It　is　well　known　that　safety　climate　(SC)　has　paramount　significance　in　safety　science　and　accident　prevention.　In　this　paper,　a　bibliometric　data　mining　is　conducted　to　systematically　review　the　research　domain　of　SC.　Overall,　1624　documents　on　SC　are　obtained,　covering　4830　authors,　473　journals,　89　countries/regions,　and　1766　institutions　between　1980　and　2021.　SC　has　obtained　increasing　attention　since　the　number　of　publications　related　to　SC　grew　from　1　in　1980　to　188　in　2020.　Based　on　the　bibliometric　data,　network　analysis　was　carried　out　to　understand　the　relationship　among　different　countries/regions,　authors,　and　keywords.　Safety　Science,　Journal　of　Safety　Research,　and　Accident　Analysis　and　Prevention　are　the　major　sources　of　SC　publications,　and　the　USA,　Australia,　and　China　lead　scientific　collaboration　production　on　SC　research.　Then,　text　mining　of　publication　keywords　is　used　to　identify　the　hot　topics　and　the　evolution　of　mainstream　research　over　time　in　the　SC　domain.　The　dominant　topics　in　SC　research　include　culture,　performance,　safety　behavior,　and　model.　Meanwhile,　the　limitations　of　past　research　on　SC　are　analyzed　and　the　differences　between　SC　and　safety　culture　are　discussed.　Moreover,　recommendations　for　future　research　on　SC　are　also　given　based　on　the　results　of　bibliometric　analysis　and　existing　literature　reviews.　©　2022　Elsevier　Ltd