Abstract:

【Objective】Understand the research status，research context and research hotspots of Chinese farmer professional cooperatives in order to provide reference for researchers in the field.【Methods】Using the bibliometric method，taking the core journal papers in the CNKI database and CSSCI journal papers as the main data sources，statistical analysis was made on the number of publications，authors，publishing institutions and keywords in the field of farmer professional cooperatives from January 2000 to July 2022. CiteSpace 6.1.R2 software was used to visually analyze the authors′ coauthorship，cooperative units，keywords and emerging words.【Results】The number of papers in the field of farmer professional cooperatives in China was in an inverted “V” shape，which could be divided into three stages：2000—2005，2006—2013 and 2014—2022. There was minimal institutional cooperation in the field，and no complex or in-depth cooperation had been formed. The research content in the field in China mainly focused on the policy and development of farmer professional cooperatives，the financing and governance structure of cooperatives，the performance evaluation of cooperatives and the factors affecting their performance. The research hotspots had gradually changed from financing，influencing factors and performance evaluation of farmer professional cooperatives to rural revitalization.【Conclusion】Although research in the field of farmer professional cooperatives in China has entered a mature stage，further research is still required.

Key words: Farmer professional cooperatives, Research hotspots, Number of publications