A Comparative Keyword Analysis of Workplace Research Before and After COVID-19 - Potential Applicability of Physical and Mental Wellness

This study analyzed abstracts of previous research on workplace environments to examine trends before and after COVID-19, exploring the potential for expanding research into spaces that consider mental and physical wellness. Using Python modules, network analysis, centrality analysis, clustering, and community detection techniques were applied. The results showed that pre-pandemic research focused on the physical environment and design, while post-pandemic studies emphasized solutions using systems and technology in new work environments, with more attention to users. Terms related to mental and physical wellness had greater importance after the pandemic, reflected in higher TF-IDF scores. This suggests growing interest in wellness had greater importance after the pandemic, reflected in higher TF-IDF scores. This suggests growing interest in wellness topics and potential for future research enhancing users’ wellness in workplace environments.