Nanjing University is a vital base and a forefront of the study of economic geography in China, having a profound impact on the development of the country's economic geography. Based on statistics of articles published in selected important Chinese geographical journals, this paper analyzed the development of the study of economic geography in Nanjing University scientifically. Along with the process of internationalization, the study of economic geography began to blossom into a new period of vigorous development. What's more, this study also introduces main directions of economy geography in Nanjing University. Accompanying the development of China's economic geography, a number of new research areas are emerging in addition to the traditional research fields of economic geography. Overall, in the light of the articles published in major geographic journals, the researches of economy geography in Nanjing University are related to nine major areas, including regional economy and regional development; transport geography; spatial structure and spatial distribution; industrial clusters and new industrial districts; enterprise geography and regional growth; low-carbon economy and sustainable development; globalization of economic activity and information technology, institutional economic geography. Finally, for the further development of economic geography discipline of Nanjing University, three main directions for future research are highlighted, including new economic geography, institutional turn/cultural turn, serving the country needs. According to such three directions, this paper also points the specific contents for further study. All in all, the author believes the development of economic geography in Nanjing University will stand at a new height with efforts of Nanjing University's scholars in the further.