目的：借助科学文献可视化软件Citespace对我国人前列腺癌的研究现状、研究热点及发展趋势等进行综合全面的汇总与分析，旨在为人体前列腺癌的研究提供指导与参考。方法：以CNKI数据库为检索对象，在文献分类目录中检索“医药卫生科技”分类目录下的“基础医学”、“临床医学”、“肿瘤学”和“生物医学工程”研究方向中1999~2018年所收录的期刊论文，应用Citespace可视化软件对作者、机构、关键词等进行分析。结果：通过对21,262篇前列腺癌期刊文献进行分析，我们发现前列腺癌研究领域的发文量逐年增长，获得了较多的研究关注。我国对前列腺癌的研究模式主要是以高校以及附属医院为主，研究的内容与社会的需求很好地契合。研究热点逐渐由早期的化疗以及抗雄激素治疗转向近年来的前列腺癌根治术和早期诊断，使得将来对前列腺癌的预防和根除成为可能。 Objective: To comprehensively summarize and analyze the progress, hotspots and trends of prostate cancer research in China, we use the scientific literature visualization software Citespace to provide guidance and reference for the research of human prostate cancer. Methods: The CNKI database was used as the search object, and the journal papers collected from 1999 to 2018 in “basic medicine”, “clinical medicine”, “oncology” and “biomedical engineering” were searched in the literature classification catalogue, and the authors, institutions and keywords were analyzed by Citespace visualization software. Results: Through analysis of the retrieved 21,262 journal literatures, we found an increasing annual amount of articles published in the research field of prostate cancer, indicating that intensive attention has been attracted to prostate cancer research. Majority of research teams are from affiliated hospitals of university. Research interests are in good agreement with the needs of society. Hotspots have been switched from previous chemotherapy and anti-androgen therapy to current radical prostatectomy and early diagnosis, which makes it possible to prevent and eradicate prostate cancer in the future.