In recent years, we have witnessed an increase in emergency and catastrophic events. It is now crucial for professionals involved in emergency management to stay updated on issues and statistics related to decision-making in emergency situations. Emergency Decision-Making (EDM) has emerged as a strategic field of study, guiding the training and education of those responsible for managing and responding to emergencies, making it a critical area for national security. This original work advances the study of EDM by offering key insights into research trends over the years, the geographical distribution of scientific output, the methodologies employed, yearly statistics, and the spread of key terms and the most-explored topics. The main findings of this study on EDM literature from 1977 to 2023 highlight the dominant role of China and the USA in scientific productivity in the field. Moreover, a significant absolute increase in scientific productivity has been observed from 2020 to the present
Exploring Emergency Decision-Making: A Bibliometric Review of Existing Literature / D'Alessio, Ivan; Aitella, UMBERTO LIVIO; Giannini, Anna Maria; Burrai, Jessica. - In: SAFETY. - ISSN 2313-576X. - 11:1(2025), pp. 1-18. [10.3390/safety11010006]
Exploring Emergency Decision-Making: A Bibliometric Review of Existing Literature
Ivan D'AlessioPrimo
Conceptualization
;Umberto Livio Aitella
Secondo
Investigation
;Anna Maria GianniniPenultimo
Visualization
;Jessica BurraiUltimo
Supervision
2025
Abstract
In recent years, we have witnessed an increase in emergency and catastrophic events. It is now crucial for professionals involved in emergency management to stay updated on issues and statistics related to decision-making in emergency situations. Emergency Decision-Making (EDM) has emerged as a strategic field of study, guiding the training and education of those responsible for managing and responding to emergencies, making it a critical area for national security. This original work advances the study of EDM by offering key insights into research trends over the years, the geographical distribution of scientific output, the methodologies employed, yearly statistics, and the spread of key terms and the most-explored topics. The main findings of this study on EDM literature from 1977 to 2023 highlight the dominant role of China and the USA in scientific productivity in the field. Moreover, a significant absolute increase in scientific productivity has been observed from 2020 to the presentI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.