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Loewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology

In research, Loewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,575 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,668 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 12.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,831
of 28,054 · #10,023 all time
Rank in Germany
#320
of 1,178
Research works
418
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
35.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Loewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology 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 #3,575 of 7,800 29.5%93 #4718
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,668 of 3,579 30.1%78 #2287

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Loewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology 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 Loewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 50.8 works13×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 78.3 works11×
← 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: 1.31× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10.99× its world share, 78 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.98× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.04× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 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: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Loewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology?

Ranked on the composite score, Gert Bange, Nicole Paczia and Georg Hochberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Loewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology.

  1. 1 Gert Bange Germany · #538,926 worldwide 104 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Nicole Paczia Germany · #695,193 worldwide 80 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Georg Hochberg Germany · #1,316,604 worldwide 78 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Loewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology

Which keywords describe research at Loewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antibiotic Resistance, Signal Transduction, Membrane Proteins, Gene Regulation, RNA Regulation, Bacterial Physiology, Cellular Homeostasis and Genomics.

▲ 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. Antibiotic Resistance17▲ 33×5 topics
  2. Signal Transduction14▲ 74×5 topics
  3. Membrane Proteins13▲ 140×3 topics
  4. Gene Regulation13▲ 109×4 topics
  5. RNA Regulation13▲ 91×2 topics
  6. Bacterial Physiology13▲ 467×1 topic
  7. Cellular Homeostasis13▲ 263×1 topic
  8. Nanoparticles10▲ 5.9×6 topics
  9. Genomics9▲ 23×8 topics
  10. Evolution7▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Metabolic Engineering6▲ 51×5 topics
  12. Microbiome6▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Ribosome6▲ 85×1 topic
  14. Translation6▲ 26×1 topic
  15. Synthetic Biology6▲ 75×2 topics
  16. Bacteriophage6▲ 91×1 topic
  17. Ecology6▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Marine6▲ 91×1 topic
  19. Metagenomics6▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Virus6▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Constraint-Based Models5▲ 92×1 topic
  22. Genome-Scale Models5▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Nitrogen Fixation5▲ 50×3 topics
  24. Macromolecular Crystallography4▲ 170×1 topic
  25. Structure Solution4▲ 170×1 topic
  26. Genome Engineering4▲ 46×1 topic
  27. RNA-Guided4▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Microbial Communities4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  29. Virulence4▲ 43×2 topics
  30. Biosensors3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  31. Drug Discovery3▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Bacterial Pathogenesis3▲ 59×2 topics
  33. Molecular Catalysis3▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  35. Genome Analysis3▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Metabolic Regulation3▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Cholera3▲ 81×1 topic
  38. Light Harvesting3▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Photosystem II3▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Vibrio cholerae3▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does Loewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction.

Bacterial Genetics and B…13Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 13 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…6RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 6 fractional worksBacteriophages and micro…6Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 6 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 5 fractional worksEnzyme Structure and Function: 4 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…4CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 4 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 3 fractional worksMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional works
GeneticsMolecular BiologyEcologyMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 13 works
  2. 2 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 6 works
  3. 3 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 6 works
  4. 4 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 5 works
  5. 5 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 4 works
  6. 6 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 4 works
  7. 7 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 3 works
  9. 9 Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  10. 10 RNA modifications and cancer 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 available76.2%not open23.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.6%domestic only66.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Loewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

20152020
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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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