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Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology

In research, Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,203 of 14,347 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,641 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cell Biology, Physiology and Molecular Biology — Cell Biology is 43.1× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#10,843
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#541
of 2,077
Research works
242
▼ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
148.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
87.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology 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 #5,203 of 14,347 45.6%154
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,641 of 7,814 45.7%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology 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 Unit for Structural Molecular Biology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cell Biology takes 43.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cell BiologySubfield · 46.9 works43×
  2. PhysiologySubfield · 33.4 works14×
  3. Molecular BiologySubfield · 79.3 works8.2×
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 133.9 works8.0×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology?

Ranked on the composite score, Eckhard Mandelkow�, Eva‐Maria Mandelkow and Jacek Biernat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology.

  1. 1 Eckhard Mandelkow� Germany · #35,811 worldwide 632 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Eva‐Maria Mandelkow Germany · #77,965 worldwide 727 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Jacek Biernat Germany · #242,934 worldwide 241 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Alexander Marx Germany · #1,397,450 worldwide 44 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Cancer Therapy, Neurodegeneration, Cell Division, Microtubules, Neuroinflammation, Amyloid Hypothesis and Tau Pathology.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Stress42▲ 9.4×16 topics
  2. Cancer Therapy40▲ 26×10 topics
  3. Neurodegeneration38▲ 50×9 topics
  4. Cell Division33▲ 375×1 topic
  5. Microtubules33▲ 375×1 topic
  6. Neuroinflammation33▲ 50×2 topics
  7. Amyloid Hypothesis32▲ 248×1 topic
  8. Tau Pathology32▲ 248×1 topic
  9. Neurodegenerative Diseases18▲ 35×5 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders12▲ 7.6×3 topics
  11. Protein Aggregation12▲ 64×2 topics
  12. Molecular Dynamics12▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Enzyme Catalysis12▲ 62×2 topics
  14. Protein11▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Structure11▲ 66×1 topic
  16. Molecular Basis10▲ 275×1 topic
  17. Prion Diseases10▲ 275×1 topic
  18. Cancer Progression10▲ 18×5 topics
  19. Enzyme Structure10▲ 62×2 topics
  20. Macromolecular Crystallography10▲ 81×1 topic
  21. Structure Solution10▲ 81×1 topic
  22. Electron Transport9▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Light Harvesting9▲ 51×1 topic
  24. Photosystem II9▲ 51×1 topic
  25. Mitochondrial Dysfunction9▲ 9.9×5 topics
  26. Cell Signaling8▲ 9.9×7 topics
  27. Ribosome7▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Translation7▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Endocytosis7▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Membrane Fusion7▲ 82×1 topic
  31. Molecular Chaperones6▲ 84×2 topics
  32. Synaptic Plasticity6▲ 8.4×2 topics
  33. Phosphorylation6▲ 94×2 topics
  34. Protein-Protein Interactions6▲ 24×3 topics
  35. Neuronal Circuits6▲ 13×2 topics
  36. 14-3-3 Proteins6▲ 266×1 topic
  37. GABAergic6▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Neurotransmission6▲ 18×1 topic
  39. cancer development6▲ 266×1 topic
  40. Gene Expression Regulation5▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Enzyme Structure and Function, Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research, Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies.

  1. 1 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 0 works
  2. 2 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 0 works
  3. 3 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 0 works
  4. 4 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research Physiology 0 works
  6. 6 Trypanosoma species research and implications Epidemiology 0 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 available37.3%not open62.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.1%domestic only74.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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