对 1 991～ 1 998年《中国科技文献数据库》与《中文科技期刊数据库》收录的板栗研究文献进行统计分析 ,探讨了板栗研究的按年分布、地区分布、活跃作者群和主题类型分布。板栗栽培研究占文献量的 4 0 .5%,丰产配套栽培技术已达到较高的水平。病虫害研究占 1 8.7%,基础研究占 1 1 .9%,良种选育、贮藏与加工利用方面分别为 6.9%、6.7%和 6.6%。河北、山东与浙江在板栗研究方面成绩突出 The statistical analysis was conducted on the Chinese chestnut research literature included in the “Chinese Scientific and Technical Literature Database” and the “Chinese Scientific and Technical Periodical Database” from 1991 to 1998, and the annual distribution, geographical distribution, active author group and topic type distribution of chestnut research were discussed. Chestnut cultivation accounted for 40.5% of the literature, high-yielding cultivation techniques have reached a higher level. Pest and disease research accounted for 18.7%, basic research accounted for 11.9%, and seed selection, storage and processing were 6.9%, 6.7% and 6.6% respectively. Hebei, Shandong and Zhejiang have made outstanding achievements in chestnut research