Positive Organizational Psychology: A Bibliometric Review and Science Mapping Analysis

Beatriz Martín-del-Río, Marie-Carmen Neipp, Adrián García-Selva and Angel Solanes-Puchol
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Beatriz Martín-del-Río: Department of Behavioural Sciences and Health, University of Miguel Hernández, Elche, 03202 Alicante, Spain
Marie-Carmen Neipp: Department of Health Psychology, University of Miguel Hernández, Elche, 03202 Alicante, Spain
Adrián García-Selva: Department of Behavioural Sciences and Health, University of Miguel Hernández, Elche, 03202 Alicante, Spain
Angel Solanes-Puchol: Department of Behavioural Sciences and Health, University of Miguel Hernández, Elche, 03202 Alicante, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-17

Abstract: Positive organizational psychology (POP) is a research area that focuses on the positive aspects of optimal functioning at work. Although consolidated and with a large volume of publications, no bibliometric analysis has been performed that allows knowing its high-level structure, developments, and distribution of knowledge since its origins. The objective is to analyze the 7181 articles published in POP on the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). A retrospective bibliometric analysis and science mapping were performed. The title, authors, institutions, countries, scientific categories, journals, keywords, year, and citations were extracted from WoSCC. Impact factor, quartile, and country were collected from Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 2019. Authors were classified according to the proposal of Crane, and Bradford’s law was calculated. The results show that it is an area with more than 100 years of experience, divided into three stages of different productivity and visibility, highlighting a decrease in its visibility in recent years. With a multidisciplinary and international interest, psychology and business and economics stand out, especially in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Four popular study topics emerged: well-being at work, positive leadership, work engagement, and psychological capital.

Keywords: positive organizational psychology; bibliometric analysis; science mapping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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