Generating Transparency in the Worldwide Use of the Terminology Industry 4.0
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Abstract
In 2011, the concept of Industry 4.0 was introduced and later adopted by the German government, paving the way for a new industrial revolution in Germany. The high significance of this topic is reflected by the large number of corresponding publications. Additionally, the regional focus of research is widespread on a global level and often differs even at a national level. This paper generates transparency regarding the adoption of the concept of Industry 4.0 by analyzing the locations of main contributors within the research field on an international, European, and German-national level. Further, it examines the regionally different foci concerning the concept of Industry 4.0. Having identified four main aspects linked to Industry 4.0 within a pre-study, a quantitative literature research was conducted based on over 800 published papers. The results were further visualized with QGIS. Looking at the results, it can be concluded that the German research community is virtually the only user of the term Industry 4.0, while other institutions seem to link their research to other related concepts. On a German level, the majority of the analyzed studies originate from Southern and Western Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia and the Aachen/Jülich region, in particular, represent main contributors.
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OpenAlex topics: Digital Transformation in Industry · Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems · Innovation, Technology, and Society
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Institute for Future Energy Consumer Needs and Behavior (FCN), RWTH Aachen University, Mathieustr. 10, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Institute of Electric Power Systems (IESY), Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
Institute of Energy and Climate Research: Electrochemical Process Engineering IEK-3, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
JARA-ENERGY, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
JARA-ENERGY, Mathieustr. 10, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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