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Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization

hkbio.org.hkROR OpenAlex
Research works
43
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
35.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
75%
world 40%
International
98%
world 18%
Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization

Not ranked overall: Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization work in?

In all years, 78% of research at Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization is in Life Sciences, 15% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (38%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (35%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 3.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 33 fractional works · 77.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 37.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 27.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 35.5% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 32.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 15.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 10.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHong KongBiotechnology…43fractional works, all years
Life Sciences78%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences0%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1637.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1535.5%
    3. Neuroscience13.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.4%
    1. Environmental Science410.1%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.3%
    3. Chemistry01.0%
    4. Engineering01.0%
    5. Materials Science01.0%
    6. Computer Science00.4%
    7. Energy00.2%
    1. Medicine36.5%
    2. Nursing00.1%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    2. Social Sciences00.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 7.01× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.47× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.53× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social 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: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.01×6 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.47×5 works
  3. Environmental Science3.53×3 works
  4. Neuroscience2.25×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.92×0 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.24×0 works
  7. Chemistry0.92×0 works
  8. Nursing0.49×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.28×0 works
  11. Medicine0.28×1 works
  12. Engineering0.17×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.10×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.01×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization?

The most cited paper from Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization is "Genome encode analyses reveal the basis of convergent evolution of fleshy fruit ripening" (Peitao Lü, Yu Sheng, Ning Zhu et al., 2018), with 418 citations. Next come "Food supply and food safety issues in China" (418) and "3D Chromatin Architecture of Large Plant Genomes Determined by Local A/B Compartments" (365).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genome encode analyses reveal the basis of convergent evolution of fleshy fruit ripening Peitao Lü, Yu Sheng, Ning Zhu et al. · Nature Plants Open access 20 Sep 2018 418
2 Food supply and food safety issues in China Hon‐Ming Lam, Justin V. Remais, Ming-Chiu Fung et al. · The Lancet Open access Jun 2013 418
3 3D Chromatin Architecture of Large Plant Genomes Determined by Local A/B Compartments Pengfei Dong, Xiaoyu Tu, Po-Yu Chu et al. · Molecular Plant Open access 22 Nov 2017 365
4 A reference-grade wild soybean genome Min Xie et al. · Nature Communications Open access 14 Mar 2019 284
5 Reconstructing the maize leaf regulatory network using ChIP-seq data of 104 transcription factors Xiaoyu Tu, Maria Katherine Mejía‐Guerra, José A. Valdes Franco et al. · Nature Communications Open access 9 Oct 2020 252
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Transcription Factors, Epigenetic Regulation, Development, MicroRNA, Auxin, Plant and Reactive Oxygen Species.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Expression5▲ 20×10 topics
  2. Transcription Factors4▲ 65×3 topics
  3. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 38×5 topics
  4. Development3▲ 20×3 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  6. MicroRNA3▲ 60×2 topics
  7. Auxin3▲ 139×1 topic
  8. Plant3▲ 139×1 topic
  9. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 12×7 topics
  10. Climate Change2▲ 2.1×24 topics
  11. Drought Resistance2▲ 59×3 topics
  12. Metabolism2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  13. Plant Responses2▲ 69×2 topics
  14. Signal Transduction2▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Light Harvesting2▲ 56×1 topic
  16. Photosystem II2▲ 56×1 topic
  17. Genome Analysis2▲ 35×3 topics
  18. Nitrogen Fixation2▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Antioxidants2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  20. Genetic Regulation2▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Plant Development2▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Abiotic Stress2▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Phosphorus2▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Salt Tolerance2▲ 83×1 topic
  25. Symbiosis2▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  27. Legumes1▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Metabolic Pathways1▲ 68×3 topics
  29. Nitrogen1▲ 88×1 topic
  30. Rhizobium1▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Root Architecture1▲ 88×1 topic
  32. QTL Mapping1▲ 26×3 topics
  33. Cancer1▲ 1.95×11 topics
  34. Ion Channels1▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Drought Tolerance1▲ 19×5 topics
  36. Metabolic Engineering1▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Regulation1▲ 4.3×3 topics
  38. Flooding Stress1▲ 120×1 topic
  39. Genomics1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  40. Submergence Tolerance1▲ 120×1 topic

Which research topics does Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis and Remote Sensing in Agriculture.

Plant Molecular Biology …1Plant Molecular Biology Research: 1 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake an…1Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 1 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing S…1Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…1Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 1 fractional worksPlant responses to water…0Plant responses to water stress: 0 fractional worksIon Channels and Receptors: 0 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 0 fractional works
Plant ScienceEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 1 works
  2. 2 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 1 works
  3. 3 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Plant responses to water stress Plant Science 0 works
  8. 8 Ion Channels and Receptors Sensory Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 0 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 available75.2%not open24.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors98.1%domestic only1.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000066% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization0.00010% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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