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Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen

Short name

MPIBT

Country, city

Germany, Tübingen

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Organization website

Publications

4 365

Citations

350 815

h-index

249

Top-3 journals

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (139 publications)

Development (Cambridge) (122 publications)

Nature (117 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Tübingen (539 publications)

University of Cologne (77 publications)

University Hospital Tübingen (76 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Cambridge (65 publications)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (61 publications)

University of Miami (60 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

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Publisher

Journal

Field of science

Countries

Found

Since 1951

Total publications

4365

Total citations

350815

Citations per publication

80.37

Average publications per year

58.2

Average authors per publication

5.68

h-index

249

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 1114, 25.52% Molecular Biology 1114 publications, 25.52%
Genetics	Genetics, 893, 20.46% Genetics 893 publications, 20.46%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 569, 13.04% Cell Biology 569 publications, 13.04%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 443, 10.15% Biochemistry 443 publications, 10.15%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 423, 9.69% General Medicine 423 publications, 9.69%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 408, 9.35% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 408 publications, 9.35%
Developmental Biology	Developmental Biology, 400, 9.16% Developmental Biology 400 publications, 9.16%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 395, 9.05% Multidisciplinary 395 publications, 9.05%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 304, 6.96% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 304 publications, 6.96%
Immunology	Immunology, 303, 6.94% Immunology 303 publications, 6.94%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 272, 6.23% Microbiology 272 publications, 6.23%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 225, 5.15% General Neuroscience 225 publications, 5.15%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 205, 4.7% Plant Science 205 publications, 4.7%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 190, 4.35% General Chemistry 190 publications, 4.35%
Genetics (clinical)	Genetics (clinical), 189, 4.33% Genetics (clinical) 189 publications, 4.33%
Structural Biology	Structural Biology, 176, 4.03% Structural Biology 176 publications, 4.03%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 163, 3.73% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 163 publications, 3.73%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 121, 2.77% Biotechnology 121 publications, 2.77%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 119, 2.73% General Immunology and Microbiology 119 publications, 2.73%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 107, 2.45% Parasitology 107 publications, 2.45%
Physiology	Physiology, 103, 2.36% Physiology 103 publications, 2.36%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 102, 2.34% Infectious Diseases 102 publications, 2.34%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 102, 2.34% Immunology and Allergy 102 publications, 2.34%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 82, 1.88% Biophysics 82 publications, 1.88%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 78, 1.79% Computer Science Applications 78 publications, 1.79%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience	Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 73, 1.67% Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 73 publications, 1.67%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 68, 1.56% Cancer Research 68 publications, 1.56%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 65, 1.49% General Physics and Astronomy 65 publications, 1.49%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 63, 1.44% Animal Science and Zoology 63 publications, 1.44%
Virology	Virology, 58, 1.33% Virology 58 publications, 1.33%
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Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 139, 3.18% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 139 publications, 3.18%
Development (Cambridge)	Development (Cambridge), 122, 2.79% Development (Cambridge) 122 publications, 2.79%
Nature	Nature, 117, 2.68% Nature 117 publications, 2.68%
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences	Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences, 110, 2.52% Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences 110 publications, 2.52%
Immunogenetics	Immunogenetics, 103, 2.36% Immunogenetics 103 publications, 2.36%
Chromosoma	Chromosoma, 88, 2.02% Chromosoma 88 publications, 2.02%
Current Biology	Current Biology, 64, 1.47% Current Biology 64 publications, 1.47%
Developmental Biology	Developmental Biology, 62, 1.42% Developmental Biology 62 publications, 1.42%
FEBS Journal	FEBS Journal, 59, 1.35% FEBS Journal 59 publications, 1.35%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 58, 1.33% Nature Communications 58 publications, 1.33%
MGG Molecular & General Genetics	MGG Molecular & General Genetics, 54, 1.24% MGG Molecular & General Genetics 54 publications, 1.24%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 53, 1.21% Journal of Biological Chemistry 53 publications, 1.21%
Molecular Microbiology	Molecular Microbiology, 51, 1.17% Molecular Microbiology 51 publications, 1.17%
Science	Science, 49, 1.12% Science 49 publications, 1.12%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 48, 1.1% PLoS ONE 48 publications, 1.1%
PLoS Genetics	PLoS Genetics, 47, 1.08% PLoS Genetics 47 publications, 1.08%
Nucleic Acids Research	Nucleic Acids Research, 46, 1.05% Nucleic Acids Research 46 publications, 1.05%
Mechanisms of Development	Mechanisms of Development, 44, 1.01% Mechanisms of Development 44 publications, 1.01%
eLife	eLife, 42, 0.96% eLife 42 publications, 0.96%
Cell	Cell, 41, 0.94% Cell 41 publications, 0.94%
Journal of Molecular Biology	Journal of Molecular Biology, 40, 0.92% Journal of Molecular Biology 40 publications, 0.92%
Plant Cell	Plant Cell, 38, 0.87% Plant Cell 38 publications, 0.87%
Genetics	Genetics, 38, 0.87% Genetics 38 publications, 0.87%
Journal of Bacteriology	Journal of Bacteriology, 38, 0.87% Journal of Bacteriology 38 publications, 0.87%
EMBO Journal	EMBO Journal, 36, 0.82% EMBO Journal 36 publications, 0.82%
Bioinformatics	Bioinformatics, 36, 0.82% Bioinformatics 36 publications, 0.82%
Methods in Molecular Biology	Methods in Molecular Biology, 34, 0.78% Methods in Molecular Biology 34 publications, 0.78%
