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National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing

In research, National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,557 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,414 of 3,579 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,250 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,114
of 28,054 · #3,021 all time
Rank in China
#775
of 3,058
Research works
741
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
73.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 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 #1,557 of 7,800 38.6%90 #1146
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,414 of 3,579 35.1%61 #1232
Physical SciencesDomain #5,250 of 12,888 24.4%62 #9596

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 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#1,146 #1,557
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,232 #1,414
  3. Physical Sciences#9,596 #5,250
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 National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 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 · 43.5 works7.7×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 60.7 works6.1×
← 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: 0.90× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.07× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.96× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.01× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.60× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.32× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 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, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing?

Ranked on the composite score, Feng Shao, Li‐Lin Du and Niu Huang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing.

  1. 1 Feng Shao China · #37,473 worldwide 1.6k citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Li‐Lin Du China · #111,816 worldwide 276 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Niu Huang China · #144,945 worldwide 207 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Wenhui Li China · #149,407 worldwide 229 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Shaorong Gao China · #237,159 worldwide 175 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 She Chen China · #271,201 worldwide 535 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Meng‐Qiu Dong China · #660,582 worldwide 82 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Apoptosis, Inflammation, Cell Death, Transcription Factors and Drug Discovery.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress13▲ 4.3×32 topics
  2. Cancer11▲ 4.3×31 topics
  3. Gene Expression11▲ 9.4×16 topics
  4. Inflammation11▲ 2.8×40 topics
  5. Apoptosis7▲ 12×11 topics
  6. Cell Death6▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Cancer Therapy6▲ 5.2×16 topics
  8. Drug Discovery5▲ 13×6 topics
  9. Transcription Factors5▲ 24×4 topics
  10. Epigenetic Regulation5▲ 12×5 topics
  11. Signal Transduction4▲ 16×6 topics
  12. Immune Response4▲ 4.2×13 topics
  13. Metabolic Regulation4▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Aging4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  15. Metabolism4▲ 4.4×10 topics
  16. Mitochondria4▲ 17×5 topics
  17. Immunity4▲ 5.0×5 topics
  18. Nanocomposites4▲ 2.5×9 topics
  19. Stem Cells4▲ 8.1×13 topics
  20. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  21. Transcriptional Regulation4▲ 12×8 topics
  22. Development3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  23. Insulin Signaling3▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Innate Immunity3▲ 4.8×9 topics
  25. MicroRNA3▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Genomics3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  27. Chromatin3▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Gene Regulation3▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Transition Metal Catalysis3▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Auxin2▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Cell Signaling2▲ 8.4×7 topics
  32. Plant2▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Autophagy2▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Mitochondrial Function2▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Neuronal Circuits2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Transition Metal Complexes2▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Alkaloids2▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Crystal Structure2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  39. Glycosylation2▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Longevity2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Molecular Biology Research, Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, Circadian rhythm and melatonin and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Plant Molecular Biology …2Plant Molecular Biology Research: 2 fractional worksAutophagy in Disease and…2Autophagy in Disease and Therapy: 2 fractional worksCircadian rhythm and melatonin: 2 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 2 fractional worksEndoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease: 2 fractional worksReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…2CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 2 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceEpidemiologyEndocrine and Autonomic SystemsGeophysics4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Autophagy in Disease and Therapy Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Circadian rhythm and melatonin Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease Cell Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 2 works
  10. 10 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 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.

openly available62.5%not open37.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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