Helmholtz Institute Mainz
In research, Helmholtz Institute Mainz stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,254 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#642 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics and Astronomy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 107.0× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #3,298 of 28,054 · #5,091 all time
- Rank in Germany
- #161 of 1,178
- Research works
- 486 ▲ 7% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 13k 26.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 37.6% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 72% world 28%
What is Helmholtz Institute Mainz known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,254 of 12,888 | 39.0% | 100 | #3323 | |
| Physics and AstronomyField | #642 of 1,646 | 41.7% | 72 | #1308 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Helmholtz Institute Mainz 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).
What does Helmholtz Institute Mainz specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 107.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 42.4 works107×
- Physics and AstronomyField · 72.2 works26×
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 20.8 works23×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 25.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Physics and Astronomy 25.8×
- Chemistry 3.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 2.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.2×
- Neuroscience 1.1×
- Materials Science 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.8×
- Computer Science 0.5×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Arts and Humanities 0.4×
- Mathematics 0.3×
- Decision Sciences 0.3×
- Psychology 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Energy 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Helmholtz Institute Mainz?
Ranked on the composite score, Jennifer Walz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Helmholtz Institute Mainz.
- 1 Jennifer Walz Germany · #637,555 worldwide 1 citations · 30 works
Which keywords describe research at Helmholtz Institute Mainz?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lattice QCD, Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Renormalization Group, charmonium, QCD, Higgs Boson and High-Energy Collider.
- Spin Dynamics
- Neutron Imaging
- Density Functional Theory
- Electronic Structure Calculations
- WIMPs
- Axions
- Cosmic Rays
- Cosmology
- Tomography
- Quantum Simulation
- Quantum Information
- Low-Energy Electrons
- Hyperpolarized Gases
- Quark-Gluon Plasma
- Nuclear Forces
- Nucleosynthesis
- High-Energy Collider
- charmonium
- Renormalization Group
- Dark Matter
- Lattice QCD
- Particle Physics
- QCD
- Higgs Boson
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Heavy-Ion Collisions
- Nuclear Structure
- Atomic Magnetometer
- DNA Strand Breaks
- Superfluidity
- Bose-Einstein Condensation
- Ultracold Gases
- Data Analysis
- Galactic Center
- Neutrinos
- Dynamic Nuclear Polarization
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- NMR Spectroscopy
- Neutron Activation Analysis
- Small-Angle Scattering
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
- Lattice QCD18▲ 242×2 topics
- Dark Matter13▲ 92×3 topics
- Particle Physics13▲ 140×2 topics
- Renormalization Group11▲ 164×2 topics
- QCD11▲ 262×1 topic
- charmonium11▲ 262×1 topic
- Higgs Boson11▲ 165×1 topic
- High-Energy Collider11▲ 165×1 topic
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging9▲ 28×7 topics
- Nucleosynthesis8▲ 132×3 topics
- Heavy-Ion Collisions7▲ 216×1 topic
- Nuclear Forces7▲ 302×1 topic
- Nuclear Structure7▲ 302×1 topic
- Quark-Gluon Plasma7▲ 216×1 topic
- Atomic Magnetometer6▲ 146×1 topic
- Hyperpolarized Gases6▲ 146×1 topic
- DNA Strand Breaks4▲ 254×1 topic
- Low-Energy Electrons4▲ 254×1 topic
- Superfluidity4▲ 73×2 topics
- Quantum Information4▲ 25×3 topics
- Bose-Einstein Condensation3▲ 71×1 topic
- Quantum Simulation3▲ 32×2 topics
- Ultracold Gases3▲ 95×1 topic
- Tomography3▲ 14×3 topics
- Data Analysis3▲ 8.8×5 topics
- Cosmology3▲ 32×2 topics
- Galactic Center3▲ 48×2 topics
- Cosmic Rays3▲ 41×2 topics
- Neutrinos3▲ 41×2 topics
- Axions2▲ 86×1 topic
- Dynamic Nuclear Polarization2▲ 66×2 topics
- WIMPs2▲ 86×1 topic
- Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 12×3 topics
- Electronic Structure Calculations2▲ 28×2 topics
- NMR Spectroscopy2▲ 22×3 topics
- Density Functional Theory2▲ 18×3 topics
- Neutron Activation Analysis2▲ 51×1 topic
- Neutron Imaging2▲ 51×1 topic
- Small-Angle Scattering2▲ 33×2 topics
- Spin Dynamics2▲ 44×2 topics
Which research topics does Helmholtz Institute Mainz publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Nuclear physics research studies and High-Energy Particle Collisions Research.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
- 2 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
- 3 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7 works
- 4 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7 works
- 5 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
- 6 Atomic and Molecular Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
- 7 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
- 8 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
- 9 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 2 works
- 10 Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Helmholtz Institute Mainz's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Mainz
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- University of Applied Sciences Mainz
- University of Koblenz and Landau
- Schott (Germany)
- Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
- Institute of Molecular Biology
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.