It　has　been　increasingly　recognized　that　safety　leadership　can　effectively　contribute　to　organizational　safety,　so　a　lot　of　attention　is　paid　to　safety　leadership　studies　in　recent　years.　In　order　to　understand　the　current　status　and　development　trends　of　research　in　safety　leadership　field　around　the　world,　a　science　mapping　analysis　of　scientific　publications　on　safety　leadership　was　conducted　via　the　Web　of　Science　Core　Collection　database.　Overall,　a　total　of　238　documents　on　safety　leadership　were　collected,　involving　622　authors,　140　journals,　40　countries,　and　388　institutes　between　1999　and　2018.　The　studies　associated　with　safety　leadership　have　been　growing　from　3　in　1999　to　126　in　2018.　The　USA,　UK,　and　Canada　play　important　roles　in　safety　leadership　research,　while　further　international　cooperation　should　be　strengthened　in　the　future.　Kelloway,　Conchie,　and　Flin　are　the　most　active　researchers　in　this　field.　With　respect　to　the　main　sources　of　safety　leadership　publications,　the　Safety　Science　journal　ranks　first　with　23　articles,　followed　by　the　International　Journal　of　Psychology,　and　the　Journal　of　Nursing　Management.　In　addition,　the　University　of　Aberdeen　(UK)　is　the　most　productive　research　institute　with　respect　to　safety　leadership　research.　In　terms　of　the　frequency　of　keywords,　safety　performance,　transformational　leadership,　member　exchange,　transactional　leadership,　and　safety　climate　are　the　hottest　topics　in　safety　leadership　research.　The　primary　themes　in　safety　leadership　research　concentrate　on　empiric　supports　of　leadership　on　safety　performance,　various　leadership　styles　applied　in　safety,　specific　applications　of　safety　leadership　in　health　care,　and　the　correlation　between　safety　leadership　and　safety　climate.　Additionally,　there　are　new　research　topics　appearing　in　recent　three　years,　associated　with　psychological　safety,　authentic　leadership,　ethical　leadership,　charismatic　leadership,　empowering　leadership.　(c)　2020　Institution　of　Chemical　Engineers.　Published　by　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.