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Esmaeili Badakhsh S, Hassanzadeh N, Khosravi Y. Trend Analysis of Articles Published in the Journal Accident Analysis & Prevention from 2014 to 2023. CJS 2026; 13 (1) :53-63
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Trend Analysis of Articles Published in the Journal Accident Analysis & Prevention from 2014 to 2023
1. Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, School of Public Health, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran. & 2. Research Center for Health, Safety and Environment, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran , n.hassanzadeh@abzums.ac.ir
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Background and aim: The purpose of this study is to examine the thematic trend of articles presented in the journal Accident Analysis & Prevention (AAP) between 2014 and 2023 and to determine the distribution pattern of articles based on the content of the published articles.
Materials and methods: All articles published in AAP between 2014 and 2023 were retrieved from the journal's website using a census sampling method. Thematic classification of articles in international journals in the field of safety was used as a data collection tool. Based on direct content analysis, the topic of each article was recorded by the researcher according to the thematic classification and was confirmed by safety experts. Excel 2021 software was used for data recording and analysis.
Findings: Twenty-four themes were extracted from 3,431 published articles. Of these, four main themes including "Incident investigation, analysis and modeling", "Hazard analysis, risk assessment, and risk management", "Traffic and transportation safety", "Safety psychology and behavior-based safety" accounted for about 67% of the articles published in different years. The topics "Traffic and transportation safety" and "Safety psychology and behavior-based safety" have been increasingly on the rise in recent years. Authors from the United States contributed the largest share of articles, accounting for 27 percent of all publications.
Conclusion: The thematic framework and publication patterns extracted in this study indicate that the focus and research trends have increasingly shifted toward methodological aspects of hazards and accidents, as well as psychological aspects of safety in traffic, transportation, and large-scale industries. However, some other aspects such as systems thinking, ethics in safety, and applied research—especially in small workplaces—require more attention, which could be considered in the needs assessment of future research.
Materials and methods: All articles published in AAP between 2014 and 2023 were retrieved from the journal's website using a census sampling method. Thematic classification of articles in international journals in the field of safety was used as a data collection tool. Based on direct content analysis, the topic of each article was recorded by the researcher according to the thematic classification and was confirmed by safety experts. Excel 2021 software was used for data recording and analysis.
Findings: Twenty-four themes were extracted from 3,431 published articles. Of these, four main themes including "Incident investigation, analysis and modeling", "Hazard analysis, risk assessment, and risk management", "Traffic and transportation safety", "Safety psychology and behavior-based safety" accounted for about 67% of the articles published in different years. The topics "Traffic and transportation safety" and "Safety psychology and behavior-based safety" have been increasingly on the rise in recent years. Authors from the United States contributed the largest share of articles, accounting for 27 percent of all publications.
Conclusion: The thematic framework and publication patterns extracted in this study indicate that the focus and research trends have increasingly shifted toward methodological aspects of hazards and accidents, as well as psychological aspects of safety in traffic, transportation, and large-scale industries. However, some other aspects such as systems thinking, ethics in safety, and applied research—especially in small workplaces—require more attention, which could be considered in the needs assessment of future research.
Type of Study: Orginal |
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Scientometrics
Received: 2025/12/21 | Revised: 2026/05/13 | Accepted: 2026/05/16 | ePublished: 2026/05/26
Received: 2025/12/21 | Revised: 2026/05/13 | Accepted: 2026/05/16 | ePublished: 2026/05/26
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