Looking at WORK journal: Findings from a bibliometric analysis and visualization from 1990 to 2022.

Abstract

Background:  The bibliometric and visualization of a journal informs the editorial team about its current situation. As an interesting and popular journal in the field of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), WORK is a good target for bibliometric analysis and visualization.

Objective:  To conduct an overview of WORK from a bibliometric perspective.

Methods:  Using the Scopus database, the present bibliometric study was carried out to evaluate WORK from its whole life (1990-2022). Data extraction was performed on May 8, 2023. Using Microsoft Excel and VOSviewer software, bibliometric analysis and visualization approaches were conducted. Related findings such as various indices trends, co-authorship as well as most cited and most productive authors, highly cited papers, and most productive countries were introduced and discussed.

Results:  Overall, positive trends were observed in published documents and received citations by WORK. The top-cited paper in WORK had 478 citations. Straker, Innes, and Jacobs were the most cited authors with nearly 500 citations. American and European countries had more contributions to WORK. The same findings were obtained regarding international cooperation. The co-occurrence of keywords showed that WORK covers all aspects of OHS with more emphasis on the Ergonomics issues.

Conclusions:  The positive trends in published papers as well as its impacts proved the fact that WORK is progressing year by year. The findings of the present study can be useful both for audiences and the editorial team of WORK.