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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

In research, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München stands highest in Social Sciences (#31 of 9,585 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#7 of 1,896 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#65 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Classics and History and Philosophy of Science (Paleontology is 6.2× its share of world research).

lmu.deROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#48
of 22,385 · #45 all time
Rank in Germany
#3
of 795
Research works
140k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4M
24.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.34×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

What is Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #31 of 9,585 12.8%5,221 #82
Arts and HumanitiesField #7 of 1,896 11.8%1,154 #22
Health SciencesDomain #65 of 9,902 12.4%5,844 #65
Life SciencesDomain #49 of 6,403 11.6%2,759 #36
Social SciencesField #46 of 5,988 13.4%2,193 #115
MedicineField #66 of 8,541 12.2%5,144 #61
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #10 of 1,187 14.7%438 #49
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #4 of 406 13.6%238 -
Physical SciencesDomain #115 of 10,670 13.0%4,267 #97
PsychologyField #25 of 2,121 12.2%851 #38

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#82 #31
  2. Arts and Humanities#22 #7
  3. Health Sciences#65 #65
  4. Life Sciences#36 #49
  5. Social Sciences#115 #46
  6. Medicine#61 #66
  7. Political Science and International Relations#49 #10
  8. Physical Sciences#97 #115
  9. Psychology#38 #25
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München is in Health Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Social Sciences (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 6,708 fractional works · 32.5% of its workMedicine: 5,905 fractional works · 28.7% of its workSurgery: 835 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 614 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 423 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 415 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 343 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 342 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 276 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 237 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 232 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 227 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 161 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 148 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 146 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 130 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 127 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 114 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 233 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 486 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 290 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 133 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 178 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5,754 fractional works · 27.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,420 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 938 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 474 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 210 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 108 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 93 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 203 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,264 fractional works · 6.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 260 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 239 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 159 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 140 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 976 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 330 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 253 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 213 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 516 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 374 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 391 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 120 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 188 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4,973 fractional works · 24.1% of its workComputer Science: 1,205 fractional works · 5.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 598 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 140 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 96 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 937 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 371 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 227 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 846 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 269 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 210 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 172 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 477 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 127 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 127 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 438 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPaleontology: 153 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 396 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 251 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 323 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 154 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 255 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3,175 fractional works · 15.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,588 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 946 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 253 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 114 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 140 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 808 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 409 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 139 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 124 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 360 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 121 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 147 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 358 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 277 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLudwig-Maximilians-UniversitätMünchen21kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences28%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences6,70832.5%
    1. Medicine5,90528.7%
    2. Health Professions4862.4%
    3. Dentistry1780.9%
    4. Veterinary870.4%
    5. Nursing530.3%
  2. Social Sciences5,75427.9%
    1. Social Sciences2,42011.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,2646.1%
    3. Psychology9764.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5162.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting3911.9%
    6. Decision Sciences1880.9%
    1. Computer Science1,2055.8%
    2. Physics and Astronomy9374.5%
    3. Engineering8464.1%
    4. Environmental Science4772.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences4382.1%
    6. Materials Science3961.9%
    7. Chemistry3231.6%
    8. Mathematics2551.2%
    9. Energy750.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering220.1%
  4. Life Sciences3,17515.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,5887.7%
    2. Neuroscience8083.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3601.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology3581.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics620.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 153.2 works6.2×
  2. ClassicsSubfield · 65.6 works5.3×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 102.7 works3.2×
  4. VeterinaryField · 86.6 works3.1×
  5. Small AnimalsSubfield · 75.1 works3.0×
  6. OrthodonticsSubfield · 68.7 works3.0×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 360 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 1,588 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 358 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.42× its world share, 808 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 62 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 323 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 1,205 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 438 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 75 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 846 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 476 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 396 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 255 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.04× its world share, 937 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.78× its world share, 178 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 486 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 5,905 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 53 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.09× its world share, 87 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.12× its world share, 1,264 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 391 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 188 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 516 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 976 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 2,420 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.09×87 works
  2. Neuroscience2.42×808 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.12×1,264 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.04×937 works
  5. Dentistry1.78×178 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.72×358 works
  7. Psychology1.55×976 works
  8. Medicine1.49×5,905 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.44×1,588 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.35×438 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.17×516 works
  12. Mathematics1.05×255 works
  13. Chemistry1.00×323 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.94×188 works
  15. Social Sciences0.93×2,420 works
  16. Health Professions0.89×486 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.85×62 works
  18. Computer Science0.75×1,205 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.59×391 works
  20. Materials Science0.55×396 works
  21. Nursing0.52×53 works
  22. Environmental Science0.47×476 works
  23. Energy0.39×75 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×360 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.31×22 works
  26. Engineering0.27×846 works

Who are the top researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München?

