Abstract:By pointing at the current research deficit on organizational power which has been proven to exist in the innovation network,and combining the innovation-network feature that knowledge is the key resources,this paper 1) introduced the concept of knowledge power into the innovation network,and analyzed its formation path and theoretic bases;2) took knowledge power as a new perspective,and studied the network evolution drivers from the multiple levels;and 3) analyzed these drivers impacts on the network evolution through a case study,in order to provide a foundation for further investigations on the driving mechanism of these factors.