Abstract: Objective To explore the research hotspots and research frontiers in the field of hospice care through the visual analysis of the hospice care literature in the CNKI database for the past 19 years and provide a reference for the research of hospice care. Mothods CiteSpace visual analysis software was used to visualize the collection of 5 221 articles on hospice care, and draw the knowledge maps of authors and institutions,research hotspots and research frontiers. Results The top 5 authors in the field of hospice care research were Shi Yongxing,Wang Yumei,Xu Yan,Yuan Changrong,Shi Baoxin.The top 5 institutions were: Chinese Association for Life Care, The Nursing College of Zhengzhou University, Changzheng Community Health Service Center, Putuo District, Shanghai, Department of Gerontology, Peking Union Hospital, Jilin Medical University.The research topics focus on hospice care, palliative care and care.The research population was mainly dying,cancer and tumor patients.The research direction in the past three years was mainly gastric cancer, hospice care, palliative surgery and community. Conclusion The cooperation in the field of hospice care research is not satisfied enough in China. In the future,we should explore and practice hospice care in the field of cancer and oncology,and also promote it in a wider range, such as community health centers.

Key words: hospice care, visual analysis, research hotspot, research frontier