Abstract: Based on the articles about exercise and bone mineral density published between 2001 and 2017 from Web of Science, this present study made with CiteSpace 5.0.R2 SE software a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the hotspots and dynamic trend in this field. The results show that highly productive countries, institutes and authors are mainly in Europe and America; the hotspots mainly include exercise, physical activity, bone, bone mineral density, and osteoporosis; the hotspots focus on groups of pre- and postmenopausal women, children and adolescents, adult and middle-aged people; On the whole, the focal point has gradually transited from bone mineral density to human's overall health and quality of life, and then bone mineral density research has been conducted from health-related aspects. It can be postulated that the future research may mainly concentrate on three aspects: to develop exercise prescription for bone mineral density maintenance or improvement in people of various health statuses; to design personalized exercise programs to maintain or increase bone mineral density in people of different ages, genders and weight levels; and to explore the relationship between exercise and bone mineral density.

Key words: bone mineral density, osteoporosis, exercise, physical activity, knowledge mapping