Research Trends on Motivation and Job Satisfaction: A Scientometric Analysis

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Authors: Basudeb Jana, Bijayalaxmi Rautaray, Dillip K. Swain, Chandrakanta Swain
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Abstract

Background: All the scholarly papers on "Job Satisfaction" and "Motivation" published from the year 2014 to 2023 constitute the database for conducting a scientometric analysis. Methods: , 2025. Both VosViewer and Biblioshiny were used to analyze the data. AScientometric method was used to determine the various parameters that fulfilled the research objectives. Results: The study finds that there has been an increasing trend of publications and their corresponding citations from the year 2014 to 2023 and the USA publications received the highest number of citations of 8350, followed by the Netherlands (4832 citations), and the United Kingdom (2595 citations). Conclusion: The evolution of publications on "Motivation" and "Job Satisfaction" from 2014 to 2023 showed a steady growth rate, despite annual variations over the previous ten years. Research on job satisfaction and motivation has advanced through the work of authors from the USA. We mapped the entire research structure and features of job satisfaction research over the past decade. This was accomplished by examining the research topics of motivation and the analysis revealed a gradual rise in scientific output on the subject of "Job Satisfaction" and "Motivation" from 2014 to 2023. Overall, the study's findings show that research productivity in the Human Resource Management literature is increasing, which seems to be a healthy trend. The findings of this study add niceties to the corpus of existing literature.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior Employee Performance and Management Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society

Publication details

Journal / source
F1000Research
Publisher
F1000 Research Ltd
Volume
14
Pages
703–703
Publication date
21 January 2026
Language
EN