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Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy

In research, Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy stands highest in Computer Science (#1,103 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,158 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science — Artificial Intelligence is 10.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,690
of 28,054 · #25,144 all time
Rank in Germany
#385
of 1,178
Research works
189
▲ 1126% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy 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
Computer ScienceField #1,103 of 4,667 32.6%79 —
Physical SciencesDomain #6,158 of 12,888 30.9%93 #15007

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy 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 Security and Privacy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Artificial Intelligence takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 32.0 works11×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 79.4 works8.2×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 8.23× its world share, 79 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy?

Ranked on the composite score, Marcel Böhme, Asia J. Biega and Ilse Schlingensiepen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy.

  1. 1 Marcel Böhme Germany · #135,065 worldwide 340 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Asia J. Biega Germany · #290,061 worldwide 140 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Ilse Schlingensiepen Germany · #627,142 worldwide 2 citations · 76 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Security Analysis, Side-Channel Attacks, Cryptanalysis, Deep Learning, Hardware Implementations, Homomorphic Encryption and Identity-Based Encryption.

▲ 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. Machine Learning20▲ 4.9×20 topics
  2. Security Analysis14▲ 65×3 topics
  3. Deep Learning13▲ 3.0×27 topics
  4. Side-Channel Attacks12▲ 211×3 topics
  5. Cryptanalysis9▲ 91×4 topics
  6. Hardware Implementations8▲ 218×2 topics
  7. Homomorphic Encryption7▲ 129×1 topic
  8. Identity-Based Encryption7▲ 129×1 topic
  9. IoT Security7▲ 17×3 topics
  10. Detection7▲ 18×3 topics
  11. Security7▲ 8.3×10 topics
  12. Behavioral Analysis6▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Android Malware6▲ 59×1 topic
  14. Permission Analysis6▲ 59×1 topic
  15. Block Ciphers6▲ 220×1 topic
  16. Hash Functions6▲ 220×1 topic
  17. Surveillance5▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Hardware Trojans5▲ 230×1 topic
  19. Physical Unclonable Functions5▲ 230×1 topic
  20. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 2.8×16 topics
  21. Cryptography5▲ 30×3 topics
  22. Control-Flow Integrity4▲ 200×1 topic
  23. Security Policies4▲ 200×1 topic
  24. Data Mining4▲ 4.4×4 topics
  25. Internet of Things4▲ 3.4×6 topics
  26. Automated Testing4▲ 108×1 topic
  27. Software Fault Localization4▲ 108×1 topic
  28. Cybersecurity3▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Privacy Concerns3▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Trust3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  31. Privacy3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  32. Information Disclosure3▲ 81×1 topic
  33. Online Social Networks3▲ 81×1 topic
  34. Ethics3▲ 5.2×3 topics
  35. Code Clone Detection3▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Refactoring3▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Differential Privacy3▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Federated Learning3▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Open Source Software2▲ 51×2 topics
  40. Game Theory2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cryptography and Data Security, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Cryptographic Implementations and Security and Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security.

Cryptography and Data Se…7Cryptography and Data Security: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…6Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 6 fractional worksCryptographic Implementa…6Cryptographic Implementations and Security: 6 fractional worksPhysical Unclonable Func…5Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security: 5 fractional worksSecurity and Verification in Computing: 4 fractional worksSoftware Testing and Debugging Techniques: 4 fractional worksPrivacy, Security, and D…3Privacy, Security, and Data Protection: 3 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 3 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 3 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceSignal ProcessingHardware and ArchitectureSoftware3 others

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

  1. 1 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  2. 2 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 6 works
  3. 3 Cryptographic Implementations and Security Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  4. 4 Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security Hardware and Architecture 5 works
  5. 5 Security and Verification in Computing Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  6. 6 Software Testing and Debugging Techniques Software 4 works
  7. 7 Privacy, Security, and Data Protection Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 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 available57.9%not open42.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.5%domestic only40.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1126% higher 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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