The study systematically analyzed research on newly graduated nurses from the Web of Science Core Collection and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases between January 1, 2015 and April 28, 2025. It included 4,372 articles in English and 3,218 articles in Chinese. English-language publications have grown steadily, while Chinese publications have shown a fluctuating decline. Both literatures focus on the mental health of newly graduated nurses. The English literature emphasizes nursing education, professional experience, clinical decision-making, and preadmission interventions. The Chinese literature focuses on retraining, the development of special competences, transitional shock mechanisms and local support systems. The authors recommend strengthening international exchange, interdisciplinary collaboration, optimizing digital training pathways and creating support systems balancing local and global perspectives.