Objective: To investigate the visual application of the CiteSpace software in the field of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) . Methods: The literature on WMSDs research, published from 1991 to 2017, was retrieved in Web of Science database. The CiteSpace 5.2 was used to make visualization analysis on the hotspots and tendency of the keywords, authors, countries (regions) and research institutes in relevant literature. Results: A total of 3224 literatures were included in the analysis. The amount of the literatures published was increasing annually. The key word co-occurrence network showed that the research hotspots mainly focused on the study of epidemiology, risk factors, symptoms, and other aspects of WMSDs. The cooperation network and time network of counties and regions showed that America and Europe were at the leading position in the field of WMSD, and the top three were America, Canada and Sweden. The developing countries, like Brazil and China, had also begun to make relative research since 2000. In research cooperation, the collaboration among countries, research institutions was relatively close, and multiple leading core authors and teams were formed in the international arena. Conclusion: The CiteSpace software can directly demonstrate the hotspots and tendency in the area of WMSDs.
目的： 探讨CiteSpace软件在工作相关肌肉骨骼损伤（WMSDs）研究领域文献数据的可视化应用。 方法： 通过Web of Science（WOS）网站检索、收集1991~2017年关于WMSDs的研究文献，应用CiteSpace 5.2软件进行文献的关键词、作者、国别和研究机构的热点和趋势可视化分析。 结果： 共检索纳入相关文献3 224篇，文献发表呈逐年增长趋势。WMSDs研究领域文献的关键词共现图谱显示，研究热点集中于WMSDs的流行病学、危险因素和症状的研究等方面。国家和地区合作图谱及其时间图谱显示，美国、加拿大和瑞典居前3位，2000年以来巴西、中国等发展中国家相关研究也逐步兴起。研究合作上，国家之间、研究机构之间的协作较为密切，在国际间形成多个领军的核心作者和团队。 结论： CiteSpace软件能直观展示WMSDs研究领域的热点和趋势。.
Keywords: Musculoskeletal system; Software; Visualization.