A systematic review and bibliometric analysis for maritime emergency management

With the continued growth of the global maritime economy and trade, the shipping industry faces a variety of safety and security challenges. Maritime safety management(MSM) and maritime emergency management(MEM) are complementary to each other, and together they form a comprehensive maritime safety system. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has established a framework for MEM through a series of conventions. Existing review articles in the field of MSM focus more on the prevention and control of maritime accidents. However, there is a significant lack of systematization for MEM research focusing on the response and disposal of maritime emergencies. To achieve this, this paper first identified 1399 important papers on MEM research from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Web of Science (WoS) databases from 2000 to 2024 by screening using PRISMA flow diagram. Second, the knowledge map of MEM research was constructed by using the bibliometric analysis tools CiteSpace and VOSviewer. Then, through the multidimensional analysis of the knowledge map for MEM research, the lineages, themes, hotspots, and trends of MEM research were systematically clarified. Finally, suggestions for the future development of MEM are made from the three dimensions. The systematic review of MEM research in this paper could help researchers to clarify the hotspots and trends for current MEM research, and provide new perspectives and theoretical support for research in this field.