Abstract: In order to understand the publishing trend of silage additives research field in core journals in China, and to analyze it’s research status in this field, the silage additive related articles published in SCI source journals, EI source journals, core journals, CSSCI and CSCD from 2008 to 2018 in CNKI database were selected for statistical analysis from the perspectives of publication trend, subject, research institution, publication journal, keywords, and citation frequency. The results showed that the number of articles on silage additives from 2008 to 2018 increased significantly（P＜0.01, R~2=0.795） from 2008 to 2018, and the top three publications were Acta Agrestia Sinica, Acta Prataculturae Sinica and Pratacultural Science, with 65, 60 and 34 articles respectively. The main research subjects filed were animal husbandry, crop science, grass science, etc. The top three of research institutions were China Agricultural University, Institute of Grassland and Research of CAAS, NanJing Agricultural University, with 98, 43 and 37 articles respectively. The most studied silage additives were microbial preparation lactic acid bacteria and green juice fermentation liquor, with 135 and 22 articles published respectively, and the research on enzyme preparation cellulase was the second, with 48 articles published. The silage targets selected in additive research mainly include corn, alfalfa, straw and other artificially planted pastures and their mixed storage. And corn was the most studied with 63 articles published, while the silage research on natural pastures is less. The research direction of frequently cited literature focused on mixed storage, the effects of different microbial additives on silage quality and aerobic stability, and the changes of microorganisms in silage. The results indicated that the research in the field of silage additives in China should explore the actual production of silage with lower cost, higher quality and higher safety on the basis of applied research, so as to promote the healthy and sustainable development of animal husbandry in China.