AUTHOR=Yang Yang , Cao Qingtai , Zhao Mingyi , Zhuang Quan TITLE=Knowledge mapping of students’ mental health status in the COVID-19 pandemic: A bibliometric study JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.985866 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.985866 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=The purpose of this study was to investigate the international scientific output on mental health of students during COVID-19 from 2020 to 2022 through a bibliometric analysis and to explore trend and research hotspots in this field. We searched the Web of Science Core Collection for publications and used a variety of software to analyze and visualize the data such as R, CiteSpace, VOSviewer and Scimago. A total of 2734 publications were retrieved as of June 4, 2022, published by 3894 institutions from 120 countries/regions. China and the United States lead in the quantity and quality of publications in this field. According to Bradford’s Law, 16 journals are considered core journals in the field. Co-cited references indicate the main psychological problems of students under the epidemic revolve around anxiety, poor sleep and financial difficulty. Their behavior might also be influenced by increased internet and alcohol use. Due to the different troubles faced by different groups under COVID-19, further exploration of the relevant factors specific for students are needed, with a hopeful view to providing ideas for intervention measures.