Proteomics, small RNA-related and stem cell research continue their rapid growth in the literature, with epigenetics and systems biology showing recent expansion. The past decade has witnessed a boom in biotech publications from Asian countries, except for Japan, with Chinese authors now publishing more papers in the area than their US peers but accruing fewer citations.

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Top 25 institutions publishing in biotech

Biotech journal impact

Number of biotech articles by region

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