Abstract: This article analyzes the current status, hotspots and trends of research on nuclear and radiological events among nursing staff. By retrieving the literature related to the research of nursing staff in the field of nuclear and radiation in the core set of the Web of Science database, the Citespace software is used to conduct a visual representation analysis of the literature. The results show that a total of 262 documents were obtained, and the number of published papers is on the rise. Country with the highest number of published papers is Japan (66), and country with the highest centrality is the United States (0.27). Institution with the highest number of published articles is Fukushima Prefectural Medical University (26 articles), while institution with the highest centrality is Harvard University (0.11). Keyword analysis shows that the research hotspots of nursing staff in nuclear and radiological events mainly focus on public health after radiation exposure, the prevention and emergency preparedness status of nursing staff for nuclear and radiation disasters, and radiation protection. Emergency preparedness and management for disaster prevention is the research trend for future nursing staff in the fields of nuclear and radiation. Future research should enhance academic exchange and cooperation among scholars and research institutions at home and abroad, focusing on solving existing problems and developing new radiation care technologies, with the aim to further promote the development of nursing personnel in the fields of nuclear and radiation and to provide reference for later research.

Key words: nuclear radiation, radiation event, visual representation, cluster analysis