Analyzing and visualizing dissemination patterns and emerging trends on typo-morphology studies in China

Beyond the long development history from Conzen's morphology to Muratori and Caniggia's typology in Europe, the attention on understanding the continuity of urban form from Chinese scholars are emerging noticeably. It is worth to mention that although there are several articles about the application of typo-morphology into the Chinese context, the work of the literature review is apparently waiting for a more comprehensive and objective study. Thus, a better collecting and demonstrating of the typo-morphology works of literature is urgently requested by tracing the evolution process and dissemination pattern in the Chinese academic community. This study establishes a quantitative study and visual survey by offering abundant visualized graphics about citations and authorship patterns, and relevant bibliography based on the database of Web of Science (WoS) and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) by utilizing Citespace. It provides an in-depth analysis of the current theoretical background aiming to inspire further typo-morphological research and practices in the Chinese context and beyond.