By means of Citespace, this paper has made a visual analysis of CSSCI journals and some core journals included in CNKI database from January 2012 to September 2022. Accordingly, a knowledge graph has been drawn, which reflects the research characteristics, research hotspots, and hotspot evolution of the studies on Chinese path to modernization. It is shown that the research literature in this field has grown rapidly and the backgrounds of researchers has diversified in the past decade; the research mainly focuses on the theoretical origin, concept definition, relationship dimension, value implication and practice. Besides, the change of research hotspots has been obvious and precise. That is, the research focus tends to shift from abstract issues to specific ones, and from domestic topics to international ones. It is also demonstrated that subsequent researches should dig deeply into the theoretical origin of Chinese path to modernization, continue to enrich the profound connotation of Chinese path to modernization, and further discuss the internal logic and practical extension of Chinese path to modernization and the new form of human civilization.