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Max Perutz Labs

In research, Max Perutz Labs stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,097 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,194 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 12.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,839
of 28,054 · #4,992 all time
Rank in Austria
#26
of 168
Research works
991
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
79k
79.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Max Perutz Labs 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 #2,097 of 7,800 29.0%98 #1864
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,194 of 3,579 27.4%84 #1266

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Perutz Labs 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 Max Perutz Labs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 12.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 54.2 works13×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 84.5 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: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11.36× its world share, 84 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.74× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 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, 11.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Perutz Labs?

Ranked on the composite score, Arndt von Haeseler, Karl Kuchler and Robert Konrat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Perutz Labs.

  1. 1 Arndt von Haeseler Austria · #22,945 worldwide 4.7k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Karl Kuchler Austria · #267,876 worldwide 183 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Robert Konrat Austria · #522,788 worldwide 93 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Tim Skern Austria · #1,448,080 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Max Perutz Labs

Which keywords describe research at Max Perutz Labs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Cancer Therapy, Apoptosis, Gene Expression, Endocytosis, Membrane Fusion, Rab Proteins and Alternative Splicing.

▲ 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. Cancer12▲ 6.7×23 topics
  2. Cancer Therapy9▲ 12×13 topics
  3. Epidemiology7▲ 1.32×36 topics
  4. Inflammation7▲ 2.3×26 topics
  5. Apoptosis6▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Gene Expression6▲ 6.7×16 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.5×17 topics
  8. Endocytosis5▲ 149×2 topics
  9. Membrane Fusion5▲ 204×1 topic
  10. Rab Proteins5▲ 204×1 topic
  11. Alternative Splicing5▲ 71×1 topic
  12. RNA-Binding Proteins5▲ 71×1 topic
  13. Cancer Progression5▲ 19×5 topics
  14. Ribosome5▲ 64×1 topic
  15. Signal Transduction5▲ 23×6 topics
  16. Translation5▲ 20×1 topic
  17. Gene Regulation5▲ 37×4 topics
  18. Immunity5▲ 8.1×6 topics
  19. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 7.7×7 topics
  20. Transcriptional Regulation4▲ 18×6 topics
  21. Membrane Proteins4▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Autophagy4▲ 52×2 topics
  23. Chromatin4▲ 58×2 topics
  24. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 11×4 topics
  25. RNA methylation4▲ 30×1 topic
  26. m6A-seq4▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Cell Death3▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Disease3▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Cellular Self-Digestion3▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Mitophagy3▲ 59×1 topic
  31. RNA Regulation3▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Proteasome Inhibitors3▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Antifungal Therapy3▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Cell Migration3▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Epigenetic Regulation3▲ 8.9×6 topics
  36. Proteasome3▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Ubiquitin3▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Glycosylation3▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Genomic Instability2▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Max Perutz Labs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cellular transport and secretion, RNA Research and Splicing, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms and RNA modifications and cancer.

Cellular transport and s…5Cellular transport and secretion: 5 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing5RNA Research and Splicing: 5 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…5RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 5 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…4RNA modifications and cancer: 4 fractional worksAutophagy in Disease and Therapy: 3 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome pathways: 3 fractional worksBacterial Genetics and B…2Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 2 fractional worksNuclear Structure and Fu…2Nuclear Structure and Function: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…2CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksDNA Repair Mechanisms2DNA Repair Mechanisms: 2 fractional works
Cell BiologyMolecular BiologyEpidemiologyGenetics

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

  1. 1 Cellular transport and secretion Cell Biology 5 works
  2. 2 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 5 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Autophagy in Disease and Therapy Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Structure and Function Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 DNA Repair Mechanisms 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 available69.4%not open30.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.8%domestic only56.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Perutz Labs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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