Research Hotspot and Trend Analysis of Anonymous Communication Based on Citespace

The bibliometric method was applied to search domestic and international core journals on the topic of anonymous communication during 2000–2022, and the Citespace tool was used to conduct a multidimensional analysis of authors, institutions and journal collaborations, etc. The co-occurrence analysis of high-frequency keywords and mutation detection terms was conducted to draw a relevant visual relationship map, so as to analyse the recent research in the field of anonymous communication at home and abroad the results of the study show that in the past 22 years, the number of anonymous communication has been increasing. The results of the study show that in the past 22 years, the number of foreign publications in the field of anonymous communication has been on the rise compared to the overall trend in China, while the number of articles in the field of anonymous communication in China is relatively small, and scholars and institutions should strengthen cooperation and communication among themselves to promote the development of research on anonymous communication. The “dark web” and “privacy protection” have remained strong since around 2017 and 2018, respectively, and will exert influence on research in the field of anonymous communication in the coming period.