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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

In research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,778 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,321 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,428 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Demography and General Health Professions — Demography is 15.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,864
of 28,054 · #5,699 all time
Rank in Germany
#358
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
39.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 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 #2,778 of 10,521 45.3%124 #1459
Social SciencesField #2,321 of 6,365 48.3%94 #990
Health SciencesDomain #7,428 of 11,982 27.6%62 #6734

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 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. Social Sciences#1,459 #2,778
  2. Social Sciences#990 #2,321
  3. Health Sciences#6,734 #7,428
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 Demographic Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Demography takes 15.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DemographySubfield · 22.6 works16×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 24.8 works8.6×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 5.01× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.57× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.58× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research?

Ranked on the composite score, James W. Vaupel, Michaela Kreyenfeld and Jan M. Hoem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.

  1. 1 James W. Vaupel Germany · #38,131 worldwide 538 citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Michaela Kreyenfeld Germany · #86,356 worldwide 295 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Jan M. Hoem Germany · #89,826 worldwide 312 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Dirk Konietzka Germany · #177,279 worldwide 86 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Vladimir M. Shkolnikov Germany · #277,068 worldwide 138 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Tomáš Frejka Germany · #381,198 worldwide 87 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Dmitri A. Jdanov Germany · #451,798 worldwide 72 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Siegfried Gruber Germany · #517,847 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Rembrandt D. Scholz Germany · #680,669 worldwide 37 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Christoph Bühler Germany · #704,313 worldwide 21 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Social Support, Life Expectancy, Health Disparities, Neighborhood Effects, Health Outcomes, Social Relationships and Mortality Risk.

▲ 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. Public Health28▲ 9.4×24 topics
  2. Social Support26▲ 23×9 topics
  3. Life Expectancy21▲ 176×2 topics
  4. Health Disparities21▲ 38×6 topics
  5. Neighborhood Effects20▲ 86×3 topics
  6. Health Outcomes18▲ 31×5 topics
  7. Social Relationships18▲ 93×2 topics
  8. Mortality Risk18▲ 35×4 topics
  9. Health Equity16▲ 28×3 topics
  10. Mental Health16▲ 5.3×24 topics
  11. Loneliness16▲ 114×1 topic
  12. Socioeconomic Inequalities16▲ 114×1 topic
  13. Chronic Disease15▲ 41×4 topics
  14. Economic Growth13▲ 7.3×9 topics
  15. Labor Market12▲ 20×8 topics
  16. Longevity12▲ 73×2 topics
  17. Ageing Population11▲ 135×1 topic
  18. Health Care Expenditure11▲ 135×1 topic
  19. Globalization11▲ 2.6×15 topics
  20. Long-Term Care10▲ 62×2 topics
  21. Mortality Forecasting10▲ 267×1 topic
  22. Population Ageing10▲ 267×1 topic
  23. Gender Roles9▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Elderly Care8▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Family Support8▲ 57×1 topic
  26. Intergenerational Relations8▲ 107×1 topic
  27. Socioeconomic Factors8▲ 32×5 topics
  28. Mortality8▲ 6.5×5 topics
  29. Health Effects8▲ 6.1×7 topics
  30. Parenting8▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Gender Bias7▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Social Networks7▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Family Planning7▲ 62×3 topics
  34. Fertility7▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Divorce7▲ 184×1 topic
  36. Family Structure7▲ 163×1 topic
  37. Human Capital7▲ 20×6 topics
  38. Sex Ratios7▲ 191×1 topic
  39. Son Preference7▲ 191×1 topic
  40. Immigration6▲ 27×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health disparities and outcomes, Global Health Care Issues, Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving.

Health disparities and o…16Health disparities and outcomes: 16 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 11 fractional worksInsurance, Mortality, De…10Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management: 10 fractional worksIntergenerational Family…8Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 8 fractional worksDemographic Trends and Gender Preferences: 7 fractional worksFamily Dynamics and Relationships: 7 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…5Migration and Labor Dynamics: 5 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 5 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 4 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 4 fractional works
HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsDemographySociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Health disparities and outcomes Health 16 works
  2. 2 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 11 works
  3. 3 Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management Demography 10 works
  4. 4 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Gender Studies 7 works
  6. 6 Family Dynamics and Relationships Demography 7 works
  7. 7 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  8. 8 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  9. 9 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  10. 10 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 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 available67.9%not open32.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.7%domestic only47.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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