Abstract:

【Objective】To explore the research hotspots and future research directions of Illicium through searching and analyzing the relevant literatures on China National Knowledge Internet（CNKI）.【Methods】The relevant research literatures on Illicium in CNKI from 1990 to 2021 were sorted out by bibliometric method. 815 valid literatures were screened. VOSviewer software were used to statistical and visual analyse from 7 aspects including，the annual distribution，research level distribution（including discipline classification and project support funding），citation frequency，publishing journals，authors distribution，organizations with publication numbers in the Top 18 and keywords co-occurrence network analysis.【Results】In 1996 and 2006，the publications on Illicium collected by CNKI reached a small peak，with 18 and 30 papers respectively. After that，the volatility increased. The third peak was in 2009 with 57 papers. In 2014，there was a historical peak of 65 papers. The average number of publications from 2017 to 2021 was 42. In terms of subject classicfication，publications on Chinese pharmacy（313 papers），general chemical industry（135 papers）and light industry handicraft industry（130 papers）were the most. There were 274 papers supported by research fund，accounting for 33.62% of the total. 440 publications had been cited，accounting for 53.99% of the total. In terms of publishing journals，Chinese Condiment，Chinese Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbal Medicine were published more frequently with 45，16 and 14 papers published respectively. In terms of the authors，LIN Qi from the Institute of Botany，Chinese Academy of Sciences and MIAO Jianhua from the Guangxi Institute of Medicinal Plants published most，with 14 papers each. The organizations with most number of publications were Guangxi University，Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Guangxi Forestry Research Institute，with 36，13 and 12 papers，respectively. Keywords co-occurrence network analysis showed that the publication on Illicium mainly focused on Illicium verum，including the research on volatile oil and biological activity.【Conclusion】Currently，the research hotspots of Illicium are mainly focused on basic research，such as Illicium verum，volatile oil，and antibacterial and analgesic drugs.

Key words: Illicium, Research hotspots, Literature analysis, China National Knowledge Internet（CNKI）