A Decade Bibliometric Review of Road Traffic Accidents and Incidents: A Computational Perspective

Road traffic accidents and incidents are responsible for death, injuries and physical disabilities in many developed countries. This burden mainly affects road users, short-term insurance companies, road accident funds, and the public health care infrastructure. This study reviewed the literature on research in road traffic accidents/incidents(RTA/RTI) from a global and African perspective. The bibliometric review included publications from journals, conference proceedings, books and book chapters. The main focus of the study was a comparison of the global and African perspectives using data extracted from Scopus decade between 2010 to August 2019. The data generated from Scopus was used to map out links, gaps, and contributions that had been published in this research space. Further analysis was conducted using MS Excel and the VOSviewer science mapping visualizer graphical tool. The review found that globally and in Africa there was a gradual increase in research being done in the field of road traffic accidents/incidents.