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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition

In research, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,243 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law and Economics and Econometrics — Law is 22.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,951
of 28,054 · #18,421 all time
Rank in Germany
#707
of 1,178
Research works
2.3k
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.8k
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition 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 #4,243 of 10,521 16.7%135 #3343

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 22.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 22.2 works23×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 24.4 works9.2×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8.03× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.53× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.45× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition?

Ranked on the composite score, Dietmar Harhoff, Lars Klöhn and Christoph Antons lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition.

  1. 1 Dietmar Harhoff Germany · #26,127 worldwide 787 citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Lars Klöhn Germany · #319,114 worldwide 12 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Christoph Antons Germany · #334,899 worldwide 22 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Sylvie Nérisson Germany · #385,500 worldwide 7 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Karin Hoisl Germany · #427,817 worldwide 104 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan Germany · #434,854 worldwide 17 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Frauke Henning-Bodewig Germany · #438,206 worldwide 3 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Hanns Ullrich Germany · #528,961 worldwide 20 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Alberto De Franceschi Germany · #549,510 worldwide 3 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Joseph Straus Germany · #555,131 worldwide 40 citations · 74 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Intellectual Property Rights, Big Data, Corporate Governance, Innovation Policy and Patent Analysis.

▲ 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. Innovation30▲ 17×15 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence21▲ 8.9×12 topics
  3. Human Rights15▲ 8.9×18 topics
  4. Intellectual Property Rights15▲ 113×2 topics
  5. Big Data14▲ 8.9×10 topics
  6. Corporate Governance13▲ 10×11 topics
  7. Innovation Policy12▲ 74×4 topics
  8. Patent Analysis11▲ 488×1 topic
  9. Technology Roadmapping11▲ 488×1 topic
  10. Copyright9▲ 204×2 topics
  11. Entrepreneurship9▲ 13×7 topics
  12. Social Capital8▲ 9.2×9 topics
  13. Autonomous Vehicles8▲ 22×2 topics
  14. R&D8▲ 57×3 topics
  15. Cybersecurity8▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Data Protection8▲ 170×2 topics
  17. Economic Sanctions7▲ 170×2 topics
  18. International Trade7▲ 30×5 topics
  19. Digital Rights7▲ 472×1 topic
  20. Robotics Liability7▲ 472×1 topic
  21. Regulatory Challenges7▲ 45×4 topics
  22. Economic Development6▲ 4.6×11 topics
  23. Private R&D6▲ 192×1 topic
  24. R&D Subsidies6▲ 192×1 topic
  25. Ethical Issues6▲ 34×3 topics
  26. Price Discrimination6▲ 99×2 topics
  27. Digital Transformation6▲ 6.6×8 topics
  28. Competition6▲ 63×2 topics
  29. Consumer Protection6▲ 79×3 topics
  30. Intellectual Property6▲ 30×6 topics
  31. Digitalization6▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Surveillance6▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Judicial Review6▲ 37×5 topics
  34. Cyberbiosecurity5▲ 153×1 topic
  35. Legal Implications5▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Investment5▲ 32×3 topics
  37. Regulatory Agencies5▲ 142×2 topics
  38. Criminal Justice5▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Market Size5▲ 42×2 topics
  40. Privacy5▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intellectual Property and Patents, Digitalization, Law, and Regulation, Innovation Policy and R&D and Law, AI, and Intellectual Property.

Intellectual Property and Patents: 11 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 7 fractional worksInnovation Policy and R&D6Innovation Policy and R&D: 6 fractional worksLaw, AI, and Intellectua…5Law, AI, and Intellectual Property: 5 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 5 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Venture Capital: 5 fractional worksMerger and Competition A…4Merger and Competition Analysis: 4 fractional worksDiverse Legal and Medical Studies: 4 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 4 fractional worksCopyright and Intellectu…4Copyright and Intellectual Property: 4 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationLawEconomics and EconometricsArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Intellectual Property and Patents Management of Technology and Innovation 11 works
  2. 2 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 7 works
  3. 3 Innovation Policy and R&D Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  4. 4 Law, AI, and Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  5. 5 Law and Political Science Law 5 works
  6. 6 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 5 works
  7. 7 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  8. 8 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 4 works
  9. 9 Intellectual Property Law Law 4 works
  10. 10 Copyright and Intellectual Property Marketing 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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