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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology

In research, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,664 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 12.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,554
of 28,054 · #2,201 all time
Rank in Germany
#169
of 1,178
Research works
2.1k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
92k
44.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
42.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology 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 #1,664 of 7,800 41.9%68 #1137

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 12.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 38.9 works12×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 56.9 works10×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10.23× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.43× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.05× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.10× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.41× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrey P. Antonchick, Philippe I. H. Bastiaens and Oliver Müller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology.

  1. 1 Andrey P. Antonchick Germany · #115,387 worldwide 346 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Philippe I. H. Bastiaens Germany · #123,073 worldwide 191 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Oliver Müller Germany · #126,546 worldwide 200 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Martin Engelhard Germany · #147,129 worldwide 151 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Rolf K. H. Kinne Germany · #201,572 worldwide 148 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Stefan Raunser Germany · #226,746 worldwide 279 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Heinrich Kraut Germany · #343,866 worldwide 97 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Yao‐Wen Wu Germany · #358,476 worldwide 275 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Kamal Kumar Germany · #382,645 worldwide 162 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Alfred Wittinghofer Germany · #391,398 worldwide 292 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer Therapy, Drug Discovery, Image Processing, Cancer, Cancer Progression, Protein-Protein Interactions, Transcriptional Regulation and Foldamers.

▲ 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. Cancer Therapy10▲ 17×12 topics
  2. Drug Discovery9▲ 40×9 topics
  3. Cancer6▲ 4.5×22 topics
  4. Image Processing6▲ 12×4 topics
  5. Cancer Progression5▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Protein-Protein Interactions4▲ 95×3 topics
  7. Transcriptional Regulation4▲ 25×7 topics
  8. Foldamers4▲ 113×1 topic
  9. Peptide Synthesis4▲ 113×1 topic
  10. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 12×8 topics
  11. Stem Cells4▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Cell Division4▲ 161×1 topic
  13. Cell Migration4▲ 72×2 topics
  14. Microtubules4▲ 161×1 topic
  15. Tissue Engineering3▲ 5.2×3 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  17. Extracellular Matrix3▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Marine Natural Products3▲ 68×2 topics
  19. Alternative Splicing3▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Chromatin3▲ 59×2 topics
  21. Gene Regulation3▲ 31×3 topics
  22. Proteasome Inhibitors3▲ 40×2 topics
  23. RNA-Binding Proteins3▲ 54×1 topic
  24. Cryo-Electron Microscopy3▲ 170×1 topic
  25. Natural Products3▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Proteasome3▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Secondary Metabolites3▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Single-Particle Analysis3▲ 170×1 topic
  29. Ubiquitin3▲ 78×1 topic
  30. Cell Mechanics3▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Cytoskeleton3▲ 107×1 topic
  32. Enantioselective Synthesis3▲ 41×5 topics
  33. Mechanotransduction3▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Transcription Factors3▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Translation3▲ 15×2 topics
  36. RNA Structure3▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Ribosome3▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Microscopy2▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Bioimage Analysis2▲ 64×1 topic
  40. High-Content Screening2▲ 64×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, RNA Research and Splicing and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.

Chemical Synthesis and A…4Chemical Synthesis and Analysis: 4 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis …4Microtubule and mitosis dynamics: 4 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 3 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome pathways: 3 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and Interactions: 3 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…3RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 3 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyCell BiologyPharmacologyStructural Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Molecular Biology 4 works
  2. 2 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 4 works
  3. 3 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 3 works
  6. 6 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 3 works
  8. 8 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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