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This study employed the Difference in Difference (DID) model and the bibliometrics method with aim to novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This study conducted a comparative analysis based on the number of publications, co-authorship, and institutional collaborations on telemedicine literature research in China before and after the outbreak of COVID-19 (October 2017 to March 2022). The quantity, classification, and research focus of Chinese telemedicine literature was also compared based on data before the outbreak (October 2017 to December 2019) and after the outbreak (January 2020 to March 2022).The results show that the number of articles published by Chinese scholars on telemedicine research have soared after the outbreak of COVID-19, with significant emergence in the trend of co-authorship and institutional collaboration. The research hotspots focused on artificial intelligence, Wise Information Technology of Med (WITMED), and public hospitals, extending from the pre-pandemic topics including teleconsultation, internet+, and hierarchical medical system.