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Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

In research, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,517 of 12,888 worldwide), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (#67 of 263 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,013 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 85.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,503
of 28,054 · #1,051 all time
Rank in Germany
#204
of 1,178
Research works
11k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
146k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
41.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Plasma 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 #2,517 of 12,888 42.3%432 #724
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #67 of 263 54.4%119 #87
EngineeringField #2,013 of 6,636 39.9%144 #556
Materials ScienceField #1,053 of 2,468 30.5%71 #444
Materials ChemistrySubfield #733 of 1,556 32.1%67 #324
Physics and AstronomyField #1,103 of 1,646 50.6%196 #507

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Plasma 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#724 #2,517
  2. Nuclear and High Energy Physics#87 #67
  3. Engineering#556 #2,013
  4. Materials Science#444 #1,053
  5. Materials Chemistry#324 #733
  6. Physics and Astronomy#507 #1,103
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 Plasma Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 85.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 119.0 works86×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 50.3 works22×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 195.9 works20×
  4. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 51.2 works9.9×
  5. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 67.0 works7.8×
  6. Materials ScienceField · 70.6 works4.6×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.18× its world share, 144 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.59× its world share, 71 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 19.97× its world share, 196 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social 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, 20.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, G. Federici, J. Roth and A. C. C. Sips lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics.

  1. 1 G. Federici Germany · #18,630 worldwide 858 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 J. Roth Germany · #19,049 worldwide 651 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 A. C. C. Sips Germany · #25,691 worldwide 556 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 A. Loarte Germany · #34,734 worldwide 1k citations · 156 works
  5. 5 E. Sánchez Germany · #49,738 worldwide 338 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 J. Küppers Germany · #53,879 worldwide 445 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 B. Ph. van Milligen Germany · #62,921 worldwide 358 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 the ASDEX Upgrade Team Germany · #63,670 worldwide 365 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 J. Schweinzer Germany · #67,745 worldwide 335 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 W. Kerner Germany · #71,327 worldwide 358 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Turbulence, Tokamak, Transport, fusion materials, radiation damage, Solar Wind, Electron Acceleration and Ionosphere.

▲ 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. Turbulence99▲ 258×3 topics
  2. Tokamak99▲ 1049×1 topic
  3. Transport99▲ 705×1 topic
  4. fusion materials49▲ 609×1 topic
  5. radiation damage49▲ 609×1 topic
  6. Solar Wind47▲ 115×2 topics
  7. Electron Acceleration40▲ 136×2 topics
  8. Ionosphere36▲ 144×1 topic
  9. Magnetosphere36▲ 144×1 topic
  10. Negative Ion Sources34▲ 426×1 topic
  11. Superconducting Cavities34▲ 426×1 topic
  12. Nb3Sn Conductor27▲ 329×1 topic
  13. Superconducting Magnets27▲ 329×1 topic
  14. Plasma Etching15▲ 151×1 topic
  15. Semiconductor Industry15▲ 151×1 topic
  16. Oxidation Resistance14▲ 29×3 topics
  17. Electron Beams13▲ 173×1 topic
  18. Laser-Plasma Accelerators13▲ 173×1 topic
  19. Hydrogen Embrittlement13▲ 35×3 topics
  20. Density Functional Theory13▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Accident Tolerant Fuels12▲ 77×1 topic
  22. Fuel Cladding12▲ 77×1 topic
  23. Coronal Mass Ejections12▲ 72×1 topic
  24. Solar Dynamics Observatory12▲ 72×1 topic
  25. Molten Salt11▲ 77×1 topic
  26. Nuclear Reactor11▲ 77×1 topic
  27. Mechanical Properties9▲ 2.0×11 topics
  28. Tomography6▲ 7.3×3 topics
  29. Data Analysis6▲ 4.6×2 topics
  30. Neutron Imaging5▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Small-Angle Scattering5▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Fluid-Structure Interaction5▲ 7.7×6 topics
  33. Sintering5▲ 9.0×3 topics
  34. Free-Electron Lasers5▲ 98×1 topic
  35. Spark Plasma Sintering5▲ 11×2 topics
  36. X-Ray5▲ 98×1 topic
  37. Adaptive Mesh Refinement4▲ 16×2 topics
  38. High-Order Schemes4▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Cemented Carbides4▲ 16×1 topic
  40. DNA Strand Breaks4▲ 62×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Magnetic confinement fusion research, Fusion materials and technologies, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics and Particle accelerators and beam dynamics.

Magnetic confinement fus…99Magnetic confinement fusion research: 99 fractional worksFusion materials and tec…49Fusion materials and technologies: 49 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…36Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 36 fractional worksParticle accelerators an…34Particle accelerators and beam dynamics: 34 fractional worksSuperconducting Material…27Superconducting Materials and Applications: 27 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and A…15Plasma Diagnostics and Applications: 15 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 13 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 12 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 12 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 11 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsMaterials ChemistryAstronomy and AstrophysicsAerospace Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 99 works
  2. 2 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 49 works
  3. 3 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 36 works
  4. 4 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 34 works
  5. 5 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 27 works
  6. 6 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  7. 7 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 12 works
  9. 9 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  10. 10 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 11 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 available32.6%not open67.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.