Based on bibliometric analysis method, using the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database and CiteSpace software to construct a knowledge graph, a literature statistical analysis and keyword analysis of civil engineering experimental teaching research are conducted to determine the basic characteristics of the relevant literature, reveals its research progress and hotspots, and explores its development trends. Research has shown that the research hotspots in civil engineering experimental teaching mainly revolve around teaching guarantee and curriculum, teaching methods and technology, teaching reform and development, talent cultivation and goals. In the future, civil engineering experimental teaching research may be carried out from four aspects: experimental teaching reform under the integration of new engineering and intelligent construction, experimental teaching education mode guided by curriculum ideology, continuous innovation and optimization of experimental courses and teaching modes, and feedback from scientific research achievements to experimental teaching.