Abstract:Based on bibliometrics method, using VOS Viewer, CiteSpace V and other software, this paper analyzed and compared 10643 literatures in the Core collection of Web of Science (WoS) and 5576 literatures related to carbon emission trading in the core journals of China National Knowledge Network (CNKI). To explore the research status and development trend in this field. The results show that China"s research ability in this field is improving continuously. The strength of cooperative research between countries is unbalanced, and the research institutions in China are closely cooperating with those in the United States and Britain. Compared with international literatures, domestic literatures mainly focus on policy, market mechanism, market system and other aspects, while there are few researches on energy consumption and carbon footprint tracking. Finally, the shortcomings and problems of carbon emission trading research in China are summarized in order to provide guidance and help for future scholars in this field.