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Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

In research, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,509 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#778 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Global and Planetary Change is 33.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,857
of 28,054 · #1,504 all time
Rank in Germany
#180
of 1,178
Research works
1.7k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
109k
66.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry 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 #2,509 of 12,888 32.5%158 #1088
Environmental ScienceField #778 of 3,551 38.0%97 #335

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry 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 Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 33.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 49.8 works33×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 27.6 works32×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 35.0 works11×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 97.2 works10×
← 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: 2.77× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.41× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.07× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.00× its world share, 97 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry?

Ranked on the composite score, Markus Reichstein, Nuno Carvalhais and Martin Jung lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry.

  1. 1 Markus Reichstein Germany · #1,232 worldwide 3.2k citations · 155 works
  2. 2 Nuno Carvalhais Germany · #10,437 worldwide 1.1k citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Martin Jung Germany · #11,706 worldwide 1.3k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Sönke Zaehle Germany · #17,999 worldwide 983 citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Jens Kattge Germany · #29,403 worldwide 677 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Jon Lloyd Germany · #36,063 worldwide 726 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Ernst‐Detlef Schulze Germany · #41,875 worldwide 1.8k citations · 228 works
  8. 8 Corinna Rebmann Germany · #53,376 worldwide 896 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Susan Trumbore Germany · #57,610 worldwide 491 citations · 67 works
  10. 10 Annette Freibauer Germany · #62,294 worldwide 292 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Remote Sensing, Ecosystem Resilience, Water Quality, Satellite Observations, Drought and Evapotranspiration.

▲ 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. Climate Change84▲ 16×61 topics
  2. Global Warming22▲ 28×13 topics
  3. Remote Sensing21▲ 8.8×22 topics
  4. Ecosystem Resilience21▲ 72×5 topics
  5. Water Quality17▲ 22×7 topics
  6. Satellite Observations16▲ 85×3 topics
  7. Drought14▲ 79×3 topics
  8. Evapotranspiration14▲ 95×2 topics
  9. Shale Gas14▲ 57×2 topics
  10. Emissions14▲ 36×3 topics
  11. Natural Gas14▲ 75×2 topics
  12. Atmospheric14▲ 141×1 topic
  13. Carbon Balance14▲ 151×1 topic
  14. Methane14▲ 141×1 topic
  15. Tree Mortality14▲ 151×1 topic
  16. Extreme Events13▲ 78×2 topics
  17. Biodiversity13▲ 8.8×13 topics
  18. Global Change12▲ 24×5 topics
  19. Greenhouse Gas Emissions11▲ 21×6 topics
  20. Biomass Estimation11▲ 36×3 topics
  21. Hydrological Cycle10▲ 56×2 topics
  22. Ocean Circulation10▲ 40×3 topics
  23. Hydrology10▲ 40×4 topics
  24. Climate Modeling10▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Precipitation Extremes10▲ 69×1 topic
  26. Ecosystem Functioning9▲ 24×4 topics
  27. Invasive Species8▲ 10×12 topics
  28. Microbial Communities8▲ 9.9×6 topics
  29. Nutrient Limitation8▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Hydrological Modeling8▲ 16×5 topics
  31. Soil Carbon Sequestration7▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Methane Emissions7▲ 70×2 topics
  33. Paleoclimatology7▲ 44×2 topics
  34. Climate7▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Soil Fertility6▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Biochar Application6▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Nitrogen Cycle6▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Data Assimilation6▲ 20×4 topics
  40. Air Quality6▲ 17×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Climate variability and models and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.

Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 14 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 14 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 10 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 6 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…4Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 4 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 4 fractional worksTree-ring climate responses: 4 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeSoil ScienceEcologyAtmospheric Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 14 works
  2. 2 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 14 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  4. 4 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 6 works
  5. 5 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 6 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 4 works
  7. 7 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 4 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  9. 9 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 4 works
  10. 10 Tree-ring climate responses Atmospheric Science 4 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 available61.4%not open38.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.2%domestic only47.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher 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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