In order to gain an in-depth understanding of the research status and research frontiers of soil respiration in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, this study used the relevant literature in the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and the Web of Science Core Collection Database as data sources, based on bibliometric analysis methods, and used Citespace and VOSviewer. The research hotspots and research trends of soil respiration on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are summarized through analysis of domestic and foreign publication trends, high-frequency keyword co-occurrence analysis, and country, institution, and author cooperation network analysis. The results show that: (1) The research on soil respiration on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at home and abroad is increasing year by year, but the growth rate of foreign research is greater than that of domestic research. (2) The cooperation network on soil respiration on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at home and abroad is not very close, and the international cooperation network and author cooperation network need to be strengthened. (3) The research on soil respiration on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is roughly divided into three stages: the budding stage (1997-2005), the growth stage (2006-2013), and the rapid development stage (2014-present). in constant development. (5) The current research contents in the field of soil respiration mainly focus on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau soil respiration and global climate change, ecosystem respiration and global climate change, nitrogen addition and soil respiration, soil respiration and soil temperature, soil respiration and overgrazing. This study will summarize the research status and research trends of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and provide information support for the research direction of soil respiration on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at home and abroad.