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Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance

In research, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,936 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,835
of 28,054 · #30,698 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,116
of 1,178
Research works
523
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,936 of 10,521 19.5%69 #6453

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance 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).

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.96× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.30× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.32× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance?

Ranked on the composite score, Kai A. Konrad, Caroline Heber and Tobias Beuchert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance.

  1. 1 Kai A. Konrad Germany · #677,962 worldwide 252 citations · 142 works
  2. 2 Caroline Heber Germany · #1,302,724 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Tobias Beuchert Germany · #1,604,923 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Incentives, Financial Reporting, Tax Avoidance, Fiscal Policy, Multinational Firms, Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing and Economic Development.

▲ 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. Incentives12▲ 246×3 topics
  2. Financial Reporting12▲ 135×3 topics
  3. Tax Avoidance12▲ 371×2 topics
  4. Fiscal Policy8▲ 46×4 topics
  5. Multinational Firms7▲ 163×2 topics
  6. Corporate Tax7▲ 303×1 topic
  7. Transfer Pricing7▲ 303×1 topic
  8. Globalization6▲ 4.4×12 topics
  9. Economic Development6▲ 10×9 topics
  10. Trust6▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Labor Market6▲ 26×4 topics
  12. Sovereignty6▲ 82×2 topics
  13. Competition6▲ 135×3 topics
  14. Corruption5▲ 45×3 topics
  15. Cooperation5▲ 104×3 topics
  16. Economic Growth5▲ 7.9×9 topics
  17. Gender Differences5▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Informal Economy5▲ 127×1 topic
  19. Tax Evasion5▲ 132×1 topic
  20. Altruism5▲ 73×2 topics
  21. Economic Experiments5▲ 326×1 topic
  22. Mergers and Acquisitions5▲ 67×2 topics
  23. Social Preferences5▲ 326×1 topic
  24. Corporate Taxation4▲ 571×1 topic
  25. EU Law4▲ 376×1 topic
  26. Democracy4▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Human Rights4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  28. Innovation4▲ 4.4×4 topics
  29. Governance3▲ 13×6 topics
  30. European Union3▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Taxation3▲ 45×2 topics
  32. International Trade3▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Income Tax2▲ 41×2 topics
  34. Productivity2▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Trade Liberalization2▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Legal Transplants2▲ 122×2 topics
  37. Game Theory2▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Political Economy2▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Income Inequality2▲ 19×4 topics
  40. International Law2▲ 8.3×5 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Taxation and Avoidance, Taxation and Compliance Studies, Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies and Taxation and Legal Issues.

Corporate Taxation and A…7Corporate Taxation and Avoidance: 7 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 5 fractional worksExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies: 5 fractional worksTaxation and Legal Issues4Taxation and Legal Issues: 4 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 2 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksGame Theory and Applications: 2 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 1 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 1 fractional works
AccountingEconomics and EconometricsSafety ResearchGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance3 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 7 works
  2. 2 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  3. 3 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies Safety Research 5 works
  4. 4 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 4 works
  5. 5 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  6. 6 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 2 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Game Theory and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  9. 9 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.5%domestic only74.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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