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Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica

In research, Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,650 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#4,740 of 7,814 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#3,566 of 4,961 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,841
of 28,054 · #10,870 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#136
of 221
Research works
523
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
34.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #4,650 of 14,347 18.6%339
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,740 of 7,814 17.3%214
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,566 of 4,961 18.7%135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica 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).

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: 1.90× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.94× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.98× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.49× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.64× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 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, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica?

Ranked on the composite score, Hung‐Chih Kuo, Han‐Chung Wu and Pung‐Pung Hwang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica.

  1. 1 Hung‐Chih Kuo Taiwan · #739,027 worldwide 60 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Han‐Chung Wu Taiwan · #1,143,308 worldwide 63 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Pung‐Pung Hwang Taiwan · #1,201,126 worldwide 57 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Stem Cells, Neuroscience, Drosophila, Insulin Signaling, Aquaculture, Metabolic Regulation and Genetics.

▲ 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 Change9▲ 4.1×11 topics
  2. Stem Cells6▲ 29×9 topics
  3. Neuroscience5▲ 21×3 topics
  4. Drosophila5▲ 139×2 topics
  5. Insulin Signaling5▲ 66×4 topics
  6. Aquaculture5▲ 21×5 topics
  7. Metabolic Regulation5▲ 32×3 topics
  8. Genetics4▲ 7.4×3 topics
  9. Neuronal Circuits4▲ 65×2 topics
  10. Cancer Therapy4▲ 8.4×9 topics
  11. Olfactory System4▲ 75×2 topics
  12. Ionotropic Receptors4▲ 179×1 topic
  13. Memory Formation4▲ 179×1 topic
  14. Cancer4▲ 3.4×19 topics
  15. Physiological Adaptation4▲ 137×2 topics
  16. Innate Immunity4▲ 13×7 topics
  17. Invasive Species4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  18. Metabolic Rate4▲ 65×2 topics
  19. Temperature3▲ 35×1 topic
  20. Thermal Tolerance3▲ 186×1 topic
  21. Gene Expression3▲ 6.3×12 topics
  22. Zebrafish3▲ 184×2 topics
  23. Development3▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Biodiversity3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  25. Ocean Acidification3▲ 43×3 topics
  26. Antimicrobial Peptides2▲ 68×2 topics
  27. Gene Regulation2▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Host Defense2▲ 54×2 topics
  29. Vaccine2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  30. Cell Signaling2▲ 18×9 topics
  31. Embryonic Development2▲ 112×2 topics
  32. Evolutionary Biology2▲ 79×2 topics
  33. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Tumorigenesis2▲ 63×2 topics
  35. Cell Fate2▲ 313×1 topic
  36. Notch Signaling2▲ 142×1 topic
  37. Wnt Signaling2▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Immune Modulation2▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 44×2 topics
  40. SARS-CoV-22▲ 7.4×4 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Physiological and biochemical adaptations, Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 4 fractional worksPhysiological and biochemical adaptations: 3 fractional worksDevelopmental Biology and Gene Regulation: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 2 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis dynamics: 2 fractional worksAntimicrobial Peptides a…2Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 1 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceEcologyMolecular BiologyNature and Landscape Conservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
  2. 2 Physiological and biochemical adaptations Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 2 works
  6. 6 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities Microbiology 2 works
  8. 8 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 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 available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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