Abstract: Objective To analyze the current status and hotspots of mirror therapy in recent 20 years. Methods The literatures about mirror therapy in science citation index expanded (SCI-E) of Web of Science (WOS) from 1998 to 2019 were researched. CiteSpace was used to map the cooperative network of authors, countries and research institutions of relevant literatures; the keywords were taken as nodes for co-occurrence analysis and conduct clustering analysis, time evolution analysis and Burst analysis; the cited literatures and cited journals were taken as nodes to draw co-cited maps. In addition, the cited literatures were dealt with Burst analysis. Results Totally, 435 articles were included. The high yield authors were Mosaley G L and Tsao J W. The high yield countries were the United States, Germany and England. The high yield institutions were Heidelberg University and University of South Australia. Prediction of phantom limb pain, complex regional pain syndrome, the improvement of motor function especially upper limb function, and augmented reality after stroke will be the focus of mirror therapy in the future. Conclusion The research of mirror therapy is still in its infancy, with rapid development but insufficient influence.

Key words: mirror therapy, CiteSpace, visualization analysis, Web of Science