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Max Planck Society

In research, Max Planck Society stands highest in Life Sciences (#4 of 6,403 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Structural Biology, Instrumentation and Astronomy and Astrophysics (Structural Biology is 14.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7
of 22,385 · #5 all time
Rank in Germany
#1
of 795
Research works
354k
▼ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
13M
36.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.59×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Max Planck Society

What is Max Planck Society known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #4 of 6,403 17.8%4,081 #10
Social SciencesDomain #9 of 9,585 13.9%5,772 #13
Social SciencesField #7 of 5,988 13.2%3,461 #14
Physical SciencesDomain #14 of 10,670 15.7%12,231 #8
Physics and AstronomyField #2 of 1,417 16.4%3,683 #1
ChemistryField #2 of 1,299 17.8%778 #2
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5 of 2,964 17.6%2,244 #6
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #5 of 2,526 13.4%1,107 #10
Molecular BiologySubfield #4 of 1,880 17.7%1,424 #6
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #1 of 400 16.4%1,217 -

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Society 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#10 #4
  2. Social Sciences#13 #9
  3. Social Sciences#14 #7
  4. Physical Sciences#8 #14
  5. Physics and Astronomy#1 #2
  6. Chemistry#2 #2
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#6 #5
  8. Sociology and Political Science#10 #5
  9. Molecular Biology#6 #4
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Max Planck Society work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Max Planck Society is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (15%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 14k fractional works · 51.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4,194 fractional works · 15.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1,403 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1,156 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 783 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 317 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 289 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInstrumentation: 139 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2,970 fractional works · 10.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 707 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 703 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 553 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 288 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 230 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 112 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 214 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 1,633 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 630 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 223 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 212 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 211 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 151 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 205 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1,452 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 955 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 221 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 92 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,200 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 389 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 305 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 114 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 87 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 163 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 892 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 374 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 232 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 142 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 697 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 342 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 131 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 65 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 587 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 157 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 123 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 92 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 158 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 296 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 274 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 158 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 101 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6,726 fractional works · 24.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,075 fractional works · 14.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,267 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1,021 fractional works · 3.7% of its workTransportation: 515 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 299 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 240 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 150 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 101 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 83 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 300 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 784 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 255 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 201 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 154 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 129 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 741 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHistory: 124 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 106 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 101 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 145 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 515 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 305 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 156 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 368 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 149 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 65 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 243 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 58 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4,760 fractional works · 17.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2,613 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,645 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGenetics: 326 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 203 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 119 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStructural Biology: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 257 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 980 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPlant Science: 469 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 193 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 85 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 160 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 950 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 578 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 180 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 66 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 126 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 168 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 134 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,839 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMedicine: 1,568 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 192 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 144 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 120 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 117 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 106 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 87 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 564 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 203 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 128 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 37 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMax PlanckSociety27kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences25%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy4,19415.3%
    2. Engineering2,97010.8%
    3. Computer Science1,6336.0%
    4. Materials Science1,4525.3%
    5. Environmental Science1,2004.4%
    6. Chemistry8923.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences6972.5%
    8. Mathematics5872.1%
    9. Energy2961.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering1580.6%
  2. Social Sciences6,72624.5%
    1. Social Sciences4,07514.9%
    2. Psychology7842.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities7412.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5151.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting3681.3%
    6. Decision Sciences2430.9%
  3. Life Sciences4,76017.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2,6139.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9803.6%
    3. Neuroscience9503.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1680.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics490.2%
    1. Medicine1,5685.7%
    2. Health Professions2030.7%
    3. Nursing370.1%
    4. Dentistry180.1%
    5. Veterinary120.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Max Planck Society specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Structural Biology takes 14.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Structural BiologySubfield · 62.1 works14×
  2. InstrumentationSubfield · 139.2 works10×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 1,402.8 works9.9×
  4. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 783.0 works9.1×
  5. Developmental BiologySubfield · 45.1 works7.4×
  6. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 317.0 works7.2×
  7. Physics and AstronomyField · 4,194.1 works6.9×
  8. General Decision SciencesSubfield · 32.6 works6.3×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 980 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.79× its world share, 2,613 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 168 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.14× its world share, 950 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 49 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.64× its world share, 158 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.07× its world share, 892 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 1,633 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 697 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.18× its world share, 296 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 2,970 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 1,200 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.52× its world share, 1,452 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.82× its world share, 587 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.88× its world share, 4,194 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 203 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 1,568 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 38 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 741 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 368 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 244 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 515 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 784 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 4,075 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy6.88×4,194 works
  2. Neuroscience2.14×950 works
  3. Chemistry2.07×892 works
  4. Mathematics1.82×587 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.79×2,613 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.64×158 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.62×697 works
  8. Materials Science1.52×1,452 works
  9. Energy1.18×296 works
  10. Social Sciences1.18×4,075 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.94×741 works
  12. Psychology0.94×784 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.92×244 works
  14. Environmental Science0.88×1,200 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.88×515 works
  16. Computer Science0.77×1,633 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.75×980 works
  18. Engineering0.72×2,970 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×168 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.50×49 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×368 works
  22. Veterinary0.33×12 works
  23. Medicine0.30×1,568 works
  24. Health Professions0.28×203 works
  25. Nursing0.28×38 works
  26. Dentistry0.14×18 works

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Society?

