With　the　rise　in　new　energy　industries,　electrochemical　energy　storage,　which　plays　an　important　supporting　role,　has　attracted　extensive　attention　from　researchers　all　over　the　world.　To　trace　the　electrochemical　energy　storage　development　history,　determine　the　research　theme　and　evolution　path,　and　predict　the　future　development　directions,　this　paper　will　use　CitNetExplorer　to　draw　citation　chronology　charts　and　study　the　development　trends　in　this　field　by　analysing　data　downloaded　from　the　Web　of　Science　database.　The　results　indicate　that　the　research　in　this　field　originated　from　the　study　on　energy　storage　materials　and　gradually　divided　into　two　major　fields:　energy　storage　materials　and　applications　after　2000.　The　research　on　the　energy　storage　materials　refers　to　activated　carbon　materials,　carbon　nanotubes,　graphene,　and　mesoporous　carbon　materials.　Energy　storage　applications　mainly　focus　on　power　systems,　new　energy　vehicles,　and　wind　farm　dispatch.　For　research　on　electrochemical　energy　storage　materials,　the　industrialization　of　graphene　may　become　a　new　trending　topic,　and　the　application　research　will　turn　to　the　construction　of　energy　Internet　systems　in　the　future.　This　paper　will　provide　a　full　map　for　the　development　of　electrochemical　energy　storage　and　forecast　the　future　research　directions　in　this　field.