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Aging is particularly pronounced in developed countries, and some developing countries, like China, are also facing an even larger and faster-paced impact. This trend is constantly shaping new labor structures, introducing new issues and challenges for human resource management (HRM) departments. This paper uses VOSviewer and Scimago Graphica to conduct a bibliometric and visualization analysis of academic outputs on the human resource (HR) practices for an aging workforce. Based on 164 papers from the Web of Science (WoS) database, the analysis includes publication trends, major contributors, regional differences, and keyword analysis. The study finds that this field remains attractive for scholars in most European countries and parts of Asia and North America, while that is not the case for other regions such as Africa and South America. Network visualization categorizes key themes into seven clusters, ranging from individual perceptions, organizational adaptions to general policies, while overlay visualization suggests that the field has evolved from superficial facts such as demographic shifts to in-depth solutions, such as inclusive HR practices and sustainable employment. Nevertheless, significant gap exists in the artificial intelligence (AI) related and non-Western contexts, and future HR systems must be carefully redesigned to support extended working years through evidence-based strategies.
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