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Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology

In research, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology stands highest in Life Sciences (#755 of 14,347 worldwide), Immunology and Microbiology (#368 of 1,980 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,678 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#2,228
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#164
of 2,077
Research works
838
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
82.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
45.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #755 of 14,347 37.6%473
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #368 of 1,980 35.8%239
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,678 of 7,814 38.2%195
ImmunologySubfield #326 of 1,394 35.5%201
MedicineField #4,857 of 17,978 40.3%288
Health SciencesDomain #6,277 of 20,462 40.0%309

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Infection 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).

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: 1.80× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.90× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 20.24× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.10× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 20.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Stefan H. E. Kaufmann, Fritz Melchers and Thomas F. Meyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology.

  1. 1 Stefan H. E. Kaufmann Germany · #43,653 worldwide 793 citations · 173 works
  2. 2 Fritz Melchers Germany · #59,935 worldwide 397 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Thomas F. Meyer Germany · #130,659 worldwide 251 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Arturo Zychlinsky Germany · #179,219 worldwide 424 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Robert Hurwitz Germany · #206,569 worldwide 112 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Timo Ulrichs Germany · #557,358 worldwide 64 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Hans‐Joachim Mollenkopf Germany · #1,054,157 worldwide 58 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Peter R. Jungblut Germany · #1,084,845 worldwide 59 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Immune Response, Vaccine, Inflammation, Drug Resistance, Diagnosis, Treatment and Pathogen Recognition.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 6.5×35 topics
  2. Immune Response7▲ 28×15 topics
  3. Vaccine5▲ 29×9 topics
  4. Inflammation5▲ 5.4×23 topics
  5. Treatment4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  6. Drug Resistance4▲ 29×5 topics
  7. Diagnosis4▲ 8.3×8 topics
  8. Pathogen Recognition3▲ 134×2 topics
  9. Vaccine Development3▲ 26×6 topics
  10. Immunity3▲ 15×6 topics
  11. Pathogenesis3▲ 11×13 topics
  12. Vector Control3▲ 49×3 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity2▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Mycobacterium tuberculosis2▲ 98×1 topic
  15. Pandemic2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  16. Tuberculosis2▲ 104×1 topic
  17. Stem Cells2▲ 20×5 topics
  18. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 13×6 topics
  19. Antimicrobial Peptides2▲ 110×2 topics
  20. Host Defense2▲ 89×3 topics
  21. Microbiota2▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Drosophila2▲ 111×2 topics
  23. SARS-CoV-22▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Cancer2▲ 3.3×14 topics
  25. Hemocytes2▲ 274×1 topic
  26. Invertebrate Immunity2▲ 274×1 topic
  27. Host-Pathogen Interactions2▲ 50×3 topics
  28. Infectious Diseases2▲ 12×3 topics
  29. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Global Burden2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  31. Symbiont2▲ 183×1 topic
  32. Wolbachia2▲ 183×1 topic
  33. Genome Sequence2▲ 40×3 topics
  34. Pattern Recognition Receptors2▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Thrombosis2▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Mutation1▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Insecticide Resistance1▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Toll-like Receptors1▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Artemisinin Resistance1▲ 80×1 topic
  40. Plasmodium falciparum1▲ 80×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences and Malaria Research and Control.

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksInsect symbiosis and bac…2Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…1Malaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksImmune Response and Inflammation: 1 fractional worksImmune responses and vac…1Immune responses and vaccinations: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 1 fractional worksNeutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesImmunologyInsect SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 works
  2. 2 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 2 works
  3. 3 Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Insect Science 2 works
  4. 4 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Immune Response and Inflammation Immunology 1 works
  7. 7 Immune responses and vaccinations Immunology 1 works
  8. 8 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  9. 9 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms Immunology 1 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 available54.3%not open45.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.2%domestic only66.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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