Abstract:The paper analyzed the characteristics of provincial mobility of highly cited researchers in china by social network analysis. The result showed that the provincial migration of highly cited scientists in China is mainly concentrated in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Sichuan provinces. It has a strong talent attraction for the province of Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Guangdong and Sichuan. It is in a state of net inflow of talents for the province of Guangdong, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Shanghai and Shandong, and Jilin, Anhui, Liaoning and Hunan are in a state of net outflow. Beijing, Shanghai and Jiangsu are in the core position of the network according to the core-periphery structure.