Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica
In research, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,951 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Molecular Biology — Plant Science is 22.9× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #12,445 of 28,054 · #7,582 all time
- Rank in Taiwan
- #117 of 221
- Research works
- 596 ▼ 15% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 29k 48.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 32.6% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 67% world 28%
What is Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life SciencesDomain | #4,951 of 7,800 | 32.6% | 92 | #2929 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Plant and Microbial 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).
What does Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 22.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Plant ScienceSubfield · 42.9 works23×
- Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 47.8 works9.3×
- Molecular BiologySubfield · 30.4 works9.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 42.0 works7.3×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.6×
- Environmental Science 1.0×
- Energy 0.8×
- Chemistry 0.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.4×
- Nursing 0.4×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.3×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Veterinary 0.2×
- Dentistry 0.2×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.0×
- Social Sciences 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica?
Ranked on the composite score, Wolfgang Schmidt, Yuki Nakamura and Guang‐Yuh Jauh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica.
- 1 Wolfgang Schmidt Taiwan · #127,352 worldwide 293 citations · 37 works
- 2 Yuki Nakamura Taiwan · #1,102,055 worldwide 74 citations · 29 works
- 3 Guang‐Yuh Jauh Taiwan · #1,200,973 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
- 4 Shu‐Hsing Wu Taiwan · #1,333,462 worldwide 52 citations · 15 works
- 5 Pao‐Yang Chen Taiwan · #1,537,854 worldwide 37 citations · 21 works
Which keywords describe research at Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Transcription Factors, Epigenetic Regulation, Development, Plant, Plant Immunity, Signal Transduction and Genomics.
- Symbiosis
- Bacterial Blight
- Photosystem II
- Phosphorus
- sequence alignment
- Small RNAs
- Host Recognition
- Functional Genomics
- Salt Tolerance
- Rhizosphere Interactions
- Microbial Pathogens
- Antioxidants
- Drought Resistance
- Root Exudates
- Microbiome
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Signal Transduction
- Plant Immunity
- Development
- Transcription Factors
- Gene Expression
- Epigenetic Regulation
- Plant
- Oxidative Stress
- Genomics
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Plant Responses
- Abiotic Stress
- Pattern Recognition Receptors
- Host Specificity
- Plant Development
- Metabolism
- Stress Signaling
- Genetic Regulation
- RNA-Seq
- genome annotation
- Nitrogen
- Light Harvesting
- Type III Secretion System
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
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
- Gene Expression17▲ 25×11 topics
- Transcription Factors10▲ 78×4 topics
- Epigenetic Regulation10▲ 42×6 topics
- Development8▲ 21×1 topic
- Plant8▲ 160×1 topic
- Plant Immunity7▲ 73×2 topics
- Oxidative Stress7▲ 4.0×12 topics
- Signal Transduction6▲ 41×4 topics
- Genomics6▲ 18×5 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 18×6 topics
- Reactive Oxygen Species5▲ 12×4 topics
- Microbiome5▲ 34×2 topics
- Plant Responses5▲ 54×2 topics
- Root Exudates4▲ 60×2 topics
- Abiotic Stress4▲ 58×2 topics
- Drought Resistance4▲ 42×2 topics
- Pattern Recognition Receptors4▲ 33×2 topics
- Antioxidants4▲ 9.0×3 topics
- Host Specificity4▲ 35×2 topics
- Microbial Pathogens4▲ 72×1 topic
- Plant Development4▲ 65×3 topics
- Rhizosphere Interactions4▲ 48×1 topic
- Metabolism4▲ 7.7×5 topics
- Salt Tolerance4▲ 81×1 topic
- Stress Signaling4▲ 81×1 topic
- Functional Genomics4▲ 46×2 topics
- Genetic Regulation4▲ 23×4 topics
- Host Recognition4▲ 54×2 topics
- RNA-Seq4▲ 33×2 topics
- Small RNAs4▲ 60×2 topics
- genome annotation4▲ 54×1 topic
- sequence alignment4▲ 54×1 topic
- Nitrogen4▲ 115×1 topic
- Phosphorus4▲ 40×1 topic
- Light Harvesting4▲ 86×1 topic
- Photosystem II4▲ 86×1 topic
- Type III Secretion System3▲ 58×2 topics
- Bacterial Blight3▲ 150×1 topic
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria3▲ 150×1 topic
- Symbiosis3▲ 31×2 topics
Which research topics does Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 8 works
- 2 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 4 works
- 3 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 4 works
- 4 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 4 works
- 5 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 4 works
- 6 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 4 works
- 7 Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies Plant Science 3 works
- 8 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 3 works
- 9 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 2 works
- 10 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 2 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Taipei
- National Taiwan University
- National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- National Taipei University of Technology
- Academia Sinica
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
- National Taiwan Normal University
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.