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MBN Research Center

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Research works
104
▲ 144% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
MBN Research Center

Not ranked overall: MBN Research Center is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does MBN Research Center work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at MBN Research Center is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (26%), Engineering (23%), Materials Science (20%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 81.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 26.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional works · 11.1% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 22.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 20.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 15.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKMBN ResearchCenter46fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences81%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences8%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy1226.0%
    2. Engineering1022.5%
    3. Materials Science920.0%
    4. Chemistry24.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.4%
    6. Computer Science11.6%
    7. Environmental Science11.5%
    8. Mathematics11.1%
    9. Energy00.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting25.4%
    2. Social Sciences11.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    5. Psychology00.1%
    1. Medicine36.1%
    2. Dentistry00.4%
    3. Health Professions00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.68× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.50× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.75× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 11.68× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy11.68×12 works
  2. Materials Science5.75×9 works
  3. Chemistry2.68×2 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.17×2 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.67×2 works
  6. Engineering1.50×10 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.04×0 works
  8. Mathematics0.95×0 works
  9. Dentistry0.75×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×2 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.49×0 works
  12. Energy0.42×0 works
  13. Medicine0.32×3 works
  14. Environmental Science0.30×1 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.25×0 works
  16. Neuroscience0.22×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.21×1 works
  18. Social Sciences0.12×1 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.11×0 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.07×0 works
  21. Health Professions0.06×0 works
  22. Psychology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at MBN Research Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Alexey V. Verkhovtsev and Gennady B. Sushko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MBN Research Center.

  1. 1 Alexey V. Verkhovtsev Germany · #3,739,607 worldwide 745 citations · 87 works
  2. 2 Gennady B. Sushko Germany · #5,830,858 worldwide 650 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at MBN Research Center

What are the most cited papers from MBN Research Center?

The most cited paper from MBN Research Center is "Global atmospheric particle formation from CERN CLOUD measurements" (E. M. Dunne et al., 2016), with 588 citations. Next come "Gold nanoparticles for cancer radiotherapy: a review" (454) and "Next-generation sequencing reveals novel differentially regulated mRNAs, lncRNAs, miRNAs, sdRNAs and a piRNA in pancreatic cancer" (258).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global atmospheric particle formation from CERN CLOUD measurements E. M. Dunne et al. · Science Open access 27 Oct 2016 588
2 Gold nanoparticles for cancer radiotherapy: a review Kaspar Haume, Soraia Rosa, Sophie Grellet et al. · Cancer Nanotechnology Open access 3 Nov 2016 454
3 Next-generation sequencing reveals novel differentially regulated mRNAs, lncRNAs, miRNAs, sdRNAs and a piRNA in pancreatic cancer Sören Müller, Susanne Raulefs, Philipp Bruns et al. · Molecular Cancer Open access 24 Apr 2015 258
4 PTR3: An Instrument for Studying the Lifecycle of Reactive Organic Carbon in the Atmosphere Martin Breitenlechner, Lukas Christoph Fischer, Markus Hainer et al. · Analytical Chemistry Open access 24 Apr 2017 206
5 Principles of miRNA–mRNA interactions: beyond sequence complementarity Fabian Afonso-Grunz, Sören Müller · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences Open access 2 Jun 2015 196
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at MBN Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Synchrotron Radiation, Nanostructures, Channeling, Nuclear Resonant Spectroscopy, Ion Beam, Surface Analysis, Tomography and Molecular Dynamics.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Synchrotron Radiation7▲ 299×2 topics
  2. Nanostructures5▲ 29×7 topics
  3. Channeling5▲ 2307×1 topic
  4. Nuclear Resonant Spectroscopy5▲ 2307×1 topic
  5. Ion Beam3▲ 494×1 topic
  6. Surface Analysis3▲ 494×1 topic
  7. Tomography3▲ 34×3 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  9. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 28×5 topics
  10. Density Functional Theory2▲ 45×3 topics
  11. Spectroscopy2▲ 27×3 topics
  12. Phase Retrieval2▲ 284×1 topic
  13. X-ray Imaging2▲ 126×1 topic
  14. Actinides2▲ 80×2 topics
  15. Free-Electron Lasers2▲ 328×1 topic
  16. X-Ray2▲ 328×1 topic
  17. Nuclear Waste Disposal2▲ 205×1 topic
  18. Pyrochlore2▲ 205×1 topic
  19. Big Data2▲ 3.4×2 topics
  20. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.7×7 topics
  21. Crystal Growth1▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Carbon Nanotubes1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  23. Gold Nanoparticles1▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Polymers1▲ 67×2 topics
  25. Semiconductors1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  26. Crystal Structure1▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Defect Identification1▲ 493×1 topic
  28. Positron Annihilation1▲ 493×1 topic
  29. Computational Chemistry1▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Plasmonic Nanoparticles1▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Quantum Mechanics1▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Structure Determination1▲ 78×2 topics
  33. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy1▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Density-Functional Theory1▲ 326×1 topic
  35. Electron Beams1▲ 125×1 topic
  36. Laser-Plasma Accelerators1▲ 125×1 topic
  37. Molecular Simulation1▲ 326×1 topic

Which research topics does MBN Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena, Ion-surface interactions and analysis, Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques and Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers.

Crystallography and Radi…5Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena: 5 fractional worksIon-surface interactions and analysis: 3 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 2 fractional worksParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 2 fractional worksNuclear materials and radiation effects: 2 fractional worksMuon and positron intera…1Muon and positron interactions and applications: 1 fractional worksGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 1 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions: 1 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional works
Condensed Matter PhysicsComputational MechanicsRadiationElectrical and Electronic Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena Condensed Matter Physics 5 works
  2. 2 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 2 works
  4. 4 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Nuclear materials and radiation effects Materials Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Muon and positron interactions and applications Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  7. 7 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  8. 8 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 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 available50.3%not open49.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.3%domestic only55.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has MBN Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 144% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is MBN Research Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000058% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%MBN Research Center0.00015% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of MBN Research Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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