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Institute of Microbiology

In research, Institute of Microbiology stands highest in Life Sciences (#868 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#882 of 3,579 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,105 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases and Pharmacology — Infectious Diseases is 11.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,249
of 28,054 · #3,426 all time
Rank in China
#589
of 3,058
Research works
4k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
119k
29.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Institute of Microbiology 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
Life SciencesDomain #868 of 7,800 29.2%401 #1488
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #882 of 3,579 25.3%229 #1379
MedicineField #3,105 of 10,443 30.6%200 #2510
Health SciencesDomain #3,831 of 11,982 31.1%212 #3259
Molecular BiologySubfield #780 of 2,175 26.8%140 #1283
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,326 of 3,409 36.6%111 #1540
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #150 of 345 32.6%60 #258
Physical SciencesDomain #5,937 of 12,888 22.3%129 #7101
Environmental ScienceField #2,425 of 3,551 22.4%61 #2861

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Microbiology 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. Life Sciences#1,488 #868
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,379 #882
  3. Medicine#2,510 #3,105
  4. Health Sciences#3,259 #3,831
  5. Molecular Biology#1,283 #780
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,540 #1,326
  7. Infectious Diseases#258 #150
  8. Physical Sciences#7,101 #5,937
  9. Environmental Science#2,861 #2,425
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 Institute of Microbiology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 60.3 works12×
  2. PharmacologySubfield · 36.6 works12×
← 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: 3.11× its world share, 111 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.74× its world share, 229 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.58× its world share, 50 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.64× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 200 worksMedicineNursing: 1.82× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Microbiology?

Ranked on the composite score, Li‐Qun Fang, Xiao‐Ai Zhang and Meiying Xu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Microbiology.

  1. 1 Li‐Qun Fang China · #107,520 worldwide 118 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Xiao‐Ai Zhang China · #253,753 worldwide 125 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Meiying Xu China · #271,915 worldwide 171 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Ruifu Yang China · #283,073 worldwide 189 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Cui Hua Liu China · #308,552 worldwide 309 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Wu‐Chun Cao China · #331,617 worldwide 127 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Yusen Zhou China · #359,550 worldwide 103 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Tao Jiang China · #365,227 worldwide 113 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Fei Liu China · #560,616 worldwide 195 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Tai–Hui Li China · #603,969 worldwide 89 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Microbiology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Microbiology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Phylogenetic Analysis, Vaccine, Endophytic Fungi, Immune Response, Antibiotic Resistance and Vaccine Development.

▲ 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. Epidemiology116▲ 3.9×79 topics
  2. Pathogenesis50▲ 13×22 topics
  3. Phylogenetic Analysis47▲ 21×10 topics
  4. Vaccine38▲ 13×10 topics
  5. Endophytic Fungi33▲ 47×2 topics
  6. Immune Response31▲ 7.3×19 topics
  7. Public Health31▲ 2.8×23 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity30▲ 6.3×19 topics
  9. Antibiotic Resistance29▲ 10×15 topics
  10. Vaccine Development28▲ 15×9 topics
  11. Microbial Communities28▲ 8.9×9 topics
  12. Genomics28▲ 13×10 topics
  13. Fungal Pathogens27▲ 28×5 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy26▲ 6.1×16 topics
  15. Secondary Metabolites25▲ 44×4 topics
  16. SARS-CoV-225▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Ecosystem Functioning24▲ 17×6 topics
  18. Gut Microbiota23▲ 8.8×6 topics
  19. DNA Barcoding22▲ 18×5 topics
  20. Mycorrhizal Fungi21▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Biological Activities21▲ 17×8 topics
  22. Immunity21▲ 6.8×8 topics
  23. Nutrient Cycling20▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Polysaccharides20▲ 36×3 topics
  25. Fungal Diversity20▲ 61×2 topics
  26. Community Structure20▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Vector Control20▲ 23×4 topics
  28. Plant Interactions20▲ 69×1 topic
  29. Soil Biota20▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Host Specificity19▲ 23×4 topics
  31. Marine Natural Products19▲ 61×2 topics
  32. Genome Sequencing19▲ 16×7 topics
  33. ACE2 Receptor19▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Antibiotics19▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Coronavirus19▲ 12×2 topics
  36. RNA-Seq19▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Drug Discovery19▲ 11×8 topics
  38. Nutritional Value19▲ 22×4 topics
  39. Quality Assessment19▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Functional Genomics18▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Microbiology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Fungal Biology and Applications and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…20Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 20 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…18Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 18 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 18 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…16Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 16 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Produc…16Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 16 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 14 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 14 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…14Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 14 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 13 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 13 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologyPharmacologyCell Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 20 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 18 works
  3. 3 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 18 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 16 works
  5. 5 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 16 works
  6. 6 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 14 works
  7. 7 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 14 works
  8. 8 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 14 works
  9. 9 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 13 works
  10. 10 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 13 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 available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Microbiology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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