607 papers published in CNKI database and 308 documents published in WOS database from 2014 to 2024 were selected to conduct in-depth analysis and research from the perspectives of the number of publications, high-frequency authors and keywords by adopting CiteSpace visualization research method. The result shows that the number of publications in the field of carbon performance research is on the rise, but a closely cooperating author network has not yet been formed. The hot spots of carbon performance research are mainly focused on low carbon economy and carbon performance, carbon performance evaluation, and the influencing factors and economic effects of carbon performance, and so on. In the future, it is necessary to continue to expand the research perspectives of carbon performance, focus on the research of digital transformation, technological innovation and carbon performance, and strengthen the interdisciplinary cooperation mechanism.