Between 2017 and 2022, researchers published roughly
15,000
English-language articles on AI + computational biology
The global AI + computational biology literature grew
85%
between 2017 and 2022
Articles on AI + computational biology made up
1%
of all articles on artificial intelligence
Authors from private companies contributed to
5%
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 8, 2024
- 14,348AI + computational biology articles were released between 2017 and 2022 (estd.)
- 85%growth in research between 2017 and 2022
- 1%of all artificial intelligence articles focused on AI + computational biology
- 18citations for the average AI + computational biology article
- 17citations for the average artificial intelligence article
- 21%of AI + computational biology articles have American authors
- 28%have Chinese authors
- 20%have European authors
Country | Articles (2017-2021)  | Growth (2017-2021) | Global share | Citations per article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3,152 | 74% | 28% | 18.5 |
| United States | 2,389 | 55% | 21% | 39.5 |
| United Kingdom | 747 | 41% | 7% | 33.8 |
- 2021: arXiv. 6,277 citations
- 2017: Cancer research. 3,649 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 3,459 citations
- 2019: arXiv. 2,314 citations
- 2017: Scientific data. 2,002 citations
- 2022: arXiv. 1,921 citations
- 2017: bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). 1,829 citations
- 2019: Nature methods. 1,699 citations
- 2017: arXiv. 1,550 citations
- 2017: arXiv. 1,548 citations
- #1 Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
- #2 Harvard University (United States)
- #3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
Organization | Articles (2017-2022) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences | 182 | 24.1 | China |
| Harvard University | 126 | 81.6 | United States |
| University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | 120 | 38.2 | China |
- 6%of AI + computational biology articles are cited in patents
- 6%of artificial intelligence articles are cited in patents
- 5%of AI + computational biology articles had authors from private companies (vs 6% of artificial intelligence articles in general)
Top industry organizations by publication count
Company | Articles (2017-2022) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 136.1 | United States | |
| Microsoft | 33 | 91.8 | United States |
| Meta | 24 | 87.8 | 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.