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Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

In research, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,145 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,159 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,190 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science and Arts and Humanities — History and Philosophy of Science is 103.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,237
of 28,054 · #4,474 all time
Rank in Germany
#296
of 1,178
Research works
4.5k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for the History of Science 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 #2,145 of 10,521 20.8%172 #1125
Social SciencesField #3,159 of 6,365 24.1%62 #2111
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,190 of 1,998 18.5%93 #402
Physical SciencesDomain #7,924 of 12,888 13.5%67 #4601

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for the History of Science 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. Social Sciences#1,125 #2,145
  2. Social Sciences#2,111 #3,159
  3. Arts and Humanities#402 #1,190
  4. Physical Sciences#4,601 #7,924
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 the History of Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 103.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 44.0 works103×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 92.8 works12×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.38× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.83× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.00× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 11.59× its world share, 93 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for the History of Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Lorraine Daston, Glenn W. Most and Manfred D. Laubichler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.

  1. 1 Lorraine Daston Germany · #29,273 worldwide 243 citations · 113 works
  2. 2 Glenn W. Most Germany · #36,742 worldwide 131 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Manfred D. Laubichler Germany · #47,375 worldwide 174 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Konrad Zweigert Germany · #54,873 worldwide 231 citations · 141 works
  5. 5 Dagmar Schäfer Germany · #110,724 worldwide 42 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Peter Damerow Germany · #134,950 worldwide 79 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Peter Schöttler Germany · #161,859 worldwide 25 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Hans‐Jörg Rheinberger Germany · #184,216 worldwide 185 citations · 170 works
  9. 9 Irina Podgorny Germany · #194,506 worldwide 28 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Michael Hagner Germany · #209,463 worldwide 24 citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for the History of Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Philosophy, Medicine, Science, Philosophy of Science, Technology, Culture and Society.

▲ 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. History29▲ 15×26 topics
  2. Philosophy24▲ 20×10 topics
  3. Medicine23▲ 101×8 topics
  4. Science22▲ 31×6 topics
  5. Innovation16▲ 5.4×9 topics
  6. Philosophy of Science15▲ 167×3 topics
  7. Technology15▲ 10×7 topics
  8. Culture14▲ 9.2×12 topics
  9. Society14▲ 25×11 topics
  10. Globalization13▲ 2.5×27 topics
  11. Colonialism12▲ 9.2×12 topics
  12. Alchemy10▲ 106×3 topics
  13. Cultural Transmission10▲ 44×3 topics
  14. Empire10▲ 41×2 topics
  15. Biography9▲ 164×1 topic
  16. Observations9▲ 173×1 topic
  17. Ethics9▲ 6.7×13 topics
  18. Renaissance8▲ 120×3 topics
  19. Avicenna8▲ 174×2 topics
  20. Neuroscience8▲ 9.9×8 topics
  21. Cultural Impact8▲ 50×2 topics
  22. Aristotle8▲ 106×2 topics
  23. Religion7▲ 5.6×9 topics
  24. Natural Philosophy7▲ 377×1 topic
  25. Scientific Culture7▲ 377×1 topic
  26. Genetic Code7▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Nationalism7▲ 5.4×7 topics
  28. Surgery7▲ 6.9×2 topics
  29. Evolutionary Synthesis6▲ 136×1 topic
  30. Mechanistic Explanation6▲ 136×1 topic
  31. Medical History6▲ 62×3 topics
  32. Historical Astronomy6▲ 135×2 topics
  33. Neoliberalism6▲ 6.4×8 topics
  34. Quantum Gravity6▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Social Sciences6▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Environmental History6▲ 186×2 topics
  37. Knowledge Production6▲ 82×2 topics
  38. Antikythera Mechanism6▲ 270×1 topic
  39. Astronomical Calculator6▲ 270×1 topic
  40. Historical Figures6▲ 113×2 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for the History of Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: History of Science and Medicine, Historical Philosophy and Science, Philosophy and History of Science and Historical Astronomy and Related Studies.

History of Science and M…9History of Science and Medicine: 9 fractional worksHistorical Philosophy an…7Historical Philosophy and Science: 7 fractional worksPhilosophy and History o…6Philosophy and History of Science: 6 fractional worksHistorical Astronomy and…6Historical Astronomy and Related Studies: 6 fractional worksDiverse Historical and Scientific Studies: 5 fractional worksHistory of Medicine Studies: 5 fractional worksTwentieth Century Scient…5Twentieth Century Scientific Developments: 5 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitational Theory: 5 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 4 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…4Geographies of human-animal interactions: 4 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsHistorySociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 9 works
  2. 2 Historical Philosophy and Science History and Philosophy of Science 7 works
  3. 3 Philosophy and History of Science History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  4. 4 Historical Astronomy and Related Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies History and Philosophy of Science 5 works
  6. 6 History of Medicine Studies History 5 works
  7. 7 Twentieth Century Scientific Developments History and Philosophy of Science 5 works
  8. 8 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 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 available19.9%not open80.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for the History of Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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