Since the 1990s, the increase in the number of publications about spatial analysis has been exceptional, and spatial analysis has been incorporated into numerous research areas. However, the magnitude of this expansion can cause information overload for researchers since it hinders the selection of the most relevant texts and authors. To assess this scenario, a bibliometric analysis was performed of articles about spatial analysis from between 1950 and 2019. The results showed that in this 70-year period, the annual growth rate was 11.5%. Between 1990 and 2019, the number of publications grew 128 times (17.55%). The citations revealed that ecology was the most representative journal and subject category. Bibliographic coupling reinforced the leading place of researchers from ecology, and cocitation supposed those from geography. The bibliometric measures also highlighted various interdisciplinary categories: environmental sciences, public environmental and occupational health, and multidisciplinary geosciences were the most productive disciplines. The historical context of the evolution of spatial analysis and its integration with geographic information systems indicates that technological development has contributed to disseminating its use, expanding its respective scales of analysis, and connecting distinct areas of research.

自1990年代以来，有关空间分析的出版物数量一直以惊人的速度增长，并且空间分析已被纳入许多研究领域。但是，这种扩展的规模可能会导致研究人员信息过多，因为它阻碍了对最相关文章和作者的选择。为了评估这种情况，对1950年至2019年之间有关空间分析的文章进行了文献计量分析。结果显示，在这70年的时间里，年增长率为11.5％。在1990年至2019年之间，出版物数量增长了128倍（17.55％）。引用表明，生态学是最具代表性的期刊和主题类别。书目耦合加强了生态学研究者的领导地位，而引文则认为地理学的研究者认为。文献计量方法还强调了多种跨学科类别：环境科学，公共环境和职业健康以及多学科地球科学是生产力最高的学科。空间分析的发展及其与地理信息系统集成的历史背景表明，技术发展已促进了其用途的传播，扩展了其各自的分析规模以及连接了不同的研究领域。