IRJE (Indonesian Research Journal in Education)
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2026): IRJE |Indonesian Research Journal in Education| in Progress|

Burnout as a central mechanism linking job demands and employee performance: A bibliometric review

Rahmawati, Siti Sucia (Unknown)
Suwatno, Suwatno (Unknown)
Rofaida, Rofi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jun 2026

Abstract

This study aims to examine how burnout is positioned as a central mechanism linking job demands and employee performance through a bibliometric review of recent literature. Data were retrieved from the Scopus database, covering peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2021 and 2025. A total of 31 articles were analyzed using bibliometric techniques, including publication trend analysis, authorship and geographical distribution, and keyword co-occurrence mapping with VOSviewer. The analysis suggests that burnout is repeatedly discussed as a key link between different forms of job demands and employee performance outcomes across the reviewed studies. However, employee performance is less explicitly integrated than job demands and burnout, indicating a fragmented research landscape. These findings indicate that future studies may benefit from adopting more comprehensive frameworks that explain how burnout connects job demands with performance. The study provides a systematic foundation for future empirical research and organizational interventions.  

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Journal Info

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irje

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Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

The Indonesian Research Journal in Education (IRJE) accepts unpublished, high quality, and original research manuscripts in English, resulting primarily from quantitative, qualitative, or mixed research methodology related to or associated with education. These issues include, but not limited to, ...