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Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics

In research, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,184 of 12,888 worldwide), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (#40 of 263 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#295 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics and Astronomy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 138.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,085
of 28,054 · #613 all time
Rank in Germany
#106
of 1,178
Research works
6.4k
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
172k
26.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics 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 #1,184 of 12,888 40.0%334 #416
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #40 of 263 54.6%150 #41
Physics and AstronomyField #295 of 1,646 42.3%294 #171
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #279 of 565 27.1%82 #196

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics 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#416 #1,184
  2. Nuclear and High Energy Physics#41 #40
  3. Physics and Astronomy#171 #295
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#196 #279
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 Nuclear Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 138.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 149.5 works138×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 293.6 works38×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 81.9 works33×
  4. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 37.4 works21×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.23× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 38.36× its world share, 294 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 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: Physics and Astronomy, 38.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics?

Ranked on the composite score, K. Bernlöhr, G. Hermann and M. Panter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics.

  1. 1 K. Bernlöhr Germany · #35,942 worldwide 397 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 G. Hermann Germany · #46,421 worldwide 391 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 M. Panter Germany · #50,007 worldwide 303 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 M. Lindner Germany · #50,373 worldwide 1.3k citations · 118 works
  5. 5 J. Hüfner Germany · #63,858 worldwide 324 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Hans A. Weidenmüller Germany · #68,579 worldwide 534 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 A. Förster Germany · #69,859 worldwide 295 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Bogdan Povh Germany · #79,033 worldwide 841 citations · 159 works
  9. 9 E. de Oña Wilhelmi Germany · #98,939 worldwide 455 citations · 84 works
  10. 10 W. Brückner Germany · #99,475 worldwide 330 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos, Higgs Boson, High-Energy Collider, Galactic Center and Nucleosynthesis.

▲ 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. Dark Matter54▲ 136×4 topics
  2. Particle Physics52▲ 202×2 topics
  3. Cosmic Rays49▲ 282×2 topics
  4. Neutrinos49▲ 282×2 topics
  5. Higgs Boson28▲ 158×1 topic
  6. High-Energy Collider28▲ 158×1 topic
  7. Galactic Center27▲ 175×2 topics
  8. Nucleosynthesis26▲ 155×3 topics
  9. Cosmology25▲ 111×2 topics
  10. High-Energy Astrophysics25▲ 265×1 topic
  11. Particle Acceleration25▲ 265×1 topic
  12. Axions24▲ 301×1 topic
  13. WIMPs24▲ 301×1 topic
  14. Neutrino Flavor Transformation21▲ 418×1 topic
  15. Neutrino Oscillations21▲ 418×1 topic
  16. DNA Strand Breaks21▲ 432×1 topic
  17. Low-Energy Electrons21▲ 432×1 topic
  18. Quantum Electrodynamics21▲ 268×2 topics
  19. Molecular Dynamics20▲ 36×3 topics
  20. Nonlinear Optics20▲ 53×2 topics
  21. Supernovae20▲ 69×2 topics
  22. X-Ray Spectroscopy19▲ 126×2 topics
  23. Gravitational Waves16▲ 85×2 topics
  24. Attosecond Physics16▲ 212×1 topic
  25. High-Harmonic Generation16▲ 212×1 topic
  26. Nuclear Forces13▲ 210×1 topic
  27. Nuclear Structure13▲ 210×1 topic
  28. Lattice QCD13▲ 62×2 topics
  29. Renormalization Group12▲ 63×2 topics
  30. Black Holes12▲ 36×3 topics
  31. Electron Beams11▲ 187×1 topic
  32. Gamma-Ray Bursts11▲ 122×1 topic
  33. Laser-Plasma Accelerators11▲ 187×1 topic
  34. Neutron Stars11▲ 122×1 topic
  35. Quantum Gravity10▲ 37×3 topics
  36. QCD10▲ 87×1 topic
  37. charmonium10▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Density Functional Theory9▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Electronic Structure Calculations9▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Imaging9▲ 10×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena and Neutrino Physics Research.

Particle physics theoret…28Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 28 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic …25Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 25 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic P…24Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 24 fractional worksNeutrino Physics Research21Neutrino Physics Research: 21 fractional worksAtomic and Molecular Physics: 21 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 16 fractional worksNuclear physics research…13Nuclear physics research studies: 13 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 11 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 11 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 10 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAstronomy and Astrophysics

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

  1. 1 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 28 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 25 works
  3. 3 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 24 works
  4. 4 Neutrino Physics Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 21 works
  5. 5 Atomic and Molecular Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 21 works
  6. 6 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 16 works
  7. 7 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  8. 8 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  9. 9 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
  10. 10 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 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 available39.9%not open60.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.9%domestic only70.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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