Supramolecular networks often possess good dynamic features but suffer from low mechanical properties. Supramolecular coordination complexes including metallacycles and metallacages have rigid chemical structures and tunable cavities but often lack processability. Therefore, the reasonable integration of these two types of supramolecular structures into metallacycle/metallacage-cored supramolecular networks will reduce the shortcomings of both structures and offer intriguing properties for diverse applications. This review summarizes the progress of metallacycle/metallacage-cored networks according to the covalent or non-covalent interactions used to connect these metallacycles and metallacages. In each part, the structures, properties, functions and applications of such supramolecular networks are described in detail, in order to demonstrate the most exciting achievements in this emerging area. The remaining challenges and perspectives are also given at the end of this review. We hope this review can give our readers a snapshot on metallacycle/metallacage-cored supramolecular networks and attract more scientists to devote into this promising field.

超分子网络通常具有良好的动态特性，但机械性能较低。包括金属环和金属笼的超分子配位化合物具有刚性化学结构和可调空腔，但通常缺乏可加工性。因此，这两种类型的合理整合将超分子结构转化为金属环/金属笼核超分子网络将减少这两种结构的缺点，并为各种应用提供有趣的特性。本综述根据用于连接这些金属环和金属笼的共价或非共价相互作用总结了金属环/金属笼核网络的进展。在每一部分中，都详细描述了这种超分子网络的结构、性质、功能和应用，以展示这一新兴领域最令人兴奋的成就。其余的挑战和观点也在本次审查结束时给出。我们希望这篇综述能让我们的读者对以金属环/金属笼为核心的超分子网络有一个大概的了解，并吸引更多的科学家投身于这个有前途的领域。