Abstract: This paper drew on the theory of ‘scientific field’ by Bourdieu, proposed the hypothesis that in scientific field of different levels of autonomy the political capital would have different effects. To test this hypothesis, this paper focused on the number of papers published by scientists within the last three years and examined the different effects of administration position factor in publishing ‘fields’ of different autonomy. The paper distinguished two types of ‘fields’ of different autonomy, which is discipline and the level of journals. Using the data from a survey on Chinese scientists, the different effects of administration position were proved, conforming that the autonomy of scientific field will influence the relationships between scientific and political powers of the field.