A Bibliometric Analysis On The Role Of Psychological Contract In Organizational Commitment

The research delivered a wide-ranging bibliometric study about the influence of psychological contract on enhancing organizational commitment. It employ Biblioshiny to scrutinize 253 publications between 1991 and 2025 retrieved from Scopus and Web of Science. It also examines Publications trends, leading sources, renowned authors, keyword co-occurrence and collaboration networks. The most common topics include job satisfaction, emotional commitment, and psychological contract breach and research interests have been gradually growing, the data show. Work on thematic mapping and coupling of authors also shed light not only existing areas such as those of normative and continuance commitment, transactional and relational contract but also emerging ones like the linkage between these very types of contracts. Most studies take place in the West, suggesting the requirement for more longitudinal and cross-cultural work. In defining the intellectual and co-creative basis of the field, this paper offers significant input for scholarly reflection on future research agendas and real-world applications. The paper points out the importance of the psychological contract as a key construct that explains employees’ behavior and their loyalty to the organization.