[Purpose/significance] The comprehensive evaluation of academic papers’ influence has become a new topic. Comparing and discovering the differences of international influence of Chinese and American academic papers can help to improve China’s international academic papers’ influence. [Method/process] Based on times cited and usage count,this paper compares the international influence of Chinese and American academic papers in Library and Information Science published from2012 to 2016 and collected in SCI and SSCI. [Result/conclusion] Firstly,compared with the America,the number of academic papers published in SCI and SSCI of our country is low. However,the proportions of distribution of times cited,usage count of the last 180 days and usage count since 2013 are better than the America. Secondly,the degree of the attention of academic papers reaches a stable state after 2 years. The number of usage count and social impact of academic papers can be increased by improving the academic quality and innovation. The paper also points out the development of Library and Information Science in our country,its deficiency,and future research.