Abstract:

Taking “China Academic Journal Network Publishing Database” as the data source, using “virtual community” and “knowledge sharing” as subject terms or keywords, this study collects 101 papers published in the CSSCI or Chinese core journals as the samples. It uses method of bibliometrics to analyze the literature growth, core authors and research institutions, key academic journals and high-frequency keywords in the research of knowledge sharing in virtual community in China. It also uses content analysis to conduct the quantitative analysis on the research topics, objects and methods. In the end, it comprehensively summarizes the overall status, research hotspots and future trends in China.