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Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine

In research, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine stands highest in Life Sciences (#864 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#794 of 7,814 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#372 of 2,675 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,431
of 28,054 · #2,508 all time
Rank in Germany
#341
of 1,178
Research works
2.7k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
130k
48.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine 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
Life SciencesDomain #864 of 14,347 27.9%1,545
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #794 of 7,814 27.5%1,008
NeuroscienceField #372 of 2,675 27.6%389
Molecular BiologySubfield #825 of 4,961 27.1%747
Physical SciencesDomain #5,831 of 21,541 29.9%443
MedicineField #5,000 of 17,978 27.0%582
Health SciencesDomain #6,421 of 20,462 27.2%609
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield #382 of 945 24.0%207
ChemistryField #1,969 of 3,369 24.8%157

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 24.5 works7.2×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.22× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.29× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Hannelore Ehrenreich, Klaus‐Armin Nave and Michaël Meyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine.

  1. 1 Hannelore Ehrenreich Germany · #4,180 worldwide 2k citations · 85 works
  2. 2 Klaus‐Armin Nave Germany · #41,922 worldwide 480 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Michaël Meyer Germany · #70,034 worldwide 182 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Martin Begemann Germany · #139,617 worldwide 1k citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Nils Brose Germany · #150,113 worldwide 235 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Peter Scheid Germany · #153,852 worldwide 299 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Johannes Piiper Germany · #161,556 worldwide 259 citations · 64 works
  8. 8 N Hilschmann Germany · #176,125 worldwide 217 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 F. Eckstein Germany · #213,649 worldwide 199 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Fritz Eckstein Germany · #336,535 worldwide 245 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Neurodegeneration, Neuroinflammation, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Neurological Disorders, Ribosome, Translation and Brain Development.

▲ 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 Stress6▲ 5.7×19 topics
  2. Neurodegeneration5▲ 25×8 topics
  3. Neuroinflammation3▲ 17×4 topics
  4. Cancer3▲ 3.2×21 topics
  5. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 15×6 topics
  6. Neurological Disorders3▲ 7.2×9 topics
  7. Ribosome2▲ 72×1 topic
  8. Translation2▲ 22×1 topic
  9. Brain Development2▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Innate Immunity2▲ 12×6 topics
  11. Neurodegenerative Diseases2▲ 21×5 topics
  12. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Cancer Progression2▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy2▲ 5.3×11 topics
  15. Alternative Splicing2▲ 56×1 topic
  16. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 12×6 topics
  17. RNA-Binding Proteins2▲ 56×1 topic
  18. Astrocytes2▲ 47×1 topic
  19. Cytokines2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  20. Membrane Proteins2▲ 37×3 topics
  21. Microglia2▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  23. Synaptic Plasticity2▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Synaptic Pruning2▲ 47×1 topic
  25. Gene Regulation2▲ 28×3 topics
  26. Neuronal Circuits2▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Cell Death2▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Endocytosis2▲ 92×2 topics
  29. Ion Channels2▲ 22×4 topics
  30. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Amyloid Hypothesis1▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Astrocyte Function1▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Dendritic Spines1▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Membrane Fusion1▲ 118×1 topic
  35. RNA methylation1▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Rab Proteins1▲ 118×1 topic
  37. Tau Pathology1▲ 36×1 topic
  38. m6A-seq1▲ 24×1 topic
  39. GABAergic1▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Neurotransmission1▲ 40×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA Research and Splicing, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms and RNA modifications and cancer.

RNA and protein synthesi…2RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing2RNA Research and Splicing: 2 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Ne…2Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…1RNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 1 fractional worksCellular transport and secretion: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…1Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin D…1Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…1Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 1 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…1Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyNeurologyPhysiologyCell Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 2 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Cellular transport and secretion Cell Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 1 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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