Abstract: In order to understand the research status and development trend of vegetable oil gel at home and abroad, and analyze the research hotspots and future development directions of vegetable oil gel, the literature related to vegetable oil gel included in CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) from 2003-2021 and WOS (Web of Science) core collection database from 2003-2021 were taken as data. CiteSpace, a scientific knowledge mapping tool, was used for big data induction and statistical analysis. The visual mapping analysis was carried out by comparing the number of literature in Chinese and foreign language databases, keywords (time zone, co-occurrence, clustering), co-occurrence of authors, issuing agencies, and issuing countries. The results showed that the number of literature on vegetable oil gel research at home and abroad was generally on the rise within the years of statistics, and the total number of literature in the statistical database was 1387, including 396 in Chinese and 991 in foreign languages. There were 135 core authors at home and abroad, with Chuanguo Ma and Marangoni A as the main core authors in Chinese and foreign languages respectively. Based on the knowledge mapping timeline of domestic and foreign literature, it was concluded that the research hotspots at home and abroad were the new oil gel factor (gel agent), oil gel structure analysis, multiphase oil gel mixing system, and oil gel digestibility. It is presumed that the future development direction of vegetable oil gel is the excavation of new functions and the expansion of application fields.