Ranked on the quality score, L. van der Schaaf, N. Aggarwal and K. Holt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Society.

  1. 1 L. van der Schaaf Germany · #500 worldwide 74k citations · 149 works
  2. 2 N. Aggarwal Germany · #519 worldwide 63k citations · 139 works
  3. 3 K. Holt Germany · #991 worldwide 72k citations · 180 works
  4. 4 T. Hardwick Germany · #1,241 worldwide 68k citations · 99 works
  5. 5 S. P. Vyatchanin Germany · #1,366 worldwide 54k citations · 116 works
  6. 6 J. McIver Germany · #1,402 worldwide 41k citations · 107 works
  7. 7 J. K. Blackburn Germany · #1,480 worldwide 66k citations · 175 works
  8. 8 A. Lenon Germany · #1,578 worldwide 67k citations · 115 works
  9. 9 S. Caride Germany · #1,784 worldwide 68k citations · 155 works
  10. 10 L. Kleybolte Germany · #2,318 worldwide 52k citations · 102 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Society

What are the most cited papers from Max Planck Society?

The most cited paper from Max Planck Society is "Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2" (Michael I. Love, Wolfgang K. Huber, Simon Anders, 2014), with 104,335 citations. Next come "Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis" (73,171) and "Trimmomatic: a flexible trimmer for Illumina sequence data" (71,819).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2 Michael I. Love, Wolfgang K. Huber, Simon Anders · Genome biology Open access 5 Dec 2014 104,335
2 Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis Johannes Schindelin, Ignacio Arganda‐Carreras, Erwin Frise et al. · Nature Methods Open access 28 Jun 2012 73,171
3 Trimmomatic: a flexible trimmer for Illumina sequence data Anthony Bolger, Marc Lohse, Björn Usadel · Bioinformatics Open access Apr 2014 71,819
4 SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python Pauli Virtanen et al. · Nature Methods Open access112 authors 3 Feb 2020 40,161
5 The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools Christian Quast, Elmar Pruesse, Pelin Yilmaz et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 27 Nov 2012 35,094
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Society?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Legal Regulation, Economic Security, Human Rights, Social Influence, Science, Ethnicity, International Trade Law and Public Oversight.

▲ 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-now 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. Legal Regulation966▲ 16×8 topics
  2. Climate Change961▲ 1.29×113 topics
  3. Human Rights873▲ 3.1×81 topics
  4. Globalization628▲ 1.17×133 topics
  5. History612▲ 3.2×47 topics
  6. Ethnicity586▲ 5.7×21 topics
  7. Economic Security580▲ 10.0×7 topics
  8. Philosophy566▲ 4.7×34 topics
  9. Culture563▲ 3.9×30 topics
  10. Literature548▲ 3.7×43 topics
  11. Social Influence525▲ 9.1×3 topics
  12. Science524▲ 7.8×11 topics
  13. International Trade Law504▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Public Oversight497▲ 15×1 topic
  15. Transport Policy497▲ 15×1 topic
  16. Foresight495▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Modernization491▲ 9.8×4 topics
  18. Islam490▲ 8.7×5 topics
  19. Design482▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Sharia Law482▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Strategic Planning481▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles481▲ 9.3×3 topics
  23. Air Force479▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Warfare479▲ 15×1 topic
  25. Malay Language477▲ 12×1 topic
  26. International Law441▲ 5.1×31 topics
  27. Turbulence360▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Molecular Dynamics329▲ 6.8×7 topics
  29. Black Holes326▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Digital Economy299▲ 5.4×20 topics
  31. Dark Matter294▲ 9.3×4 topics
  32. Star Formation286▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Magnetic Fields269▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Superconductivity268▲ 5.6×9 topics
  35. Accretion Disks264▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Gravitational Waves259▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Entanglement256▲ 6.2×4 topics
  38. Supernovae233▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Cosmology202▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Diagnostics199▲ 9.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Magnetic confinement fusion research.

Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 497 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 479 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 477 fractional worksMagnetic confinement fusion research: 190 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 181 fractional worksUkrainian Legal and Forensic Studies: 173 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 156 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 134 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 130 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 130 fractional works
TransportationAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceNuclear and High Energy Physics3 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 497 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 479 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 477 works
  4. 4 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 190 works
  5. 5 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 181 works
  6. 6 Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies Political Science and International Relations 173 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 156 works
  8. 8 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 134 works
  9. 9 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 130 works
  10. 10 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 130 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Society's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Max Planck Society as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.099% in 2024.

still counting0.25%0.50%0.75%Max Planck Society0.12% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Max Planck Society over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Max Planck Society14.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.7% in 2022.

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Which institutions have research most like Max Planck Society's?

Among the world's leading institutions, Princeton University has the research profile closest to Max Planck Society's, with both strong in Physics and Astronomy.

  1. 1 Princeton UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Chemical Engineering 0.91 Compare
  2. 2 University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience, Mathematics 0.89 Compare
  3. 3 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience, Mathematics 0.86 Compare
  4. 4 University of California, RiversideUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.85 Compare
  5. 5 Rice UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.85 Compare

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What does the Max Planck Society research?

In research, Max Planck Society stands highest in Life Sciences (#4 of 6,403 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Structural Biology, Instrumentation and Astronomy and Astrophysics (Structural Biology is 14.2× its share of world research).

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