Objective  To analyze the research status and hot trends in the field of the disassembled prescription of traditional Chinese medicine compound based on bibliometrics.

Methods  Relevant literature on the disassembled prescription of traditional Chinese medicine compound was collected from CNKI and Web of Science Core Collection database. Microsoft Office Excel 2021, VOSviewer 1.6.20 and CiteSpace 6.4.R1 softwares were used to visually analyze the publication volume, author and institution collaboration, journal distribution, high-impact papers, keywords, etc. in this field.

Results  1 042 Chinese articles were included. The research in this field began in 1983 and the current publication volume and attention level had significantly decreased compared to the previous period. A total of 861 scholars from 443 institutions participated in the research on disassembled prescription of traditional Chinese medicine compound, but the depth of scholar collaboration was limited. The distribution of journals showed that the literature in this field was mostly published in related journals of traditional Chinese medicine. The research focus in the field of the disassembled prescription of traditional Chinese medicine compound had included the clinical efficacy and mechanisms of compound prescriptions; Cluster analysis yielded 10 meaningful results and could be divided into three sub-research themes. Emergence analysis revealed the hot changes in the field of the disassembled prescription of traditional Chinese medicine compound. In recent years, the research focus of this field had mainly concentrated on the mechanisms of the disassembled prescription of traditional Chinese medicine compound.

Conclusion  The research hotspots in the disassembled prescription of traditional Chinese medicine compound have shifted from experimental research to the mechanisms of the disassembled prescription. Currently, this field of research has characteristics such as a decrease in attention level, limited depth and breadth of collaboration, and a concentrated focus on specific contents. In the future, further grasping the key points of research hotspots should be carried out on the basis of deepening collaboration to promote the high-quality development of compound prescriptions disassembly research.

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