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BGI Group (China)

In research, BGI Group (China) stands highest in Life Sciences (#437 of 6,403 worldwide), Health Sciences (#910 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#850 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology, Genetics and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Molecular Biology is 9.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,343
of 22,385 · #1,364 all time
Rank in China
#299
of 2,481
Research works
1.6k
▲ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
77k
48.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.24×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
BGI Group (China)

What is BGI Group (China) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #437 of 6,403 19.3%299 #519
Health SciencesDomain #910 of 9,902 21.9%127 #999
MedicineField #850 of 8,541 21.7%119 #910
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #331 of 2,964 17.2%217 #441
Molecular BiologySubfield #310 of 1,880 16.9%147 #434
Physical SciencesDomain #2,083 of 10,670 17.1%90 #1918

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where BGI Group (China) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#519 #437
  2. Health Sciences#999 #910
  3. Medicine#910 #850
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#441 #331
  5. Molecular Biology#434 #310
  6. Physical Sciences#1,918 #2,083
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does BGI Group (China) work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at BGI Group (China) is in Life Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (41%), Medicine (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 4.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 345 fractional works · 56.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 250 fractional works · 40.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 168 fractional works · 27.4% of its workGenetics: 42 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCancer Research: 19 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 51 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPlant Science: 31 fractional works · 5.0% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 29 fractional works · 4.7% of its workImmunology: 23 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 144 fractional works · 23.5% of its workMedicine: 136 fractional works · 22.2% of its workOncology: 19 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 101 fractional works · 16.6% of its workEngineering: 31 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 28 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBGI Group (China)612fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences56%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25040.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences518.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology294.7%
    4. Neuroscience132.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    1. Medicine13622.2%
    2. Health Professions30.5%
    3. Nursing30.4%
    4. Dentistry20.3%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Engineering315.0%
    2. Environmental Science284.6%
    3. Computer Science172.8%
    4. Chemistry71.2%
    5. Materials Science50.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.7%
    7. Energy40.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy30.4%
    9. Mathematics10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting71.2%
    2. Psychology50.8%
    3. Social Sciences50.8%
    4. Decision Sciences30.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does BGI Group (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 167.6 works9.1×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 42.3 works8.3×
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 250.1 works7.7×
  4. ImmunologySubfield · 23.1 works5.5×
← 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: 1.76× its world share, 51 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.66× its world share, 250 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.63× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 136 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 5 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, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.66×250 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology4.63×28 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.76×51 works
  4. Neuroscience1.33×13 works
  5. Medicine1.15×136 works
  6. Environmental Science0.93×28 works
  7. Nursing0.84×2 works
  8. Veterinary0.78×1 works
  9. Chemistry0.77×7 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.73×2 works
  11. Energy0.64×4 works
  12. Dentistry0.59×2 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.50×3 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×4 works
  15. Computer Science0.36×17 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.36×7 works
  17. Engineering0.33×31 works
  18. Psychology0.26×5 works
  19. Materials Science0.24×5 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.21×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.19×1 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.19×2 works
  23. Health Professions0.19×3 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×2 works
  25. Social Sciences0.06×5 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.04×1 works

Who are the top researchers at BGI Group (China)?

Ranked on the quality score, Xun Xu, Jian Wang and Huanming Yang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BGI Group (China).

  1. 1 Xun Xu China · #2,327 worldwide 132k citations · 1,080 works
  2. 2 Jian Wang China · #2,580 worldwide 34k citations · 196 works
  3. 3 Huanming Yang China · #4,143 worldwide 246k citations · 1,101 works
  4. 4 Xiaodong Fang China · #15,539 worldwide 65k citations · 299 works
  5. 5 Yingrui Li China · #16,893 worldwide 128k citations · 318 works
  6. 6 Shida Zhu China · #17,291 worldwide 21k citations · 201 works
  7. 7 Huijue Jia China · #20,437 worldwide 24k citations · 134 works
  8. 8 Ruiqiang Li China · #23,233 worldwide 74k citations · 167 works
  9. 9 Yong Hou China · #24,207 worldwide 20k citations · 238 works
  10. 10 Longqi Liu China · #24,461 worldwide 10k citations · 209 works
All ranked researchers at BGI Group (China)

What are the most cited papers from BGI Group (China)?

