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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics

In research, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,759 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,799
of 28,054 · #6,569 all time
Rank in Germany
#529
of 1,178
Research works
1.5k
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,759 of 10,521 24.5%83 #806

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics 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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.14× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.76× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 12.15× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.11× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.26× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.14× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics?

Ranked on the composite score, Isabel Schnabel, Carl Christian von Weizsäcker and Anat R. Admati lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics.

  1. 1 Isabel Schnabel Germany · #80,451 worldwide 143 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Carl Christian von Weizsäcker Germany · #139,134 worldwide 153 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Anat R. Admati Germany · #184,407 worldwide 341 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Anne van Aaken Germany · #243,616 worldwide 50 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Niels Petersen Germany · #268,103 worldwide 30 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Hans‐Theo Normann Germany · #308,973 worldwide 208 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Martin Hellwig Germany · #359,253 worldwide 268 citations · 108 works
  8. 8 Andreas Glöckner Germany · #371,568 worldwide 226 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Marco Verweij Germany · #441,418 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Hanjo Hamann Germany · #512,343 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Trust, Incentives, Altruism, Cooperation, Fairness, Competition, Gender Differences and Reciprocity.

▲ 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. Trust14▲ 48×6 topics
  2. Incentives13▲ 185×3 topics
  3. Altruism12▲ 142×3 topics
  4. Cooperation12▲ 186×2 topics
  5. Fairness12▲ 135×2 topics
  6. Competition11▲ 197×2 topics
  7. Gender Differences10▲ 28×3 topics
  8. Reciprocity10▲ 211×2 topics
  9. Economic Experiments10▲ 541×1 topic
  10. Social Preferences10▲ 541×1 topic
  11. Emotion8▲ 39×5 topics
  12. Regulation6▲ 12×7 topics
  13. Property Rights6▲ 87×5 topics
  14. Ethics5▲ 9.8×3 topics
  15. Globalization5▲ 2.4×15 topics
  16. Enforcement5▲ 167×2 topics
  17. Decision Making4▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Risk Aversion4▲ 235×1 topic
  19. Social Networks4▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Time Discounting4▲ 235×1 topic
  21. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 3.0×12 topics
  22. Contracts4▲ 225×1 topic
  23. Litigation4▲ 225×1 topic
  24. Economic Development4▲ 4.4×6 topics
  25. Game Theory4▲ 21×5 topics
  26. Psychology3▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Consumer Behavior3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  28. Mechanism Design3▲ 78×2 topics
  29. Neuroscience3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  30. Institutions3▲ 33×3 topics
  31. Disgust3▲ 92×1 topic
  32. Moral Judgment3▲ 92×1 topic
  33. Nash Equilibrium2▲ 186×1 topic
  34. Network Formation2▲ 126×1 topic
  35. Fiscal Policy2▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Surveillance2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Human Capital2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Global Governance2▲ 9.4×6 topics
  39. Implicit Bias2▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Social Identity2▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems and Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment.

Experimental Behavioral …10Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies: 10 fractional worksDecision-Making and Beha…4Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics: 4 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judi…4Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 4 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 3 fractional worksGame Theory and Applications: 2 fractional worksAuction Theory and Applications: 2 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Psychology: 2 fractional worksCulture, Economy, and Development Studies: 2 fractional worksEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional works
Safety ResearchGeneral Decision SciencesEconomics and EconometricsCognitive Neuroscience3 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies Safety Research 10 works
  2. 2 Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics General Decision Sciences 4 works
  3. 3 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  5. 5 Game Theory and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  6. 6 Auction Theory and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  7. 7 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Culture, Economy, and Development Studies Demography 2 works
  9. 9 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.5%domestic only74.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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