JERAJournal of Electronic Research and Application2208-35022208-3510Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/jera.v9i6.13180ArticleResearch Status and Trend Analysis of Aging Friendly Bathroom Facilities Based on Citespacehttps://artdesignp.com/journal/JERA/9/6/10.26689/jera.v9i6.13180ZhangDesen2025962025-12-16Based on the CiteSpace visualization knowledge graph, this article conducts a visual analysis of the evolution of publication volume, distribution of national institutions, keyword clustering, and other related literature on aging friendly bathroom facilities in 502 Chinese and English articles, in order to analyze the research status, hotspots, and future research directions in this field. Through analysis, it was found that research in this field is showing an increasing trend, but there is still a need for relevant experts to actively engage in cross institutional, cross disciplinary, and cross national exchanges and cooperation. Emerging concepts such as smart homes and informatization have become new research hotspots. Moreover, research trend has shifted from macro level discussions to specific optimizations, and has shown characteristics of disciplinary integration and technology driven development. Overall, this study has identified the development direction for improving the level of technological application, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary and international cooperation, and providing certain guidance for the construction of a research system for aging friendly bathroom facilities.

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