A visualization analysis of poverty alleviation through education research in China

In light of the education situation and anti-poverty goals, Chinese scholars have discussed poverty alleviation through education widely and deeply. Due to the new development period, it is urgent to have large-scale research on poverty alleviation through education. The study adopts a quantitative analysis with visualization software Citespace5.0 to analyze 363 papers in the CSSCI database, which reveals the research themes and topics, contribution of authors and article, and evolution features from 1999 to 2018. The visualization mapping indicates the research field has gone through three stages including the preliminary period (1999-2003), exploration period (2004-2012), and innovation period (2013-2018). We advocate more researchers and academies participate in theoretical and methodological analysis, as well as the multidisciplinary and multidimensional value in post-era research. It can be concluded that government leadership has a significant role, but lacks pointed and individual perspective.