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Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems

In research, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems stands highest in Computer Science (#107 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#742 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,100 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Cognitive Neuroscience — Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition is 9.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,240
of 28,054 · #827 all time
Rank in Germany
#63
of 1,178
Research works
3.1k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
142k
45.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems 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
Computer ScienceField #107 of 4,667 45.0%101 #353
Physical SciencesDomain #742 of 12,888 40.2%306 #589
EngineeringField #1,100 of 6,636 41.2%132 #879

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems 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. Computer Science#353 #107
  2. Physical Sciences#589 #742
  3. Engineering#879 #1,100
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 Intelligent Systems specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 50.0 works9.6×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 21.4 works7.0×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.78× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.14× its world share, 102 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.12× its world share, 132 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.21× its world share, 39 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 18 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael J. Black, Andreas Geiger and Stefan Bauer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems.

  1. 1 Michael J. Black Germany · #699 worldwide 3.4k citations · 129 works
  2. 2 Andreas Geiger Germany · #3,036 worldwide 1.9k citations · 91 works
  3. 3 Stefan Bauer Germany · #10,511 worldwide 1.3k citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Peter Gehler Germany · #30,285 worldwide 1.1k citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Michael Hirscher Germany · #34,768 worldwide 571 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Dominik Janzing Germany · #119,108 worldwide 501 citations · 72 works
  7. 7 Hongwei Yi Germany · #131,233 worldwide 217 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Justus Thies Germany · #134,849 worldwide 273 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Ludovic Righetti Germany · #185,457 worldwide 260 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Peer Fischer Germany · #227,083 worldwide 240 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Biomedical Applications, Convolutional Networks, Neural Networks, Pose Estimation, Hydrodynamics, Action Recognition and Spatiotemporal Features.

▲ 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. Deep Learning85▲ 6.0×53 topics
  2. Neural Networks26▲ 4.1×22 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications25▲ 5.0×16 topics
  4. Convolutional Networks20▲ 34×3 topics
  5. Pose Estimation19▲ 41×2 topics
  6. Hydrodynamics14▲ 56×3 topics
  7. Action Recognition14▲ 66×1 topic
  8. Spatiotemporal Features14▲ 66×1 topic
  9. Colloidal Particles13▲ 57×3 topics
  10. 3D Reconstruction13▲ 34×2 topics
  11. Point Clouds13▲ 34×2 topics
  12. Unsupervised Learning13▲ 22×3 topics
  13. Fluid Dynamics13▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Mesh Segmentation12▲ 99×1 topic
  15. Shape Representation12▲ 99×1 topic
  16. Collective Behavior12▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Convolutional Neural Networks12▲ 3.8×9 topics
  18. Soft Robotics12▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Haptic Interfaces11▲ 48×2 topics
  20. Micro/Nanomotors11▲ 113×1 topic
  21. Self-Propulsion11▲ 113×1 topic
  22. Virtual Reality10▲ 5.0×8 topics
  23. Actuators10▲ 15×5 topics
  24. Distributed Control10▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Self-Assembly10▲ 7.1×6 topics
  26. Robotic Manipulators10▲ 23×3 topics
  27. Robotics9▲ 9.3×3 topics
  28. Cross-modal Plasticity9▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Tactile Perception9▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Representation Learning8▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Modular Robots8▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Self-Reconfiguration8▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Health Monitoring8▲ 8.9×2 topics
  34. Hydrogels7▲ 9.6×4 topics
  35. Flexible Electronics7▲ 9.8×2 topics
  36. Bioinspired Robotics7▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Grasping7▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Nanogenerators7▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Robot Learning7▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Wearable7▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Human Pose and Action Recognition, 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis, Micro and Nano Robotics and Tactile and Sensory Interactions.

Human Pose and Action Re…14Human Pose and Action Recognition: 14 fractional works3D Shape Modeling and An…123D Shape Modeling and Analysis: 12 fractional worksMicro and Nano Robotics11Micro and Nano Robotics: 11 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Inte…9Tactile and Sensory Interactions: 9 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 8 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applications: 7 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and L…7Robot Manipulation and Learning: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 7 fractional worksHuman Motion and Animation: 6 fractional worksGenerative Adversarial N…6Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis: 6 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionComputational MechanicsCondensed Matter PhysicsCognitive Neuroscience3 others

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

  1. 1 Human Pose and Action Recognition Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 14 works
  2. 2 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis Computational Mechanics 12 works
  3. 3 Micro and Nano Robotics Condensed Matter Physics 11 works
  4. 4 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 9 works
  5. 5 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Human Motion and Animation Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 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 available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.0%domestic only63.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower than in 2013–2017.

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