Based on the sources from the Chinese Journal Full-text Database,337 papers that reported tourism in Hainan were obtained.Based on bibliometrics,three indicators including the journals,authors and papers were employed to conduct analysis.Specifically,the numbers,categories and levels of publications for each journal,each author’s number of publications,degree of activity,co-operative research and institution,and the annual quantity changes,areas of study,themes,methods and conformities of each paper are all analyzed and discussed in detail.Understanding the developmental trend of the research on tourism in Hainan can provide enlightenment for research in the future.