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Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing

In research, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing stands highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#856 of 7,814 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,595 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,872
of 28,054 · #4,196 all time
Rank in Germany
#211
of 1,178
Research works
361
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
78.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #856 of 7,814 46.5%187
Life SciencesDomain #1,595 of 14,347 47.8%244

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 24.1 works8.8×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 38.4 works8.0×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.98× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.29× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 7.14× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 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, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Aging, Cell Death, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Metabolic Regulation, Reactive Oxygen Species, Mitochondria and Neurodegenerative Diseases.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress14▲ 9.7×30 topics
  2. Aging12▲ 25×13 topics
  3. Cell Death8▲ 39×6 topics
  4. Mitochondrial Dysfunction7▲ 28×7 topics
  5. Metabolic Regulation7▲ 45×4 topics
  6. Inflammation7▲ 3.6×36 topics
  7. Cancer6▲ 5.4×26 topics
  8. Reactive Oxygen Species6▲ 18×7 topics
  9. Mitochondria6▲ 50×4 topics
  10. Neurodegenerative Diseases6▲ 40×5 topics
  11. Mitochondrial Fission5▲ 113×1 topic
  12. Mitochondrial Fusion5▲ 113×1 topic
  13. Mitochondrial Function5▲ 58×4 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy4▲ 8.8×13 topics
  15. Insulin Signaling4▲ 58×3 topics
  16. Proteostasis4▲ 122×2 topics
  17. Longevity4▲ 54×2 topics
  18. Caloric Restriction4▲ 176×1 topic
  19. Genetic Regulation4▲ 26×1 topic
  20. Apoptosis4▲ 13×9 topics
  21. Metabolism3▲ 6.6×15 topics
  22. Biomarkers3▲ 4.7×9 topics
  23. Prefrontal Cortex2▲ 33×3 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.5×10 topics
  25. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Cancer Progression2▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Homologous Recombination2▲ 54×2 topics
  28. ATP Synthase2▲ 169×1 topic
  29. Gene Expression Regulation2▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Immunity2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  31. Vacuolar ATPases2▲ 169×1 topic
  32. Neural Mechanisms2▲ 24×4 topics
  33. RNA methylation2▲ 25×1 topic
  34. m6A-seq2▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Disease2▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Exercise2▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Autophagy2▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Cellular Self-Digestion2▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Mitophagy2▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Working Memory2▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, ATP Synthase and ATPases Research and RNA modifications and cancer.

Mitochondrial Function a…5Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 5 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 4 fractional worksATP Synthase and ATPases Research: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional worksAutophagy in Disease and Therapy: 2 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…1Neural dynamics and brain function: 1 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 1 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 1 fractional worksPARP inhibition in cancer therapy: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyAgingEpidemiologyCognitive Neuroscience1 others

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

  1. 1 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 5 works
  2. 2 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 4 works
  3. 3 ATP Synthase and ATPases Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Autophagy in Disease and Therapy Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 PARP inhibition in cancer therapy Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 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 available79.2%not open20.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors62.7%domestic only37.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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