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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research

In research, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#888 of 12,888 worldwide), Materials Science (#629 of 2,468 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,754 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomaterials and Polymers and Plastics — Surfaces, Coatings and Films is 39.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,362
of 28,054 · #563 all time
Rank in Germany
#69
of 1,178
Research works
6.3k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
323k
50.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Polymer 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
Physical SciencesDomain #888 of 12,888 22.5%408 #390
Materials ScienceField #629 of 2,468 19.5%146 #176
EngineeringField #1,754 of 6,636 25.3%129 #513
Life SciencesDomain #2,809 of 7,800 22.8%88 #2739
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,494 of 3,579 22.9%64 #1457
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,128 of 2,318 25.4%67 #229
Materials ChemistrySubfield #909 of 1,556 18.6%71 #206

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Polymer 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).

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#390 #888
  2. Materials Science#176 #629
  3. Engineering#513 #1,754
  4. Life Sciences#2,739 #2,809
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,457 #1,494
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#229 #1,128
  7. Materials Chemistry#206 #909
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 Polymer Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surfaces, Coatings and Films takes 39.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 20.3 works40×
  2. BiomaterialsSubfield · 24.7 works11×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 23.2 works11×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.30× its world share, 64 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.80× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.59× its world share, 54 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.31× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.65× its world share, 129 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.03× its world share, 146 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.43× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Wojciech Pisula and Kläus Müllen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research.

  1. 1 Hans‐Jürgen Butt Germany · #42,531 worldwide 1.1k citations · 122 works
  2. 2 Wojciech Pisula Germany · #44,477 worldwide 479 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Kläus Müllen Germany · #44,533 worldwide 3k citations · 308 works
  4. 4 Kurt Kremer Germany · #44,639 worldwide 806 citations · 104 works
  5. 5 Andrew C. Grimsdale Germany · #55,370 worldwide 729 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Gerhard Wegner Germany · #64,244 worldwide 1.1k citations · 165 works
  7. 7 Volker Enkelmann Germany · #105,922 worldwide 395 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 E. W. Fischer Germany · #115,608 worldwide 461 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Wolfgang Knoll Germany · #119,974 worldwide 872 citations · 172 works
  10. 10 Katharina Landfester Germany · #144,362 worldwide 780 citations · 118 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Self-Assembly, Nanocomposites, Molecular Dynamics, Nanofibers, Drug Delivery and Catalysis.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications59▲ 9.6×31 topics
  2. Nanoparticles44▲ 6.7×32 topics
  3. Self-Assembly39▲ 23×12 topics
  4. Nanocomposites33▲ 7.8×18 topics
  5. Molecular Dynamics26▲ 30×5 topics
  6. Catalysis24▲ 7.1×22 topics
  7. Nanofibers24▲ 21×3 topics
  8. Drug Delivery23▲ 8.3×13 topics
  9. Tissue Engineering23▲ 7.3×11 topics
  10. Nanostructures22▲ 10×15 topics
  11. Organic Electronics21▲ 27×2 topics
  12. Graphene19▲ 5.3×10 topics
  13. Surface Roughness18▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Hydrogen Bonding16▲ 35×5 topics
  15. Bioinspired Materials16▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Conducting Polymers15▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Nanotubes15▲ 38×4 topics
  18. Crystal Growth14▲ 9.8×6 topics
  19. Bioimaging14▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Self-Assembled Monolayers14▲ 60×2 topics
  21. Efficiency14▲ 8.9×4 topics
  22. Biosensors14▲ 5.2×12 topics
  23. Field-Effect Transistors14▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Hydrogels14▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Carbon Nanotubes14▲ 7.7×7 topics
  26. Vibrational Spectroscopy14▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Polymer Blends14▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Supramolecular13▲ 88×2 topics
  29. PEDOT:PSS13▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Polyaniline13▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Bioinspired Design13▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Biomaterials13▲ 11×7 topics
  33. Stability13▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Superhydrophobic Surfaces13▲ 55×1 topic
  35. Semiconductors13▲ 8.0×4 topics
  36. Photosynthesis12▲ 50×2 topics
  37. Aqueous Systems12▲ 76×1 topic
  38. Quantum Coherence12▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Photodynamic Therapy12▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Nanotechnology12▲ 13×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Conducting polymers and applications, Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics.

Conducting polymers and …13Conducting polymers and applications: 13 fractional worksSurface Modification and…13Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 13 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 12 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and …11Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 11 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…11Perovskite Materials and Applications: 11 fractional worksSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 8 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluores…8Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 8 fractional worksMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures: 8 fractional worksOrganic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 7 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 13 works
  2. 2 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 13 works
  3. 3 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 12 works
  4. 4 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials Biomaterials 9 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 8 works
  9. 9 Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.9%domestic only64.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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