Molecular　docking　is　one　of　the　effective　methods　for　studying　the　interaction　and　recognition　between　protein　and　RNA.　The　reasonable　design　of　scoring　functions　and　accurate　RNA-binding　site　identification　are　critical　to　the　successful　prediction　of　protein-RNA　complex　structures.　In　this　paper,　the　research　progresses　on　the　two　important　aspects　involved　in　protein-RNA　docking　study　including　scoring　function　design　and　RNA-binding　site　prediction　were　reviewed.　And　a　comparison　for　these　currently　proposed　methods　was　made.　Finally,　the　major　difficulties　were　analyzed　in　the　two　aspects　and　the　development　direction　in　the　future　was　discussed.　©　2017,　Editorial　Department　of　Journal　of　Beijing　University　of　Technology.　All　right　reserved.