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Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

In research, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,713 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#262 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,575 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Astronomy and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 108.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,951
of 28,054 · #4,327 all time
Rank in Germany
#326
of 1,178
Research works
3.7k
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
79k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Solar System 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 #5,713 of 12,888 23.2%212 #3033
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #262 of 443 23.8%132 #141
Physics and AstronomyField #1,575 of 1,646 23.3%146 #1957

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Solar System 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#3,033 #5,713
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#141 #262
  3. Physics and Astronomy#1,957 #1,575
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 Solar System Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 108.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 131.6 works108×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 145.7 works28×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 21.3 works5.8×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.80× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 27.92× its world share, 146 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.02× 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, 27.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Ulrich R. Christensen, R. H. Cameron and S. F. Hviid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research.

  1. 1 Ulrich R. Christensen Germany · #9,420 worldwide 760 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 R. H. Cameron Germany · #23,363 worldwide 770 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 S. F. Hviid Germany · #50,707 worldwide 369 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 H. Boehnhardt Germany · #87,963 worldwide 459 citations · 92 works
  5. 5 M. Schüßler Germany · #108,950 worldwide 330 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 W. Goetz Germany · #112,445 worldwide 152 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 W. J. Markiewicz Germany · #130,817 worldwide 156 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 D. Schmitt Germany · #174,313 worldwide 194 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 M. Rengel Germany · #191,420 worldwide 197 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 V. M. Vasyliūnas Germany · #197,420 worldwide 217 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics and Mars.

▲ 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. Solar Wind53▲ 244×2 topics
  2. Coronal Mass Ejections40▲ 460×1 topic
  3. Solar Dynamics Observatory40▲ 460×1 topic
  4. Solar System Abundances34▲ 302×1 topic
  5. Terrestrial Planets34▲ 302×1 topic
  6. Exoplanets21▲ 225×1 topic
  7. Stellar Astrophysics21▲ 225×1 topic
  8. Mars14▲ 189×1 topic
  9. Martian Surface14▲ 189×1 topic
  10. Ionosphere13▲ 102×1 topic
  11. Magnetosphere13▲ 102×1 topic
  12. Climate Change13▲ 1.99×13 topics
  13. Geomagnetic Field12▲ 225×1 topic
  14. Magnetosome Formation12▲ 225×1 topic
  15. Renewable Energy8▲ 2.3×7 topics
  16. Heat Transfer8▲ 6.5×6 topics
  17. Solar Energy7▲ 9.0×2 topics
  18. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 5.8×2 topics
  19. Forecasting6▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Photovoltaic Power6▲ 61×1 topic
  21. Solar Radiation6▲ 61×1 topic
  22. Large-Eddy Simulation6▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Turbulence6▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Vortex Dynamics6▲ 20×3 topics
  25. Particle Image Velocimetry5▲ 31×1 topic
  26. Turbulent Flows5▲ 21×1 topic
  27. Star Formation5▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Magnetic Fields5▲ 30×3 topics
  29. Accretion Disks4▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Plate Tectonics4▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Molecular Clouds4▲ 75×1 topic
  32. Protoplanetary Disks4▲ 75×1 topic
  33. Sea Level Rise4▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Geodetic Measurements4▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Astronomical Instrumentation4▲ 66×1 topic
  36. GRACE4▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Spectrograph4▲ 66×1 topic
  38. groundwater depletion4▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Thermodynamic Modeling4▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Paleoclimatology3▲ 17×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Planetary Science and Exploration.

Solar and Space Plasma D…40Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 40 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…34Astro and Planetary Science: 34 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 21 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 14 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 13 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleoma…12Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 12 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 6 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 5 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 4 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsMolecular BiologyArtificial IntelligenceComputational Mechanics1 others

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

  1. 1 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 40 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 34 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 21 works
  4. 4 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  5. 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  6. 6 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 12 works
  7. 7 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  8. 8 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 5 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  10. 10 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 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 available39.7%not open60.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.7%domestic only64.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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