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Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences

In research, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences stands highest in Life Sciences (#268 of 6,403 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#169 of 2,964 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#121 of 1,880 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 9.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,230
of 22,385 · #1,394 all time
Rank in ??
#4
of 487
Research works
380
▲ 50988% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.5k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.25×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
90%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences

What is Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #268 of 6,403 20.2%177 #354
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #169 of 2,964 21.0%139 #253
Molecular BiologySubfield #121 of 1,880 21.1%95 -
Physical SciencesDomain #1,536 of 10,670 12.8%120 #1564

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#354 #268
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#253 #169
  3. Physical Sciences#1,564 #1,536
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences is in Life Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (40%), Medicine (14%), Physics and Astronomy (12%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 190 fractional works · 50.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 150 fractional works · 39.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 103 fractional works · 27.2% of its workBiophysics: 13 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCell Biology: 13 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStructural Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 28 fractional works · 7.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 128 fractional works · 33.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 46 fractional works · 12.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 26 fractional works · 6.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 23 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 21 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 55 fractional works · 14.6% of its workMedicine: 53 fractional works · 14.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMax PlanckInstitute for…378fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences50%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15039.8%
    2. Neuroscience287.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology61.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Physics and Astronomy4612.2%
    2. Chemistry236.0%
    3. Materials Science215.6%
    4. Engineering205.2%
    5. Computer Science71.8%
    6. Environmental Science51.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.9%
    8. Mathematics20.5%
    9. Energy10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    1. Medicine5314.0%
    2. Veterinary10.2%
    3. Dentistry10.2%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Health Professions00.0%
    1. Psychology20.6%
    2. Decision Sciences10.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    5. Social Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 26.1 works9.6×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.46× its world share, 150 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.64× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.81× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.59× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.48× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 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, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.46×150 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy5.48×46 works
  3. Neuroscience4.64×28 works
  4. Chemistry3.81×23 works
  5. Veterinary1.62×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.61×6 works
  7. Materials Science1.59×21 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.77×1 works
  9. Medicine0.73×53 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.58×4 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.43×1 works
  12. Mathematics0.40×2 works
  13. Engineering0.35×20 works
  14. Dentistry0.34×1 works
  15. Energy0.31×1 works
  16. Nursing0.30×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×4 works
  18. Environmental Science0.25×5 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.25×1 works
  20. Computer Science0.24×7 works
  21. Psychology0.20×2 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×1 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  24. Health Professions0.01×0 works
  25. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Aljaž Godec, Sivakumar Sambandan and Kristina Žumer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences.

  1. 1 Aljaž Godec #317,064 worldwide 2.2k citations · 130 works
  2. 2 Sivakumar Sambandan #533,207 worldwide 2.1k citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Kristina Žumer #835,015 worldwide 951 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Shiya Cheng #948,450 worldwide 854 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Carter J. Wilson #1,120,315 worldwide 336 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Cai Dieball #1,178,138 worldwide 227 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Sarah Mae U. Penir #1,200,983 worldwide 456 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Kristian Blom #1,617,625 worldwide 87 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Rudolf Haindl #2,146,913 worldwide 106 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Justus B. H. Wilke #2,778,614 worldwide 215 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences?

The most cited paper from Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences is "ColabFold: making protein folding accessible to all" (Milot Mirdita, Konstantin Schütze, Yoshitaka Moriwaki et al., 2022), with 10,120 citations. Next come "Fast and accurate protein structure search with Foldseek" (2,608) and "Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer disease" (534).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ColabFold: making protein folding accessible to all Milot Mirdita, Konstantin Schütze, Yoshitaka Moriwaki et al. · Nature Methods Open access 30 May 2022 10,120
2 Fast and accurate protein structure search with Foldseek Michel van Kempen, Stephanie S. Kim, Charlotte Tumescheit et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access 8 May 2023 2,608
3 Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer disease Michael T. Heneka et al. · Nature reviews. Immunology ReviewOpen access 9 Dec 2024 534
4 Myelin dysfunction drives amyloid-β deposition in models of Alzheimer’s disease Constanze Depp et al. · Nature Open access 31 May 2023 468
5 Mucus sialylation determines intestinal host-commensal homeostasis Yikun Yao et al. · Cell Open access Mar 2022 246
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Dynamics, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Oxidative Stress, Translation, Ribosome, RNA Structure, Neurodegeneration and Cancer Progression.

▲ 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-now 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. Oxidative Stress20▲ 3.2×34 topics
  2. Molecular Dynamics17▲ 26×6 topics
  3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging16▲ 17×6 topics
  4. Translation12▲ 20×2 topics
  5. RNA Structure12▲ 63×1 topic
  6. Ribosome12▲ 63×1 topic
  7. Cancer Therapy12▲ 5.5×17 topics
  8. Neurodegeneration12▲ 10×8 topics
  9. Cancer Progression11▲ 17×6 topics
  10. Alternative Splicing11▲ 59×1 topic
  11. Gene Regulation11▲ 31×4 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders11▲ 5.2×14 topics
  13. RNA-Binding Proteins11▲ 59×1 topic
  14. Membrane Proteins10▲ 36×3 topics
  15. Image Processing10▲ 5.8×3 topics
  16. Super-Resolution Imaging9▲ 79×2 topics
  17. Protein9▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Enzyme Catalysis9▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Gene Expression Regulation9▲ 22×3 topics
  20. High-Resolution Imaging9▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Mitochondrial Dysfunction8▲ 7.6×9 topics
  22. Prediction8▲ 29×2 topics
  23. RNA methylation8▲ 27×1 topic
  24. m6A-seq8▲ 27×1 topic
  25. Structure8▲ 48×2 topics
  26. Structure Determination8▲ 74×2 topics
  27. Force Field8▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Homology Modeling8▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Cryo-Electron Microscopy8▲ 125×1 topic
  30. Single-Particle Analysis8▲ 125×1 topic
  31. Fluorescent Proteins8▲ 91×1 topic
  32. Innate Immunity8▲ 6.4×8 topics
  33. Single-Molecule Imaging8▲ 91×1 topic
  34. Neuroinflammation8▲ 6.9×5 topics
  35. Synaptic Plasticity8▲ 9.2×5 topics
  36. Chromatin7▲ 40×2 topics
  37. Ion Channels7▲ 17×5 topics
  38. NMR Spectroscopy7▲ 23×3 topics
  39. Transcription Factors7▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Epigenetics7▲ 40×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA Research and Splicing, RNA modifications and cancer and Protein Structure and Dynamics.

RNA and protein synthesi…12RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 12 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing11RNA Research and Splicing: 11 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 8 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dynamics: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 7 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin D…7Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 7 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 6 fractional worksAdvanced NMR Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional works
Molecular BiologyStructural BiologyBiophysicsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics2 others

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

  1. 1 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 12 works
  2. 2 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 11 works
  3. 3 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 8 works
  4. 4 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 8 works
  5. 5 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 8 works
  6. 6 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 8 works
  7. 7 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 7 works
  8. 8 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 7 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 6 works
  10. 10 Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 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 available90.1%not open9.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.7%domestic only65.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 50988% higher than in 2018-2021.

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