By the methods of reading,commentary and induction,this paper sorted out the fruits of the level of agricultural modernization development domestically and abroad since 1990s,especially the quantitative research of in the past 10 years.It summarized from four perspectives,namely the main evaluation methods,indicators system, the identification of index weight and target to explore the laws of quantitative research of agricultural modernization.It showed that the quantitative research method most widely used is the comprehensive index method; the agricultural modernization consists of five basic steps; the evaluation index system of agricultural modernization in general includes agricultural production conditions and other sections; evaluation criteria should determine the value dynamically and closely reflect local realities and trends.The article also pointed out that problems like collecting and collating data,the lack of deep research into relevant foreign study materials and urge for new evaluation methods and tools were still popular in the quantitative research of agricultural modernization.