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Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics - Greifswald

In research, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics - Greifswald stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,131 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#1,319 of 1,646 worldwide) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (#216 of 263 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 105.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,374
of 28,054 · #9,500 all time
Rank in Germany
#304
of 1,178
Research works
1.2k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
41.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics - Greifswald 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 #4,131 of 12,888 42.2%189 #5549
Physics and AstronomyField #1,319 of 1,646 47.0%115 #2543
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #216 of 263 51.8%64 #542

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics - Greifswald 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#5,549 #4,131
  2. Physics and Astronomy#2,543 #1,319
  3. Nuclear and High Energy Physics#542 #216
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 - Greifswald specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 105.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 64.0 works106×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 33.6 works34×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 115.5 works27×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.71× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.52× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 26.96× its world share, 116 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 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, 27.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, H. P. Laqua, R. Winkler and G. Michel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics - Greifswald.

  1. 1 H. P. Laqua Germany · #172,163 worldwide 219 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 R. Winkler Germany · #456,988 worldwide 68 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 G. Michel Germany · #506,593 worldwide 83 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 V. Bykov Germany · #675,471 worldwide 65 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 K. Egorov Germany · #723,512 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Th. Rummel Germany · #1,250,248 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 J. Schacht Germany · #1,508,649 worldwide 26 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 M. Nagel Germany · #1,513,874 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Christine Hennig Germany · #1,538,758 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics - Greifswald

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

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

▲ 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. Turbulence50▲ 294×2 topics
  2. Tokamak49▲ 1196×1 topic
  3. Transport49▲ 804×1 topic
  4. Solar Wind30▲ 167×2 topics
  5. Electron Acceleration21▲ 163×2 topics
  6. Ionosphere20▲ 188×1 topic
  7. Magnetosphere20▲ 188×1 topic
  8. fusion materials14▲ 399×1 topic
  9. radiation damage14▲ 399×1 topic
  10. Electron Beams14▲ 405×1 topic
  11. Laser-Plasma Accelerators14▲ 405×1 topic
  12. Negative Ion Sources10▲ 292×1 topic
  13. Superconducting Cavities10▲ 292×1 topic
  14. Coronal Mass Ejections10▲ 136×1 topic
  15. Solar Dynamics Observatory10▲ 136×1 topic
  16. Nb3Sn Conductor8▲ 211×1 topic
  17. Superconducting Magnets8▲ 211×1 topic
  18. Spectroscopy6▲ 19×7 topics
  19. Plasma Etching6▲ 129×1 topic
  20. Semiconductor Industry6▲ 129×1 topic
  21. Remote Sensing5▲ 2.1×3 topics
  22. Dynamic Nuclear Polarization5▲ 85×2 topics
  23. High Power Terahertz Sources5▲ 174×1 topic
  24. Vacuum Electronics5▲ 174×1 topic
  25. Space Exploration5▲ 55×2 topics
  26. Material Analysis4▲ 114×1 topic
  27. Plasma4▲ 110×1 topic
  28. Molten Salt3▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Nuclear Reactor3▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Tomography3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  31. Quantum Electrodynamics3▲ 66×2 topics
  32. DNA Strand Breaks3▲ 105×1 topic
  33. Low-Energy Electrons3▲ 105×1 topic
  34. Neutron Imaging3▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Small-Angle Scattering3▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Oxidation Resistance2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Accident Tolerant Fuels2▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Fuel Cladding2▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Solar System Abundances2▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Terrestrial Planets2▲ 18×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Magnetic confinement fusion research, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Fusion materials and technologies and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics.

Magnetic confinement fus…49Magnetic confinement fusion research: 49 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…20Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 20 fractional worksFusion materials and tec…14Fusion materials and technologies: 14 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 14 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 10 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…10Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 10 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 8 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and Applications: 6 fractional worksGyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research: 5 fractional worksLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 4 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsMaterials ChemistryAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 49 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 works
  3. 3 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 14 works
  4. 4 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 14 works
  5. 5 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  6. 6 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  7. 7 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  10. 10 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 4 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 available60.4%not open39.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.2%domestic only56.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher 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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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.