Objective:To comprehensively analyze the current research status, hotspots, and development trends in the field of fatigue in maintenance hemodialysis patients both domestically and internationally in order to provide reference for future research directions.Methods:Relevant literature on the fatigue status of maintenance hemodialysis patients from the establishment of the database to the publication before December 30, 2022 was retrieved through CNKI, VIP database, Wanfang database, and Web of ScienceTM core collection database, and visualized using CiteSpace 6.1.R3 for analysis.Results:A total of 152 Chinese articles and 110 English articles were included. Analysis showed that foreign publications were first published in 1996, while domestic publications were first published in 2011, and the number of publications has shown a significant upward trend since 2017. The research focus at home and abroad mainly focuses on the influencing factors and intervention measures of fatigue in dialysis patients. Foreign researchers have paid more attention to the correlation between "depression" emotions and the positive intervention of aerobic exercise. In addition, China is actively exploring traditional Chinese medicine therapy aromatherapy to alleviate patient fatigue.Conclusions:In the future, clinical workers should pay attention to fatigue assessment in maintenance hemodialysis patients and explore the influencing factors of fatigue through large-scale longitudinal studies, in order to better provide intervention targets for the treatment of fatigue; Simultaneously conduct high-quality prospective intervention studies to maximize the improvement of fatigue status in such patients and form standardized guidelines for promotion and application.