Safety management in the construction industry: Bibliometric analysis

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Despite the continuous improvement of safety standards in the construction industry, this sphere remains one of the most hazardous sectors, and safety management is becoming a crucial determinant of effective operation at construction sites. The aim of this study is to identify the essential contextual, evolutionary-chronological, and geographical-industrial scientific landscape of the development of safety management in the construction industry through comprehensive bibliometric analysis. More than 15,000 articles indexed by Scopus from around the world from 2000 to 2023 were analyzed using the VOSviewer tool, filtered by keywords such as “construction,” “safety,” and “management.” The research revealed the intensification of publishing activity since 2012 (with peak growth in 2012, 2020, and 2022). The leading scientists are from China, the United States, and the United Kingdom (e.g., Chinese scientists make up 26.1% of all scholars). The majority of papers are in the field of engineering. Priority areas of research include safety climate, safety behavior, and building information modeling. The closest connections of construction safety management are with the study of professional risks, safety techniques, and quality control. The evolution of research focuses on “human health and safety-risks-digital security systems.” In general, the findings of this study provide a foundation for future research aimed at enhancing safety management in the construction field, potentially increasing worker protection and technical operational efficiency.

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    • Figure 1. Dynamics of Scopus-indexed publications with the keywords “construction,” “management,” and “safety” during 2000–2023
    • Figure 2. Top 10 countries with the highest counts of scientific documents under keywords “construction,” “management,” and “safety” in 2000–2023
    • Figure 3. The subject structure of scientific publications based on the keywords “construction,” “management,” and “safety” in the Scopus bibliometric database from 2000 to 2023
    • Figure 4. Visualization map of the country-time dimension of research on issues of construction safety management according to data from the Scopus database in 2012–2020
    • Figure 5. Visualization map of the scientific co-author’s structure of research of safety management in construction in 2000–2023
    • Figure 6. Visualization map of the co-citation by scientific fields and journals of research on issues of safety management in construction in 2000–2023
    • Figure 7. Visualization map of the institutions and departments dimension of research on issues of construction safety management according to data from the Scopus database in 2000–2023
    • Figure 8. Cluster analysis of publications indexed in Scopus in the context of construction safety management from 2000 to 2023 using VosViewer
    • Table 1. List of most active keywords on safety construction management
    • Table 2. List of key clusters in safety construction management
    • Conceptualization
      Khanlar Ganiyev, Shahla Alizada
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      Khanlar Ganiyev, Shahla Alizada, Anar Asgarov
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      Khanlar Ganiyev, Shahla Alizada, Murad Gasimli
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      Khanlar Ganiyev, Shahla Alizada, Anar Asgarov, Nail Gasimzade
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      Shahla Alizada, Anar Asgarov
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      Anar Asgarov, Murad Gasimli, Nail Gasimzade
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      Murad Gasimli, Nail Gasimzade