The most cited paper from BGI Group (China) is "Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome" (Eric S. Lander et al., 2001), with 24,745 citations. Next come "A global reference for human genetic variation" (20,444) and "Second-generation PLINK: rising to the challenge of larger and richer datasets" (14,446).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome Eric S. Lander et al. · Nature Open access252 authors Feb 2001 24,745
2 A global reference for human genetic variation Corresponding authors et al. · Nature Open access815 authors 29 Sep 2015 20,444
3 Second-generation PLINK: rising to the challenge of larger and richer datasets Christopher C. Chang, Carson C. Chow, Laurent CAM Tellier et al. · GigaScience Open access 24 Feb 2015 14,446
4 Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding Roujian Lu et al. · The Lancet Open access 30 Jan 2020 12,621
5 A human gut microbial gene catalogue established by metagenomic sequencing Junjie Qin et al. · Nature Open access Mar 2010 11,892
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at BGI Group (China)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, RNA-Seq, Phylogenetic Analysis, Data Integration, Single-Cell, Transcriptomics, Quality Assessment and genome annotation.

▲ 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-now 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 Expression54▲ 14×19 topics
  2. RNA-Seq51▲ 71×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology32▲ 1.33×78 topics
  4. Phylogenetic Analysis30▲ 16×13 topics
  5. Data Integration27▲ 26×3 topics
  6. Single-Cell26▲ 82×1 topic
  7. Transcriptomics26▲ 82×1 topic
  8. Cancer25▲ 3.1×38 topics
  9. Quality Assessment25▲ 22×2 topics
  10. genome annotation24▲ 61×1 topic
  11. sequence alignment24▲ 61×1 topic
  12. Inflammation23▲ 1.79×61 topics
  13. Gut Microbiota20▲ 9.2×6 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress19▲ 1.87×43 topics
  15. Cell-Free DNA18▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Microbial Communities17▲ 6.5×7 topics
  17. Epigenetic Regulation17▲ 13×6 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity17▲ 6.2×15 topics
  19. Inflammatory Diseases17▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Immune Responses16▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Metabolic Health16▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Metagenomic Analysis16▲ 22×1 topic
  23. Short-Chain Fatty Acids16▲ 22×1 topic
  24. Genomics14▲ 7.8×11 topics
  25. Targeted Therapy14▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Data Analysis13▲ 8.4×3 topics
  27. Genomic Instability12▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Tumor Microenvironment11▲ 4.0×8 topics
  29. Cancer Genomics11▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Mutational Signatures11▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Population Genetics10▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Innate Immunity10▲ 5.3×9 topics
  33. Genetic Variation10▲ 7.7×6 topics
  34. Normalization10▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Prenatal Diagnosis10▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Probiotics10▲ 6.5×6 topics
  37. Genomic Sequencing9▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Transcription Factors8▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Bioinformatics8▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Small RNAs8▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does BGI Group (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Gut microbiota and health and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Single-cell and spatial …26Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 26 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…24Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 24 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 16 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…11Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 11 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and D…7Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 7 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…7CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 7 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 7 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic Variations: 6 fractional worksGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities: 6 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 6 fractional works
Molecular BiologyCancer ResearchPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGenetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 26 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 24 works
  3. 3 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 16 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 11 works
  5. 5 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 works
  6. 6 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 7 works
  7. 7 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 7 works
  8. 8 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 6 works
  9. 9 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 6 works
  10. 10 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 6 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 available69.3%not open30.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.3%domestic only59.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has BGI Group (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is BGI Group (China) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0027% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%BGI Group (China)0.0028% in 202520102020

Fractional works of BGI Group (China) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%BGI Group (China)21.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.2% in 2012.

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