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Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung

In research, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung stands highest in Physical Sciences (#486 of 12,888 worldwide), Chemistry (#58 of 1,330 worldwide) and Organic Chemistry (#35 of 615 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 43.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#897
of 28,054 · #334 all time
Rank in Germany
#43
of 1,178
Research works
6k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
300k
49.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung 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 #486 of 12,888 31.0%337 #221
ChemistryField #58 of 1,330 36.2%189 #13
Organic ChemistrySubfield #35 of 615 40.7%129 #12

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung 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#221 #486
  2. Chemistry#13 #58
  3. Organic Chemistry#12 #35
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 Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 43.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 128.9 works43×
  2. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 32.9 works33×
  3. ChemistryField · 189.3 works31×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.55× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 11.55× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 30.61× its world share, 189 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.68× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.67× its world share, 50 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.84× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 30.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung?

Ranked on the composite score, Alois Fürstner, Frank Neese and Benjamin List lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung.

  1. 1 Alois Fürstner Germany · #7,645 worldwide 1.7k citations · 118 works
  2. 2 Frank Neese Germany · #32,192 worldwide 1.1k citations · 106 works
  3. 3 Benjamin List Germany · #48,665 worldwide 1k citations · 461 works
  4. 4 G. Schomburg Germany · #66,229 worldwide 247 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Carl Krüger Germany · #68,534 worldwide 869 citations · 135 works
  6. 6 Richard Mynott Germany · #73,647 worldwide 440 citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Manfred T. Reetz Germany · #100,613 worldwide 268 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 K. Ziegler Germany · #101,520 worldwide 314 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Günther Wilke Germany · #106,153 worldwide 247 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Manfred T. Reetz Germany · #119,162 worldwide 704 citations · 89 works
All ranked researchers at Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung

Which keywords describe research at Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Transition Metal Catalysis, Transition Metal Complexes, Organic Synthesis, Hydrogenation, Enantioselective Synthesis, Metal-Catalyzed Reactions and Medicinal Chemistry.

▲ 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. Catalysis59▲ 22×25 topics
  2. Transition Metal Catalysis42▲ 126×4 topics
  3. Transition Metal Complexes30▲ 86×4 topics
  4. Organic Synthesis30▲ 66×8 topics
  5. Hydrogenation30▲ 44×5 topics
  6. Enantioselective Synthesis29▲ 116×7 topics
  7. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions27▲ 114×3 topics
  8. Medicinal Chemistry25▲ 23×12 topics
  9. Heterocycles25▲ 69×7 topics
  10. Electrocatalysis25▲ 22×5 topics
  11. C-C Bond Formation24▲ 150×3 topics
  12. Organometallic Chemistry22▲ 123×5 topics
  13. Hydrogen Bonding20▲ 60×4 topics
  14. Oxidative Coupling20▲ 105×2 topics
  15. Enantioselective Reactions20▲ 130×2 topics
  16. Nanomaterials19▲ 4.6×13 topics
  17. Polymerization18▲ 50×4 topics
  18. Synthesis18▲ 12×22 topics
  19. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation18▲ 105×1 topic
  20. C–H Activation18▲ 105×1 topic
  21. Aryl Halides18▲ 107×2 topics
  22. Dehydrogenation15▲ 58×2 topics
  23. Catalysts15▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Chiral Ligands15▲ 119×2 topics
  25. Asymmetric Catalysis14▲ 96×4 topics
  26. Metal-Organic Frameworks14▲ 8.7×6 topics
  27. Catalytic13▲ 28×6 topics
  28. Green Chemistry13▲ 18×7 topics
  29. Alcohol Activation12▲ 121×1 topic
  30. Amine Synthesis12▲ 121×1 topic
  31. Homogeneous Catalysis12▲ 164×2 topics
  32. Molecular Dynamics12▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Density Functional Theory12▲ 30×4 topics
  34. Electron Transport12▲ 34×3 topics
  35. Water Splitting12▲ 8.1×4 topics
  36. Industrial Applications11▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Organocatalysis11▲ 120×3 topics
  38. Asymmetric Synthesis11▲ 52×6 topics
  39. Cross-Coupling Reactions11▲ 137×1 topic
  40. Selective Oxidation11▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions and Radical Photochemical Reactions.

Catalytic C–H Functional…18Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 18 fractional worksAsymmetric Hydrogenation…12Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis: 12 fractional worksCatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions: 11 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Reactions: 10 fractional worksSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods: 10 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 8 fractional worksOrganometallic Complex S…8Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis: 8 fractional worksCyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms: 8 fractional worksAsymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis: 8 fractional works
Organic ChemistryInorganic ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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

  1. 1 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 18 works
  2. 2 Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry 12 works
  3. 3 Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions Organic Chemistry 11 works
  4. 4 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 10 works
  5. 5 Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods Organic Chemistry 10 works
  6. 6 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 9 works
  7. 7 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  8. 8 Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 8 works
  9. 9 Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms Organic Chemistry 8 works
  10. 10 Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 8 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 available20.3%not open79.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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