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Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI)

In research, Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI) stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,125 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#7,229 of 10,443 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,561 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases — Infectious Diseases is 14.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,825
of 28,054 · #6,651 all time
Rank in Germany
#284
of 1,178
Research works
1.3k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
40.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI) 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 #3,125 of 7,800 27.2%100 #2876
MedicineField #7,229 of 10,443 26.4%72 #5068
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,561 of 3,579 24.3%62 #2701
Health SciencesDomain #8,951 of 11,982 26.7%74 #6752

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI) 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#2,876 #3,125
  2. Medicine#5,068 #7,229
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,701 #2,561
  4. Health Sciences#6,752 #8,951
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 Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 14.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 21.3 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: 1.75× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.40× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.81× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.22× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.15× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.74× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI)?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Hertweck, Axel A. Brakhage and Bernhard Hube lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI).

  1. 1 Christian Hertweck Germany · #45,739 worldwide 585 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Axel A. Brakhage Germany · #61,260 worldwide 285 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Bernhard Hube Germany · #215,723 worldwide 247 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Reinhard Guthke Germany · #219,586 worldwide 106 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 W. Ihn Germany · #315,423 worldwide 34 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Peter F. Zipfel Germany · #400,285 worldwide 343 citations · 193 works
  7. 7 Olaf Kniemeyer Germany · #503,833 worldwide 67 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Mihály Józsi Germany · #629,992 worldwide 65 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Christine Skerka Germany · #829,845 worldwide 130 citations · 156 works
  10. 10 Robert Winkler Germany · #868,319 worldwide 47 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI)

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antifungal Therapy, Epidemiology, Biofilm Formation, Immunocompromised Patients, Candidiasis, Invasive Fungal Infections, Drug Discovery and Endophytic Fungi.

▲ 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. Epidemiology29▲ 3.4×49 topics
  2. Antifungal Therapy23▲ 119×3 topics
  3. Biofilm Formation16▲ 112×4 topics
  4. Immunocompromised Patients16▲ 124×2 topics
  5. Candidiasis15▲ 150×1 topic
  6. Invasive Fungal Infections15▲ 185×1 topic
  7. Drug Discovery14▲ 29×6 topics
  8. Endophytic Fungi13▲ 66×2 topics
  9. Fungal Pathogens13▲ 45×5 topics
  10. Marine Natural Products13▲ 142×2 topics
  11. Secondary Metabolites13▲ 77×3 topics
  12. Genome Sequencing12▲ 36×4 topics
  13. Inflammation12▲ 2.6×41 topics
  14. Natural Products11▲ 36×4 topics
  15. Antibiotics11▲ 62×1 topic
  16. Microbial Metabolites11▲ 149×1 topic
  17. Virulence Factors10▲ 33×7 topics
  18. Cancer Therapy8▲ 6.9×11 topics
  19. Cryptococcal Disease8▲ 130×1 topic
  20. Histoplasmosis8▲ 130×1 topic
  21. Inflammatory Diseases7▲ 18×5 topics
  22. Genomics7▲ 11×7 topics
  23. Metabolic Engineering6▲ 31×5 topics
  24. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 4.5×11 topics
  25. Synthesis6▲ 7.6×7 topics
  26. Microbial Communities6▲ 6.6×5 topics
  27. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 9.1×6 topics
  28. Anticancer6▲ 17×7 topics
  29. Immunity6▲ 6.6×7 topics
  30. Biological Activities5▲ 15×5 topics
  31. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 6.2×12 topics
  32. Innate Immunity5▲ 7.3×8 topics
  33. Microbiota5▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Immune Modulation5▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Metabolic Health5▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Thrombosis4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  37. Immune Responses4▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Metagenomic Analysis4▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Short-Chain Fatty Acids4▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Pharmacology4▲ 7.9×12 topics

Which research topics does Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Antifungal resistance and susceptibility, Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Fungal Infections and Studies and Gut microbiota and health.

Antifungal resistance an…15Antifungal resistance and susceptibility: 15 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 11 fractional worksFungal Infections and Studies: 8 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 4 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 4 fractional worksChemical synthesis and alkaloids: 3 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 3 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 3 fractional worksNeutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksPlant biochemistry and biosynthesis: 3 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPharmacologyEpidemiologyMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Infectious Diseases 15 works
  2. 2 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 11 works
  3. 3 Fungal Infections and Studies Epidemiology 8 works
  4. 4 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 4 works
  6. 6 Chemical synthesis and alkaloids Organic Chemistry 3 works
  7. 7 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 3 works
  8. 8 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms Immunology 3 works
  10. 10 Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis Molecular Biology 3 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 available55.2%not open44.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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