Abstract: Objective To understand the current status and hotspots of nursing-related research under the background of medical insurance payment method reform, to sort out the development trajectory and trend of research topics, and to provide reference for nursing scientific research and clinical practice. Methods Literature on nursing research under the background of medical insurance payment method reform included in CNKI, Wanfang, China Biomedical, VIP Database from August 17, 2004 to March 10, 2022 was searched, and the CiteSpace software was used to analyze the literature. Results A total of 398 articles were finally included after two-person screening and verification. The overall annual number of articles showed a steady upward trend, and there was relatively scattered and less cooperation between researchers and institutions. Under the background of medical insurance payment method reform, research hotspots in the nursing field included single disease, clinical pathway, nursing management, nursing quality, performance evaluation, diagnosis-related groups (DRG), etc. Keyword presentation and cluster analysis showed that DRG was the research frontier in this field. Conclusion The research of nursing field under the background of medical insurance payment method reform in China is still in the exploratory stage. It is urgent to carry out national policy-guided in-depth research considering research hotspots, frontier and trend, so as to promote the sustainable and healthy development of nursing cause in China.

Key words: nursing administration, reform of medical insurance payment method, diagnosis-related groups, single disease, bibliometrics