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BGI Research

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,894
of 28,054
Rank in China
#1,413
of 3,058
Research works
115
▲ 574% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What does BGI Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 11.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 33.3 works12×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 45.0 works8.9×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 60.0 works4.9×
← 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: 1.99× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.92× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.05× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at BGI Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, RNA-Seq, Data Integration, Single-Cell, Transcriptomics, Phylogenetic Analysis, genome annotation and sequence alignment.

▲ 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 Expression12▲ 21×13 topics
  2. RNA-Seq12▲ 115×2 topics
  3. Data Integration8▲ 48×2 topics
  4. Single-Cell7▲ 175×1 topic
  5. Transcriptomics7▲ 175×1 topic
  6. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 20×7 topics
  7. Cancer5▲ 3.6×21 topics
  8. genome annotation4▲ 74×1 topic
  9. sequence alignment4▲ 74×1 topic
  10. Inflammation4▲ 2.0×32 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.2×22 topics
  12. Epigenetic Regulation3▲ 15×5 topics
  13. Gut Microbiota3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  14. Microbial Communities3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  15. Genomics3▲ 9.4×7 topics
  16. Inflammatory Diseases3▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Metabolic Health3▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Metagenomic Analysis2▲ 23×1 topic
  19. Short-Chain Fatty Acids2▲ 23×1 topic
  20. Cell-Free DNA2▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Data Analysis2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  23. Biomarkers2▲ 3.4×10 topics
  24. Targeted Therapy2▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Biosensors2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  26. Genomic Instability2▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Normalization2▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Cancer Genomics2▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Feature Selection2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  30. Genome Engineering2▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Mutational Signatures2▲ 26×1 topic
  32. RNA-Guided2▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Bacterial Diversity2▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Microbial Ecology2▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Bioinformatics2▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Marine Microbes2▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Microbial Biogeography2▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Transcription Factors2▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Genetic Variation2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  40. Population Genetics2▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does BGI Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Gut microbiota and health and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering.

Single-cell and spatial …7Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 7 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…4Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 4 fractional worksGut microbiota and health2Gut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…2CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…2Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…2Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional worksGene expression and cancer classification: 1 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 1 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic Variations: 1 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyCancer ResearchEcologyPlant Science

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

  1. 1 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 7 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 2 works
  6. 6 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Gene expression and cancer classification Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 1 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 available81.7%not open18.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.5%domestic only47.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BGI Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 574% higher 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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