The research on ideological and political education in universities on metaverse is an important aspect for future research in ideological and political education. Based on visual analysis on literature data from sources such as the China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI), it has been found that the related research has made certain achievements in areas such as value empowerment, risk challenges, and coping strategies. Meanwhile it exhibits its research characteristics like refresh thinking and problem orientation. However, there are still shortcomings, such as insufficient depth of understanding and limited practicality. Future research in this area should focus on clarifying the intrinsic connections between the metaverse and its various technologies and ideological and political education in universities. On the other hand paths that can effectively enhance the practicality and specificity of metaverse-related ideological and political education practices should be gradually explored for the purpose to promote the education transformation toward digital intelligence, thus contributing to the modernization of higher education in China.