To explore the research status, hot spots and trend of abnormal gait in children with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP). Methods: With Web of Science core collection as the data source, CiteSpace 6.1. R6 and VOS viewer software were used to analyze scientific knowledge map of children and literature of SCP gait. Results: After keyword search and screening, 1 364 Web of Science articles were included in a fluctuating annual volume of articles, including 65 countries / regions, 219 institutions and 200 authors; the US, Germany and Australia were high-yielding countries, and the University of Amsterdam was the leading institution; all countries and institutions had close cooperation in this field. Conclusion: SCP abnormal gait received widespread attention. Type A botox injection, baclofen intrathecal injection, nerve root cutting, and orthosis auxiliary therapy are the future spastic cerebral palsy abnormal gait research hotspots. Hospital, family-school trinity multi-center rehabilitation training is the future of children with SCP rehabilitation training direction.