Mapping the Intellectual Structure of Internet of Vehicles Research: A Bibliometric Analysis of Emerging Technologies and Applications

The Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is an emerging field that has attracted a lot of attention from researchers and practitioners alike. It encompasses a range of technologies and applications that enable communication and data exchange between vehicles, infrastructure, and other connected devices. As the IoV continues to evolve, it is important to understand the intellectual structure of the research that underpins this field. In this paper, we conduct a bibliometric analysis of IoV research to map its intellectual structure and identify emerging technologies and applications. We conducted a systematic review of the literature using bibliometric analysis techniques, including co-citation analysis and network visualization. We analyzed the publication and citation patterns of IoV research, identified the most influential authors, journals, and institutions, and explored the intellectual structure of the field using network analysis techniques. Our results show that IoV research has grown rapidly over the past decade, with a significant increase in publications and citations in recent years. The study also identified several emerging technologies and applications in IoV research, including connected vehicles, vehicular networks, autonomous driving, and smart transportation systems. These emerging technologies and applications have the potential to transform the transportation industry and improve road safety, traffic management, and energy efficiency.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis, Emerging technologies, Internet of things (IoT), Internet of vehicles (IoV).