Monitoring and evaluating desertification using remote sensing technology allows for timely and accurate grasping of the growth and decline of desertification land， providing a scientific basis for relevant departments to formulate desertification control methods and strategies in a timely manner.This article utilizes the bibliometric analysis package Bibliometrix in R language， as well as the visualization analysis software VOSviewer and CiteSpace， to analyze the international research trends in the application field of remote sensing technology for desertification monitoring and assessment.The results show that：① The number of publications in the field of desertification monitoring and assessment using remote sensing technology has increased dramatically since 2016， indicating that the field is in a stage of rapid development.② This field is an interdisciplinary subject involving multiple disciplines. In recent years， scholars have continuously introduced emerging technologies.③ China has strong research strength and talent base in this field， but there is still room for improvement in international academic influence and international cooperation. ④Both domestic and international research in this field have formed a certain scale of cooperation， but there is still great potential for cross-institutional and cross-national collaboration.In the analysis of research themes， it is found that articles in recent years can be roughly divided into four aspects： the research subjects and their land status of desertification； the causes of desertification， desertification restoration； analysis methods of remote sensing data， and satellites or data platforms related to remote sensing. Based on the above analysis results， this article puts forward relevant suggestions for the future development of remote sensing technology in the field of desertification monitoring and assessment.