Abstract: In order to understand the research hotspot, present situation and progress of pesticide residues in vegetables in China, based on China academic journal network publishing database (CAJD) of China national knowledge infrastructure (CNKI), the numbers of articles and journals, core authors and affiliations, funds, download times and cited times of articles related to pesticide residues in vegetables from 1994 to 2013 were statistically studied by the bibliometrics. The results revealed that the number of relevant documents and papers published in the past 20 years were increased annually. Shenyang Agricultural University, Weifang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, North West Agriculture and Forestry University, Shenzhen Pollution-Free Agricultural Products Quality Monitoring Station of Guangdong Province, Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Supervision and Testing Center of the Ministry of Agriculture were the main research institutions for research of pesticide residues in vegetables. The current hotspot of pesticide residues in vegetables is the detection technology of pesticide residues. The download rate of this field paper reached 99.9%, indicating that the problems of pesticide residues in vegetables have drawn general attention.