OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS USING RSTUDIO AND VOSVIEWER

Hatice Özdemir; Ramazan Kayabaşı

doi:10.17780/ksujes.1825322

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TARIM SEKTÖRÜNDE İŞ SAĞLIĞI VE GÜVENLİĞİ: RSTUDIO VE VOSVIEWER KULLANARAK BİBLİYOMETRİK BİR ANALİZ

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, tarım sektöründe iş sağlığı ve güvenliği alanındaki bilimsel yayınları bibliyometrik yöntemlerle analiz ederek yayın eğilimlerini, öne çıkan konuları ve iş birliği ağlarını değerlendirmektir. Literatür taraması ve veri seti, Web of Science veritabanından 1981 ile 2025 yılları arasında yayınlanmış toplam 774 çalışmadan oluşmaktadır. Bibliyometrik ağ verilerini haritalamak için RStudio ve VOSviewer yazılımları kullanılmıştır. Analizde yıllık yayın sayıları, en çok atıf alan çalışmalar, yazarlar, kurumlar, dergiler, anahtar kelimeler ve iş birliği ağları değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular, tarım sektörü üzerine yapılan araştırmaların son yıllarda arttığını ve 2022'de yayın ve atıflarda zirveye ulaştığını göstermektedir. Çalışmadaki en üretken yazar Risto H. Rautiainen iken, en çok makale yayınlayan kurum Amerika Birleşik Devletleri merkezli Nebraska Üniversitesi Tıp Merkezi olmuştur. Konuyla ilgili en üretken ve etkili kaynak ABD merkezli "Journal of Agromedicine" olmuştur. Erken dönemde yürütülen çalışmalarda, “çiftlik yaralanmaları", "kazalar", "yaralar ve yaralanmalar" ve "epidemiyoloji" anahtar kelimeleri öne çıkmaktadır. Trend analizleri, tarım makineleri, traktörler, çocuk işçiliği, ruh sağlığı, stres, ergonomi ve erişilebilirlik gibi anahtar kelimelerin yükselen trendler olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.

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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS USING RSTUDIO AND VOSVIEWER

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze scientific publications in the field of occupational health and safety in the agricultural sector using bibliometric methods to evaluate publication trends, prominent topics, and collaboration networks. The literature review and dataset consist of a total of 774 articles published between 1981 and 2025 from the Web of Science database. RStudio and VOSviewer software were used to map the bibliometric network data. The analysis evaluated annual publication numbers, the most cited studies, authors, institutions, journals, keywords, and collaboration networks. The findings indicate that research on the agricultural sector has increased in recent years, reaching a peak in publications and citations in 2022. The most productive author in the study was Risto H. Rautiainen, while the institution that published the most articles was the University of Nebraska Medical Center, based in the United States. The most productive and influential resource on the subject was the US-based Journal of Agromedicine. In their early studies, researchers focused on the keywords “farm injuries,” “accidents,” “wounds and injuries,” and “epidemiology.” Trend analyses revealed keywords such as agricultural machinery, tractors, child labour, mental health, stress, ergonomics, and accessibility as emerging trends.

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English

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Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering (Other)

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Research Article

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Hatice Özdemir ^*
0000-0003-4449-2433
Türkiye

Ramazan Kayabaşı
0000-0001-6195-7445
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 3, 2026

Submission Date

November 17, 2025

Acceptance Date

February 18, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 29 Number: 1

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https://doi.org/10.17780/ksujes.1825322

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https://izlik.org/JA55GF96DF

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Özdemir, H., & Kayabaşı, R. (2026). OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS USING RSTUDIO AND VOSVIEWER. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 29(1), 430-447. https://doi.org/10.17780/ksujes.1825322