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Chengdu Institute of Biology

In research, Chengdu Institute of Biology stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#725 of 3,409 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,519 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,467 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Organic Chemistry — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 15.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,489
of 28,054 · #6,192 all time
Rank in China
#1,017
of 3,058
Research works
2.3k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Chengdu Institute of Biology 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #725 of 3,409 36.4%131 #1149
Physical SciencesDomain #3,519 of 12,888 24.6%253 #4769
Environmental ScienceField #1,467 of 3,551 27.0%137 #2235
Life SciencesDomain #3,269 of 7,800 28.8%239 #4769
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,728 of 3,579 20.9%89 #3903

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chengdu Institute of Biology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,149 #725
  2. Physical Sciences#4,769 #3,519
  3. Environmental Science#2,235 #1,467
  4. Life Sciences#4,769 #3,269
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,903 #2,728
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Chengdu Institute of Biology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 15.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 38.3 works15×
  2. EcologySubfield · 43.7 works10×
  3. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 29.5 works7.2×
  4. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 28.8 works7.0×
← 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: 5.11× its world share, 131 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.11× its world share, 90 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.63× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.85× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.90× its world share, 42 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.11× its world share, 137 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 6 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chengdu Institute of Biology?

Ranked on the composite score, Weikai Bao, Xiaoyu Zhu and Li‐Sheng Ding lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chengdu Institute of Biology.

  1. 1 Weikai Bao China · #253,000 worldwide 106 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Xiaoyu Zhu China · #315,945 worldwide 129 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Li‐Sheng Ding China · #405,370 worldwide 56 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Daping Li China · #552,932 worldwide 102 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Dongmei Fang China · #781,479 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Guangxun Li China · #827,246 worldwide 64 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Xueyong Pang China · #917,134 worldwide 82 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Xiaofeng Ma China · #959,182 worldwide 79 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Jianping Jiang China · #998,328 worldwide 82 citations · 81 works
  10. 10 Qing Liu China · #1,007,895 worldwide 92 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Chengdu Institute of Biology

Which keywords describe research at Chengdu Institute of Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Ecosystem Functioning, Phylogenetic Analysis, Invasive Species, Biogeography and Conservation Biology.

▲ 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. Climate Change97▲ 6.7×61 topics
  2. Biodiversity42▲ 10×23 topics
  3. Habitat Fragmentation35▲ 30×5 topics
  4. Ecosystem Functioning29▲ 28×7 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Analysis29▲ 17×16 topics
  6. Invasive Species27▲ 12×16 topics
  7. Biogeography27▲ 19×18 topics
  8. Conservation Biology26▲ 47×3 topics
  9. Population Dynamics26▲ 19×6 topics
  10. Microbial Communities25▲ 11×9 topics
  11. Global Change23▲ 17×7 topics
  12. Conservation21▲ 9.1×14 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services17▲ 8.3×10 topics
  14. Nutrient Limitation17▲ 31×2 topics
  15. Soil Carbon Sequestration17▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Soil Fertility17▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Biochar Application16▲ 29×1 topic
  18. Nitrogen Cycle16▲ 48×1 topic
  19. Wastewater Treatment16▲ 13×8 topics
  20. Biodiversity Loss15▲ 53×3 topics
  21. Amphibian Declines14▲ 115×1 topic
  22. Chytridiomycosis14▲ 115×1 topic
  23. Antioxidant14▲ 3.9×29 topics
  24. Ecosystem14▲ 24×4 topics
  25. Ecosystem Resilience13▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Phylogeny13▲ 16×10 topics
  27. Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 6.1×11 topics
  28. Taxonomy12▲ 17×10 topics
  29. Microbial Ecology11▲ 12×4 topics
  30. DNA Barcoding11▲ 13×7 topics
  31. Molecular Phylogeny11▲ 14×10 topics
  32. Hydrology11▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Microbial Processes11▲ 35×3 topics
  34. Model Evaluation11▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Biological Invasions11▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Citizen Science11▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Community Ecology11▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Species Richness10▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Functional Diversity10▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Methane Emissions10▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does Chengdu Institute of Biology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 16 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 14 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…10Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 10 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…10Species Distribution and Climate Change: 10 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 10 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 8 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands E…8Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 8 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal: 7 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 7 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…7Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 7 fractional works
Soil ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationEcological Modeling4 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 16 works
  2. 2 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 14 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 10 works
  5. 5 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 10 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  7. 7 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 8 works
  8. 8 Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal Pollution 7 works
  9. 9 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  10. 10 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 7 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chengdu Institute of Biology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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