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Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine

In research, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine stands highest in Medicine (#2,821 of 17,978 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,301 of 14,347 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,857 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,605
of 28,054 · #5,350 all time
Rank in Germany
#379
of 1,178
Research works
476
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
71.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine 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
MedicineField #2,821 of 17,978 40.3%122
Life SciencesDomain #2,301 of 14,347 41.8%312
Health SciencesDomain #3,857 of 20,462 40.2%123
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,939 of 7,814 42.0%249
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,271 of 4,961 42.5%191

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 23.4 works11×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 34.8 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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.15× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.61× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.52× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 1.59× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans R. Schöler, Dietmar Vestweber and Ralf H. Adams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine.

  1. 1 Hans R. Schöler Germany · #43,416 worldwide 455 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Dietmar Vestweber Germany · #61,459 worldwide 487 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Ralf H. Adams Germany · #94,959 worldwide 310 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Stefan Butz Germany · #451,710 worldwide 170 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Michele Boiani Germany · #937,764 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Friedemann Kiefer Germany · #1,030,946 worldwide 78 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Sebastian A. Leidel Germany · #1,159,486 worldwide 53 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Stem Cells, Cancer, Pluripotent Stem Cells, Transcriptional Regulation, Extracellular Matrix, Tissue Engineering, Inflammation and Embryonic Stem Cells.

▲ 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. Cancer7▲ 7.5×18 topics
  2. Stem Cells7▲ 40×11 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 4.5×25 topics
  4. Pluripotent Stem Cells6▲ 168×2 topics
  5. Transcriptional Regulation6▲ 51×4 topics
  6. Extracellular Matrix5▲ 42×4 topics
  7. Tissue Engineering5▲ 12×7 topics
  8. Embryonic Stem Cells5▲ 163×2 topics
  9. Differentiation5▲ 109×2 topics
  10. Mechanotransduction5▲ 102×4 topics
  11. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells5▲ 255×1 topic
  12. Reprogramming5▲ 255×1 topic
  13. Cancer Progression4▲ 29×4 topics
  14. Gene Expression4▲ 8.7×9 topics
  15. Biomechanics3▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Pericytes3▲ 160×2 topics
  17. Fertility Preservation3▲ 82×1 topic
  18. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation3▲ 82×1 topic
  19. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.7×16 topics
  20. Angiogenesis3▲ 12×7 topics
  21. Cell Mechanics3▲ 168×1 topic
  22. Cytoskeleton3▲ 168×1 topic
  23. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor3▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 13×4 topics
  25. VEGF2▲ 190×1 topic
  26. endothelial progenitor cells2▲ 190×1 topic
  27. Cell Adhesion2▲ 77×2 topics
  28. Regulation2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  29. Focal Adhesion Kinase2▲ 119×1 topic
  30. Hydrogels2▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Integrins2▲ 119×1 topic
  32. Cell Culture2▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Gene Regulation2▲ 30×3 topics
  34. Genome Engineering2▲ 41×1 topic
  35. RNA-Guided2▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Cell Proliferation2▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Innate Immunity2▲ 7.9×7 topics
  38. Zebrafish2▲ 120×2 topics
  39. RNA-Seq2▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Regulatory T Cells2▲ 20×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer.

Pluripotent Stem Cells R…5Pluripotent Stem Cells Research: 5 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 3 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and I…3Cellular Mechanics and Interactions: 3 fractional worksAngiogenesis and VEGF in…2Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer: 2 fractional worksCell Adhesion Molecules Research: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial …2Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 2 fractional worksRenal and related cancers: 2 fractional worksHippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ: 1 fractional worksReproductive System and Pregnancy: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCell BiologyImmunology and Allergy1 others

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

  1. 1 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 5 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Cell Adhesion Molecules Research Immunology and Allergy 2 works
  6. 6 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Renal and related cancers Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ Cell Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Reproductive System and Pregnancy 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 available60.3%not open39.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.5%domestic only50.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower 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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