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Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

In research, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,185 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#210 of 1,209 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,506 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis — Atmospheric Science is 61.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,011
of 28,054 · #645 all time
Rank in Germany
#99
of 1,178
Research works
3.7k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
210k
57.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Chemistry 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 #1,185 of 12,888 30.1%198 #440
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #210 of 1,209 31.7%79 #45
Environmental ScienceField #1,506 of 3,551 32.3%76 #438
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #182 of 301 31.3%60 #40

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Chemistry 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#440 #1,185
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#45 #210
  3. Environmental Science#438 #1,506
  4. Atmospheric Science#40 #182
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 Institute for Chemistry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 61.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 60.4 works62×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 79.4 works23×
  3. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 23.6 works20×
  4. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 30.8 works18×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.53× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22.85× its world share, 79 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.94× its world share, 76 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.09× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 22.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Paul J. Crutzen, Ulrich Pöschl and Albrecht W. Hofmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Chemistry.

  1. 1 Paul J. Crutzen Germany · #943 worldwide 2.7k citations · 120 works
  2. 2 Ulrich Pöschl Germany · #3,674 worldwide 1.9k citations · 124 works
  3. 3 Albrecht W. Hofmann Germany · #12,140 worldwide 1.8k citations · 53 works
  4. 4 G. K. Moortgat Germany · #17,715 worldwide 753 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Rolf Sander Germany · #30,043 worldwide 759 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 M. G. Lawrence Germany · #30,658 worldwide 821 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 H. Wänke Germany · #44,040 worldwide 651 citations · 81 works
  8. 8 Christian Junge Germany · #45,773 worldwide 400 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Frank Drewnick Germany · #60,168 worldwide 455 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Bettina Weber Germany · #67,908 worldwide 317 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Air Quality, Atmospheric Aerosols, Black Carbon, Climate Change, Particulate Matter, Satellite Observations, Health Effects and Mortality.

▲ 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. Air Quality43▲ 105×4 topics
  2. Climate Change34▲ 5.7×52 topics
  3. Atmospheric Aerosols31▲ 254×1 topic
  4. Black Carbon31▲ 254×1 topic
  5. Particulate Matter22▲ 66×2 topics
  6. Satellite Observations20▲ 96×2 topics
  7. Health Effects20▲ 15×8 topics
  8. Mortality19▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress16▲ 4.5×7 topics
  10. Air Pollution16▲ 58×2 topics
  11. Ozone Depletion16▲ 246×1 topic
  12. Stratospheric Water Vapor16▲ 246×1 topic
  13. Cardiovascular Disease16▲ 6.5×2 topics
  14. Fine Particulate Air Pollution16▲ 77×1 topic
  15. Global Burden of Disease16▲ 29×1 topic
  16. Remote Sensing15▲ 5.6×15 topics
  17. Water Quality13▲ 15×7 topics
  18. Hydrological Cycle13▲ 63×2 topics
  19. Emissions11▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Shale Gas11▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Atmospheric11▲ 99×1 topic
  22. Global Warming11▲ 12×10 topics
  23. Methane11▲ 99×1 topic
  24. Natural Gas11▲ 53×2 topics
  25. Ice Nucleation10▲ 118×2 topics
  26. Climate10▲ 51×2 topics
  27. Aerosols10▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Atmospheric Dust10▲ 179×1 topic
  29. Holocene8▲ 33×3 topics
  30. Sea Level8▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Paleoclimatology8▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Solar Influence8▲ 48×2 topics
  33. Glacial Cycles7▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Monsoon Dynamics7▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Environmental Monitoring6▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. Forecasting6▲ 14×2 topics
  37. IoT6▲ 7.3×2 topics
  38. Air Quality Monitoring6▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Low-Cost Sensors6▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 7.7×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Atmospheric chemistry an…31Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 31 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 16 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 16 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 11 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 10 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…7Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 7 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 6 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 4 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 4 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 3 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisGlobal and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 31 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 16 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 16 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 7 works
  7. 7 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 4 works
  9. 9 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  10. 10 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.4%domestic only61.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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