A Global Trend of The Smart Home Research: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

Smart Home research started in 2000. Since then, Smart Home has attracted the attention of many researchers, and several studies have been conducted. This study aims to chart Smart Home research trends using bibliometric analyses from all years up to the publication date indexed in Scopus. We use keywords related to Smart Home in the Scopus database. Analysis techniques that use parameters include the year of publication, Scopus quartile range, year of publication, type of publication, journal publication, the publication of the most frequently cited maps, and density display mapping. The results show that the Q1 journal dominated since the first Smart Home publication in 2000 and peaked in 2013. The journal article type is the most commonly published compared to research conferences and other publications. Journal publications show the majority of IEEE transactions in consumer electronics. Three Smart Home publications have been cited more than 1563 times. This study also found that the words ‘smart home’, ‘technology,’ and ‘management’ are widely used by researchers. For future research, you should use keywords like ‘smart home energy management,’ ‘smart home environment,’ ‘sensor,’ ‘electric vehicle,’ and ‘smart home technology.’