Between 2016 and 2021, researchers published roughly
4,000
English-language articles on AI + computational biology
The global AI + computational biology literature grew
158%
between 2016 and 2021
Articles on AI + computational biology made up
<1%
of all articles on artificial intelligence
Authors from private companies contributed to
3%
of AI + computational biology articles
What counts as "AI + computational biology" research?•How precise are these numbers?•What are the other caveats?
Data last updated May 17, 2023
3,511
AI + computational biology articles were released between 2016 and 2021 (estd.)
158%
growth in research between 2016 and 2021
<1%
of all artificial intelligence articles focused on AI + computational biology
17
citations for the average AI + computational biology article
14
citations for the average artificial intelligence article
29%
of AI + computational biology articles have American authors
23%
have Chinese authors
24%
have European authors
| Country | Articles (2016-2021) | Growth (2016-2021) | Global share | Citations per article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,027 | 156% | 29% | 27.1 |
| China | 792 | 377% | 23% | 19.7 |
| United Kingdom | 342 | 147% | 10% | 29.3 |
- 2018: PLOS Biology. 1282 citations
- 2019: Nature Methods. 1235 citations
- 2016: Molecular Systems Biology. 1047 citations
- 2017: arXiv: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. 881 citations
- 2019: Journal of Statistical Software. 664 citations
- 2016: Nature Neuroscience. 621 citations
- 2018: Cell. 588 citations
- 2017: Biodata Mining. 558 citations
- 2018: PLOS Computational Biology. 552 citations
- 2018: Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 489 citations
- #1 Harvard University (United States)
- #2 Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
- #3 University College London (United Kingdom)
| Organization | Articles (2016-2021) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | 57 | 44.8 | United States |
| Chinese Academy of Sciences | 46 | 26.7 | China |
| University College London | 37 | 36.3 | United Kingdom |
2%
of AI + computational biology articles are cited in patents
2%
of artificial intelligence articles are cited in patents
3%
of AI + computational biology articles had authors from private companies (vs 4% of artificial intelligence articles in general)
| Company | Articles (2016-2021) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 58.7 | United States | |
| Microsoft | 6 | 303.5 | United States |
| Baidu | 5 | 57.6 | China |
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