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WuXi AppTec (China)

In research, WuXi AppTec (China) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,947 of 10,670 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,936 of 2,964 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#1,308 of 1,880 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Oncology (Molecular Biology is 6.6× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#8,578
of 22,385 · #3,220 all time
Rank in China
#1,137
of 2,481
Research works
1.3k
▲ 66% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%

What is WuXi AppTec (China) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,947 of 10,670 10.4%207 #2212
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,936 of 2,964 8.4%138 #1583
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,308 of 1,880 8.8%107 #1294
EngineeringField #4,166 of 5,901 9.2%102 #3217
Life SciencesDomain #4,955 of 6,403 8.6%181 #2389
Health SciencesDomain #7,923 of 9,902 15.0%127 #2944
MedicineField #7,015 of 8,541 15.1%121 #2933

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where WuXi AppTec (China) 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,212 #3,947
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,583 #1,936
  3. Molecular Biology#1,294 #1,308
  4. Engineering#3,217 #4,166
  5. Life Sciences#2,389 #4,955
  6. Health Sciences#2,944 #7,923
  7. Medicine#2,933 #7,015
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does WuXi AppTec (China) work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at WuXi AppTec (China) is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (26%), Medicine (22%), Engineering (21%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 255 fractional works · 41.8% of its workEngineering: 130 fractional works · 21.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 36 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 3.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 34 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 31 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 2.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 207 fractional works · 33.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 157 fractional works · 25.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 123 fractional works · 20.1% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiotechnology: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 17 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 143 fractional works · 23.5% of its workMedicine: 136 fractional works · 22.3% of its workOncology: 36 fractional works · 5.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 34 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWuXi AppTec(China)611fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences34%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences1%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering13021.2%
    2. Chemistry345.6%
    3. Materials Science315.1%
    4. Computer Science244.0%
    5. Environmental Science162.7%
    6. Chemical Engineering60.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy50.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.6%
    9. Energy30.5%
    10. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15725.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology172.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics132.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences122.0%
    5. Neuroscience71.2%
    1. Medicine13622.3%
    2. Veterinary30.5%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Health Professions20.3%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences30.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
    3. Psychology10.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Social Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does WuXi AppTec (China) specialise in?

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

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 122.5 works6.6×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 34.0 works6.2×
  3. OncologySubfield · 36.1 works5.2×
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 157.1 works4.8×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.82× its world share, 157 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.84× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.91× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.60× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.55× its world share, 34 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.42× its world share, 130 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.48× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 136 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.35× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.91×13 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.82×157 works
  3. Chemistry3.55×34 works
  4. Veterinary3.35×3 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.84×17 works
  6. Chemical Engineering2.60×6 works
  7. Materials Science1.48×32 works
  8. Engineering1.42×130 works
  9. Medicine1.16×136 works
  10. Neuroscience0.75×7 works
  11. Nursing0.74×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.54×16 works
  13. Computer Science0.52×24 works
  14. Energy0.51×3 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.45×3 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×12 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×4 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.40×5 works
  19. Mathematics0.19×1 works
  20. Health Professions0.11×2 works
  21. Dentistry0.10×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×1 works
  23. Psychology0.04×1 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.03×1 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works
  26. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at WuXi AppTec (China)?

Ranked on the quality score, Mark H. Ultsch, Thomas H. Pillow and Shang‐Fan Yu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is WuXi AppTec (China).

  1. 1 Mark H. Ultsch China · #55,191 worldwide 14k citations · 168 works
  2. 2 Thomas H. Pillow China · #81,309 worldwide 6.5k citations · 136 works
  3. 3 Shang‐Fan Yu China · #119,154 worldwide 5.8k citations · 199 works
  4. 4 Charles W. Eigenbrot China · #119,728 worldwide 17k citations · 238 works
  5. 5 Robert A. Blake China · #120,160 worldwide 6.9k citations · 85 works
  6. 6 Qunsheng Ji China · #129,203 worldwide 4.2k citations · 136 works
  7. 7 Katherine R. Kozak China · #137,824 worldwide 4.4k citations · 133 works
  8. 8 Steven R. Magnuson China · #139,551 worldwide 3.9k citations · 121 works
  9. 9 Binqing Q. Wei China · #144,613 worldwide 5.7k citations · 67 works
  10. 10 Tracy Kleinheinz China · #153,089 worldwide 2.9k citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at WuXi AppTec (China)

What are the most cited papers from WuXi AppTec (China)?

