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Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

In research, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences stands highest in Cognitive Neuroscience (#62 of 530 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,082 of 10,521 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,430 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience and Developmental and Educational Psychology — Cognitive Neuroscience is 47.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,009
of 28,054 · #4,340 all time
Rank in Germany
#217
of 1,178
Research works
5k
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
177k
35.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences 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
Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield #62 of 530 32.9%134 #75
Social SciencesDomain #3,082 of 10,521 35.3%91 #1245
Life SciencesDomain #2,430 of 7,800 31.1%171 #2639
PsychologyField #932 of 2,181 34.2%77 #516
NeuroscienceField #730 of 1,168 31.5%159 #852
Health SciencesDomain #7,541 of 11,982 30.1%81 #4324
MedicineField #6,786 of 10,443 29.8%74 #3500

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences 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. Cognitive Neuroscience#75 #62
  2. Social Sciences#1,245 #3,082
  3. Life Sciences#2,639 #2,430
  4. Psychology#516 #932
  5. Neuroscience#852 #730
  6. Health Sciences#4,324 #7,541
  7. Medicine#3,500 #6,786
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 Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 47.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 133.9 works47×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 159.0 works25×
  3. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 27.6 works15×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 25.04× its world share, 159 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.01× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.42× its world share, 76 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 25.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Yves von Cramon, Jonas Obleser and Katharina von Kriegstein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences.

  1. 1 D. Yves von Cramon Germany · #129,818 worldwide 337 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Jonas Obleser Germany · #137,889 worldwide 139 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Katharina von Kriegstein Germany · #158,248 worldwide 132 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Jane Neumann Germany · #163,900 worldwide 137 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Hellmuth Obrig Germany · #167,206 worldwide 189 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 D. Yves von Cramon Germany · #178,585 worldwide 160 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Daniel S. Margulies Germany · #202,948 worldwide 288 citations · 74 works
  8. 8 Burkhard Maeß Germany · #204,709 worldwide 93 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 A. Veronica Witte Germany · #223,452 worldwide 169 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 Stefan Koelsch Germany · #225,736 worldwide 121 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Functional Connectivity, Neural Mechanisms, Neurological Disorders, Working Memory, Language Development, Social Cognition, Default Mode Network and Resting-State fMRI.

▲ 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. Functional Connectivity35▲ 69×3 topics
  2. Neural Mechanisms35▲ 98×4 topics
  3. Neurological Disorders34▲ 15×16 topics
  4. Language Development27▲ 56×5 topics
  5. Working Memory27▲ 75×3 topics
  6. Social Cognition26▲ 39×8 topics
  7. Default Mode Network25▲ 90×1 topic
  8. Resting-State fMRI25▲ 90×1 topic
  9. Cognitive Control25▲ 109×2 topics
  10. Neuronal Oscillations24▲ 80×2 topics
  11. Synchronization20▲ 43×3 topics
  12. Neural Basis20▲ 61×4 topics
  13. Cortical Networks19▲ 86×1 topic
  14. Gamma Rhythms19▲ 86×1 topic
  15. Bilingualism19▲ 36×4 topics
  16. Neuroimaging19▲ 18×9 topics
  17. Emotion Regulation19▲ 16×8 topics
  18. Prefrontal Cortex18▲ 56×3 topics
  19. Neural Circuits17▲ 49×4 topics
  20. Functional Neuroimaging16▲ 86×2 topics
  21. Motor Imagery16▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Neural Plasticity16▲ 22×5 topics
  23. Brain-Computer Interfaces15▲ 39×1 topic
  24. EEG Analysis15▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Syntax14▲ 52×2 topics
  26. Language Processing14▲ 155×1 topic
  27. Semantic Memory14▲ 155×1 topic
  28. Brain Connectivity14▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Brain Development14▲ 20×5 topics
  30. Neuroimaging Studies14▲ 68×3 topics
  31. Neurobiology14▲ 13×8 topics
  32. Diffusion MRI13▲ 109×1 topic
  33. White Matter13▲ 109×1 topic
  34. Spatial Representation13▲ 82×2 topics
  35. Embodiment13▲ 17×5 topics
  36. Social Interaction12▲ 7.8×5 topics
  37. Magnetic Resonance Imaging12▲ 12×7 topics
  38. Decision Making12▲ 9.7×2 topics
  39. Executive Functions11▲ 50×2 topics
  40. Reading Comprehension11▲ 51×2 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Neural dynamics and brain function, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism.

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 25 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 19 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…15EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 15 fractional worksNeurobiology of Language…14Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications: 13 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 11 fractional worksReading and Literacy Dev…10Reading and Literacy Development: 10 fractional worksAction Observation and Synchronization: 9 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 9 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 9 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySocial Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 25 works
  2. 2 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 19 works
  3. 3 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 15 works
  4. 4 Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism Cognitive Neuroscience 14 works
  5. 5 Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 13 works
  6. 6 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 11 works
  7. 7 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 10 works
  8. 8 Action Observation and Synchronization Social Psychology 9 works
  9. 9 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 9 works
  10. 10 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 9 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.2%domestic only77.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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