Mapping the knowledge domain of metaverse research in china: an application of cooc13.4 and vos viewer

The Metaverse concept has been applied in many domains and attracted widespread attention from the Chinese academic community. In order to explore the research status, hotspots, and topics of the Metaverse in China, this study employed bibliometric and scientific knowledge mapping methods using tools such as COOC13.4 and VOSviewer. Cluster analysis was performed on 1117 Chinese metaverse-related research papers collected from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) since 2021. The findings suggest that the Metaverse and virtual reality, digital collections and blockchain technology, application scenarios and virtual spaces, digital technology and media convergence, digital twins and smart libraries, publishing convergence, and the digital economy, and artificial intelligence and digital transformation were the most studied metaverse-related topics in China. The research status of the Metaverse in China was analyzed to provide references for future studies.