Soil erodibility for wind erosion research is one of the important aspects in aeolian erosion research and is a crucial parameter for wind erosion prediction. This paper: 1) interpreted the concept of wind erodibility of soil. 2) Reviewed the controls on soil erodibility for wind erosion from 6 aspects, including soil particle and aggregation, soil moisture, crusting, non-erodible roughness element, land management and spatial scale. 3) Classified the available wind erodibility metrics into two groups: those represent the components of wind erodibility and those represent the integrated measures of erodibility. 4) Summarized the measurement approachs of these erodibility metrics. 5) Highlighted the research prospects in the future and several hotspots needed more attention.