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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History

In research, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History stands highest in Social Sciences (#876 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#574 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,483 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 13.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,949
of 28,054 · #4,098 all time
Rank in Germany
#183
of 1,178
Research works
779
▲ 215% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
30.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
50.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #876 of 16,945 49.7%407
Social SciencesField #574 of 10,206 53.6%199
Physical SciencesDomain #6,483 of 21,541 40.9%199
Life SciencesDomain #5,778 of 14,347 37.2%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History 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 the Science of Human History specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 13.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 26.8 works13×
← 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: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.09× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.99× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.85× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Johannes Krause, Nicole Boivin and Philipp W. Stockhammer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

  1. 1 Johannes Krause Germany · #16,834 worldwide 496 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Nicole Boivin Germany · #43,319 worldwide 347 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Philipp W. Stockhammer Germany · #84,853 worldwide 159 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Wolfgang Haak Germany · #85,550 worldwide 152 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Martine Robbeets Germany · #154,668 worldwide 91 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Alexander Herbig Germany · #207,941 worldwide 153 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 James Blinkhorn Germany · #224,633 worldwide 65 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Kirsten I. Bos Germany · #240,620 worldwide 163 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Robert N. Spengler Germany · #245,448 worldwide 84 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Patrick Roberts Germany · #295,414 worldwide 169 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Climate Change, Hominin Genetics, Paleolithic Archaeology, Archaeology, Holocene and Cultural History.

▲ 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. Climate Change15▲ 4.3×49 topics
  2. Agricultural Origins15▲ 348×1 topic
  3. Radiocarbon Dating15▲ 348×1 topic
  4. Hominin Genetics10▲ 359×1 topic
  5. Paleolithic Archaeology10▲ 359×1 topic
  6. Archaeology10▲ 54×9 topics
  7. Holocene6▲ 42×3 topics
  8. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.8×9 topics
  9. Cultural History6▲ 38×2 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity6▲ 10×8 topics
  11. Paleoclimatology5▲ 50×2 topics
  12. Sea Level5▲ 43×2 topics
  13. Agriculture5▲ 10×2 topics
  14. Island Ecosystems5▲ 127×2 topics
  15. Pacific Islands5▲ 333×1 topic
  16. settlement5▲ 333×1 topic
  17. Glacial Cycles5▲ 55×1 topic
  18. Monsoon Dynamics5▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Age Estimation4▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Sex Determination4▲ 90×1 topic
  21. Cultural Evolution4▲ 61×2 topics
  22. Stable Isotopes4▲ 95×1 topic
  23. Trophic Position4▲ 95×1 topic
  24. Ancient DNA3▲ 49×4 topics
  25. Social Cognition3▲ 16×5 topics
  26. Language3▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Ethnicity3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  28. Evolution3▲ 9.9×8 topics
  29. Genomic Analysis3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  30. Linguistic Diversity3▲ 105×2 topics
  31. Phylogenetics3▲ 53×2 topics
  32. Social Learning3▲ 93×2 topics
  33. Evolutionary Dynamics3▲ 63×2 topics
  34. Adaptation3▲ 7.4×7 topics
  35. Cumulative Culture3▲ 231×1 topic
  36. Human Adaptation3▲ 231×1 topic
  37. Human Evolution3▲ 99×2 topics
  38. Altruism3▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Cooperation3▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Speech Perception3▲ 24×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Archaeology and ancient …15Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 15 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 10 fractional worksPacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 5 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 4 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecol…4Isotope Analysis in Ecology: 4 fractional worksLanguage and cultural evolution: 3 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and Rock Art Studies: 2 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 2 fractional works
PaleontologyAnthropologyGeography, Planning and DevelopmentAtmospheric Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 15 works
  2. 2 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 10 works
  3. 3 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 5 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  5. 5 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 4 works
  6. 6 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Language and cultural evolution Cultural Studies 3 works
  8. 8 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 2 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 2 works
  10. 10 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 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 available62.8%not open37.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.9%domestic only48.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 215% higher 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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