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Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law

In research, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,401 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law and Business, Management and Accounting — Law is 35.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,729
of 28,054 · #11,641 all time
Rank in Germany
#498
of 1,178
Research works
3.3k
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law 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 #7,401 of 10,521 12.6%99 #3690

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law 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 Comparative and International Private Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 35.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 25.6 works35×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 25.6 works6.3×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.35× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.93× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.59× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Reinhard Zimmermann, Ulrich Magnus and Ralf Michaels lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law.

  1. 1 Reinhard Zimmermann Germany · #15,316 worldwide 246 citations · 159 works
  2. 2 Ulrich Magnus Germany · #25,288 worldwide 264 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Ralf Michaels Germany · #27,954 worldwide 135 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 Hein Kötz Germany · #35,352 worldwide 242 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Ulrich Drobnig Germany · #60,250 worldwide 237 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Anatol Dutta Germany · #74,699 worldwide 61 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Klaus J. Hopt Germany · #82,560 worldwide 112 citations · 122 works
  8. 8 Harald Baum Germany · #142,480 worldwide 45 citations · 102 works
  9. 9 Reinhard Zimmermann Germany · #151,752 worldwide 45 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Walter Bayer Germany · #220,692 worldwide 9 citations · 74 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Legal Transplants, European Company Law, Regulatory Competition, Consumer Protection, Migration Law, Criminal Justice and European Union.

▲ 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. Human Rights26▲ 20×18 topics
  2. Legal Transplants16▲ 504×2 topics
  3. European Company Law12▲ 706×1 topic
  4. Regulatory Competition12▲ 706×1 topic
  5. Consumer Protection10▲ 182×4 topics
  6. Migration Law9▲ 512×2 topics
  7. Criminal Justice9▲ 31×2 topics
  8. European Union9▲ 30×6 topics
  9. Legal Methodology8▲ 368×2 topics
  10. Privacy8▲ 23×2 topics
  11. Constitutional Courts8▲ 444×2 topics
  12. Regulatory Agencies8▲ 297×2 topics
  13. Digital Governance8▲ 544×1 topic
  14. Party Competition8▲ 544×1 topic
  15. Corporate Governance8▲ 8.6×5 topics
  16. Regulation7▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Sustainable Development6▲ 3.1×8 topics
  18. Contract Law6▲ 181×2 topics
  19. Family Law5▲ 93×2 topics
  20. Constitutionalism5▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Judicial Review5▲ 45×2 topics
  22. Legal Harmonization5▲ 193×2 topics
  23. Physician Liability5▲ 101×2 topics
  24. Medical Ethics5▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Digital Markets Act5▲ 477×1 topic
  26. EU Competition Law5▲ 477×1 topic
  27. Jurisdiction Agreements5▲ 348×1 topic
  28. Private International Law5▲ 348×1 topic
  29. Constitutional Law5▲ 28×4 topics
  30. Patient Rights5▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Reproductive Medicine5▲ 272×1 topic
  32. Civil Liability5▲ 155×2 topics
  33. Democracy4▲ 9.9×2 topics
  34. International Law4▲ 11×5 topics
  35. ECHR4▲ 88×1 topic
  36. European Legal Systems4▲ 88×1 topic
  37. European Private Law4▲ 280×1 topic
  38. Harmonization4▲ 280×1 topic
  39. Criminal Law4▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Legal Reforms4▲ 290×1 topic

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Governance and Law, Law and Political Science, Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction and Diverse Legal and Medical Studies.

Corporate Governance and…12Corporate Governance and Law: 12 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 8 fractional worksConflict of Laws and Jurisdiction: 5 fractional worksDiverse Legal and Medical Studies: 5 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 5 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 4 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…4European and International Contract Law: 4 fractional worksCriminal Law and Policy: 4 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementLawPolitical Science and International RelationsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 12 works
  2. 2 Law and Political Science Law 8 works
  3. 3 Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 5 works
  5. 5 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  6. 6 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  7. 7 European and International Contract Law Law 4 works
  8. 8 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 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 available21.5%not open78.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.4%domestic only95.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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