中文摘要：

研究了社会网络分析的含义、相关理论及其方法的发展轨迹，并且从研究方法、研究内容及研究数量等方面探讨了社会网络分析方法在创新研究中的运用。运用社会网络分析方法更多地倾向于对网络中互动节点间关系改变的研究，而不是对节点本身的研究。社会网络分析与传统计量经济学方法相结合、与案例研究相结合，分析网络结构特征对创新以及其他组织问题的影响，可以更深刻地揭示研究问题的本质。

英文摘要：

Firstly, the theory of social network analysis is introduced and its track of development is analyzed. Then the method of social network analysis in the literature is concluded and the methodology, content and quantity in literature is summarized to analyze the application of the social network to the innovative research . This paper proposes that the study using social network analysis prefers the change of connections between interactive nodes rather than nodes themselves; therefore, the combination of social network analysis, traditional quantitative economic methods and case study and analysis of the impact of network structure characteristics on the innovation and other organizational questions can help to discover the nature of the problem profoundly.