Seismic risk management in China: A bibliometric analysis

China is particularly prone to severe earthquake disasters. The Chinese government pays great attention to the monitoring and forecasting of earthquakes, the seismic fortification of engineering structures, and emergency rescues and resilience safety. This requires support from the academic community in the form of seismic risk management. In this study, the Chinese literature on famine relief and seismic risk management until the end of 2024 was analyzed and visualized using CiteSpace software. The progress of research and the current situation were tracked, and the relationship between seismic risk management and seismic resilience was discussed. According to the bibliometric analysis, the famine policy and relief measures in the Yuan and the Qing dynasties were the primary focus of recent research on famine relief. On seismic risk management, research trends in the last decade included disaster management, earthquake vulnerability, emergency management, and disaster risk management. The content of seismic risk management and seismic resilience partially overlapped, and there was more content related to the former than the latter. Moreover, the intensity of research declined in the most recent three years. The current research areas of interest mainly involve functional loss, performance assessment, and recovery strategies. Research on collaborative management promoted the formation of a more comprehensive management system. The progress of research on seismic risk management, traced through the Chinese literature, has produced clear development paths and state-of-the-art techniques for researchers and practitioners.