The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) onboard the CALIPSO satellite provides high-resolution vertical profiles of aerosols and clouds, which plays a significant role in studying the vertical distribution of atmospheric aerosols. The domestic historical researches in the CNKI academic journal database on CALIPSO satellite atmospheric aerosol studies are reviewed in this article, and a visual analysis of research progress, hotspots, and trends in this field is conducted based on the Citespace software. The analysis includes historical publication volume, research institution analysis, research author group analysis, citation analysis, co-occurring keyword analysis, burst keyword analysis,and keyword clustering analysis. A comprehensive summary of the progress, hotspots, and trends in CALIPSO atmospheric aerosol research is presented.