In view of an inquiry into the influence of authorship characteristics on journals, taking CNKI highly cited data from the Journal of Hunan University of Technology as the research object, a study has thus been carried out on the influence and trend of the author's research team and professional direction on the citation frequency of the article. The results indicate that a lack of artiles by excellent research teams is the main reason for the decline in the influence of journals, while the excessive publication of articles by graduate teams is a limiting factor that restricts the further elevation in quality of journals. There have been a significant change in number of highly cited articles by different professional authors around 2010, mainly influenced by such factors as the prosperity of the profession and the breadth of technical expertise. It is recommended to enhance the invitation of excellent teams to submit articles, actively invite articles for hot topics, continuously improve the quality of journal services, and tilt towards the high-quality development of the“three highs and four new”majors in Hunan Province.