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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems

In research, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems stands highest in Physical Sciences (#796 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#218 of 1,646 worldwide) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (#174 of 565 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics — Condensed Matter Physics is 72.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,377
of 28,054 · #748 all time
Rank in Germany
#71
of 1,178
Research works
3.2k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
124k
39.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems 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 #796 of 12,888 26.9%285 #531
Physics and AstronomyField #218 of 1,646 27.5%180 #192
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #174 of 565 28.2%102 #172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems 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#531 #796
  2. Physics and Astronomy#192 #218
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#172 #174
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 Physics of Complex Systems specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 72.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 37.9 works72×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 102.2 works44×
  3. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 34.0 works33×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 180.3 works25×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.17× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.97× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.27× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 24.83× its world share, 180 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 24.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Schreiber, Sergej Flach and Frank Jülicher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems.

  1. 1 Thomas Schreiber Germany · #25,639 worldwide 1k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Sergej Flach Germany · #30,431 worldwide 867 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Frank Jülicher Germany · #65,863 worldwide 428 citations · 83 works
  4. 4 David J. Luitz Germany · #141,354 worldwide 332 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Markus Heyl Germany · #156,453 worldwide 366 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Peter Fulde Germany · #157,465 worldwide 629 citations · 97 works
  7. 7 I. Rotter Germany · #267,094 worldwide 244 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Roderich Moessner Germany · #272,184 worldwide 722 citations · 135 works
  9. 9 P. Ziesche Germany · #480,746 worldwide 123 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Francesco Piazza Germany · #561,690 worldwide 121 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Topological Order, Dynamics, Renormalization Group, Many-Body Localization, Quantum Thermalization, Machine Learning and Quantum Information.

▲ 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. Entanglement40▲ 83×4 topics
  2. Topological Order35▲ 225×2 topics
  3. Machine Learning35▲ 3.3×20 topics
  4. Dynamics26▲ 174×2 topics
  5. Renormalization Group26▲ 143×2 topics
  6. Many-Body Localization25▲ 375×1 topic
  7. Quantum Thermalization25▲ 375×1 topic
  8. Quantum Information20▲ 54×3 topics
  9. Electronic Structure Calculations18▲ 81×2 topics
  10. Quantum Simulation17▲ 64×2 topics
  11. Optical Lattices17▲ 79×3 topics
  12. Spintronics16▲ 37×4 topics
  13. Superfluidity14▲ 101×2 topics
  14. Superconductivity14▲ 25×9 topics
  15. Quantum Computing14▲ 41×3 topics
  16. Cuprate Superconductors13▲ 119×1 topic
  17. High-Temperature Superconductivity13▲ 119×1 topic
  18. Bose-Einstein Condensation13▲ 115×2 topics
  19. Molecular Dynamics13▲ 24×6 topics
  20. Topological Insulators13▲ 85×2 topics
  21. Electron Spin13▲ 107×1 topic
  22. Semiconductor Quantum Dots13▲ 107×1 topic
  23. Quantum Spin Hall Effect12▲ 110×1 topic
  24. Superconductors12▲ 110×1 topic
  25. Fermi Gases11▲ 125×1 topic
  26. Ultracold Gases11▲ 125×1 topic
  27. Phase Transitions11▲ 56×4 topics
  28. Spin Dynamics10▲ 74×2 topics
  29. Dynamical Systems10▲ 46×4 topics
  30. Frustrated Magnets10▲ 111×1 topic
  31. Quantum Spin Liquids10▲ 111×1 topic
  32. Network Dynamics9▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Superconducting Circuits9▲ 41×2 topics
  34. Computation9▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Cryptography9▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Quantum9▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Synchronization9▲ 22×4 topics
  38. Fluid Dynamics9▲ 19×4 topics
  39. Monte Carlo Simulation9▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Feedback Control8▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum many-body systems, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Quantum and electron transport phenomena and Topological Materials and Phenomena.

Quantum many-body systems25Quantum many-body systems: 25 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 13 fractional worksQuantum and electron tra…13Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 13 fractional worksTopological Materials an…12Topological Materials and Phenomena: 12 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics: 10 fractional worksQuantum Information and …9Quantum Information and Cryptography: 9 fractional worksTheoretical and Computational Physics: 8 fractional worksQuantum chaos and dynamical systems: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics …8Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 8 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCondensed Matter PhysicsArtificial IntelligenceStatistical and Nonlinear Physics

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

  1. 1 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 25 works
  2. 2 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 13 works
  3. 3 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 13 works
  4. 4 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 12 works
  5. 5 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 11 works
  6. 6 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 10 works
  7. 7 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  8. 8 Theoretical and Computational Physics Condensed Matter Physics 8 works
  9. 9 Quantum chaos and dynamical systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 8 works
  10. 10 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 8 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 available65.1%not open34.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.8%domestic only47.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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