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Review

Driving Simulator-Based Driving Behavioural Research: A Bibliometric and Narrative Review Providing Key Insights for New and Emerging Researchers

by
Muhammad Hussain
1,*,
Muladilijiang Baikejuli
2,
Jing Shi
2,
Amjad Pervez
3,
Matthew A. Albrecht
1,
Etikaf Hussain
4,
Razi Hasan
1 and
Teresa Senserrick
1
1
Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research, School of Psychological Science M304, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
2
Institute of Transportation Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
3
School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China
4
Veitch Lister Consulting, Level 5, 200 Mary Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Vehicles 2026, 8(2), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/vehicles8020032
Submission received: 18 December 2025 / Revised: 16 January 2026 / Accepted: 3 February 2026 / Published: 6 February 2026
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Road Safety, Aberrant Driver Behaviour and Sustainable Transportation Planning)
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Abstract

The driving simulator’s ability to provide practical, safe, and controlled environments has made it a widely used tool for evaluating driving behaviours in the realm of road safety. To consolidate the fragmented research in this area, this study is divided into two parts: a bibliometric analysis and a narrative review: (a) the bibliometric analysis identified 4992 studies, expanding from 2000 to June 2025, sourced from four databases—Web of Science, Scopus, TRID, and Google Scholar (supplementary)—and examined trends over the years, the general topics covered, the countries where studies were conducted, and the main research fields associated with driving simulators; and (b) the narrative review further analysed 48 selected studies from eight domains (distraction, fatigue and drowsiness, traffic-calming measures, impairment from psychoactive drugs, road curves, intersections, tunnels, and adverse weather conditions) to provide insights into how driving simulators have contributed to these fields, the methodologies employed by researchers, and the practical applications of the findings. The study aims to provide clear and essential insights for new and emerging researchers, offering an accessible overview of how driving simulators have evolved, why they are important, how they measure different driving metrics, and how they ultimately improve road safety. The findings indicate that driving simulator studies are increasingly prominent in research on driver behaviour (e.g., driving speed, lateral movement, and acceleration/deceleration).
Keywords: driving simulator; road safety; driving behaviour; bibliometric analysis; narrative review driving simulator; road safety; driving behaviour; bibliometric analysis; narrative review

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Hussain, M.; Baikejuli, M.; Shi, J.; Pervez, A.; Albrecht, M.A.; Hussain, E.; Hasan, R.; Senserrick, T. Driving Simulator-Based Driving Behavioural Research: A Bibliometric and Narrative Review Providing Key Insights for New and Emerging Researchers. Vehicles 2026, 8, 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/vehicles8020032

AMA Style

Hussain M, Baikejuli M, Shi J, Pervez A, Albrecht MA, Hussain E, Hasan R, Senserrick T. Driving Simulator-Based Driving Behavioural Research: A Bibliometric and Narrative Review Providing Key Insights for New and Emerging Researchers. Vehicles. 2026; 8(2):32. https://doi.org/10.3390/vehicles8020032

Chicago/Turabian Style

Hussain, Muhammad, Muladilijiang Baikejuli, Jing Shi, Amjad Pervez, Matthew A. Albrecht, Etikaf Hussain, Razi Hasan, and Teresa Senserrick. 2026. "Driving Simulator-Based Driving Behavioural Research: A Bibliometric and Narrative Review Providing Key Insights for New and Emerging Researchers" Vehicles 8, no. 2: 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/vehicles8020032

APA Style

Hussain, M., Baikejuli, M., Shi, J., Pervez, A., Albrecht, M. A., Hussain, E., Hasan, R., & Senserrick, T. (2026). Driving Simulator-Based Driving Behavioural Research: A Bibliometric and Narrative Review Providing Key Insights for New and Emerging Researchers. Vehicles, 8(2), 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/vehicles8020032

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