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Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,427 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,460
of 28,054 · #7,200 all time
Rank in Germany
#376
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
31.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #4,427 of 7,800 32.6%92 #3057

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4.23× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.02× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.91× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.62× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.73× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology?

Ranked on the composite score, Werner Klein, Werner Kördel and Kerstin Hund‐Rinke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology.

  1. 1 Werner Klein Germany · #112,180 worldwide 237 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Werner Kördel Germany · #527,257 worldwide 54 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Kerstin Hund‐Rinke Germany · #682,460 worldwide 76 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Stefan Schillberg Germany · #684,021 worldwide 63 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Stefan Barth Germany · #734,320 worldwide 43 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 K.R. Spurný Germany · #914,551 worldwide 83 citations · 65 works
  7. 7 Andrea Wenzel Germany · #995,162 worldwide 63 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Udo Hommen Germany · #1,312,856 worldwide 26 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 B Knopf Germany · #1,327,083 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Christoph Schäfers Germany · #1,365,368 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Waste Management, Toxicity, Bioaccumulation, Microbiota, Gut Microbiota, Water Quality and Pesticides.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact17▲ 5.8×15 topics
  2. Waste Management8▲ 11×4 topics
  3. Toxicity7▲ 9.4×8 topics
  4. Bioaccumulation7▲ 44×3 topics
  5. Microbiota7▲ 18×5 topics
  6. Gut Microbiota7▲ 11×5 topics
  7. Water Quality6▲ 9.3×6 topics
  8. Pesticides6▲ 52×3 topics
  9. Genomics6▲ 12×7 topics
  10. Toxins6▲ 35×4 topics
  11. Biodiversity6▲ 4.4×14 topics
  12. Food Security6▲ 6.0×3 topics
  13. Metabolic Engineering6▲ 34×4 topics
  14. Consumer Acceptance6▲ 52×3 topics
  15. Animal Feed5▲ 98×1 topic
  16. Edible Insects5▲ 98×1 topic
  17. Immune System5▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Antibiotics5▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Health Effects5▲ 4.9×9 topics
  20. Viral Pathogens5▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Biomarkers5▲ 4.2×4 topics
  22. Honey Bees5▲ 50×1 topic
  23. Neonicotinoids5▲ 50×1 topic
  24. Conservation5▲ 6.4×9 topics
  25. Symbiosis5▲ 30×3 topics
  26. Environmental Risk Assessment5▲ 30×3 topics
  27. Biopharmaceuticals4▲ 49×3 topics
  28. Ecological Impact4▲ 51×3 topics
  29. Metal Toxicity4▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Evolution4▲ 9.9×8 topics
  31. Recombinant Proteins4▲ 78×2 topics
  32. Ants4▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Aquatic Organisms4▲ 87×1 topic
  34. Contaminant Effects4▲ 87×1 topic
  35. Ecotoxicity4▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Social Insects4▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Genome Sequencing4▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Global Distribution4▲ 34×3 topics
  39. Pollution4▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Biosynthesis4▲ 14×5 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect Utilization and Effects, Insect and Pesticide Research, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.

Insect Utilization and E…5Insect Utilization and Effects: 5 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…5Insect and Pesticide Research: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology…4Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 4 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecol…4Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 4 fractional worksAnimal and Plant Science Education: 3 fractional worksTransgenic Plants and Applications: 3 fractional worksVenomous Animal Envenoma…3Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antib…3Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 3 fractional worksFungal Biology and Appli…2Fungal Biology and Applications: 2 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…2Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 2 fractional works
Insect ScienceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisGeneticsSocial Psychology3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 5 works
  2. 2 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 5 works
  3. 3 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  4. 4 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 4 works
  5. 5 Animal and Plant Science Education Social Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Transgenic Plants and Applications Biotechnology 3 works
  7. 7 Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies Genetics 3 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 3 works
  9. 9 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 2 works
  10. 10 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available47.7%not open52.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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