在华外国人文化适应研究的热点演进与前瞻解析——基于CiteSpace的文献计量分析 = Research Hotspot Evolution and Prospect Analysis of Foreigners’ Cultural Adaptation in China: A CiteSpace-Based Bibliometric Analysis

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Amid the deepening of globalization and China’s sustained opening-up drive, the resident foreign population in China has witnessed a steady expansion in scale and an increasing diversification in demographic composition. Their cultural adaptation exerts a profound impact on China’s cross-cultural exchanges and the overall course of the country’s internationalization. This study seeks to systematically delineate the academic evolution, core research themes, and developmental patterns of studies on foreigners’ cultural adaptation in China, thereby addressing a critical research gap in the existing literature: the absence of a systematic quantitative synthesis of relevant research findings. To this end, this study retrieved academic articles from core Chinese journals, including those indexed in Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI), from three major Chinese academic databases - China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, and Chongqing VIP (CQVIP). The research then conducted a visual bibliometric analysis using CiteSpace 6.4.R1, adopting core analytical methods such as keyword clustering, burst detection, centrality measurement, and timeline mapping. The findings demonstrate that this research field has undergone three distinct developmental stages: conceptual introduction and preliminary exploration, theoretical framework construction and rapid research expansion, and thematic deepening and targeted empirical investigation. Further analysis indicates that the field’s evolution is driven by the synergistic interaction of three core factors: the adjustments of China’s relevant policy frameworks, the shifts in societal demands, and advances in technological innovation. This study makes several contributions to the field. By employing CiteSpace-based bibliometric analysis, it clarifies the evolutionary features of research on foreigners’ cross-cultural adaptation in China, thus filling the methodological gaps in the existing literature. By focusing on the diverse groups of foreign residents in China, it mitigates potential research biases in relevant studies. Moreover, it bridges academic research and practical applications, providing targeted insights to inform policy formulation and service optimization for foreign residents, and it also offers valuable implications for Sino-Korean academic exchanges and people-to-people connectivity.