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Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

In research, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,727 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,691 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 34.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,117
of 28,054 · #7,875 all time
Rank in Germany
#195
of 1,178
Research works
591
▲ 4056% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
22.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
48.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,727 of 7,800 50.5%70 #3562
Physical SciencesDomain #7,691 of 12,888 45.7%72 #14526

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior 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 of Animal Behavior specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 34.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 29.3 works35×
  2. EcologySubfield · 34.9 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: 4.33× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.45× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.52× its world share, 7 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.79× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.31× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.58× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrea Kölzsch, Lucy M. Aplin and Damien R. Farine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior.

  1. 1 Andrea Kölzsch Germany · #283,076 worldwide 263 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Lucy M. Aplin Germany · #568,021 worldwide 107 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Damien R. Farine Germany · #794,502 worldwide 132 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Peng He Germany · #1,521,784 worldwide 25 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Habitat Selection, Altruism, Cooperation, Evolutionary Dynamics, Natural Selection and Adaptive Evolution.

▲ 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 Change42▲ 8.6×44 topics
  2. Population Dynamics24▲ 53×10 topics
  3. Habitat Selection21▲ 156×2 topics
  4. Altruism19▲ 125×3 topics
  5. Cooperation19▲ 166×3 topics
  6. Evolutionary Dynamics17▲ 272×2 topics
  7. Natural Selection17▲ 174×2 topics
  8. Adaptive Evolution16▲ 165×2 topics
  9. Reproductive Strategies16▲ 237×2 topics
  10. Genetic Variation16▲ 41×3 topics
  11. Behavioral Syndromes16▲ 337×1 topic
  12. Phenotypic Plasticity16▲ 337×1 topic
  13. Conservation16▲ 20×14 topics
  14. Evolution16▲ 35×9 topics
  15. Social Behavior16▲ 151×2 topics
  16. Acoustic Communication14▲ 158×3 topics
  17. Biodiversity14▲ 11×15 topics
  18. Trophic Cascades13▲ 77×2 topics
  19. Cognition13▲ 52×2 topics
  20. Intelligence13▲ 180×2 topics
  21. Animal Movement13▲ 133×1 topic
  22. Occupancy Rates13▲ 133×1 topic
  23. Primates13▲ 387×1 topic
  24. Tool Use13▲ 387×1 topic
  25. Invasive Species12▲ 16×16 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation11▲ 27×4 topics
  27. Social Learning11▲ 231×2 topics
  28. Evolutionary Biology9▲ 158×2 topics
  29. Avian Vocal Communication9▲ 313×1 topic
  30. Birdsong9▲ 313×1 topic
  31. Metabolic Rate9▲ 76×2 topics
  32. Molecular Phylogeny9▲ 31×8 topics
  33. Conservation Biology8▲ 45×3 topics
  34. Avian Ecology8▲ 214×1 topic
  35. Migration Patterns8▲ 177×1 topic
  36. Predator-Prey Interactions8▲ 55×3 topics
  37. Global Change8▲ 17×5 topics
  38. Cultural Evolution7▲ 81×2 topics
  39. Bats7▲ 114×2 topics
  40. Echolocation7▲ 235×1 topic

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Primate Behavior and Ecology and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior.

Animal Behavior and Reproduction: 16 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 13 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Eco…13Primate Behavior and Ecology: 13 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communicati…9Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 9 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 8 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 7 fractional worksEvolutionary Game Theory…6Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation: 6 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 5 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologySocial PsychologyDevelopmental Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 16 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 13 works
  3. 3 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 13 works
  4. 4 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 9 works
  5. 5 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 8 works
  6. 6 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  7. 7 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 5 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 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 available52.0%not open48.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.2%domestic only49.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4056% higher 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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