Luan Chunjuan;Luo Haishan
The article explored the papers in the domain of Chinese litigation law published by CSSCI during 1998-2007 by using citation analysis and visualization technics.The results of author co-cited analysis showed that,Chen Guang-zhong,Chen Rui-hua,Jiang Wei,Zhang Wei-ping,Wang Ya-xin,Fan Chong-yi,Long Zong-zhi,Song Ying-hui,He Jia-hong,Chen Wei-dong,Zuo Wei-min,etc.were the core persons in this area.The results of reference co-cited analysis showed that,most of the highly cited references were books.The results of co-word analysis showed that,except for the words of criminal litigation and civil litigation,burden of proof,litigation procedure,human rights protection,certificating standard,common weal litigation,burden of proof,etc,were the highlights of this research area.To improve the quality of articles in the area,this article proposed that researchers should increase the citation ratio of journal papers.