Abstract:

Objective To analyze the developmental status and research hotspots in the literature concerning health association standards in China，provide references for the high quality development of health association standards. Methods A systematic search and screening of research literature related to health association standards indexed in the CNKI academic journal database were conducted，with the retrieval period limited from the database's inception to May 2025. The bibliometric analysis was performed using Bicomb 2.0 software. The author collaboration networks were generated using VOSviewer 1.6.20 software，and cluster dendrograms of high-frequency keywords were generated using SPSS 27.0 software. Results A total of 232 articles were included. The publication volume showed a progressive annual increase，demonstrating an overall upward trend. The articles were distributed across 105 journals，with 12 journals publishing five or more articles. A total of 333 institutions and 1 018 authors contributed to research on health association standards. Four collaboration networks led by XIE Yanming，WANG Yanping，ZHEN Jiancun，and LIU Yuehui，respectively，were the most prominent. The research hotspots converged on five main areas：interpretation of health association standards，construction of standardization systems，nursing association standards，implementation of association standards，and research methodology for developing association standards. Conclusions China's research literature on health association standards continues to grow，with the fields of Traditional Chinese Medicine and nursing being particularly active. Current research hotspots focus on the development，interpretation，and system construction of these standards. Future efforts should prioritize strengthening implementation and evaluation studies，aiming to establish a sound，full-process operational mechanism encompassing "development-publicity-application-assessment-improvement".

Key words: Health and hygiene, Association standards, Bibliometrics, Cluster analysis, Development status, Research hotspots