By means of the visual analysis software CiteSpace, this paper depicts the academic development of research on national language capacity through retrieving relevant domestic literature published from 2009 to 2024. Over the past 15 years, research on this topic has shown an upward trend, with research hotspots including "language capacity", "language planning", "language policy", "national security" and so on. Although current research has achieved results in improving theoretical systems, constructing language resources and supporting national strategies, it still faces such problems as insufficient theoretical integration and adaptability, weak empirical and quantitative research, and lack of dynamics and forward-looking perspective. In the future, it is necessary to clarify the connotative meaning of concepts to construct theoretical systems, integrate multidisciplinary methods to strengthen empirical research, and establish a dynamic monitoring mechanism to enhance forward-looking planning, so as to promote the research on national language capacity to better serve the construction of China’s independent knowledge system of linguistics.

Wu Junjie. Research on National Language Capacity: Current Situation and Development. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2026), Vol. 9, Issue 1: 67-74. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2026.090111.

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