Recent　advancements　in　urban　economies　and　population　growth　have　led　to　an　escalation　in　urban　soil　heavy　metal　pollution,　thereby　posing　significant　threats　to　human　life　and　health.　This　paper　presents　a　comprehensive　bibliometric　analysis,　detailing　the　developmental　trajectory,　research　hotspots,　and　emerging　trends　in　the　field　of　urban　soil　heavy　metal　pollution　research.　Utilizing　the　CiteSpace　and　VOSviewer　software　tools,　we　conducted　an　analysis　of　1247　articles　sourced　from　the　Web　of　Science　Core　Collection　Database　(WoSCC)　spanning　the　period　from　2000　to　2022.　Our　analysis　revealed　a　significant　upward　trend　in　the　number　of　publications　during　the　period　2000–2022,　a　trend　expected　to　persist.　Ahmad　Kafeel,　Khan　Zafar　Iqbal,　and　Huang　Biao　emerged　as　the　leading　authors　in　this　domain.　The　journal,　Science　of　the　Total　Environment,　held　the　most　influence,　while　China　led　in　the　number　of　publications,　with　the　Chinese　Academy　of　Sciences　as　the　foremost　contributor.　The　research　predominantly　focused　on　source　apportionment　of　urban　soil　heavy　metal　pollution,　pollution　risk　assessment,　and　the　application　of　environmental　magnetism.　Future　research　priorities　include　assessing　the　human　health　risks　from　diverse　sources　of　heavy　metal　pollution,　a　key　aspect　of　ensuring　urban　safety　and　soil　health.　Our　findings　delineate　the　evolutionary　trajectory　of　urban　soil　heavy　metal　pollution　research　over　the　past　two　decades　and　underscore　the　viability　of　employing　a　dynamic　bibliometric　approach　to　investigate　this　research　discipline.　©　2024　by　the　authors.