With the intensification of climate change and human activities, the watershed ecosystem is seriously fragmented, which leads to the obstruction of hydrological connectivity, and further causes the degradation of the ecosystem. As the value of wetlands continues to be exploited, hydrological connectivity becomes increasingly significant. In this paper, the characteristics and development of hydrological connectivity research from 1998 to 2018 were analyzed through the scientometric analysis based on Web of Science database. CiteSpace, an analytical software for scientific measurement, is used to visualize the results of the retrieval. The analysis results of co-occurrence, co-operative and co-cited network indicate that the hydrological connectivity is a multidisciplinary field which involves the Environment Science and Ecology, Water Resources, Environmental Sciences, Geology and Geosciences. According to Keyword cooccurrence analysis, ecosystem, floodplain, dynamics, climate change and management are the main research hotspots in each period. In addition, the co-cited analysis of references shows that “amphibians” is the largest cluster of hydrological connectivity, and the “channel network” is the most important research topic. It is worth noting that the “GIWS” (Geographically Isolated Wetlands) is the latest research topic and may be a major research direction in the future.

随着气候变化和人类活动的加剧，流域生态系统严重碎片化，导致水文连通性受阻，进一步导致生态系统退化。随着湿地价值的不断开发，水文连通性变得越来越重要。本文通过基于Web of Science数据库的科学计量分析，分析了1998年至2018年水文连通性研究的特点和发展。CiteSpace是用于科学测量的分析软件，用于可视化检索结果。并存，合作和被引用网络的分析结果表明，水文连通性是一个多学科领域，涉及环境科学与生态学，水资源，环境科学，地质与地球科学。根据关键字共现分析，生态系统，洪泛区，动力学，气候变化和管理是每个时期的主要研究热点。此外，对参考文献的共同引用分析表明，“两栖动物”是最大的水文连通性集群，“渠道网络”是最重要的研究主题。值得注意的是，“ GIWS”（地理上孤立的湿地）是最新的研究主题，并且可能是未来的主要研究方向。对参考文献的共同引用分析表明，“两栖动物”是最大的水文连通性集群，“渠道网络”是最重要的研究主题。值得注意的是，“ GIWS”（地理上孤立的湿地）是最新的研究主题，并且可能是未来的主要研究方向。对参考文献的共同引用分析表明，“两栖动物”是最大的水文连通性集群，“渠道网络”是最重要的研究主题。值得注意的是，“ GIWS”（地理上孤立的湿地）是最新的研究主题，并且可能是未来的主要研究方向。