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Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology

In research, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,991 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,535 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Genetics — Genetics is 18.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,528
of 28,054 · #5,159 all time
Rank in Germany
#272
of 1,178
Research works
2.2k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
77k
34.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,991 of 7,800 36.3%111 #2523
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,535 of 3,579 33.2%73 #1914

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Genetics takes 18.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeneticsSubfield · 29.9 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: 3.08× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.84× its world share, 73 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.99× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.22× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 21 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, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology?

Ranked on the composite score, Wolfgang J. Junk, Diethard Tautz and Manfred Milinski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology.

  1. 1 Wolfgang J. Junk Germany · #30,495 worldwide 405 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Diethard Tautz Germany · #78,608 worldwide 373 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Manfred Milinski Germany · #208,815 worldwide 303 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Wolfgang J. Junk Germany · #261,944 worldwide 119 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 W. Lampert Germany · #315,740 worldwide 162 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Winfried Lampert Germany · #322,024 worldwide 130 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Wolfgang Hofmann Germany · #473,211 worldwide 72 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Pia Parolin Germany · #498,180 worldwide 147 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Meertinus P. D. Meijering Germany · #515,127 worldwide 40 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Paul B. Rainey Germany · #515,691 worldwide 159 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Population Genetics, Evolution, Natural Selection, Adaptation, Mutation, Microbial Communities, Experimental Evolution and Genetic Dynamics.

▲ 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. Population Genetics23▲ 83×4 topics
  2. Evolution22▲ 44×10 topics
  3. Natural Selection22▲ 202×3 topics
  4. Adaptation20▲ 35×5 topics
  5. Mutation18▲ 47×3 topics
  6. Microbial Communities17▲ 20×6 topics
  7. Experimental Evolution17▲ 356×1 topic
  8. Genetic Dynamics17▲ 356×1 topic
  9. Altruism17▲ 98×3 topics
  10. Cooperation17▲ 130×3 topics
  11. Social Networks14▲ 26×3 topics
  12. Climate Change14▲ 2.5×31 topics
  13. Cultural Evolution13▲ 128×2 topics
  14. Evolutionary Games12▲ 298×1 topic
  15. Indirect Reciprocity12▲ 298×1 topic
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis11▲ 18×12 topics
  17. Population Dynamics10▲ 19×9 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity9▲ 10×10 topics
  19. Genomics9▲ 15×10 topics
  20. Adaptive Evolution8▲ 76×2 topics
  21. Biodiversity8▲ 5.2×13 topics
  22. Invasive Species7▲ 7.8×10 topics
  23. RNA-Seq7▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 8.6×8 topics
  25. Genetic Variation6▲ 15×6 topics
  26. genome annotation6▲ 47×1 topic
  27. sequence alignment6▲ 47×1 topic
  28. Insulin Signaling5▲ 31×3 topics
  29. Trust5▲ 9.7×3 topics
  30. Evolutionary Dynamics5▲ 70×2 topics
  31. Longevity5▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Genetic Regulation5▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Reproductive Strategies5▲ 61×2 topics
  34. Behavioral Syndromes4▲ 86×1 topic
  35. Phenotypic Plasticity4▲ 86×1 topic
  36. Global Change4▲ 8.4×5 topics
  37. Microbiome4▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Microbiota4▲ 10×6 topics
  39. Agent-Based Modeling4▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Proteostasis4▲ 60×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies and Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

Evolution and Genetic Dy…17Evolution and Genetic Dynamics: 17 fractional worksEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation: 12 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 6 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 4 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 4 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 4 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 4 fractional worksExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies: 4 fractional worksEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior: 3 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 3 fractional works
GeneticsSociology and Political ScienceMolecular BiologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Evolution and Genetic Dynamics Genetics 17 works
  2. 2 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  3. 3 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 6 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  5. 5 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 4 works
  6. 6 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 4 works
  7. 7 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 4 works
  8. 8 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies Safety Research 4 works
  9. 9 Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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