A Study on the Application of Lotus Culture in China Based on CiteSpace
Based on the research literature on lotus application in China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),the publication trend,research institutions,authors and keywords of the literature are visually analyzed.The research and development of lotus design and application research can be divided into 3 stages:preliminary ex-ploration,slow,and rapid development.Most research institutions are universities,and there is less inter-agency cooperation.The cooperation between authors presents a small scale of concentration and overall dispersion.There are 4 clusters of research hotspots,in addition to focusing on the application research of lotus design itself,tradi-tional culture and clothing design have also become current research hotspots.