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Arab countries are aware of the importance of the Internet of things in the development of society. This entails many efforts to conduct research related to the Internet of things in the Arab countries. Analyzing contributions of researchers to the Internet of things research can be useful. In this study we used bibliometric techniques to investigate publications indexed in Scopus with the affiliation to the Arab countries. The paper uses research outputs as quantitative measure, while it uses citation rates and h-index for qualitative measure. Data analysis focuses on the growth pattern of the Internet of things research, Types of Publication, top Journals, Subject and Keyword analysis, top productive authors, top productive institutes and countries, and collaborative countries with the Arab world. Findings of the study highlight differences among the group countries.
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