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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

In research, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,252 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#94 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#724 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Instrumentation is 130.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,011
of 28,054 · #1,165 all time
Rank in Germany
#189
of 1,178
Research works
5.2k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
163k
31.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 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 #2,252 of 12,888 28.8%301 #810
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #94 of 443 32.9%155 #36
Physics and AstronomyField #724 of 1,646 32.3%221 #324

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 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#810 #2,252
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#36 #94
  3. Physics and Astronomy#324 #724
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 Extraterrestrial Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Instrumentation takes 130.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. InstrumentationSubfield · 20.2 works131×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 154.9 works96×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 221.5 works32×
  4. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 21.0 works22×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.47× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 32.19× its world share, 222 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 32.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics?

Ranked on the composite score, A. W. Strong, Ariel G. Sánchez and Sadegh Khochfar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics.

  1. 1 A. W. Strong Germany · #2,956 worldwide 2k citations · 107 works
  2. 2 Ariel G. Sánchez Germany · #13,195 worldwide 1.3k citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Sadegh Khochfar Germany · #28,853 worldwide 867 citations · 75 works
  4. 4 Johan Comparat Germany · #30,304 worldwide 1k citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Jason Dexter Germany · #34,016 worldwide 773 citations · 69 works
  6. 6 B. Hoyle Germany · #40,304 worldwide 597 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 G. Kanbach Germany · #58,190 worldwide 674 citations · 78 works
  8. 8 V. Mainieri Germany · #63,008 worldwide 1k citations · 96 works
  9. 9 G. E. Morfill Germany · #66,239 worldwide 752 citations · 112 works
  10. 10 M. Salvato Germany · #68,331 worldwide 1.2k citations · 131 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Magnetic Fields, Accretion Disks, Black Holes, Turbulence, Molecular Clouds, Protoplanetary Disks and Dark Matter.

▲ 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. Star Formation55▲ 340×2 topics
  2. Magnetic Fields50▲ 252×3 topics
  3. Accretion Disks50▲ 348×2 topics
  4. Black Holes47▲ 159×3 topics
  5. Turbulence30▲ 110×2 topics
  6. Molecular Clouds30▲ 383×1 topic
  7. Protoplanetary Disks30▲ 383×1 topic
  8. Dark Matter28▲ 80×3 topics
  9. Cosmology28▲ 137×3 topics
  10. Galaxies26▲ 300×1 topic
  11. Stellar Populations26▲ 300×1 topic
  12. Gravitational Waves25▲ 143×2 topics
  13. Exoplanets24▲ 197×1 topic
  14. Stellar Astrophysics24▲ 197×1 topic
  15. Galactic Center23▲ 166×2 topics
  16. Supernovae22▲ 85×2 topics
  17. X-Ray Spectroscopy21▲ 154×2 topics
  18. Event Horizon Telescope21▲ 308×1 topic
  19. X-Ray Astronomy21▲ 308×1 topic
  20. Astronomical Instrumentation20▲ 254×1 topic
  21. Spectrograph20▲ 254×1 topic
  22. Nucleosynthesis18▲ 119×3 topics
  23. Gamma-Ray Bursts18▲ 213×1 topic
  24. Neutron Stars18▲ 213×1 topic
  25. Cosmic Rays14▲ 90×2 topics
  26. Neutrinos14▲ 90×2 topics
  27. Solar System Abundances12▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Terrestrial Planets12▲ 83×1 topic
  29. High-Energy Astrophysics12▲ 139×1 topic
  30. Particle Acceleration12▲ 139×1 topic
  31. Hydrogen Bonds11▲ 440×2 topics
  32. Molecular Structure11▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Rotational Spectroscopy11▲ 541×1 topic
  34. Ozone Depletion8▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Stratospheric Water Vapor8▲ 92×1 topic
  36. X-ray Imaging8▲ 77×2 topics
  37. Photon Counting8▲ 38×3 topics
  38. Equation of State8▲ 45×2 topics
  39. Binary Black Hole7▲ 79×1 topic
  40. Neutron Star7▲ 79×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations.

Astrophysics and Star Fo…30Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 30 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…26Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 26 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …24Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 24 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena …21Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 21 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 20 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 18 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…12Astro and Planetary Science: 12 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 12 fractional worksMolecular Spectroscopy and Structure: 11 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 8 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy PhysicsSpectroscopy1 others

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

  1. 1 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 30 works
  2. 2 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 26 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 24 works
  4. 4 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 21 works
  5. 5 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 20 works
  6. 6 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 works
  7. 7 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  8. 8 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 12 works
  9. 9 Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure Spectroscopy 11 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 8 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 available49.5%not open50.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.3%domestic only51.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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