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Max Planck Institute of Biophysics

In research, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics stands highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#616 of 3,579 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,479 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 13.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,190
of 28,054 · #1,909 all time
Rank in Germany
#155
of 1,178
Research works
2.1k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
99k
46.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute of Biophysics 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
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #616 of 3,579 34.5%80 #399
Life SciencesDomain #1,479 of 7,800 34.4%90 #808

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 56.9 works13×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 80.2 works11×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10.56× its world share, 80 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.81× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.77× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.09× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.11× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.33× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.55× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute of Biophysics?

Ranked on the composite score, Gerhard Hummer, Hartmut Michel and H. Passow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute of Biophysics.

  1. 1 Gerhard Hummer Germany · #15,169 worldwide 1.3k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Hartmut Michel Germany · #31,037 worldwide 991 citations · 89 works
  3. 3 H. Passow Germany · #42,267 worldwide 316 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 K. J. Ullrich Germany · #97,605 worldwide 278 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Ernst Bamberg Germany · #204,821 worldwide 162 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Klaus Fendler Germany · #389,732 worldwide 78 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Martin Beck Germany · #438,749 worldwide 114 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Dieter Schubert Germany · #481,009 worldwide 104 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 C. Roy D. Lancaster Germany · #528,410 worldwide 123 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Gerhard Burckhardt Germany · #552,263 worldwide 154 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute of Biophysics

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute of Biophysics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cell Death, Membrane Proteins, Molecular Dynamics, Image Processing, Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis, Electron Transport and Metabolic Regulation.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress9▲ 4.0×17 topics
  2. Cell Death8▲ 24×6 topics
  3. Membrane Proteins8▲ 76×3 topics
  4. Molecular Dynamics8▲ 32×4 topics
  5. Cancer7▲ 3.8×20 topics
  6. Image Processing7▲ 11×3 topics
  7. Inflammation7▲ 2.3×15 topics
  8. Apoptosis7▲ 16×7 topics
  9. Electron Transport7▲ 54×3 topics
  10. Metabolic Regulation7▲ 28×5 topics
  11. Light Harvesting6▲ 112×1 topic
  12. Photosystem II6▲ 112×1 topic
  13. Mechanochemistry6▲ 76×2 topics
  14. Mitochondria6▲ 32×4 topics
  15. Aging6▲ 7.4×3 topics
  16. Cryo-Electron Microscopy6▲ 249×1 topic
  17. Single-Particle Analysis6▲ 249×1 topic
  18. Mitochondrial Dysfunction5▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Reactive Oxygen Species5▲ 9.2×6 topics
  20. Neurodegenerative Diseases5▲ 22×4 topics
  21. Gene Regulation5▲ 39×4 topics
  22. Mitochondrial Fission5▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Mitochondrial Fusion5▲ 64×1 topic
  24. Immunity5▲ 8.2×5 topics
  25. Ribosome5▲ 60×1 topic
  26. Translation5▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Lipid Rafts4▲ 88×2 topics
  28. ATP Synthase4▲ 217×1 topic
  29. Vacuolar ATPases4▲ 217×1 topic
  30. Cell Membranes4▲ 101×1 topic
  31. Cholesterol4▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Membrane Lipids4▲ 101×1 topic
  33. Autophagy4▲ 54×2 topics
  34. Cell Cycle4▲ 86×2 topics
  35. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Cellular Self-Digestion4▲ 67×1 topic
  37. Disease4▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Mitophagy4▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Signal Transduction4▲ 18×6 topics
  40. Nuclear Pore Complex4▲ 254×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Photosynthetic Processes…6Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Micros…6Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 5 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 5 fractional worksATP Synthase and ATPases Research: 4 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 4 fractional worksAutophagy in Disease and Therapy: 4 fractional worksNuclear Structure and Fu…4Nuclear Structure and Function: 4 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 4 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dynamics: 3 fractional works
Molecular BiologyStructural BiologyEpidemiology

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

  1. 1 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 6 works
  3. 3 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 5 works
  4. 4 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 5 works
  5. 5 ATP Synthase and ATPases Research Molecular Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 4 works
  7. 7 Autophagy in Disease and Therapy Epidemiology 4 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Structure and Function Molecular Biology 4 works
  9. 9 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 4 works
  10. 10 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 3 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 available35.5%not open64.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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