Abstract: In order to grasp the frontier trend of sports psychology, we need to analyze the research hotspot evolution of sports psychology of our country. Through citation analysis software (CiteSpace V and VOSviewer), a visual analysis of 1 016 articles published in the core journals of China's sports psychology from 1992 to 2017 was conducted.Studies have shown that the research team, which is represented by Zhang Liwei, Ji Liu and Yan Jun is the backbone of the study of sports psychology in China. The research focus from theory to practice, and in different research stages it has different research hotsports and emphasis. The influence of athletes' mental fatigue, athletes' self-control, athletes' mindfulness training and exercise intervention on college students' mental health is the hot topic in the field of sports psychology in China. To explore and intervene the sports psychology of athletes and college students is also the development trend and hot spot of the future research on sports psychology in China.