The most cited paper from WuXi AppTec (China) is "Deep learning enables rapid identification of potent DDR1 kinase inhibitors" (Alex A. Zhavoronkov et al., 2019), with 1,616 citations. Next come "Triazole derivatives and their anti-tubercular activity" (499) and "International Cooperation to Enable the Diagnosis of All Rare Genetic Diseases" (475).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Deep learning enables rapid identification of potent DDR1 kinase inhibitors Alex A. Zhavoronkov et al. · Nature Biotechnology Sep 2019 1,616
2 Triazole derivatives and their anti-tubercular activity Shu Zhang, Zhi Gang Xu, Chuan Gao et al. · European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Open access 27 Jun 2017 499
3 International Cooperation to Enable the Diagnosis of All Rare Genetic Diseases Kym M. Boycott et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access May 2017 475
4 Robotic grinding of complex components: A step towards efficient and intelligent machining – challenges, solutions, and applications Dahu Zhu, Xiaozhi Feng, Xiaohu Xu et al. · Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 15 May 2020 428
5 Genomic portrait of resectable hepatocellular carcinomas: Implications of RB1 and FGF19 aberrations for patient stratification Sung‐Min Ahn et al. · Hepatology Open access 3 May 2014 424
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at WuXi AppTec (China)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monoclonal Antibodies, Therapeutic Antibodies, Glycosylation, Biopharmaceuticals, Immunogenicity, Recombinant Proteins, Stability and Chromatography.

▲ 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. Monoclonal Antibodies55▲ 101×3 topics
  2. Therapeutic Antibodies53▲ 124×2 topics
  3. Glycosylation49▲ 73×3 topics
  4. Biopharmaceuticals32▲ 102×3 topics
  5. Immunogenicity30▲ 114×3 topics
  6. Recombinant Proteins29▲ 153×2 topics
  7. Stability27▲ 20×4 topics
  8. Chromatography27▲ 291×1 topic
  9. Protein Aggregation27▲ 82×1 topic
  10. Antibody Engineering26▲ 78×1 topic
  11. Fc Receptors26▲ 78×1 topic
  12. Monoclonal Antibody25▲ 75×2 topics
  13. Cell Culture22▲ 30×3 topics
  14. Cancer21▲ 2.5×32 topics
  15. Biopharmaceutical Production20▲ 81×2 topics
  16. Drug Discovery18▲ 13×8 topics
  17. Mammalian Cells18▲ 131×1 topic
  18. Recombinant Protein18▲ 131×1 topic
  19. Cancer Therapy18▲ 5.2×14 topics
  20. Nanoparticles18▲ 2.3×26 topics
  21. Inflammation17▲ 1.33×49 topics
  22. Immunotherapy15▲ 3.4×11 topics
  23. Tumor Microenvironment13▲ 4.8×7 topics
  24. Mechanical Properties13▲ 2.2×29 topics
  25. Chemotherapy13▲ 2.9×11 topics
  26. Gene Therapy12▲ 10×5 topics
  27. Breast Cancer12▲ 7.8×4 topics
  28. Medicinal Chemistry11▲ 6.9×9 topics
  29. Transcriptional Regulation10▲ 10×7 topics
  30. Cancer Immunotherapy10▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Tumor Regression9▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Cell Signaling8▲ 8.4×11 topics
  33. PET Imaging8▲ 7.8×4 topics
  34. Receptor tyrosine kinases7▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Click Chemistry7▲ 20×3 topics
  36. In Vivo Imaging7▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Metastatic7▲ 17×2 topics
  38. BET Bromodomains7▲ 35×1 topic
  39. HER27▲ 34×1 topic
  40. PROTACs7▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does WuXi AppTec (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Protein purification and stability, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects and Protein Degradation and Inhibitors.

  1. 1 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 27 works
  2. 2 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 26 works
  3. 3 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 18 works
  4. 4 Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Molecular Biology 7 works
  5. 5 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 7 works
  6. 6 Click Chemistry and Applications Organic Chemistry 6 works
  7. 7 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 6 works
  8. 8 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Molecular Biology 5 works
  9. 9 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 5 works
  10. 10 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 4 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has WuXi AppTec (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 66% higher 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 WuXi AppTec (China) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0024% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%WuXi AppTec (China)0.0032% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of WuXi AppTec (China) 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025WuXi AppTec (China)7.7% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.5% in 2013.

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