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Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences

In research, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences stands highest in Life Sciences (#722 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#748 of 7,814 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#508 of 4,961 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,505
of 28,054 · #2,173 all time
Rank in China
#1,657
of 3,058
Research works
3.4k
▼ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
181k
52.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences 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 #722 of 14,347 27.9%2,338
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #748 of 7,814 25.1%1,532
Molecular BiologySubfield #508 of 4,961 24.5%1,107
Plant ScienceSubfield #302 of 2,837 49.0%283
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,076 of 6,031 43.9%379
MedicineField #3,962 of 17,978 28.6%715
Health SciencesDomain #5,261 of 20,462 28.7%747
NeuroscienceField #801 of 2,675 22.5%266
Physical SciencesDomain #7,969 of 21,541 26.3%320
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #998 of 1,980 27.2%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences 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 Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 27.8 works6.6×
← 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: 1.68× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.57× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.22× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.17× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.40× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 2 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, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Hui Wang, Hao Ying and Yuhang Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences.

  1. 1 Hui Wang China · #116,653 worldwide 146 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Hao Ying China · #433,508 worldwide 132 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Yuhang Zhang China · #572,058 worldwide 104 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Jian Shen China · #821,016 worldwide 55 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Yizheng Wang China · #1,139,902 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Gene Expression, Metabolism, Neurological Disorders, Immunity 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 2022–2025 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. Cancer6▲ 5.7×31 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 3.1×48 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress5▲ 3.5×31 topics
  4. Gene Expression3▲ 6.5×14 topics
  5. Metabolism3▲ 6.3×18 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.7×14 topics
  7. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  8. Immunity2▲ 6.6×8 topics
  9. Cancer Therapy2▲ 4.2×13 topics
  10. Innate Immunity2▲ 7.6×8 topics
  11. Apoptosis2▲ 7.4×11 topics
  12. Cancer Progression2▲ 12×7 topics
  13. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Regulation2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  15. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 13×8 topics
  16. Biogenesis2▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Angiogenesis1▲ 5.2×10 topics
  18. Functional Connectivity1▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Neuroinflammation1▲ 6.1×5 topics
  20. Brain Development1▲ 9.6×4 topics
  21. Cell Death1▲ 6.8×6 topics
  22. Default Mode Network1▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Resting-State fMRI1▲ 24×1 topic
  24. Bioinformatics1▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Genetic Regulation1▲ 9.1×5 topics
  26. Genome Engineering1▲ 24×1 topic
  27. RNA-Guided1▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Amino Acid Composition1▲ 53×1 topic
  29. Gene Expression Regulation1▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Gene Regulation1▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Gene Therapy1▲ 7.4×4 topics
  32. Inflammatory Diseases1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  33. Prediction1▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Protein1▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Subcellular Localization1▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Transcription Factors1▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Translation1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  38. Tumor Metastasis1▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Epigenetic Reprogramming1▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition1▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Machine Learning in Bioinformatics and RNA Research and Splicing.

Functional Brain Connect…1Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…1CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksMachine Learning in Bioinformatics: 1 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing1RNA Research and Splicing: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…1RNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 1 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 1 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metasta…1Cancer Cells and Metastasis: 1 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 1 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceMolecular BiologyPlant ScienceOncology1 others

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

  1. 1 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  2. 2 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Machine Learning in Bioinformatics Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 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 available43.4%not open56.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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