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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics

In research, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,316 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 14.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,772
of 28,054 · #1,343 all time
Rank in Germany
#243
of 1,178
Research works
2k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
144k
70.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics 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 #2,316 of 7,800 28.6%61 #417

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 14.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 35.9 works14×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 44.5 works9.8×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.84× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 14.17× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 14.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics?

Ranked on the composite score, Otto Westphal, Chris Galanos and Rolf Kemler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics.

  1. 1 Otto Westphal Germany · #14,369 worldwide 586 citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Chris Galanos Germany · #25,193 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Rolf Kemler Germany · #42,141 worldwide 786 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Marina A. Freudenberg Germany · #50,933 worldwide 1.2k citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Erika L. Pearce Germany · #70,406 worldwide 345 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Michael Reth Germany · #72,166 worldwide 291 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 O. Lüderitz Germany · #86,977 worldwide 232 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Matthias Hammerschmidt Germany · #104,031 worldwide 405 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Klaus Eichmann Germany · #148,982 worldwide 149 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Thomas Boehm Germany · #164,752 worldwide 161 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Gene Regulation, Epigenetics, Transcription Factors, Innate Immunity, Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Chromatin.

▲ 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. Inflammation8▲ 4.4×28 topics
  2. Cancer7▲ 6.5×22 topics
  3. Gene Regulation5▲ 71×4 topics
  4. Epigenetics4▲ 123×2 topics
  5. Transcription Factors4▲ 42×3 topics
  6. Innate Immunity4▲ 15×9 topics
  7. Hematopoietic Stem Cells4▲ 52×3 topics
  8. Cancer Progression4▲ 23×5 topics
  9. Chromatin4▲ 92×2 topics
  10. Gene Expression4▲ 7.0×11 topics
  11. Immunity4▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Epigenetic Reprogramming4▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Histone Modifications4▲ 171×1 topic
  14. Transcription4▲ 171×1 topic
  15. DNA Methylation3▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Autoimmunity3▲ 27×4 topics
  17. Cancer Epigenetics3▲ 55×1 topic
  18. Histone Modification3▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Stem Cells3▲ 15×8 topics
  20. Alternative Splicing3▲ 73×1 topic
  21. RNA-Binding Proteins3▲ 73×1 topic
  22. Gene Expression Regulation3▲ 33×3 topics
  23. Foxp33▲ 93×1 topic
  24. Mass Spectrometry3▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Mesenchymal Stem Cells3▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Metabolism3▲ 6.2×7 topics
  27. TGF-ß3▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Genomics3▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  30. Data Analysis2▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Data Integration2▲ 17×2 topics
  32. RNA methylation2▲ 32×1 topic
  33. RNA-Seq2▲ 26×2 topics
  34. m6A-seq2▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Translation2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Cytokines2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  37. Human Metabolome Database2▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Metabolomics2▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 11×6 topics
  40. Ribosome2▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, RNA Research and Splicing and T-cell and B-cell Immunology.

Genomics and Chromatin D…4Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 4 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…3Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 3 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing3RNA Research and Splicing: 3 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immuno…3T-cell and B-cell Immunology: 3 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…2RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 2 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…2Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyImmunologyHematology

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 4 works
  2. 2 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 3 works
  3. 3 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 3 works
  5. 5 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 2 works
  9. 9 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.8%domestic only74.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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