Abstract: ［Purpose/Significance］This article aims at demonstrating the progress of foreign cognitive switching research.［Design/Methodology］The paper that proposed cognitive switching theory was treated as the seed paper. The word frequency statistic analysis was conducted oriented to the keywords in the citing papers. Then the method of literature study was employed to review the development trend of cognitive switching research based on the citing papers.［Findings/Conclusion］The word frequency statistic analysis presents the important and hot topics of cognitive switching research. The development trend of cognitive switching research lies in the manifestation of cognitive switching, the impact of cognitive switching on user behavior of information systems and the impact of cognitive switching on group and organizational behavior.［Originality/Value］The progress of cognitive switching research abroad was presented based on the citing papers. Future research directions with the use of cognitive switching theory in the field of library and information science were discussed.

Key words: Cognitive switching, Manifestation, User behavior of information systems, Group behavior, Organizational behavior