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Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics

In research, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,872 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,148 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Life Sciences — Molecular Biology is 16.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,516
of 28,054 · #2,495 all time
Rank in Germany
#344
of 1,178
Research works
3.1k
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
174k
56.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,872 of 7,800 29.9%89 #891
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,148 of 3,579 29.5%80 #479

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 16.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 59.7 works16×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 80.3 works12×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 88.9 works5.5×
← 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: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12.16× its world share, 80 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Hans Lehrach, Hans‐Hilger Ropers and H. G. Wittmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics.

  1. 1 Hans Lehrach Germany · #14,598 worldwide 915 citations · 111 works
  2. 2 Hans‐Hilger Ropers Germany · #24,980 worldwide 465 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 H. G. Wittmann Germany · #42,017 worldwide 434 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Richard Reinhardt Germany · #61,549 worldwide 519 citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Ralf Herwig Germany · #101,047 worldwide 179 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Mark Achtman Germany · #151,117 worldwide 152 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Erich Lanka Germany · #160,780 worldwide 284 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Georg Stöffler Germany · #165,164 worldwide 194 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Karin Moelling Germany · #187,458 worldwide 215 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Bernd Timmermann Germany · #190,129 worldwide 132 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, RNA-Seq, Gene Regulation, Epigenetics, Transcription Factors, Transcriptional Regulation, Chromatin and Histone Modifications.

▲ 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. Gene Expression11▲ 14×14 topics
  2. RNA-Seq8▲ 63×2 topics
  3. Gene Regulation8▲ 74×4 topics
  4. Machine Learning7▲ 1.70×10 topics
  5. Epigenetics6▲ 119×3 topics
  6. Transcription Factors6▲ 41×2 topics
  7. Transcriptional Regulation6▲ 31×5 topics
  8. Chromatin6▲ 102×2 topics
  9. Histone Modifications6▲ 192×1 topic
  10. Transcription6▲ 192×1 topic
  11. Data Integration6▲ 28×3 topics
  12. Cancer5▲ 3.1×23 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress5▲ 2.5×20 topics
  14. Single-Cell5▲ 95×1 topic
  15. Transcriptomics5▲ 95×1 topic
  16. Cancer Progression5▲ 22×6 topics
  17. Alternative Splicing4▲ 70×1 topic
  18. RNA-Binding Proteins4▲ 70×1 topic
  19. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 16×6 topics
  20. Pluripotent Stem Cells4▲ 67×2 topics
  21. Gene Expression Regulation4▲ 31×3 topics
  22. Embryonic Stem Cells4▲ 75×2 topics
  23. RNA methylation4▲ 36×1 topic
  24. m6A-seq4▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Differentiation4▲ 52×2 topics
  26. Bioinformatics4▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Translation4▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells4▲ 108×1 topic
  29. RNA Structure4▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Reprogramming4▲ 108×1 topic
  31. Ribosome4▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Genetic Diversity3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  33. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 8.8×1 topic
  34. Stem Cells3▲ 10×11 topics
  35. sequence alignment3▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Genetic Variation3▲ 12×5 topics
  37. DNA Methylation3▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Data Analysis3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  39. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis3▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Protein-Protein Interaction Networks3▲ 69×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, RNA Research and Splicing and RNA modifications and cancer.

Genomics and Chromatin D…6Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 6 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial …5Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 5 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing4RNA Research and Splicing: 4 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…4RNA modifications and cancer: 4 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 4 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 4 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…3Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 3 fractional worksBioinformatics and Genomic Networks: 3 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 3 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…3CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 3 fractional works
Molecular Biology

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 4 works
  7. 7 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 3 works
  10. 10 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 3 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 available50.0%not open50.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.4%domestic only71.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% lower than in 2013–2017.

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