Abstract: Abstract: The hazards triggered by tropical cyclones have become a well-known global problem. To reflect the research progress of tropical cyclones, based on 22,678 articles related to tropical cyclones published in SCIE and SSCI databases from 1991 to 2017, we analyzed the literature production, state and organization, keywords and core authors of tropical cyclones by using the knowledge map and Bibliometric analysis. The results show that the quantity of tropical cyclones has been increasing, and the increase is obvious after 2006. The cooperation between countries is centered on the United States, and the trend of cooperation presents regional relevance. The United States is an important node in the network of tropical cyclone collaborators. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States has the largest number of publications, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Taiwan University are among the ten leading institutions. The three magazines that published the most articles related to tropical cyclones are Monthly Weather Review, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Research Letters. Montgomery Michael T is the most published author. Typhoons and hurricanes are the most important keywords in tropical cyclones research. Sea level rise, resilience, community and health, disaster, climate change and remote sensing are the hot topics in recent years in the field of tropical cyclone research. The number of articles with keywords related to social media and Twitter has been increasing in recent years.

Key words: Key words: tropical cyclone, Bibliometrics, knowledge map, growth trend, climate change