目的：太极拳作为一种传统中医养生保健方法在世界各国引起了广泛的关注。分析国际上太极拳研究领域现状与热点，为今后太极拳研究提供参考性建议。方法：以1981-2013年Web of Science数据库收录的1 349篇太极拳文献为研究对象，采用CiteSpace软件对1 349篇文献进行知识图谱分析，探测了国际太极拳研究现状与热点。结果：太极拳研究呈增长趋势，主要研究地区集中在美国与中国，研究领域从医学、运动科学扩展到心理学、工程学、计算机科学等，研究热点集中在身体控制、心理学、心血管疾病等方面。结论：太极拳是一项有益于心身健康的养生保健方法，今后太极拳研究的重点在理论基础、作用机制与严格的循证医学证据等方面。

Tai Chi Chuan is a traditional Chinese method of regimen and health care, which has attracted wide attention from countries in the world. This article was aimed to analyze the current situation and hot spots about Tai Chi Chuan for future research. A total of 1349 articles were retrieved from Web of Science from 1981 to 2013. CiteSpace was used to map knowledge domain of 1349 articles in order to explore the current situation and hot spots about Tai Chi Chuan internationally. The results showed that the research on Tai Chi Chuan showed a rising trend. The main research regions were in the United States and China. The research fields were extended from medicine and sport science to psychology, engineering and computer science. The hot spots were focused on physical control, psychology and cardiovascular diseases. It was concluded that Tai Chi Chuan was a method benefit to both physical and mental health. The focus of future Tai Chi Chuan research was on basic theory, action mechanism and strict evidences.

福建教育厅社会科学研究项目（JA13163S）：基于文献挖掘的补充替代医学国际发展动态与趋势研究，负责人：钟伶。