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Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces

In research, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,286 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,378 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,413 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Organic Chemistry and Energy — Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 11.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,447
of 28,054 · #663 all time
Rank in Germany
#164
of 1,178
Research works
4.1k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
277k
67.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces 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 #2,286 of 12,888 23.9%221 #453
EngineeringField #3,378 of 6,636 22.5%63 #1303
Life SciencesDomain #4,413 of 7,800 28.1%76 #3074
Materials ScienceField #1,497 of 2,468 21.2%61 #133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces 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#453 #2,286
  2. Engineering#1,303 #3,378
  3. Life Sciences#3,074 #4,413
  4. Materials Science#133 #1,497
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 of Colloids and Interfaces specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment takes 11.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 27.6 works11×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 26.6 works11×
  3. EnergyField · 27.8 works9.5×
  4. ChemistryField · 38.1 works7.6×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.37× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.27× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.18× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.61× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 9.46× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 63 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.46× its world share, 61 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces?

Ranked on the composite score, Markus Antonietti, Helmuth Möhwald and Reinhard Lipowsky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces.

  1. 1 Markus Antonietti Germany · #14,681 worldwide 3.2k citations · 190 works
  2. 2 Helmuth Möhwald Germany · #78,207 worldwide 1.3k citations · 179 works
  3. 3 Reinhard Lipowsky Germany · #95,769 worldwide 701 citations · 86 works
  4. 4 Helmut Schlaad Germany · #151,143 worldwide 171 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Stefan Siegel Germany · #165,867 worldwide 231 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Peter H. Seeberger Germany · #175,715 worldwide 816 citations · 151 works
  7. 7 Peter Fratzl Germany · #208,573 worldwide 584 citations · 132 works
  8. 8 Dirk G. Kurth Germany · #241,397 worldwide 253 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Sérgio S. Funari Germany · #251,878 worldwide 154 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Francesca Ravera Germany · #264,700 worldwide 196 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Water Splitting, Graphene, Biomedical Applications, Visible Light, CO2 Reduction and Semiconductor.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials34▲ 10×14 topics
  2. Catalysis26▲ 12×22 topics
  3. Water Splitting25▲ 21×4 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications24▲ 6.4×27 topics
  5. Graphene22▲ 10×6 topics
  6. Visible Light18▲ 24×3 topics
  7. CO2 Reduction18▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks16▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Semiconductor16▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Hydrogen Production16▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Photocatalyst16▲ 27×1 topic
  12. Plasmonic16▲ 27×1 topic
  13. Nanoparticles15▲ 3.8×22 topics
  14. Electrocatalysis15▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Self-Assembly14▲ 13×12 topics
  16. Energy Storage13▲ 6.4×5 topics
  17. Cathode Materials13▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Nanocomposites12▲ 4.9×12 topics
  19. Membrane Proteins12▲ 53×3 topics
  20. Cholesterol12▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Lipid Rafts11▲ 102×1 topic
  22. Membrane Lipids11▲ 127×1 topic
  23. Nanostructures11▲ 8.3×12 topics
  24. Glycosylation10▲ 29×3 topics
  25. Catalysts10▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Glycosidase Inhibitors9▲ 182×1 topic
  27. Ionic Liquids9▲ 10×9 topics
  28. Oligosaccharide Synthesis9▲ 182×1 topic
  29. Immune System9▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Therapeutics9▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Glycans9▲ 86×1 topic
  32. Mucins9▲ 86×1 topic
  33. Hydrogen Storage9▲ 23×3 topics
  34. Methane Storage9▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Rechargeable Batteries8▲ 9.6×2 topics
  36. Biomaterials8▲ 11×7 topics
  37. Medicinal Chemistry8▲ 8.7×8 topics
  38. Molecular Dynamics7▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Sustainable Energy7▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Energy Conversion7▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research.

Advanced Photocatalysis …16Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 16 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 11 fractional worksCarbohydrate Chemistry a…9Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis: 9 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycop…9Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 9 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 7 fractional worksCovalent Organic Framework Applications: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…5Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 5 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 4 fractional worksPickering emulsions and particle stabilization: 4 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Reactions: 4 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMolecular BiologyOrganic ChemistryMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 works
  2. 2 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 11 works
  3. 3 Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis Organic Chemistry 9 works
  4. 4 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 9 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  6. 6 Covalent Organic Framework Applications Materials Chemistry 6 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization Materials Chemistry 4 works
  10. 10 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.5%domestic only62.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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