Bibliometric Analysis of Internet of Things Applications in Healthcare Services

Abstract

This study aims to examine the research trends of scientific publications dealing with Internet of Things (IoT) applications in healthcare. In this context, a bibliometric analysis of English articles in the Web of Science database between 2001-2019 was performed using the R programming language. In the bibliometric analysis, Biblioshiny (web interface of R program) was used. Publications were categorized their types and trends over the years were examined, it has been evaluated according to their countries', institutions' and authors'. Findings were discussed in the light of the most cited studies. This study is an important resource to present current issues of IoT applications in healthcare and to examine research trends.

Keywords

• Bibliometric analysis
• Internet of Things
• Healthcare

Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Nesnelerin İnterneti Uygulamalarının Bibliyometrik Analizi

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, sağlık hizmetlerinde Nesnelerin İnterneti (IoT) uygulamalarını ele alan bilimsel yayınların araştırma eğilimlerini incelemektir. Bu bağlamda Web of Science veritabanında 2001-2019 yılları arasında yer alan İngilizce makalelerin R programlama dili kullanılarak bibliyometrik analizi yapılmıştır. Bibliyometrik analizde, R programının web arayüzü olan Biblioshiny kullanılmıştır. Yayınlar kategorize edilerek türleri, yıllara göre eğilimleri incelenmiş; ülkelerine, kurumlarına ve yazarlarına göre değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular, en çok atıf alan çalışmalar ışığında tartışıldı. Bu çalışma sağlık alanında IoT uygulamalarının güncel konularını sunmak ve araştırma eğilimlerini incelemek için önemli bir kaynak niteliğindedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bibliyometrik analiz
• Nesnelerin interneti
• Sağlık hizmetleri

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