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Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)

In research, Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK) stands highest in Plant Science (#357 of 1,395 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,297 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,202 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences — Plant Science is 28.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,310
of 28,054 · #4,814 all time
Rank in Germany
#412
of 1,178
Research works
2.2k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
114k
50.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK) 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
Plant ScienceSubfield #357 of 1,395 47.0%121 #111
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,297 of 3,409 45.9%142 #440
Life SciencesDomain #4,202 of 7,800 40.7%214 #1798
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,485 of 3,579 30.7%72 #1236

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK) 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. Plant Science#111 #357
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#440 #1,297
  3. Life Sciences#1,798 #4,202
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,236 #2,485
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 Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 28.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 121.2 works28×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 142.0 works12×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 214.4 works6.6×
  4. Molecular BiologySubfield · 44.2 works5.9×
← 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: 12.07× its world share, 142 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.44× its world share, 72 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)?

Ranked on the composite score, Nils Stein, Uwe Scholz and Martin Mascher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK).

  1. 1 Nils Stein Germany · #29,482 worldwide 514 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Uwe Scholz Germany · #42,886 worldwide 382 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Martin Mascher Germany · #72,454 worldwide 332 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Andreas Graner Germany · #93,822 worldwide 222 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Stéphan Weise Germany · #114,381 worldwide 160 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Ulrich Wobus Germany · #152,120 worldwide 225 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Ingo Schubert Germany · #163,705 worldwide 197 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Hardy Rolletschek Germany · #169,786 worldwide 213 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Axel Himmelbach Germany · #175,776 worldwide 252 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Karl Hammer Germany · #178,624 worldwide 128 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: QTL Mapping, Crop Improvement, Gene Expression, Breeding, Genetics, Genome Sequencing, Yield Potential and Genetic Diversity.

▲ 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. QTL Mapping33▲ 113×5 topics
  2. Crop Improvement30▲ 250×2 topics
  3. Gene Expression25▲ 17×11 topics
  4. Breeding23▲ 122×4 topics
  5. Genetics23▲ 13×5 topics
  6. Genome Sequencing23▲ 60×4 topics
  7. Yield Potential22▲ 158×2 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity22▲ 20×11 topics
  9. Epigenetic Regulation20▲ 37×3 topics
  10. Genomic Diversity20▲ 222×2 topics
  11. Disease Resistance19▲ 153×3 topics
  12. Polyploid Wheat19▲ 370×1 topic
  13. Wheat19▲ 370×1 topic
  14. Drought Tolerance16▲ 46×8 topics
  15. Genetic Improvement16▲ 70×4 topics
  16. Quantitative Trait Loci16▲ 113×3 topics
  17. Genetic Mapping16▲ 80×6 topics
  18. Plant Breeding15▲ 61×4 topics
  19. Small RNAs13▲ 92×2 topics
  20. Transcription Factors13▲ 45×4 topics
  21. Genetic Variation13▲ 24×4 topics
  22. Marker-Assisted Selection13▲ 67×2 topics
  23. Polyploidy13▲ 110×4 topics
  24. Metabolism12▲ 9.1×10 topics
  25. Cultivar Evaluation11▲ 192×1 topic
  26. Genome Evolution11▲ 107×1 topic
  27. Genotype-by-Environment Interaction11▲ 192×1 topic
  28. Transposable Elements11▲ 208×1 topic
  29. Genetic Regulation11▲ 26×4 topics
  30. Heterosis10▲ 111×2 topics
  31. Genome-wide Association Studies10▲ 155×1 topic
  32. Maize Domestication10▲ 155×1 topic
  33. Drought Resistance10▲ 40×4 topics
  34. Plant Development10▲ 63×3 topics
  35. Phosphorus9▲ 43×2 topics
  36. Development9▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Plant9▲ 79×1 topic
  38. Nitrogen9▲ 117×1 topic
  39. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 11×9 topics
  40. Root Architecture9▲ 117×1 topic

Which research topics does Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genetics and Plant Breeding and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals.

Wheat and Barley Genetic…19Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 19 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic Variations: 11 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breed…11Genetics and Plant Breeding: 11 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Dive…10Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 10 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 9 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 9 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and…7Plant tissue culture and regeneration: 7 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 6 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 5 fractional worksPlant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 4 fractional works
Plant ScienceGeneticsMolecular Biology

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

  1. 1 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 19 works
  2. 2 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 11 works
  3. 3 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 11 works
  4. 4 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 10 works
  5. 5 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 9 works
  6. 6 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 9 works
  7. 7 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 7 works
  8. 8 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 6 works
  9. 9 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 5 works
  10. 10 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Plant Science 4 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 available47.1%not open52.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.8%domestic only63.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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.

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.