Work Accidents: A Bibliometric Analysis of International Literature and the Situation in Turkey

Abstract

With scientific and technological developments, people's welfare levels have increased. However, occupational accidents still continue to be an important problem in workplaces around the world. The aim of this study is to examine the necessary articles about the active journals, the most publishing countries, the most used keywords and research areas in the international and Turkish literature on occupational accidents. In this study, bibliometric analysis techniques were used to realize the purpose of the research and to find answers to the research questions. Research data were obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) database in November 2023. VOSviewer and Excel software program were used in the analysis of the data. While the most publications on work accidents in the world were made in 2022, they were made in 2021-2022 in Turkey. While the most publications were made in the field of public, environmental and occupational health as a research subject in the world, the most publications were made in the field of engineering in our country. While United States of America is the most broadcasting country in the world, Turkey ranks third. It has been determined that the most widely published journal in the world is Safety Science magazine and the most frequently used keyword is occupational accident. In addition, it has been determined that most of the publications addressing Turkey were made in Istanbul University. As a result, preventing work accidents should be the first priority in order to increase the productivity of workplaces and the efficiency of employees. Therefore, increasing and supporting research on occupational accidents is of great importance for the awareness of the global community and employees.