A Bibliometric Analysis of Industry 4.0 Literature in the Operations Management Domain

Author(s):

  • Vijaya Dixit1 (Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India)
  • Ankita Prasad1 (Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India)

Abstract:
It has been exactly a decade since the term “Industry 4.0” was coined. Researchers have been fascinated with this term and have since explored different areas of Industry 4.0. This study uses bibliometric tools to conduct an in-depth, year-wise analysis of Industry 4.0 literature in operations management. A detailed year-wise keywords cluster analysis highlights the evolution of the intellectual structure of Industry 4.0. Two new aspects namely the morphological study of keywords and the year-wise new keywords analysis are included in the keyword analysis. The analysis identifies the most significant studies, influential contributors (authors), and the countries that have majorly contributed to the body of knowledge of Industry 4.0. Since the research on Industry 4.0 is relatively new and attracts the heightened focus of scholars worldwide, the timely in-depth bibliometric review provided in this study will help future scholars explore multiple research directions in Industry 4.0.

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