Coal and gas outburst is one of the main dynamic disasters in coal mine production. When a coal and gas outburst occurs, a large amount of coal and gas are thrown into the mining space, causing casualties and equipment damage, and even inducing secondary disasters such as gas explosions and coal dust explosions. Therefore, it is essential to carry out relevant research on coal and gas outburst to prevent the occurrence and development of accidents. In order to deeply understand the overall research progress in the eld of coal and gas outburst, the Web of Science (WOS) database is used as the sample source, and the bibliometric analysis of the literature in the eld of coal and gas outburst from 2000 to 2021 is carried out by CiteSpace software. The knowledge maps of the publication quantity, country, institution, and keyword cluster are drawn. The results show that the time distribution has gone through three stages of germination period, development period, and growth period. Especially during 2010-2021, the publication quantity increased exponentially, which opened the golden age of rapid development in the eld of coal and gas outburst. In terms of the cooperation network, China, Australia, and USA are the main core research countries, while