Mining　safety　is　considered　to　be　a　significant　factor　in　ensuring　the　sustainability　of　mining　industry.　To　gain　a　comprehensive　understanding　of　the　current　status　and　development　trend　of　mining　safety　research　in　China,　this　study　proposes　a　three-step　approach,　including　literature　extraction　and　screening,　bibliometric　analysis,　and　discussion.　Concentrating　on　the　extracted　1814　articles　from　the　Web　of　Science　Core　Collection　over　the　years　1984–2021,　this　paper　uses　VOSviewer　to　analyze　the　influential　authors/institutions,　domestic　and　international　collaborations,　keywords,　citations,　funding　agency,　etc.　The　results　point　to　a　consistent　increase　in　mining　safety　research　in　recent　years,　with　dominant　research　topics　including　gas　hazards,　rockburst,　water　inrush,　and　thermodynamic　disasters.　Besides,　the　limitations　of　mining　safety　research　are　pointed　out,　such　as　the　quantification　of　accident　mechanisms,　real-time　monitoring　and　accurate　forecasting　of　disasters,　multi-hazard　coupling　mechanisms.　Based　on　these　findings,　future　research　directions　are　proposed,　including　the　construction　of　intelligent　mines,　the　establishment　of　safety　information　mines,　the　quantitative　analysis　of　the　deep　mining　accidents　mechanism.　©　2023