In order to provide reference direction for the research of emergency social mobilization more accurately，taking 296 research papers on social mobilization for emergencies included in Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index(CSSCI) journals in China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI) as samples，this paper comprehensively used bibliometrics，knowledge graphs and other visual analysis methods to analyze the number，distribution，institutions，research topics，hot spots and changing trends of papers in this field over the years. The research shows that since 2003，the number of papers published in the study of social mobilization for emergency response has experienced three stages of development，with the increasingly wide distribution of periodicals and loose publishing institutions. There are more and more research topics，mainly focusing on the trigger scenario，implementation mechanism and functional effect of emergency social mobilization in the emergency response stage. Hot topics are constantly emerging with more breadth and depth，and the research methods are relatively limited. There is much room for further research and development，which can focus on the research contents of multi-methods，the whole process and intelligence of emergency social mobilization.