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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

Vital signs

3,511
AI + computational biology articles were released between 2016 and 2021 (estd.)
Statistic description
158%
growth in research between 2016 and 2021
Statistic description
<1%
of all artificial intelligence articles focused on AI + computational biology

Citation impact

17
citations for the average AI + computational biology article
14
citations for the average artificial intelligence article

Countries

Documentation
29%
of AI + computational biology articles have American authors
Statistic description
23%
have Chinese authors
Statistic description
24%
have European authors
Statistic description
Country Articles (2016-2021)Documentation Growth (2016-2021) Global shareDocumentation Citations per articleDocumentation
United States1,027156%29%27.1
China792377%23%19.7
United Kingdom342147%10%29.3

Top-cited articlesDocumentation

Research organizations

Documentation
  • #1 Harvard University (United States)
  • #2 Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
  • #3 University College London (United Kingdom)
Organization Articles
(2016-2021Documentation
Citations per article Documentation Country
Harvard University5744.8United States
Chinese Academy of Sciences4626.7China
University College London3736.3United Kingdom

Patents and industry

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)
Statistic description
Company Articles
(2016-2021Documentation
Citations per article Documentation Country
Google1258.7United States
Microsoft6303.5United States
Baidu557.6China