Job Embeddedness Research: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Review and Intellectual Structure Analysis (2010–2026)

Job Embeddedness, Employee Retention, Organizational Commitment, Turnover Intention, Bibliometric Analysis, Co-citation Analysis, Bibliographic Coupling, VOSviewer.

The purpose of this research is to analyze the Job Embeddedness research published during 2010-2026 in bibliometric method. In this work, bibliometric indicators & visualization technique have been used based on the data retrieved from the Scopus database to analyse the trends in research publications, influential contributions, leading journals, trends in keywords, and knowledge structure of the field. Data was processed, mapped and visualized using the VOSviewer to create the Job Embeddedness research relation and thematic developments.

The results indicate that the year of 2024 and 2025 were the best for publication with 65 publications each. The analysis also shows that Eastern Mediterranean University from Turkey is the most influential institution. In addition, the International Journal of Hospitality Management proved to be the most prolific of the journals, and was the one that most contributed to the body of research. The paper labeled 'The Story of Why We Stay: A Review of Job Embeddedness' outrecords in terms of citation impact, i.e. has the highest number of citations. Furthermore, the bibliometric mapping revealed five thematic clusters, offering a structured information of the main research streams in Job Embeddedness research.

While the study focussed only on publications in Scopus, it provides valuable insights into the present state and development of the field. The study provides useful reference for advancing scholars, practitioners and future policy makers who are interested in employee bondage, know-how, and organisational behaviours at the same time as a mapping of the knowledge landscape of Job Embeddedness research via the use of state of the artwork bibliometric instruments.