Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Research facility · Dresden · Germany

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research

In research, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,006 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,920 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,974 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Materials Science — Polymers and Plastics is 27.1× its share of world research.

ipfdd.de/en/home/our-missionROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#5,872
of 28,054 · #3,011 all time
Rank in Germany
#249
of 1,178
Research works
2.9k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
96k
33.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,006 of 12,888 10.7%316 #2023
EngineeringField #3,920 of 6,636 14.3%118 #2402
Materials ScienceField #1,974 of 2,468 6.7%128 #727

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research 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. Physical Sciences#2,023 #4,006
  2. Engineering#2,402 #3,920
  3. Materials Science#727 #1,974
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 Institute of Polymer Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 27.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 41.1 works27×
  2. BiomaterialsSubfield · 21.8 works14×
  3. Materials ScienceField · 128.2 works9.8×
  4. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 20.5 works7.2×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.36× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.19× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.09× its world share, 118 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 9.77× its world share, 128 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.44× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Petra Pötschke, Bernd Lauke and Edith Mäder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research.

  1. 1 Petra Pötschke Germany · #47,928 worldwide 1.1k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Bernd Lauke Germany · #84,969 worldwide 286 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Edith Mäder Germany · #94,264 worldwide 443 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Andreas Janke Germany · #118,201 worldwide 260 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Andreas Fery Germany · #143,150 worldwide 360 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Manfred Stamm Germany · #150,779 worldwide 803 citations · 120 works
  7. 7 Carsten Werner Germany · #169,777 worldwide 396 citations · 89 works
  8. 8 Frank Simon Germany · #244,802 worldwide 246 citations · 64 works
  9. 9 H.‐J. Jacobasch Germany · #261,683 worldwide 144 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Amit Das Germany · #294,221 worldwide 265 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Tissue Engineering, Self-Assembly, Mechanical Properties, Drug Delivery and Polymer Composites.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications60▲ 14×27 topics
  2. Nanocomposites49▲ 16×20 topics
  3. Nanoparticles36▲ 7.6×35 topics
  4. Tissue Engineering32▲ 14×13 topics
  5. Self-Assembly27▲ 22×12 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties22▲ 6.0×21 topics
  7. Drug Delivery18▲ 9.0×13 topics
  8. Polymer Composites16▲ 17×6 topics
  9. Biodegradable Polymers16▲ 25×4 topics
  10. Conducting Polymers16▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Nanofibers16▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Self-Assembled Monolayers15▲ 91×2 topics
  13. Hydrogels15▲ 22×5 topics
  14. Energy Harvesting14▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Regenerative Medicine14▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Organic Electronics13▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Layer-by-Layer Assembly13▲ 100×2 topics
  18. Flexible Electronics13▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Antifouling Coatings12▲ 98×2 topics
  20. Graphene12▲ 4.8×11 topics
  21. Surface Chemistry12▲ 79×3 topics
  22. Micelles12▲ 85×2 topics
  23. Mussel-Inspired12▲ 169×1 topic
  24. Nanostructures12▲ 8.0×14 topics
  25. Polydopamine12▲ 169×1 topic
  26. Catalysis12▲ 4.8×20 topics
  27. Recycling12▲ 8.3×4 topics
  28. Properties12▲ 39×3 topics
  29. Block Copolymers12▲ 115×2 topics
  30. Health Monitoring11▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Biomaterials11▲ 13×6 topics
  32. Nanogenerators11▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Wearable11▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Mechanical11▲ 55×2 topics
  35. Biosensors11▲ 5.7×10 topics
  36. Cell Culture10▲ 23×2 topics
  37. PEDOT:PSS10▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Polyaniline10▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Vesicles10▲ 73×2 topics
  40. Click Chemistry10▲ 48×2 topics

Which research topics does Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Polymer Surface Interaction Studies, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Conducting polymers and applications and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties.

Polymer Surface Interact…12Polymer Surface Interaction Studies: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…11Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 11 fractional worksConducting polymers and …10Conducting polymers and applications: 10 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…9biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 9 fractional worksPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties: 8 fractional worksPolymer crystallization …6Polymer crystallization and properties: 6 fractional worksHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications: 6 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 5 fractional worksSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 5 fractional works
Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsBiomedical EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsBiomaterials3 others

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

  1. 1 Polymer Surface Interaction Studies Surfaces, Coatings and Films 12 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 10 works
  4. 4 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 9 works
  5. 5 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 9 works
  6. 6 Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties Polymers and Plastics 8 works
  7. 7 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 6 works
  8. 8 Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications Molecular Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 5 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.7%domestic only62.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Dresden

All research institutions in Dresden

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.