A bibliometric review: exploring the intersection of the Internet of things and open innovation

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) has dominated the technological environment recently. It is shaping how organizations interact, collaborate, and share knowledge. Its ability to connect everything creates endless opportunities for open innovation (OI) and vice versa. This paper aims to provide a bibliometric review to assess the research status quo and emerging trends on the role of IoT in open innovation. Our findings highlight the evolution of research on IoT and OI over time, the most influential authors and countries in this field, and the topmost journals and conferences in which IOT and OI researchers published their work. We also used Vosviewer to map keywords co-occurrence, which led to identifying six distinct related clusters. Finally, we identified limitations and future research avenues that may enable academics and practitioners to embrace the potential of IoT in driving open innovation initiatives.