Civil servants' innovative behavior is of great significance to improving the service effectiveness and operation efficiency of the public sector. In response to practical needs, academic circles have been relatively active in the study of civil servants' innovative behavior in recent years, paying particular attention to the influencing factors. Based on CiteSpace visual analysis, this study conducted a bibliometric analysis of research papers on the theme of "civil servant innovation behavior" in the Web of Science database and constructed a knowledge graph of the research on the influencing factors. The results show that: (1) After nearly ten years of development, the research on the innovative behavior of civil servants is on the rise in general, and has now become an important topic of positive organizational behavior, with a group of core authors and research institutions exerting considerable academic influence. (2) From the perspective of research hotspots, current studies primarily focus on transformational leadership and job satisfaction as high-frequency keywords. The influencing mechanisms of civil servant innovation behavior are mainly explored from the organizational level (e.g., organizational environment, leadership style) and the individual level (e.g., emotions, motivation, personality traits). (3) In terms of research trends, studies in this field have shown distinct phases: From 2011 to 2015, research mainly focused on how organizational-level factors (such as organizational climate and leadership style) influence civil servant innovation behavior. From 2016 to 2017, the focus shifted toward exploring mediating factors (such as psychological empowerment and job engagement) that affect civil servant innovation behavior. From 2018 to the present, research has increasingly focused on individual-level factors, including self-efficacy and job satisfaction, and their impact on innovation behavior. (4) Looking ahead, future research can be further expanded and refined in terms of research subjects, methodologies, and content to enrich the study framework of civil servant innovation behavior.
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