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Model Animal Research Center

In research, Model Animal Research Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#829 of 11,023 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,807 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,580 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology (Molecular Biology is 7.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,481
of 22,385 · #3,163 all time
Rank in China
#1,226
of 2,481
Research works
408
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
37.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Model Animal Research Center

What is Model Animal Research Center 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 #829 of 11,023 13.4%242
Health SciencesDomain #1,807 of 16,688 21.2%140
MedicineField #1,580 of 14,558 21.4%136
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #691 of 5,801 13.4%175

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Model Animal Research Center 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Model Animal Research Center work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Model Animal Research Center is in Life Sciences, 37% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (34%), Immunology and Microbiology (9%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 55 fractional works · 53.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 34.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 23.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 9.2% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 8.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 38 fractional works · 37.0% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 35.9% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKModel AnimalResearch Center103fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences54%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences0%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3534.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology109.2%
    3. Neuroscience88.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine3735.9%
    2. Nursing10.6%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Health Professions00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Engineering43.9%
    2. Materials Science21.9%
    3. Environmental Science11.3%
    4. Computer Science11.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    6. Chemistry00.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Psychology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Model Animal Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 24.1 works7.7×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.40× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.19× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.96× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.87× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology9.19×10 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.40×35 works
  3. Neuroscience4.96×8 works
  4. Veterinary1.98×0 works
  5. Medicine1.87×37 works
  6. Nursing1.25×1 works
  7. Materials Science0.55×2 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.53×1 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.45×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.27×1 works
  12. Engineering0.26×4 works
  13. Chemistry0.17×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.14×1 works
  15. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  16. Energy0.06×0 works
  17. Health Professions0.04×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  19. Psychology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Model Animal Research Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Zhenji Gan, Zhongzhou Yang and Liwei Xiao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Model Animal Research Center.

  1. 1 Zhenji Gan China · #116,026 worldwide 2.8k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Zhongzhou Yang China · #278,022 worldwide 6.3k citations · 131 works
  3. 3 Liwei Xiao China · #300,778 worldwide 1.5k citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Tingting Fu China · #379,095 worldwide 2.8k citations · 164 works
  5. 5 Danxia Zhou China · #398,836 worldwide 972 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Jinzhong Qin China · #404,391 worldwide 7.4k citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Shuai Chen China · #445,615 worldwide 3.1k citations · 93 works
  8. 8 Zhisheng Xu China · #448,826 worldwide 785 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Guiquan Chen China · #462,730 worldwide 4.4k citations · 138 works
  10. 10 Peiliang Shi China · #495,872 worldwide 2k citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Model Animal Research Center

What are the most cited papers from Model Animal Research Center?

The most cited paper from Model Animal Research Center is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2021), with 2,743 citations. Next come "High-throughput discovery of novel developmental phenotypes" (1,321) and "Nuclear PKM2 regulates β-catenin transactivation upon EGFR activation" (1,052).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
2 High-throughput discovery of novel developmental phenotypes Mary E. Dickinson et al. · Nature Open access 13 Sep 2016 1,321
3 Nuclear PKM2 regulates β-catenin transactivation upon EGFR activation Weiwei Yang, Yan Xia, Haitao Ji et al. · Nature Open access 4 Nov 2011 1,052
4 Generation of Gene-Modified Cynomolgus Monkey via Cas9/RNA-Mediated Gene Targeting in One-Cell Embryos Yuyu Niu et al. · Cell Open access 31 Jan 2014 1,048
5 Efficient genome modification by CRISPR-Cas9 nickase with minimal off-target effects Bin Shen, Wensheng Zhang, Jun Zhang et al. · Nature Methods 2 Mar 2014 849
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Model Animal Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Immunity, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Reactive Oxygen Species, Metabolic Regulation and Innate Immunity.

▲ 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-now 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. Inflammation10▲ 4.6×50 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress9▲ 5.5×34 topics
  3. Cancer8▲ 6.1×33 topics
  4. Immunity5▲ 12×8 topics
  5. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 15×5 topics
  6. Innate Immunity4▲ 13×10 topics
  7. Metabolic Regulation4▲ 25×4 topics
  8. Reactive Oxygen Species4▲ 10×9 topics
  9. Cell Death4▲ 15×5 topics
  10. Cancer Therapy4▲ 6.5×13 topics
  11. Gene Expression4▲ 5.8×12 topics
  12. Brain Development4▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Insulin Resistance4▲ 7.9×7 topics
  14. Aging4▲ 6.3×11 topics
  15. Immune Response3▲ 5.7×17 topics
  16. Metabolism3▲ 5.7×15 topics
  17. Mitochondria3▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 6.4×8 topics
  19. Neurodegeneration3▲ 8.2×7 topics
  20. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Macrophages2▲ 13×7 topics
  22. Vaccine2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  23. Apoptosis2▲ 7.1×9 topics
  24. Neurodegenerative Diseases2▲ 14×4 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-22▲ 7.5×5 topics
  26. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  27. Brown Adipose Tissue2▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Exercise2▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Gene Therapy2▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Stem Cells2▲ 7.7×10 topics
  31. Thermogenesis2▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 13×9 topics
  33. Tumor Targeting2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Mutation2▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Neuroinflammation2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  36. Mitochondrial Fission2▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Mitochondrial Fusion2▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Synaptic Plasticity2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  39. Genome Engineering2▲ 30×1 topic
  40. RNA-Guided2▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Model Animal Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms.

Adipose Tissue and Metab…2Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…2Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…2CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksNeurogenesis and neuropl…2Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 1 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …1SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…1Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyMolecular BiologyDevelopmental NeuroscienceImmunology3 others

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

  1. 1 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 2 works
  2. 2 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms Developmental Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 1 works
  6. 6 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 1 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 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 available65.4%not open34.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.5%domestic only73.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Model Animal Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower 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 Model Animal Research Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00041% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Model Animal Research Center0.00042% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Model Animal Research Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Model Animal Research Center12.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.7% in 2024.

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