Taking the big data-related literature included in SSCI as the data source, this paper applies the WoS analysis function and knowledge graph tool Citespace III to conduct bibliometric and visual analysis in social sciences. Quantitative and qualitative analyses are performed to uncover the international situation and existence of big data research in China, through evaluating key variables such as annual distribution, country/regional distribution, research institution distribution, hot spots, subject scope, paper influence, etc. The study aims to investigate China's internationalization in the subject of social sicence, and help build big data of academic discourse system in China.
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