Abstract: There are a lot of theoretical and practical researches on the urban land use efficiency, but the existing research has not reached a consensus on the measuring method and influencing mechanisms of land use efficiency. From the research content, research methods and research conclusions，the paper uses the method of induction and comparative analysis to sort out and summarize the related problems of urban land use efficiency, analyzed the causes of the differences in existing research results, and try to find out the direction of land use efficiency in the future. It is found that the current research on urban land use efficiency mainly includes two aspects: measurement and influence mechanism of efficiency. In addition, the research on land use efficiency evaluation has improved the theoretical system of efficiency, but the research perspective is single and the research significance has certain limitations. The research content and method of land use efficiency impact mechanism are more diverse, but there are more empirical studies and lack of theoretical explanation. Future research needs to improve the research system of land use efficiency in cities, especially development zones, considering the relationship between land use efficiency and land marketization reform, supplyside reform, putting forward feasible policy of how to improve urban land use efficiency in economic transformation and development.