This research was based on Web of Science database and takes CiteSpace visual software to analyze citations and co?citations by reviewing 16 782 literatures in hospice care from year 2008 to year 2017. The authors have identified the main body of hospice research by analyzing core authors， important institutions， high yield country， and have identified the basis of subject development by analyzing high influence authors， cited literatures， core journal. Studies have shown that the United States， the United Kingdom， Canada and other countries are the most active in this field， and J CLIN ONCOL has been cited the most frequently. The research mainly focus were the objects， process and results of hospice care. Jiangsu province should combine the research results and carry out the work of hospice care pertinently.