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Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry

In research, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,396 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Molecular Biology — Plant Science is 14.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,650
of 28,054 · #4,194 all time
Rank in Germany
#382
of 1,178
Research works
1.9k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
89k
46.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry 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 #4,396 of 7,800 37.7%89 #1784

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry 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 Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 14.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 32.1 works15×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 32.8 works8.7×
← 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: 7.20× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.94× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8.15× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.98× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry?

Ranked on the composite score, Dieter Strack, Thomas Vogt and B. Parthier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry.

  1. 1 Dieter Strack Germany · #27,935 worldwide 398 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Thomas Vogt Germany · #38,269 worldwide 709 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 B. Parthier Germany · #114,243 worldwide 238 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Claus Wasternack Germany · #127,881 worldwide 284 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 G. Sembdner Germany · #163,410 worldwide 127 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 K. Schreiber Germany · #189,143 worldwide 83 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Bettina Hause Germany · #215,837 worldwide 164 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 H. R. Schütte Germany · #220,803 worldwide 72 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Jürgen Schmidt Germany · #228,731 worldwide 125 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Klaus Schréiber Germany · #252,598 worldwide 78 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Antioxidant, Antioxidants, Metabolic Engineering, Oxidative Stress, Anti-inflammatory, Plant Immunity and Transcription Factors.

▲ 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. Gene Expression9▲ 12×6 topics
  2. Antioxidant9▲ 10×31 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress8▲ 3.9×19 topics
  4. Antioxidants6▲ 11×10 topics
  5. Metabolic Engineering6▲ 50×4 topics
  6. Cancer6▲ 3.6×19 topics
  7. Anti-inflammatory6▲ 17×19 topics
  8. Plant Immunity5▲ 43×2 topics
  9. Transcription Factors5▲ 33×3 topics
  10. Microbiome5▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Pharmacology5▲ 16×17 topics
  12. Root Exudates5▲ 55×2 topics
  13. Signal Transduction5▲ 26×6 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 5.7×15 topics
  15. Drug Discovery4▲ 16×8 topics
  16. Natural Products4▲ 25×7 topics
  17. Microbial Pathogens4▲ 64×1 topic
  18. Rhizosphere Interactions4▲ 42×1 topic
  19. Reactive Oxygen Species4▲ 8.5×7 topics
  20. Medicinal Plants4▲ 8.4×11 topics
  21. Metabolism4▲ 6.6×15 topics
  22. Cancer Therapy4▲ 5.4×14 topics
  23. Genomics4▲ 10×6 topics
  24. Host Recognition4▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Isoprenoid Pathway4▲ 100×1 topic
  26. Terpenoid Biosynthesis4▲ 100×1 topic
  27. Drought Resistance4▲ 30×3 topics
  28. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Apoptosis4▲ 9.6×7 topics
  30. Flavonoids4▲ 11×9 topics
  31. Plant Responses3▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Abiotic Stress3▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Development3▲ 7.4×1 topic
  34. Plant3▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Biological Activities3▲ 15×5 topics
  36. Plant Development3▲ 40×3 topics
  37. Salt Tolerance3▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Stress Signaling3▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Genome Sequencing3▲ 15×5 topics
  40. Secondary Metabolites3▲ 31×4 topics

Which research topics does Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, Plant Molecular Biology Research and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.

Plant-Microbe Interactio…4Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 4 fractional worksPlant biochemistry and b…4Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis: 4 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology …3Plant Molecular Biology Research: 3 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…3Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 3 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 2 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Produc…2Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 2 fractional worksPlant Reproductive Biology: 2 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 2 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing S…2Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologyPharmacology

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

  1. 1 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 4 works
  2. 2 Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 3 works
  4. 4 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 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 available29.4%not open70.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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