Ranked on the quality score, A. Forti, Jonathan Frederik Bortfeldt and D. Dobos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

  1. 1 A. Forti Germany · #1,214 worldwide 56k citations · 473 works
  2. 2 Jonathan Frederik Bortfeldt Germany · #1,529 worldwide 67k citations · 937 works
  3. 3 D. Dobos Germany · #2,013 worldwide 60k citations · 493 works
  4. 4 C. Helsens Germany · #2,337 worldwide 35k citations · 335 works
  5. 5 Martin Dichgans Germany · #2,368 worldwide 107k citations · 1,443 works
  6. 6 V. Kus Germany · #2,475 worldwide 52k citations · 535 works
  7. 7 J. Sjölin Germany · #2,568 worldwide 30k citations · 345 works
  8. 8 A. Macchiolo Germany · #2,810 worldwide 24k citations · 258 works
  9. 9 B. K. B. Chow Germany · #2,865 worldwide 25k citations · 245 works
  10. 10 M. A. Baak Germany · #3,053 worldwide 56k citations · 462 works
All ranked researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

What are the most cited papers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München?

The most cited paper from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München is "SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python" (Pauli Virtanen et al., 2020), with 40,161 citations. Next come "SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor" (21,493) and "PLS-SEM: Indeed a Silver Bullet" (21,465).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python Pauli Virtanen et al. · Nature Methods Open access112 authors 3 Feb 2020 40,161
2 SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor Markus Hoffmann, Hannah Kleine‐Weber, Simon Schroeder et al. · Cell Open access 8 Mar 2020 21,493
3 PLS-SEM: Indeed a Silver Bullet Joe F. Hair, Christian M. Ringle, Marko Sarstedt · The Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice 15 Mar 2011 21,465
4 A density-based algorithm for discovering clusters in large spatial Databases with Noise Martin Ester, Hans‐Peter Kriegel, Jörg Sander et al. 1996 19,125
5 Fast, scalable generation of high‐quality protein multiple sequence alignments using Clustal Omega Fabian Sievers, Andreas Wilm, David Dineen et al. · Molecular Systems Biology Open access 11 Oct 2011 16,563
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Immunotherapy, Ethics, Gender, Identity, History and Machine Learning.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology1,021▲ 1.24×133 topics
  2. Inflammation596▲ 1.36×83 topics
  3. Machine Learning537▼ 0.78×82 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress385◆ 1.14×61 topics
  5. Climate Change384▼ 0.68×102 topics
  6. Globalization372◆ 0.92×137 topics
  7. Immunotherapy366▲ 2.5×19 topics
  8. Treatment348▲ 1.39×51 topics
  9. Cancer327▲ 1.18×56 topics
  10. Quality of Life311◆ 1.04×54 topics
  11. Public Health303◆ 1.01×66 topics
  12. Identity301▲ 2.0×68 topics
  13. History288▲ 2.0×57 topics
  14. Diagnosis284▲ 1.48×41 topics
  15. Gender282▲ 2.5×51 topics
  16. Ethics278▲ 2.7×50 topics
  17. Risk Factors269▲ 1.19×36 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders262▲ 2.2×20 topics
  19. Chemotherapy258▲ 1.76×25 topics
  20. Depression245▲ 1.35×24 topics
  21. Clinical Trials243▲ 1.77×19 topics
  22. Biomarkers220▲ 1.53×18 topics
  23. Philosophy212▲ 2.3×39 topics
  24. Literature212▲ 1.88×56 topics
  25. Genetics211▲ 1.45×27 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations204▲ 2.3×23 topics
  27. Nationalism190▲ 2.1×32 topics
  28. Rehabilitation182▲ 2.2×13 topics
  29. Religion180▲ 1.89×41 topics
  30. Neurodegeneration177▲ 2.8×11 topics
  31. Radiotherapy167▲ 2.0×13 topics
  32. Governance163▲ 2.4×15 topics
  33. Neuroimaging162▲ 2.9×11 topics
  34. Entanglement138▲ 4.5×4 topics
  35. Bildung131▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Quantum Information115▲ 4.8×3 topics
  37. Aesthetics101▲ 6.2×9 topics
  38. Autorschaft91▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Literaturkritik91▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse86▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: German Literature and Culture Studies, Health and Medical Studies, CAR-T cell therapy research and Medical and Health Sciences Research.

German Literature and Cu…91German Literature and Culture Studies: 91 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies68Health and Medical Studies: 68 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 64 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 62 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 60 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 57 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 54 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…53Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 53 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 53 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 50 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryGeneral Health ProfessionsOncologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6 others

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

  1. 1 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 91 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 68 works
  3. 3 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 64 works
  4. 4 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 62 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 60 works
  6. 6 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 57 works
  7. 7 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 54 works
  8. 8 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 53 works
  9. 9 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 53 works
  10. 10 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 50 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 available38.2%not open61.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.079% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München0.078% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München12.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.4% in 2017.

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Which institutions have research most like Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of Zurich has the research profile closest to Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München's, with both strong in Veterinary.

  1. 1 University of ZurichSwitzerland · Both strong in Veterinary, Neuroscience, Dentistry 0.91 Compare
  2. 2 Leipzig UniversityGermany · Both strong in Veterinary, Arts and Humanities, Neuroscience 0.89 Compare
  3. 3 University of BaselSwitzerland · Both strong in Veterinary, Neuroscience, Arts and Humanities 0.87 Compare
  4. 4 University of BernSwitzerland · Both strong in Veterinary, Neuroscience, Dentistry 0.87 Compare
  5. 5 Goethe University FrankfurtGermany · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience 0.86 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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What is LMU Munich known for in research?

In research, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München stands highest in Social Sciences (#31 of 9,585 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#7 of 1,896 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#65 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Classics and History and Philosophy of Science (Paleontology is 6.2× its share of world research).

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