Abstract: Base on a thorough literature review, this paper outlines the connotation and extension of "talents" from historical perspective, disciplinary perspective and policy perspective, and teases measuring standards for high-level talent from the theoretical and practical aspects. This paper considers that the research on high-level talent in China can be summarized into five theoretical perspectives, namely Theory of Personality Trait, Ecosystem Theory, Policy Analysis Perspective, Risk Management Perspective and Spatial Analysis Perspective, and illustrates four characteristics of high-level talent research, i.e., contemporary, political, professional and pluralistic. This paper puts forwards and elaborates four representative analytical methods in high-level talent studies, including Quantitative Research, Curriculum Vitae, Textual-Content Analysis and Spatial Analysis. Based on the overall assessment of the existing literature, this paper analyzes the development trend and future direction of domestic high-level talent research and talent science.