EXPLORING COVID-19'S IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

The objective of this paper is to examine important research areas and emerging development trends while highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with them. This is accomplished through a methodical examination of publications pertaining to the mental well-being of employees during COVID-19. The authors analyzed 177 articles and contributions from the Scopus database, that were listed by the Australian Business Dean Council (ABDC), using the bibliometrictool VOS viewer. According to the data, there have been increasing trends in the study of mental health and its effects during COVID-19, and psychology and human resource management are also seeing an increase in the study of mental health. The authors who have been referred to the most are "Chawla N.," "Mccarthy J.M.", "Trougakos J.P." and "Li J".The journal "American Psychologist" has published a significant amount of research in the psychology field and the "International Journal of HospitalityManagement" has maximum publications in human resource management field. Using efficient bibliometric techniques, the authors give readers a thorough grasp of the research topic, which will be helpful to anybody interested in the field, particularly newcomers. Theyadvise that future studies concentrate on creating hybrid models to forecast trends in particular fields of psychologyand human resource management, which is a new field of study.