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Max Rubner Institut

In research, Max Rubner Institut stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,912 of 6,403 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,571 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Food Science (Food Science is 14.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,811
of 22,385 · #7,622 all time
Rank in Germany
#357
of 795
Research works
991
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
32.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Max Rubner Institut

What is Max Rubner Institut 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 #1,912 of 6,403 9.3%109 #2134
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,571 of 3,157 8.8%60 #1422

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Rubner Institut 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 fields of science does Max Rubner Institut work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Max Rubner Institut is in Life Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (29%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (23%), Medicine (18%). It does 3.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 125 fractional works · 53.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 69 fractional works · 29.2% of its workPlant Science: 26 fractional works · 11.1% of its workFood Science: 26 fractional works · 11.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 53 fractional works · 22.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 12.8% of its workBiotechnology: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 58 fractional works · 24.7% of its workMedicine: 41 fractional works · 17.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 5.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 5.0% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 44 fractional works · 18.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMax RubnerInstitut235fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences53%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences3%

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6929.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5322.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    5. Neuroscience10.3%
    1. Medicine4117.5%
    2. Nursing125.0%
    3. Health Professions41.6%
    4. Veterinary10.5%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Environmental Science198.2%
    2. Chemistry114.9%
    3. Engineering83.4%
    4. Materials Science31.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    6. Computer Science10.2%
    7. Mathematics10.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting41.7%
    2. Social Sciences20.8%
    3. Psychology00.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Max Rubner Institut specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Food Science takes 14.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Food ScienceSubfield · 25.7 works14×
← 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: 6.15× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.22× its world share, 53 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.10× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 10.11× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.77× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing10.11×12 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.15×69 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.22×53 works
  4. Veterinary3.77×1 works
  5. Chemistry3.10×11 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.70×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.65×19 works
  8. Medicine0.91×41 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.79×2 works
  10. Health Professions0.59×4 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.52×4 works
  12. Materials Science0.37×3 works
  13. Dentistry0.28×0 works
  14. Engineering0.23×8 works
  15. Mathematics0.21×1 works
  16. Neuroscience0.20×1 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.20×0 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.17×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.16×1 works
  20. Social Sciences0.07×2 works
  21. Psychology0.06×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  24. Computer Science0.03×1 works
  25. Energy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Max Rubner Institut?

Ranked on the quality score, Andreas Dötsch, Jürgen Schrezenmeir and Bernhard Watzl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Rubner Institut.

  1. 1 Andreas Dötsch Germany · #248,019 worldwide 4.2k citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Jürgen Schrezenmeir Germany · #648,078 worldwide 14k citations · 183 works
  3. 3 Bernhard Watzl Germany · #670,452 worldwide 14k citations · 296 works
  4. 4 Sandrine Louis Germany · #872,725 worldwide 2.2k citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Claudia Guigas Germany · #1,022,325 worldwide 1.5k citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Erika Claupein Germany · #1,049,749 worldwide 1.1k citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Corinna E. Rüfer Germany · #1,083,437 worldwide 2.4k citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Juergen Schrezenmeir Germany · #1,235,635 worldwide 1.3k citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Peter Butz Germany · #1,277,736 worldwide 3.8k citations · 81 works
  10. 10 Michael de Vrese Germany · #1,377,879 worldwide 6.8k citations · 109 works
All ranked researchers at Max Rubner Institut

What are the most cited papers from Max Rubner Institut?

The most cited paper from Max Rubner Institut is "A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae" (Jinshui Zheng, Stijn Wittouck, Elisa Salvetti et al., 2020), with 3,325 citations. Next come "Prebiotic effects: metabolic and health benefits" (2,083) and "Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease" (1,959).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae Jinshui Zheng, Stijn Wittouck, Elisa Salvetti et al. · INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY Open access Apr 2020 3,325
2 Prebiotic effects: metabolic and health benefits Marcel B. Roberfroid et al. · British Journal Of Nutrition Open access Aug 2010 2,083
3 Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease Cardiogenics et al. · Nature Genetics Open access167 authors 6 Mar 2011 1,959
4 Critical review: vegetables and fruit in the prevention of chronic diseases Heiner Boeing, Angela Bechthold, Achim Bub et al. · European Journal of Nutrition Open access 9 Jun 2012 1,782
5 Dietary factors and low-grade inflammation in relation to overweight and obesity Philip C. Calder et al. · British Journal Of Nutrition Open access Dec 2011 1,091
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Max Rubner Institut?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Syndrome, Food Safety, Health Effects, Cancer Prevention, Antioxidants, Consumer Perception, Antioxidant Activity and Chronic Diseases.

▲ 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. Metabolic Syndrome17▲ 8.9×13 topics
  2. Food Safety16▲ 24×14 topics
  3. Health Effects16▲ 11×12 topics
  4. Antioxidants15▲ 14×7 topics
  5. Cancer Prevention15▲ 24×10 topics
  6. Inflammation14▲ 2.9×24 topics
  7. Consumer Perception14▲ 25×5 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity13▲ 9.0×17 topics
  9. Chronic Diseases13▲ 22×7 topics
  10. Health Benefits12▲ 16×11 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 4.4×17 topics
  12. Public Health12▲ 3.4×16 topics
  13. Metabolism10▲ 8.5×18 topics
  14. Obesity10▲ 5.8×11 topics
  15. Nanoparticles10▲ 3.5×9 topics
  16. Genomics10▲ 15×6 topics
  17. Polyphenols10▲ 24×5 topics
  18. Lipid Oxidation10▲ 41×2 topics
  19. Fungal Pathogens9▲ 29×4 topics
  20. Risk Assessment9▲ 5.7×6 topics
  21. Antioxidant9▲ 5.4×23 topics
  22. Gut Microbiota8▲ 10×7 topics
  23. Toxicity8▲ 8.1×9 topics
  24. Food Authentication8▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 11×5 topics
  26. DNA Barcoding8▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Consumer Acceptance7▲ 51×3 topics
  28. Nutritional Significance7▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Probiotics7▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Dietary Patterns7▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Mediterranean Diet7▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Adulteration7▲ 71×2 topics
  33. Phenolic Compounds7▲ 16×6 topics
  34. Traceability7▲ 48×2 topics
  35. Functional Foods7▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Modified Atmosphere Packaging7▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Fraud Detection7▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Meat Quality7▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Protein Oxidation7▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Species Identification7▲ 72×1 topic

Which research topics does Max Rubner Institut publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nutritional Studies and Diet, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Identification and Quantification in Food and Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food.

Nutritional Studies and …7Nutritional Studies and Diet: 7 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …7Meat and Animal Product Quality: 7 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 7 fractional worksMycotoxins in Agricultur…6Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food: 6 fractional worksConsumer Attitudes and F…6Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling: 6 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 5 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 5 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…4Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 4 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 4 fractional worksListeria monocytogenes in Food Safety: 4 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthAnimal Science and ZoologyMolecular BiologyPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  2. 2 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 7 works
  3. 3 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 7 works
  4. 4 Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Plant Science 6 works
  5. 5 Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  6. 6 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 5 works
  7. 7 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 5 works
  8. 8 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 4 works
  9. 9 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 4 works
  10. 10 Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Biotechnology 4 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 available49.4%not open50.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.8%domestic only72.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Max Rubner Institut's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% 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 Rubner Institut as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00082% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Max Rubner Institut0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Max Rubner Institut 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Max Rubner Institut6.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.5% in 2014.

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