Objective: To quantitatively analyzed literature on nursing work in radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in China in the past 10 years, and exploration of its development trend. Methods: By searching databases such as CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP, relevant literature on nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell radiotherapy care published between 2012 and 2022 was organized and using visualized tools such as VOSviewer and CiteSpace. Results: From 2012 to 2022, published 1 886 papers, an average of 171 papers had been published per year; there are a total of 3 310 authors and 129 core authors, clustered into 9 teams; there were a total of 894 publishing institutions, scattered in 9 institutional teams, mainly in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian; research hotspots mainly focused on the research and clinical application evaluation of new nursing models such as radiotherapy side effect nursing, evidence-based nursing, and high-quality nursing; the main theme of the evolution is the shift from single symptom toxic side effect nursing to a comprehensive and comprehensive nursing research model focused on improving the quality of life of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients; the exploration of new nursing models such as high-quality nursing, information-based nursing, full process nursing, and psychological nursing would be the future development trend. Conclusion: In the past decade or so, the number of research has increased, but the research team is scattered, and the quality of research results needs to be improved. The core team still needs to be formed, and there are certain academic barriers between authors or institutions. It is recommended to strengthen cooperation and exchange among regions to promote the output of high-level achievements; we shall explore new nursing techniques and models, be committed to improving clinical efficacy and fully leveraging nursing advantages.