A Bibliometric Analysis of Quiet Quitting Research: A Review of the Web of Science and Scopus Databases

Abstract

This study aims to examine research on quiet quitting, a topic that has been frequently discussed in the literature in recent years, using bibliometric analysis. Within this scope, 125 academic articles published between 2000 and September 2025 were retrieved from the Web of Science and Scopus databases and analyzed using RStudio program. The results show a remarkable increase in the number of studies on quiet quitting following the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the journal with the highest number of articles on quiet quitting was found to be Human Resource Management. Greek researchers showed the most interest in quiet quitting studies, and the most cited studies generally belonged to these researchers. In recent years, it has been found that topics most frequently studied in conjunction with quiet quitting include burnout, turnover intention, and work–life balance, with research samples primarily focusing on healthcare workers and teachers.

Keywords

• Quiet quitting
• Resignation
• Bibliometric Analysis

Sessiz İstifa Araştırmalarının Bibliyometrik Analizi: Web of Science ve Scopus Veri Tabanları Üzerine Bir İnceleme

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı son yıllarda literatüre sıkça konu olan sessiz istifayla ilgili yapılan araştırmaları bibliyometrik olarak incelemektir. Bu kapsamda Web of Science ve Scopus veri tabanlarından 2000 yılı ile 2025 yılı eylül ayı arasında gerçekleştirilen 125 akademik makaleye ulaşılmış ve RStüdyo programı ile analizler yapılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar Covid-19 pandemisi sonrası sessiz istifayı konu alan çalışmaların sayısında dikkat çekici bir artışın olduğunu göstermektedir. Bununla birlikte sessiz istifa çalışmalarını konu alan makalelerin en çok yayınlandığı derginin “Human Resource Management” olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Sessiz istifa çalışmalarına en çok ilgi gösterenlerin Yunanlı araştırmacılar olduğu, en çok atıf alan çalışmaların da genellikle bu araştırmacılara ait olduğu görülmüştür. Son yıllarda sessiz istifa kavramıyla birlikte çalışılan güncel konuların genellikle tükenmişlik, işten ayrılma niyeti ve iş yaşam dengesi olduğu ve örneklemlerin sağlık çalışanları ve öğretmenler üzerinde yoğunlaştığı ortaya çıkmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sessiz istifa
• İstifa
• Bibliyometrik Analiz

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