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Institute of Molecular Biology

In research, Institute of Molecular Biology stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,305 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,350 of 3,579 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#1,201 of 2,175 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 13.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,804
of 28,054 · #4,285 all time
Rank in Germany
#245
of 1,178
Research works
2k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
74k
36.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Institute of Molecular Biology 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 #2,305 of 7,800 29.5%114 #1778
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,350 of 3,579 29.2%91 #1418
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,201 of 2,175 28.0%71 #1160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Molecular Biology 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. Life Sciences#1,778 #2,305
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,418 #1,350
  3. Molecular Biology#1,160 #1,201
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 Institute of Molecular Biology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 13.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 70.9 works14×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 90.7 works9.9×
← 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: 1.11× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.91× its world share, 91 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.96× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.62× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× 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, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Molecular Biology?

Ranked on the composite score, René F. Ketting, H Bielka and Frank Schneider lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Molecular Biology.

  1. 1 René F. Ketting Germany · #286,324 worldwide 337 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 H Bielka Germany · #327,811 worldwide 104 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Frank Schneider Germany · #538,731 worldwide 57 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Horst Heine Germany · #754,462 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Christina Ehrhardt Germany · #835,110 worldwide 47 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 P. Langen Germany · #894,703 worldwide 53 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 H. Rein Germany · #1,134,160 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Falk Butter Germany · #1,180,467 worldwide 52 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Bernd Drescher Germany · #1,194,240 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 K Ruckpaul Germany · #1,195,060 worldwide 51 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Molecular Biology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Molecular Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Cancer Therapy, Inflammation, Alternative Splicing, RNA-Binding Proteins, Chromatin, Cancer Progression and Gene Expression Regulation.

▲ 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. Cancer16▲ 6.8×33 topics
  2. Inflammation12▲ 3.4×47 topics
  3. Cancer Therapy9▲ 9.2×14 topics
  4. Epidemiology8▲ 1.18×47 topics
  5. Alternative Splicing7▲ 81×1 topic
  6. RNA-Binding Proteins7▲ 81×1 topic
  7. Cancer Progression7▲ 22×7 topics
  8. Chromatin7▲ 87×2 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress7▲ 2.5×29 topics
  10. Gene Expression Regulation6▲ 33×2 topics
  11. RNA methylation6▲ 39×1 topic
  12. m6A-seq6▲ 39×1 topic
  13. Translation6▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Innate Immunity6▲ 10.0×11 topics
  15. RNA Structure5▲ 58×1 topic
  16. Ribosome5▲ 58×1 topic
  17. Apoptosis5▲ 9.8×11 topics
  18. Gene Expression5▲ 4.8×15 topics
  19. DNA Damage5▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Homologous Recombination5▲ 62×2 topics
  21. Aging4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  22. Gene Regulation4▲ 29×4 topics
  23. Genomic Instability4▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Immunity4▲ 6.4×7 topics
  25. ATM and ATR Kinases4▲ 111×1 topic
  26. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Repair4▲ 111×1 topic
  28. Transcriptional Regulation4▲ 14×6 topics
  29. DNA Methylation4▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Epigenetic Reprogramming4▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Histone Modification4▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Neurodegeneration3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  33. Proteasome Inhibitors3▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Stem Cells3▲ 7.9×13 topics
  35. Transcription Factors3▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Genome Engineering3▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Proteasome3▲ 52×1 topic
  38. RNA-Guided3▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Ubiquitin3▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Epigenetics3▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Molecular Biology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA Research and Splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms and DNA Repair Mechanisms.

RNA Research and Splicing: 7 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 6 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…5RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 5 fractional worksDNA Repair Mechanisms4DNA Repair Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 4 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 3 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome…3Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways: 3 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 3 fractional worksNuclear Structure and Function: 2 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dynamics: 2 fractional works
Molecular Biology

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

  1. 1 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 7 works
  2. 2 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 6 works
  3. 3 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 5 works
  4. 4 DNA Repair Mechanisms Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 4 works
  6. 6 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Structure and Function Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 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 available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Molecular Biology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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