Abstract: Based on the core database of web of science and the literature about meteorological drought in China National Knowledge Infrastructure, using the CiteSpace visualization software, using the methods of keyword frequency analysis, time zone evolution, Co-citation analysis and citation network structure transformation, this paper comprehensively analyzes the domestic and abroad research hotspots and research frontier evolution trend of meteorological droughts and forecasts the future development trend.The results show that:① the international themes of meteorological drought are diversified, including the establishment of meteorological drought indicators, drought climate change, drought causes and other aspects, and the themes are closely related; the domestic research themes are mainly focused on the establishment of drought indicators, and correspondence between related hotspots is weak.②Foreign countries have taken the lead in researching the causes and driving mechanisms of drought. In recent years, domestic researches have been relatively few and not deep enough, and the research content has been solidified.③Through the method of citation network structure transformation, it is predicted that the literatures with potential influence include BACHMAIR S(2016)和 VAN LOON ANNE F(2015), and the topics include SPEI, Drought severity indices, Dendroclimatology and so on. Through the comparison of domestic and foreign visual maps, the paper analyzes the development differences at home and abroad, and puts forward suggestions for the future drought research in China.