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Beijing Institute of Genomics

In research, Beijing Institute of Genomics stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,086 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,259 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 12.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,215
of 28,054 · #7,133 all time
Rank in China
#1,128
of 3,058
Research works
750
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
71.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Beijing Institute of Genomics known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #2,086 of 7,800 36.1%85 #2898
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,259 of 3,579 34.9%71 #1868

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Beijing Institute of Genomics sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Beijing Institute of Genomics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 50.4 works12×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 71.0 works9.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.88× its world share, 71 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.48× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.46× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Beijing Institute of Genomics?

Ranked on the composite score, Jun Yu, Wenming Zhao and Jiayan Wu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Beijing Institute of Genomics.

  1. 1 Jun Yu China · #49,013 worldwide 416 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Wenming Zhao China · #93,249 worldwide 283 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Jiayan Wu China · #236,776 worldwide 160 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Changqing Zeng China · #293,208 worldwide 157 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Shuhui Song China · #720,088 worldwide 87 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Jun Cai China · #1,103,730 worldwide 43 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Xiangdong Fang China · #1,267,984 worldwide 45 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Lan Jiang China · #1,350,715 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Beijing Institute of Genomics

Which keywords describe research at Beijing Institute of Genomics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Cancer, Epigenetic Regulation, RNA-Seq, Cancer Progression, Gene Expression Regulation, m6A-seq and RNA methylation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Gene Expression14▲ 17×15 topics
  2. Cancer13▲ 7.0×30 topics
  3. Epidemiology8▲ 1.60×44 topics
  4. Epigenetic Regulation7▲ 25×6 topics
  5. RNA-Seq7▲ 50×2 topics
  6. Cancer Progression6▲ 26×6 topics
  7. Gene Expression Regulation6▲ 43×2 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.8×29 topics
  9. RNA methylation6▲ 51×1 topic
  10. m6A-seq6▲ 51×1 topic
  11. Inflammation6▲ 2.0×48 topics
  12. Tumor Microenvironment6▲ 9.2×6 topics
  13. DNA Methylation5▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Epigenetic Reprogramming5▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Data Integration5▲ 21×3 topics
  16. Cancer Epigenetics4▲ 47×1 topic
  17. Histone Modification4▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Population Genetics4▲ 23×4 topics
  19. Genetic Variation4▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Immunity4▲ 7.1×7 topics
  21. Single-Cell4▲ 65×1 topic
  22. Transcriptomics4▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Alternative Splicing4▲ 54×1 topic
  24. RNA-Binding Proteins4▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 8.9×6 topics
  26. RNA Regulation4▲ 25×2 topics
  27. SARS-CoV-24▲ 7.9×3 topics
  28. Gene Regulation3▲ 28×4 topics
  29. Transcriptional Regulation3▲ 15×6 topics
  30. genome annotation3▲ 40×1 topic
  31. sequence alignment3▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Cell Death3▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Genomics3▲ 8.3×10 topics
  34. Genome-Wide Association3▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Genomic Instability3▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Long Noncoding RNAs3▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Transcriptional Landscape3▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Targeted Therapy3▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Cell-Free DNA3▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Translation3▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Beijing Institute of Genomics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA modifications and cancer, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics and RNA Research and Splicing.

RNA modifications and ca…6RNA modifications and cancer: 6 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…4Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 4 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial …4Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 4 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing4RNA Research and Splicing: 4 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 3 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 3 fractional worksBioinformatics and Genom…3Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks: 3 fractional worksGenetic Associations and Epidemiology: 3 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…2RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyCancer ResearchGenetics

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  6. 6 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 3 works
  7. 7 Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 3 works
  9. 9 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 2 works
  10. 10 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available61.6%not open38.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.2%domestic only68.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Beijing Institute of Genomics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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