Objective To investigate the research situation and tendency on scar caused by burns, so as to provide references for the future research.Methods The papers concerning scar caused by burns were retrieved from Web of Science core collection database. The year, country or region, affiliation, author, research direction, citation, publication journals and the impact factor of publications were analyzed using bibliometrics.Results A total of 2 247 publications related with scar caused by burns were obtained in Web of Science core collection database from 2007 to 2017, and the number of literatures had grown slowly annually. The top 1 productive country or region was America (739, 32.9%), followed by Chinese Mainland (195, 8.7%); the top 1 productive affiliation was the University of Queensland in Australia (57), and the top 1 productive author was Middelkoop E from VU University Amsterdam (50). The scientific research direction mainly focused on surgery and dermology, and the literatures mainly came from Burns and J Burn Care Res. The numbers of papers released by top 10 journals accounted 39.2% of the total numbers of related publications, and the average impact factor of top 10 journals was 2.068 9 in 2017.Conclusion The number of literatures grow slowly annually from 2007 to 2017, and most of them are published in journals with low impact factor. America, the Netherlands and Australia have done more research on scar caused by burns, which plays a significant role in promoting scientific development and academic interaction. During the past 11 years, the number of papers from Chinese Mainland has increased sharply, but the quality is still behind those of western countries.