Between 2017 and 2022, researchers published roughly
15,000
English-language articles on AI + computational biology
The global AI + computational biology literature grew
78%
between 2017 and 2022
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 March 14, 2024
- 14,009AI + computational biology articles were released between 2017 and 2022 (estd.)
- 78%growth in research between 2017 and 2022
- 1%of all artificial intelligence articles focused on AI + computational biology
- 17citations for the average AI + computational biology article
- 16citations for the average artificial intelligence article
- 22%of AI + computational biology articles have American authors
- 28%have Chinese authors
- 18%have European authors
Country | Articles (2017-2021)  | Growth (2017-2021) | Global share | Citations per article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3,092 | 72% | 28% | 17.5 |
| United States | 2,398 | 54% | 22% | 36.3 |
| United Kingdom | 728 | 42% | 7% | 32.5 |
- 2021: arXiv. 5,034 citations
- 2017: Cancer research. 3,488 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 3,280 citations
- 2019: arXiv. 2,204 citations
- 2017: Scientific data. 1,927 citations
- 2018: Studies in computational intelligence. 1,873 citations
- 2017: bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). 1,736 citations
- 2019: Nature methods. 1,607 citations
- 2022: arXiv. 1,606 citations
- 2017: arXiv. 1,520 citations
- #1 Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
- #2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)
- #3 Harvard University (United States)
Organization | Articles (2017-2022) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences | 243 | 39.3 | China |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 139 | 49.2 | United States |
| Harvard University | 137 | 77.6 | United States |
- 4%of AI + computational biology articles are cited in patents
- 5%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)
Top industry organizations by publication count
Company | Articles (2017-2022) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 137.7 | United States | |
| IBM | 49 | 38.6 | United States |
| Microsoft | 33 | 92.7 | United States |
The Research Almanac runs on bibliometric data from Clarivate Web of Science and other sources. For details on our sourcing, methodology, and limitations, see the tool documentation.