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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

In research, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology stands highest in Plant Science (#229 of 1,395 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#755 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,750 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Plant Science is 19.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,434
of 28,054 · #2,670 all time
Rank in Germany
#200
of 1,178
Research works
1.8k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
182k
102.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
47.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant 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
Plant ScienceSubfield #229 of 1,395 56.6%94 #80
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #755 of 3,409 55.7%107 #322
Life SciencesDomain #1,750 of 7,800 48.3%236 #928
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,025 of 3,579 42.0%126 #565
Molecular BiologySubfield #679 of 2,175 41.0%108 #406

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant 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).

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. Plant Science#80 #229
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#322 #755
  3. Life Sciences#928 #1,750
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#565 #1,025
  5. Molecular Biology#406 #679
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 Molecular Plant Physiology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 19.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 93.8 works19×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 107.7 works13×
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 126.1 works8.4×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 107.1 works8.0×
  5. Life SciencesDomain · 236.1 works6.4×
← 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: 8.01× its world share, 107 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.39× its world share, 126 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 2.46× its world share, 3 worksNursingPsychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Lothar Willmitzer, Joachim Kopka and Staffan Persson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology.

  1. 1 Lothar Willmitzer Germany · #12,358 worldwide 1.1k citations · 93 works
  2. 2 Joachim Kopka Germany · #22,483 worldwide 956 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Staffan Persson Germany · #30,679 worldwide 437 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Alisdair R. Fernie Germany · #32,523 worldwide 1.8k citations · 172 works
  5. 5 Mark Stitt Germany · #37,045 worldwide 816 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Ralph Bock Germany · #84,020 worldwide 385 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Joachim Selbig Germany · #96,229 worldwide 256 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Stephanie Ruf Germany · #178,634 worldwide 84 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 John E. Lunn Germany · #202,166 worldwide 189 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Aleksandra Skirycz Germany · #272,291 worldwide 339 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Transcription Factors, Metabolic Engineering, Light Harvesting, Photosystem II, Epigenetic Regulation, Oxidative Stress and Reactive Oxygen Species.

▲ 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. Gene Expression38▲ 22×14 topics
  2. Transcription Factors25▲ 74×4 topics
  3. Metabolic Engineering22▲ 80×5 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress22▲ 4.7×21 topics
  5. Light Harvesting21▲ 188×1 topic
  6. Photosystem II21▲ 188×1 topic
  7. Epigenetic Regulation19▲ 32×4 topics
  8. Reactive Oxygen Species16▲ 14×6 topics
  9. MicroRNA16▲ 48×2 topics
  10. Auxin16▲ 126×1 topic
  11. Development16▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Plant16▲ 126×1 topic
  13. Signal Transduction16▲ 39×4 topics
  14. Metabolism16▲ 11×14 topics
  15. Synthetic Biology15▲ 88×2 topics
  16. Plant Development14▲ 78×3 topics
  17. Antioxidants13▲ 10×7 topics
  18. Plant Responses13▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Genetic Regulation13▲ 28×4 topics
  20. Constraint-Based Models12▲ 107×1 topic
  21. Genome-Scale Models12▲ 107×1 topic
  22. Drought Resistance12▲ 45×4 topics
  23. Abiotic Stress10▲ 52×2 topics
  24. Salt Tolerance10▲ 75×1 topic
  25. Stress Signaling10▲ 75×1 topic
  26. Metabolic Pathways10▲ 68×3 topics
  27. Phosphorus9▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Nitrogen9▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Root Architecture9▲ 106×1 topic
  30. Anthocyanins8▲ 42×3 topics
  31. QTL Mapping8▲ 24×5 topics
  32. Genomics8▲ 9.1×9 topics
  33. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 8.8×6 topics
  34. Mass Spectrometry7▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Isoprenoid Pathway7▲ 82×1 topic
  36. Plant Hormones7▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Terpenoid Biosynthesis7▲ 82×1 topic
  38. Flavonoid Biosynthesis7▲ 94×1 topic
  39. MYB7▲ 94×1 topic
  40. Small RNAs7▲ 40×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.

Photosynthetic Processes…21Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 21 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 16 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 12 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 10 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 9 fractional worksPlant biochemistry and b…7Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis: 7 fractional worksPlant Gene Expression Analysis: 7 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 5 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 5 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 5 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPlant Science

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

  1. 1 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 21 works
  2. 2 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 16 works
  3. 3 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 12 works
  4. 4 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 10 works
  5. 5 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 9 works
  6. 6 Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis Molecular Biology 7 works
  7. 7 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 7 works
  8. 8 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 5 works
  9. 9 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 5 works
  10. 10 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 5 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 available65.0%not open35.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.2%domestic only53.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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