The composite bonded-bolted hybrid joint(BBHJ) is widely focused and developed in aerospace and aviation fields for its full consideration of advantages of bolt and bonded joint. In this review, the relative research development of this BBH joint in composite structures at home and abroad is thoroughly summarized. Focusing on enhancing load sharing and structure bearing ability, the research status, research development and related achievements are introduced from the aspects of composite repairing and damage tolerance, forming process and force-transferring route, parametric influence and load sharing, adhesive de-bonding inhibition and multi-bolt load sharing, and the bearing strength prediction. The existing problems, probable solutions and future developing direction of this joint style is further discussed in order to provide useful reference for the further application of BBHJ in composite structure.