The Global Research Trends on Safety Culture Over the Last Decade: A Bibliometric Analysis

Safety culture is becoming increasingly popular in many industries to reduce the risk of major disasters and workplace accidents. This study applies bibliometric analysis to create a structured overview of the traits and advancements in safety culture. The Web of Science Core Collection was used to conduct a bibliometric analysis of scientific articles to identify the research characteristics and development trends in the safety culture research domain. In general, 755 articles on safety culture with 2171 authors, 254 sources, 77 countries, and 967 organizations were listed between 2013 and the first seven months of 2023. The collected data were mapped by VOSviewer and presented with the help of diagrams and graphs. From the 64 research in 2013 to the most recent 110 publications in 2022, the number of studies on safety culture has risen substantially. The three countries that contributed the most to the literature on safety culture research were the USA, China, and Australia. Fu, Kines, and Feng are the most prolific authors, while Fang, Feng, and Fu are the most cited authors in safety culture publications. The subjects with great popularity in the safety culture, as determined by keyword frequency, are safety climate, safety performance, safety, safety management, and human factors. The information provided in this study paints a clear picture of the research advancements made in safety culture analysis.