Wang Zhijin, Li Yuanfang, Li Qiaoying, Wu Dongying, Chen Qianying, Han Feng
[Purpose/Significance] The purpose of this article is to understand the current status of international information behavior research,and to ptedict the future trend of international information behaviour research.[Method/Process] The authors used the Web of Science core collection database as a data source and 1929 journal papers as a sample by the Citespace V software.The distribution characteristics of paper publication time,authors,institutions,countries or regions,journals,and keyword co-occurrence,clustering,and burst words were analyzed.[Result/Conclusion] The research focus was roughly divided into three stages,which embodied the logical evolution from general research to specific applications,and from practical exploration to theoretical deepening.At the same time,there were both continuous research before and after,and expanded research to the scope.Keyword clustering can be summarized into six major areas.The latest research trend was that the relationship with environmental protection was getting closer and closer.The earlier burst words had a longer duration,while the later burst words appeared shorter duration.The connections between the burst words were relatively close,and they have together become research hotspots in various time stages,and formed a relatively complete evolutionary process of "tradition-user-deepening-expansion".Last burst words has not been diminished to date,and will become research hotspots and future trends.