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Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

In research, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,905 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science — Ecology is 30.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,679
of 28,054 · #2,553 all time
Rank in Germany
#312
of 1,178
Research works
1.3k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
142k
112.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology 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 #7,905 of 12,888 36.7%72 #2074

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 30.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 24.3 works31×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 43.5 works8.8×
← 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: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.75× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.18× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.17× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.77× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.75× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology?

Ranked on the composite score, Rudolf Amann, Antje Boëtius and Frank Oliver Glöckner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology.

  1. 1 Rudolf Amann Germany · #6,777 worldwide 1.4k citations · 87 works
  2. 2 Antje Boëtius Germany · #19,566 worldwide 1.1k citations · 104 works
  3. 3 Frank Oliver Glöckner Germany · #26,309 worldwide 782 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Friedrich Widdel Germany · #43,902 worldwide 824 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Markus Huettel Germany · #135,084 worldwide 355 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Marcel M. M. Kuypers Germany · #141,391 worldwide 297 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Timothy G. Ferdelman Germany · #256,439 worldwide 237 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Helle Ploug Germany · #328,235 worldwide 138 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Bernhard M. Fuchs Germany · #343,367 worldwide 154 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Jan Kuever Germany · #393,257 worldwide 66 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microbial Ecology, Marine Microbes, Microbial Biogeography, Microbial Communities, Phylogenetic Analysis, Climate Change, Anaerobic and Methane Oxidation.

▲ 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. Microbial Ecology17▲ 98×3 topics
  2. Marine Microbes17▲ 284×1 topic
  3. Microbial Biogeography17▲ 284×1 topic
  4. Climate Change11▲ 4.2×22 topics
  5. Microbial Communities11▲ 26×6 topics
  6. Phylogenetic Analysis10▲ 32×2 topics
  7. Anaerobic8▲ 108×1 topic
  8. Methane Oxidation8▲ 92×1 topic
  9. RNA-Seq7▲ 66×1 topic
  10. sequence alignment7▲ 112×1 topic
  11. Benthic Communities6▲ 101×2 topics
  12. Eutrophication6▲ 58×4 topics
  13. Marine Biodiversity6▲ 101×2 topics
  14. Nutrient Limitation5▲ 52×2 topics
  15. Harmful Algal Blooms5▲ 69×2 topics
  16. Global Warming5▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Biogeography5▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Dissolved Organic Matter5▲ 120×1 topic
  19. Oceanic Carbon Cycle5▲ 120×1 topic
  20. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 25×4 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Relationships4▲ 63×2 topics
  22. Deep-Sea Ecology4▲ 143×1 topic
  23. Estuarine Quality4▲ 143×1 topic
  24. Ocean Acidification4▲ 49×3 topics
  25. Wastewater Treatment4▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Ecology3▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Genomics3▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Evolution3▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Metagenomics3▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Microbiome3▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Shale Gas3▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Bacteriophage2▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Virus2▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Water Quality2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  35. Eukaryotic Microbes2▲ 170×1 topic
  36. Microbial Diversity2▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Anammox Bacteria2▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Aquaculture2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  39. Coastal Protection2▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Nitrogen-Cycling Network2▲ 72×1 topic

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies and Marine and coastal ecosystems.

Microbial Community Ecol…17Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 17 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…8Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 8 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…7Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 7 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…5Marine and coastal ecosystems: 5 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…4Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 4 fractional worksBacteriophages and micro…2Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 2 fractional worksProtist diversity and phylogeny: 2 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional works
EcologyEnvironmental ChemistryMolecular BiologyOceanography2 others

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

  1. 1 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 17 works
  2. 2 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 8 works
  3. 3 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 7 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 5 works
  5. 5 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 4 works
  6. 6 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Protist diversity and phylogeny Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal Pollution 2 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
  10. 10 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 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 available56.7%not open43.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.7%domestic only57.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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