Ecological compensation has been widely used in the field of environmental protection, but its application in land resources is relatively insufficient. To scientifically and comprehensively understand the research characteristics of ecological compensation, the bibliometric method was used to analyze ecological compensation-related publications between 2000 and 2019 in the Web of Science database. A total of 1208 records were collected, distributed among approximately 100 journals and 26 disciplines. The analysis indicated that research intensity in this field has been increasing, especially after 2016. “Environmental Sciences”, “Ecology”, and “Environmental Studies” are the three major disciplines that have contributed most to studies of ecological compensation. Due to the scarcity of relevant research on land resources and its importance to ecology, the application of ecological compensation in land resources is discussed and future research directions for land-based ecological compensation are outlined.

生态补偿在环境保护领域得到了广泛的应用，但在土地资源方面的应用相对不足。为科学全面地了解生态补偿的研究特点，采用文献计量法对Web of Science数据库中2000-2019年生态补偿相关出版物进行分析。共收集了 1208 条记录，分布在大约 100 种期刊和 26 个学科中。分析表明，该领域的研究强度一直在增加，尤其是2016年之后。“环境科学”、“生态学”和“环境研究”是对生态补偿研究贡献最大的三大学科。