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 (2017-2022) | Growth (2017-2022) | 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. Research subject classifications are based on work supported in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation under Grant No. G-2023-22358. For details on our sourcing, methodology, and limitations, see the tool documentation.