Evaluation and trend of fashion design research: visualization analysis based on CiteSpace

Abstract Fashion or apparel refers to a topic discussed publicly as an indispensable discipline on day-to-day basis, which has aroused rising attention from academic sessions over the past two decades. However, since of fashion design covers knowledge in extensive ranges and considerable information, scholars have not fully grasped research field design, lacks directional guidance. To gain more insights into existing status fronts field, this study conducts quantitative literature analysis. The is conducted by employing CiteSpace technology visualize analyze 1388 articles regarding “fashion design” Web Science (WOS) Core Collection. be specific, visualization analysis concentrate annual number articles, author collaboration, institutional citations, keywords clustering, trend evolution mentioned articles. As highlighted study, effect US UK relatively stronger extensive. Sustainable having 2010, while new topics few years consist “wearable fashion”, “transgender fashion” “medical fashion”. overall developing interdisciplinary cross research. This systematically reviews relevant literature, classifies status, hotspots frontier trends design”, presents map information for researchers fields.