As an effective independent innovation path of Chinese enterprises, Research Joint Ventures have gradually received extensive attention from academic community. Based on knowledge mapping theory, the paper uses CiteSpace to draw the co-occurrence knowledge map and research frontier timeline of the research literatures both at home, and analyzes the hot topics and frontier trends of research joint venture. The research has found that the research topics of the domestic research joint venture tend to mature and perfect, mainly with case studies, and the research contents are gradually enriched in depth.