the most productive authors contributing to IoT research in healthcare were identified. Based on the results of the keyword co-occurrence network, IoT healthcare applications, blockchain technology, artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, 5G telecommunications, and data analytics and computing technologies were the main thematic contents of the reviewed sample. Additionally, the co-citation network analysis reveals other important themes, including authentication schemes, fog computing, cloud-IoT integration for disease prediction and diagnosis, and cognitive smart healthcare. Overall, the review offers scholars an increased understanding of the current status of IoT research in healthcare and the knowledge gaps for future research. The review can also be useful for healthcare professionals interested in staying updated on the latest developments and implementations of IoT in the healthcare sector. To the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first comprehensive analysis of IoT healthcare research.
AB - Improvements in the Internet of Things (IoT) have allowed healthcare to evolve rapidly in recent years. This article summarizes previous studies on IoT applications in healthcare. A comprehensive review and bibliometric analysis were performed to objectively and analytically uncover the growth of IoT research as it pertains to healthcare. To begin, 2,990 journal articles were selected for the investigation. The publications were analyzed based on various bibliometric metrics, including publication year, journals, authors, institutions, and countries. Moreover, keyword co-occurrence and co-citation networks were generated to unravel the significant research hotspots and systematize the related literature. The findings show that IoT research had received considerable interest from the healthcare community. The leading journals and the most productive authors contributing to IoT research in healthcare were identified. Based on the results of the keyword co-occurrence network, IoT healthcare applications, blockchain technology, artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, 5G telecommunications, and data analytics and computing technologies were the main thematic contents of the reviewed sample. Additionally, the co-citation network analysis reveals other important themes, including authentication schemes, fog computing, cloud-IoT integration for disease prediction and diagnosis, and cognitive smart healthcare. Overall, the review offers scholars an increased understanding of the current status of IoT research in healthcare and the knowledge gaps for future research. The review can also be useful for healthcare professionals interested in staying updated on the latest developments and implementations of IoT in the healthcare sector. To the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first comprehensive analysis of IoT healthcare research.
M3 - Article
SN - 2542-6605
JO - Internet of Things
JF - Internet of Things
M1 - 100721
ER -