Abstract: 217 references listed in Chinese and English papers as well as the books published during 1980—2010 on research and application of geological reference materials in China were collected. The chronological index, the topic index (comprehensive reviews, research reports, preparation techniques and methods, special topic reviews) and the author index are given. Finally, a straightforward statistics is outlined, summarizing the number of publications and the ranking of those references in accordance with publication year, subject, types of reference materials (rock, sediment and soil; ore and mineral; noble metal; energy and mineral resource; chemical phase, organism and food; element speciation and availability; isotope and chronology; EPMA analysis)，journal and institution.