The　purpose　of　this　study　is　to　identify　the　current　research　status　on　linguistic　decision　making　through　visualization　method.　The　effective　information　visualization　tool　called　CiteSpace　was　used　to　dig　out　how　the　research　of　linguistic　decision　making　was　conducted.　A　number　of　2017　documents　published　between　1980　and　2015　were　downloaded　via　Web　of　Science　with　the　keyword　＂linguistic　decision　making＂　was　used　for　topic　search.　The　reference　co-citation　network　was　mapped　to　explore　the　reprehensive　documents　and　research　clusters　in　linguistic　decision　making　area.　The　author　co-citation　network　was　generated　to　reveal　the　influential　scholars　in　this　area.　The　journal　co-citation　map　was　formulated　to　identify　the　dominant　journals.　The　category　network　was　mapped　to　excavate　the　most　popular　research　category　in　linguistic　decision　making　area.　The　results　of　this　study　have　great　significance　to　the　researchers　in　linguistic　fuzzy　set,　linguistic　decision　making　and　linguistic　group　decision　making　areas.　©　2016　-　IOS　Press　and　the　authors.　All　rights　reserved.