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Max Rubner Institut

In research, Max Rubner Institut stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,082 of 7,800 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,047 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Food Science — Food Science is 14.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,153
of 28,054 · #13,116 all time
Rank in Germany
#585
of 1,178
Research works
991
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
32.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Max Rubner Institut 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 #6,082 of 7,800 20.5%109 #6228
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,047 of 3,409 22.0%60 #2593

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Max Rubner Institut specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Food Science takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Food ScienceSubfield · 22.4 works15×
← 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: 6.26× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.21× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 3.35× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× 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: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 10.08× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.15× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.07× 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.

Who are the top researchers at Max Rubner Institut?

Ranked on the composite score, Knut J. Heller, Ulrich Schillinger and Horst Neve lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Rubner Institut.

  1. 1 Knut J. Heller Germany · #138,119 worldwide 204 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Ulrich Schillinger Germany · #181,459 worldwide 213 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Horst Neve Germany · #207,122 worldwide 159 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Peter Butz Germany · #238,690 worldwide 153 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Bernhard Watzl Germany · #279,434 worldwide 134 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 P. Christopher Smith Germany · #280,598 worldwide 51 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Ralf Greiner Germany · #293,697 worldwide 263 citations · 76 works
  8. 8 Michael de Vrese Germany · #294,700 worldwide 287 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Charles M. A. P. Franz Germany · #296,783 worldwide 271 citations · 73 works
  10. 10 B. Tauscher Germany · #304,974 worldwide 135 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Max Rubner Institut

Which keywords describe research at Max Rubner Institut?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Syndrome, Antioxidants, Food Safety, Cancer Prevention, Health Effects, Consumer Perception, Health Benefits and Antioxidant Activity.

▲ 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. Metabolic Syndrome14▲ 8.7×13 topics
  2. Antioxidants14▲ 16×7 topics
  3. Food Safety14▲ 23×12 topics
  4. Cancer Prevention13▲ 25×10 topics
  5. Health Effects13▲ 10×8 topics
  6. Consumer Perception12▲ 27×5 topics
  7. Inflammation12▲ 2.8×21 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity12▲ 9.0×17 topics
  9. Health Benefits12▲ 17×11 topics
  10. Chronic Diseases10▲ 20×6 topics
  11. Metabolism10▲ 9.5×18 topics
  12. Public Health10▲ 3.4×12 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 4.2×15 topics
  14. Polyphenols9▲ 26×5 topics
  15. Lipid Oxidation9▲ 44×2 topics
  16. Nanoparticles9▲ 3.5×8 topics
  17. Obesity9▲ 5.7×11 topics
  18. Fungal Pathogens8▲ 31×4 topics
  19. Antioxidant8▲ 5.9×22 topics
  20. Genomics8▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Risk Assessment8▲ 5.6×5 topics
  22. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Toxicity7▲ 8.3×8 topics
  24. Food Authentication7▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Gut Microbiota7▲ 9.7×7 topics
  26. Phenolic Compounds7▲ 18×6 topics
  27. Modified Atmosphere Packaging7▲ 37×2 topics
  28. DNA Barcoding6▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Nutritional Significance6▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Probiotics6▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Meat Quality6▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Protein Oxidation6▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Traceability6▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Dietary Patterns6▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Mediterranean Diet6▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Fraud Detection6▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Species Identification6▲ 69×1 topic
  38. Toxicology6▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Evolution6▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Consumer Acceptance5▲ 44×3 topics

Which research topics does Max Rubner Institut publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meat and Animal Product Quality, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Identification and Quantification in Food and Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food.

Meat and Animal Product …6Meat and Animal Product Quality: 6 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …6Nutritional Studies and Diet: 6 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 6 fractional worksMycotoxins in Agricultur…5Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food: 5 fractional worksBacteriophages and micro…4Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 4 fractional worksConsumer Attitudes and Food Labeling: 4 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 4 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…4Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 4 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 3 fractional worksListeria monocytogenes in Food Safety: 3 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMolecular BiologyPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 6 works
  2. 2 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  3. 3 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 6 works
  4. 4 Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Plant Science 5 works
  5. 5 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 4 works
  6. 6 Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  7. 7 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 4 works
  8. 8 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 4 works
  9. 9 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Biotechnology 3 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Rubner Institut's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher 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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