on January 24th, 2025

In the context of seismic hazard assessment and engineering design, a comprehensive understanding of local geological and geophysical factors is essential.

However, previous studies have lacked crucial components such as local soil condition, ground response analysis, topographic influences, active fault characteristics, slip rates, groundwater behaviour, and slope considerations.

To ensure the accuracy of the seismic hazard map of a country for the safe and cost-effective design of engineering structures in urban areas, a detailed analysis of these factors is imperative.

Moreover, multidisciplinary investigations, such as logic-tree considerations, are needed to enhance seismic hazard maps.

As a result, adopting a performance-based approach in structural design has become an essential priority.

A performance-based approach allows engineers to design buildings to specified performance levels (IO, LS, CP) even without a reliable seismic hazard map.

This approach is akin to a miracle for countries that do not have a reliable seismic hazard map.

This study presents a systematic and comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the academic literature pertaining to performance-based design (PBD).

By fostering collaborative efforts and expanding research networks, we aim to facilitate the development of coordinated initiatives within the field. Preferred journals, leading countries, leading organisations, and international institutions were identified utilizing the Scopus database.

This study examined 3456 PBD-related publications spanning from 1969 to 2023 using VOSviewer version 1.6.19, a bibliometric mapping and visualization software tool.

The analysis of co-citations revealed that performance-based design serves as the primary theoretical foundation for structural design and analysis.

Furthermore, through a co-word analysis, we tracked the evolution of research topics within the PBD domain over time.

This investigation uncovered noteworthy trends, including the steady growth of research output, the increasing prominence of the term “PBD”, and a focus on various types of performance-based analyses.

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