Abstract: Firstly, CNKI was taken as the retrieval database to analyze the temporal distribution of papers published on emergency shelters. Then, based on bibliometrics analysis, this paper used a variety of statistical analysis software to make a visual analysis of the research results of domestic emergency shelters. The results show that suitability evaluation, planning and site selection, and practice of combining peacemaking with disaster are the research topics of emergency shelters. And the research on emergency shelters in China has experienced an evolutionary process from the promotion of concepts to the emphasis both on the systematic exploration of theories and methods and on the practical applications. Finally, this paper points out what we should further focus on emergency shelters in future.