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Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

In research, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy stands highest in Astronomy and Astrophysics (#119 of 443 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,269 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,213 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Astronomy and Nuclear and High Energy Physics — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 116.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,644
of 28,054 · #3,821 all time
Rank in Germany
#310
of 1,178
Research works
3.1k
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
82k
26.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy 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
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #119 of 443 28.0%133 #102
Physical SciencesDomain #4,269 of 12,888 27.8%214 #2360
Physics and AstronomyField #1,213 of 1,646 29.6%174 #1084

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy 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. Astronomy and Astrophysics#102 #119
  2. Physical Sciences#2,360 #4,269
  3. Physics and Astronomy#1,084 #1,213
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 Radio Astronomy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 116.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 132.9 works116×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 173.8 works36×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 24.5 works35×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 35.51× its world share, 174 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesSocial 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: Physics and Astronomy, 35.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy?

Ranked on the composite score, J. M. Anderson, O. Wucknitz and Norbert Wex lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy.

  1. 1 J. M. Anderson Germany · #18,720 worldwide 718 citations · 96 works
  2. 2 O. Wucknitz Germany · #34,194 worldwide 593 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Norbert Wex Germany · #40,280 worldwide 689 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 D. J. Champion Germany · #48,135 worldwide 619 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 P. C. C. Freire Germany · #59,727 worldwide 848 citations · 85 works
  6. 6 G. Desvignes Germany · #64,135 worldwide 463 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 R. Beck Germany · #71,272 worldwide 901 citations · 117 works
  8. 8 J. P. W. Verbiest Germany · #75,512 worldwide 723 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Maciek Wielgus Germany · #77,077 worldwide 396 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Christian M. Fromm Germany · #79,513 worldwide 355 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Magnetic Fields, Accretion Disks, Gravitational Waves, Star Formation, Black Holes, Turbulence, Molecular Clouds and Protoplanetary Disks.

▲ 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. Magnetic Fields37▲ 259×3 topics
  2. Accretion Disks37▲ 357×2 topics
  3. Gravitational Waves33▲ 272×2 topics
  4. Star Formation33▲ 285×2 topics
  5. Black Holes28▲ 132×3 topics
  6. Turbulence21▲ 111×3 topics
  7. Molecular Clouds21▲ 384×1 topic
  8. Protoplanetary Disks21▲ 384×1 topic
  9. Cosmic Rays20▲ 184×2 topics
  10. Neutrinos20▲ 184×2 topics
  11. Supernovae19▲ 106×2 topics
  12. High-Energy Astrophysics19▲ 316×1 topic
  13. Particle Acceleration19▲ 316×1 topic
  14. Exoplanets17▲ 199×1 topic
  15. Stellar Astrophysics17▲ 199×1 topic
  16. Equation of State17▲ 148×2 topics
  17. Binary Black Hole17▲ 269×1 topic
  18. Galactic Center17▲ 173×2 topics
  19. Neutron Star17▲ 269×1 topic
  20. Gamma-Ray Bursts16▲ 275×1 topic
  21. Neutron Stars16▲ 275×1 topic
  22. Radio Astronomy16▲ 323×2 topics
  23. X-Ray Spectroscopy16▲ 163×2 topics
  24. Event Horizon Telescope16▲ 326×1 topic
  25. X-Ray Astronomy16▲ 326×1 topic
  26. Dark Matter14▲ 57×4 topics
  27. Epoch of Reionization14▲ 499×1 topic
  28. Low-Frequency Telescopes14▲ 499×1 topic
  29. Cosmology14▲ 92×3 topics
  30. Galaxies12▲ 196×1 topic
  31. Stellar Populations12▲ 196×1 topic
  32. Astronomical Instrumentation9▲ 168×1 topic
  33. Spectrograph9▲ 168×1 topic
  34. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Solar System Abundances6▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Terrestrial Planets6▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Geodetic Measurements5▲ 23×2 topics
  38. GRACE5▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Sea Level Rise5▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Hydrogen Bonds5▲ 272×2 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research.

Astrophysics and Star Fo…21Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 21 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic …19Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 19 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …17Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 17 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitationa…17Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 17 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 16 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 16 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observat…14Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 14 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 12 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 9 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 6 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsInstrumentation

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

  1. 1 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 21 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 19 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  4. 4 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 16 works
  6. 6 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 16 works
  7. 7 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  8. 8 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  9. 9 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 9 works
  10. 10 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 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 available61.4%not open38.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.9%domestic only49.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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