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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research

In research, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,885 of 7,800 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,292 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Molecular Biology — Plant Science is 25.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,077
of 28,054 · #3,763 all time
Rank in Germany
#292
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
103k
95.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
54.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research 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 #2,885 of 7,800 57.1%115 #1253
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,292 of 3,409 61.4%67 #288

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 25.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 57.4 works26×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 66.9 works11×
  3. Molecular BiologySubfield · 33.3 works8.5×
  4. Life SciencesDomain · 115.2 works6.8×
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 46.4 works6.8×
← 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: 10.92× its world share, 67 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.75× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Jane E. Parker, Paul Schulze‐Lefert and George Coupland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research.

  1. 1 Jane E. Parker Germany · #40,438 worldwide 602 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Paul Schulze‐Lefert Germany · #62,238 worldwide 591 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 George Coupland Germany · #239,150 worldwide 257 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Richard S. Smith Germany · #327,619 worldwide 82 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Bruno Hüettel Germany · #1,132,671 worldwide 66 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Ulla Neumann Germany · #1,378,188 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Kurt Stueber Germany · #1,580,804 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Epigenetic Regulation, Transcription Factors, Genetic Diversity, Development, MicroRNA, Plant and Polyploidy.

▲ 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 Expression17▲ 22×11 topics
  2. Epigenetic Regulation16▲ 59×4 topics
  3. Transcription Factors14▲ 94×4 topics
  4. Development12▲ 26×3 topics
  5. Genetic Diversity12▲ 20×9 topics
  6. MicroRNA10▲ 67×1 topic
  7. Plant10▲ 177×1 topic
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 23×8 topics
  9. Polyploidy9▲ 150×3 topics
  10. Plant Immunity9▲ 74×2 topics
  11. Small RNAs8▲ 101×2 topics
  12. Pattern Recognition Receptors8▲ 47×3 topics
  13. Root Exudates8▲ 83×2 topics
  14. Rhizosphere Interactions7▲ 68×2 topics
  15. Microbiome7▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Microbial Pathogens7▲ 100×1 topic
  17. Systemic Acquired Resistance7▲ 100×1 topic
  18. Pollen Tube Growth7▲ 223×1 topic
  19. Self-Incompatibility7▲ 223×1 topic
  20. Genome Evolution6▲ 118×2 topics
  21. Plant Speciation6▲ 221×1 topic
  22. Transposable Elements6▲ 221×1 topic
  23. Host Recognition5▲ 62×2 topics
  24. Genetics5▲ 5.3×5 topics
  25. Genome Sequencing5▲ 24×6 topics
  26. Light Harvesting5▲ 92×1 topic
  27. Photosystem II5▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Genetic Regulation4▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Reactive Oxygen Species4▲ 8.5×7 topics
  30. Genomics4▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Quantitative Trait Loci4▲ 57×3 topics
  32. Evolution4▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Genetic Mapping4▲ 40×3 topics
  34. Functional Genomics4▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Signal Transduction4▲ 21×4 topics
  36. Anthocyanins4▲ 43×2 topics
  37. Genome Analysis4▲ 29×4 topics
  38. Mycorrhizal Fungi4▲ 41×2 topics
  39. Phylogeny4▲ 19×3 topics
  40. RNA-Seq4▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Reproductive Biology and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations.

Plant Molecular Biology …10Plant Molecular Biology Research: 10 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 7 fractional worksPlant Reproductive Biology7Plant Reproductive Biology: 7 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic …6Chromosomal and Genetic Variations: 6 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes…5Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 5 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…3Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 3 fractional worksPlant Gene Expression An…3Plant Gene Expression Analysis: 3 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 3 fractional worksPlant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics: 3 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 3 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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

  1. 1 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 10 works
  2. 2 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 7 works
  3. 3 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 7 works
  4. 4 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 6 works
  5. 5 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 5 works
  6. 6 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 3 works
  9. 9 Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  10. 10 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 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 available67.7%not open32.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.9%domestic only53.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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