17 Years ofworkplace ostracism research: Bibliometric analysis Othman Nor Azairiah Fatimah1, Sundram Veera Pandiyan Kaliani2, Izhan Farsha Farahana Ahmad3, Razali Murni Zarina Mohammed4, Munir Zarina Abdul5, Din Syaidatul Zarina Mat6 1Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan, Johor, norazairiah@uitm.edu.my 2Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan, Selangor, veera692@uitm.edu.my 3Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan, Johor, farshaizhan97@gmail.com 4Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan, Selangor, murnizarina@uitm.edu.my 5Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan, Selangor, zarina453@uitm.edu.my 6Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan, Johor, sasai2003@uitm.edu.my Online Published on 9 February, 2024. Abstract This study conducted a bibliometric analysis, covering the current development, the citation pattern, key contributors and collaboration, and key areas of workplace ostracism, spanning from 2007 to 2023. It statistically analyzed 222 documents, retrieved from Scopus. Microsoft Excel was utilized to conduct the frequency study and VOSviewer was used for data visualization, and Harzing's Publish or Perish was used for citation metric. The findings revealed that workplace ostracism research has been steadily growing since 2007, with a total of 5860 citations. Top publications by authors and countries, are both from China and Pakistan. These countries play an important role in collaborating with other countries. Pakistan has the highest number of institutional publications. Pakistan also has the most significant author, who has cooperated with other authors. The major focus of the research is business, management, and accounting. All the findings have significant implications for enhancing workplace ostracism research. The focus of the study was restricted to the Scopus database, and future research might look at relevant articles reported in other databases. The study examined a comprehensive set of bibliometric indicators and aspects, that highlight a broad range of workplace ostracism across time. Top Keywords Workplace Ostracism, Bibliometric, VO Sviewer, Harzing's Publish or Peris. Top |