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Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society

In research, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society stands highest in Physical Sciences (#669 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#459 of 1,646 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,058 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Catalysis, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Chemical Engineering — Catalysis is 45.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,206
of 28,054 · #260 all time
Rank in Germany
#60
of 1,178
Research works
7.9k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
355k
45.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society 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
Physical SciencesDomain #669 of 12,888 26.4%352 #172
Physics and AstronomyField #459 of 1,646 25.4%68 #84
Materials ScienceField #1,058 of 2,468 24.0%85 #157
EngineeringField #3,240 of 6,636 25.0%61 #1143
Materials ChemistrySubfield #798 of 1,556 25.7%73 #149

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#172 #669
  2. Physics and Astronomy#84 #459
  3. Materials Science#157 #1,058
  4. Engineering#1,143 #3,240
  5. Materials Chemistry#149 #798
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Catalysis takes 45.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CatalysisSubfield · 25.6 works45×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 57.8 works21×
  3. Chemical EngineeringField · 27.6 works21×
  4. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 42.7 works15×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 20.65× its world share, 28 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 8.23× its world share, 49 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 12.30× its world share, 43 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.40× its world share, 85 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.03× its world share, 68 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 20.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Ertl, K. Horn and Matthias Scheffler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society.

  1. 1 G. Ertl Germany · #10,198 worldwide 3.1k citations · 189 works
  2. 2 K. Horn Germany · #38,114 worldwide 1.1k citations · 84 works
  3. 3 Matthias Scheffler Germany · #40,101 worldwide 2.5k citations · 234 works
  4. 4 Beatriz Roldán Cuenya Germany · #48,132 worldwide 794 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 A.M. Bradshaw Germany · #56,355 worldwide 464 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Hans‐Joachim Freund Germany · #62,653 worldwide 1.4k citations · 175 works
  7. 7 H.‐J. Freund Germany · #64,468 worldwide 357 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Karsten Reuter Germany · #81,135 worldwide 788 citations · 93 works
  9. 9 Marin van Heel Germany · #85,522 worldwide 206 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 H. Gerischer Germany · #87,521 worldwide 693 citations · 84 works
All ranked researchers at Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society

Which keywords describe research at Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Electrocatalysis, Catalysts, Molecular Dynamics, Nanomaterials, Water Splitting, Energy Conversion and Metal-Organic Frameworks.

▲ 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. Catalysis48▲ 19×19 topics
  2. Electrocatalysis39▲ 36×4 topics
  3. Catalysts38▲ 51×3 topics
  4. Molecular Dynamics34▲ 54×6 topics
  5. Nanomaterials33▲ 8.1×12 topics
  6. Water Splitting30▲ 21×4 topics
  7. Nanoparticles27▲ 5.7×15 topics
  8. Energy Conversion27▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Machine Learning26▲ 2.1×9 topics
  10. Metal-Organic Frameworks26▲ 17×5 topics
  11. Fuel Cells26▲ 43×2 topics
  12. Hydrogen Evolution25▲ 50×1 topic
  13. Oxygen Reduction25▲ 50×1 topic
  14. Computational Chemistry21▲ 75×3 topics
  15. Quantum Mechanics21▲ 66×3 topics
  16. Crystal Structures20▲ 69×3 topics
  17. High-Throughput20▲ 101×1 topic
  18. Materials Informatics20▲ 101×1 topic
  19. Carbon Dioxide19▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Selective Oxidation19▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Ceria19▲ 40×1 topic
  22. Oxidation19▲ 30×1 topic
  23. Renewable Fuels18▲ 40×2 topics
  24. Density Functional Theory18▲ 45×4 topics
  25. CO2 Reduction17▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Electronic Structure Calculations16▲ 62×2 topics
  27. Nanoscale Imaging15▲ 44×2 topics
  28. Ab Initio Parametrization15▲ 122×1 topic
  29. Dispersion Correction15▲ 122×1 topic
  30. Detection14▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Electrochemical14▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Heavy Metal Ions14▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Metal Oxides14▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Heterogeneous Catalysis13▲ 19×5 topics
  35. Molecular Catalysis13▲ 75×2 topics
  36. Electrochemical Conversion13▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Hydrogen Bonding13▲ 39×4 topics
  38. Metallic Surfaces13▲ 88×1 topic
  39. Vanadium Oxide13▲ 44×2 topics
  40. Dehydrogenation13▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Machine Learning in Materials Science, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies.

Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 25 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 20 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…19Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physic…15Advanced Chemical Physics Studies: 15 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 14 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 13 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation …12Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 12 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 10 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 6 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrochemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 25 works
  2. 2 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 20 works
  3. 3 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 19 works
  4. 4 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 15 works
  5. 5 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 14 works
  6. 6 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 13 works
  7. 7 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 12 works
  8. 8 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10 works
  9. 9 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 6 works
  10. 10 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower 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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