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Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

In research, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,495 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#234 of 1,209 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,416 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography — Atmospheric Science is 69.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,613
of 28,054 · #1,022 all time
Rank in Germany
#127
of 1,178
Research works
2.5k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
118k
46.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Meteorology 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 #1,495 of 12,888 26.0%200 #711
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #234 of 1,209 27.2%92 #80
Environmental ScienceField #1,416 of 3,551 27.7%89 #433
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #270 of 535 27.3%71 #77
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #178 of 301 28.0%66 #77

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Meteorology 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. Physical Sciences#711 #1,495
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#80 #234
  3. Environmental Science#433 #1,416
  4. Global and Planetary Change#77 #270
  5. Atmospheric Science#77 #178
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 Meteorology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 69.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 66.5 works70×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 70.7 works43×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 20.1 works33×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 91.5 works27×
  5. Environmental ScienceField · 88.8 works8.3×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27.00× its world share, 92 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.27× its world share, 89 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.59× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 27.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Meteorology?

Ranked on the composite score, Klaus Hasselmann, Björn Stevens and Stefan Kinne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Meteorology.

  1. 1 Klaus Hasselmann Germany · #8,782 worldwide 989 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Björn Stevens Germany · #48,399 worldwide 1.3k citations · 118 works
  3. 3 Stefan Kinne Germany · #66,993 worldwide 438 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Victor Brovkin Germany · #84,570 worldwide 725 citations · 100 works
  5. 5 J. Feichter Germany · #87,030 worldwide 324 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Tatiana Ilyina Germany · #87,252 worldwide 362 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 E. Maier‐Reimer Germany · #89,316 worldwide 348 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Daniela Jacob Germany · #89,553 worldwide 619 citations · 102 works
  9. 9 Peter Landschützer Germany · #102,416 worldwide 411 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Lennart Bengtsson Germany · #111,176 worldwide 576 citations · 87 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Meteorology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean Circulation, Hydrological Cycle, Extreme Events, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Modeling and Precipitation Extremes.

▲ 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. Climate Change99▲ 17×59 topics
  2. Global Warming55▲ 63×13 topics
  3. Ocean Circulation53▲ 188×3 topics
  4. Hydrological Cycle45▲ 219×2 topics
  5. Extreme Events41▲ 219×2 topics
  6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions41▲ 70×6 topics
  7. Climate Modeling38▲ 250×1 topic
  8. Precipitation Extremes38▲ 250×1 topic
  9. Data Assimilation30▲ 88×3 topics
  10. Remote Sensing23▲ 8.6×17 topics
  11. Satellite Observations21▲ 102×3 topics
  12. Boundary Layer21▲ 78×3 topics
  13. Probabilistic Forecasting20▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Convective Parameterization19▲ 166×1 topic
  15. Ensemble Kalman Filter19▲ 89×1 topic
  16. Air Quality16▲ 39×6 topics
  17. Emissions14▲ 33×4 topics
  18. Water Quality14▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Shale Gas14▲ 52×2 topics
  20. Atmospheric14▲ 130×1 topic
  21. Methane14▲ 130×1 topic
  22. Sea Level Rise14▲ 50×3 topics
  23. Hydrology12▲ 45×4 topics
  24. Paleoclimatology11▲ 59×2 topics
  25. Arctic10▲ 41×4 topics
  26. Climate Change Impact10▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Oceanic Modeling10▲ 136×1 topic
  28. Tidal Analysis10▲ 136×1 topic
  29. Holocene9▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Sea Level9▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Glacial Cycles8▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Monsoon Dynamics8▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Ozone Depletion7▲ 114×1 topic
  34. Stratospheric Water Vapor7▲ 114×1 topic
  35. Tropical Cyclones7▲ 61×2 topics
  36. Climate7▲ 37×2 topics
  37. Aerosols7▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Atmospheric Dust7▲ 130×1 topic
  39. Atmospheric Aerosols7▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Black Carbon7▲ 55×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

Climate variability and …38Climate variability and models: 38 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…19Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 19 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…14Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 14 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 10 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 7 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 7 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 5 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceOceanography

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 38 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 19 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 14 works
  4. 4 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 10 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 8 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 7 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 7 works
  9. 9 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 7 works
  10. 10 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 5 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 available67.9%not open32.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.0%domestic only66.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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