European Journal of Immunology	European Journal of Immunology, 31, 0.71% European Journal of Immunology 31 publications, 0.71%
Molecular Biology and Evolution	Molecular Biology and Evolution, 30, 0.69% Molecular Biology and Evolution 30 publications, 0.69%
Cell and Tissue Research	Cell and Tissue Research, 30, 0.69% Cell and Tissue Research 30 publications, 0.69%
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Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1185, 27.15% Springer Nature 1185 publications, 27.15%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 928, 21.26% Elsevier 928 publications, 21.26%
Wiley	Wiley, 538, 12.33% Wiley 538 publications, 12.33%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 301, 6.9% Oxford University Press 301 publications, 6.9%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 170, 3.89% The Company of Biologists 170 publications, 3.89%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 139, 3.18% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 139 publications, 3.18%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 131, 3% Walter de Gruyter 131 publications, 3%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 131, 3% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 131 publications, 3%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 99, 2.27% American Society for Microbiology 99 publications, 2.27%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 60, 1.37% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 60 publications, 1.37%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 59, 1.35% Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 59 publications, 1.35%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 56, 1.28% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 56 publications, 1.28%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 46, 1.05% American Chemical Society (ACS) 46 publications, 1.05%
European Molecular Biology Organization	European Molecular Biology Organization, 46, 1.05% European Molecular Biology Organization 46 publications, 1.05%
eLife Sciences Publications	eLife Sciences Publications, 42, 0.96% eLife Sciences Publications 42 publications, 0.96%
Rockefeller University Press	Rockefeller University Press, 39, 0.89% Rockefeller University Press 39 publications, 0.89%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 39, 0.89% Frontiers Media S.A. 39 publications, 0.89%
MDPI	MDPI, 38, 0.87% MDPI 38 publications, 0.87%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 36, 0.82% Taylor & Francis 36 publications, 0.82%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 33, 0.76% The Royal Society 33 publications, 0.76%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 25, 0.57% Portland Press 25 publications, 0.57%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 21, 0.48% Microbiology Society 21 publications, 0.48%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 18, 0.41% Annual Reviews 18 publications, 0.41%
The American Association of Immunologists	The American Association of Immunologists, 17, 0.39% The American Association of Immunologists 17 publications, 0.39%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 12, 0.27% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 12 publications, 0.27%
Society for Neuroscience	Society for Neuroscience, 11, 0.25% Society for Neuroscience 11 publications, 0.25%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)	American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), 11, 0.25% American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 11 publications, 0.25%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 9, 0.21% Cambridge University Press 9 publications, 0.21%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 9, 0.21% Mary Ann Liebert 9 publications, 0.21%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 9, 0.21% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 9 publications, 0.21%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600
University of Tübingen	University of Tübingen, 539, 12.35% University of Tübingen 539 publications, 12.35%
University of Cologne	University of Cologne, 77, 1.76% University of Cologne 77 publications, 1.76%
University Hospital Tübingen	University Hospital Tübingen, 76, 1.74% University Hospital Tübingen 76 publications, 1.74%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 65, 1.49% University of Cambridge 65 publications, 1.49%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 61, 1.4% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 61 publications, 1.4%
University of Miami	University of Miami, 60, 1.37% University of Miami 60 publications, 1.37%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 57, 1.31% Heidelberg University 57 publications, 1.31%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 51, 1.17% Harvard University 51 publications, 1.17%
Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 50, 1.15% Salk Institute for Biological Studies 50 publications, 1.15%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 49, 1.12% Cornell University 49 publications, 1.12%
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry	Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 47, 1.08% Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry 47 publications, 1.08%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 47, 1.08% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 47 publications, 1.08%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 46, 1.05% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 46 publications, 1.05%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 45, 1.03% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 45 publications, 1.03%
Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences	Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, 43, 0.99% Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences 43 publications, 0.99%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 39, 0.89% University of California, Davis 39 publications, 0.89%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 36, 0.82% ETH Zurich 36 publications, 0.82%
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research	Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, 36, 0.82% Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research 36 publications, 0.82%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 35, 0.8% University of Zurich 35 publications, 0.8%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 35, 0.8% Stanford University 35 publications, 0.8%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 35, 0.8% University of California, San Diego 35 publications, 0.8%
University College London	University College London, 34, 0.78% University College London 34 publications, 0.78%
European Molecular Biology Laboratory	European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 34, 0.78% European Molecular Biology Laboratory 34 publications, 0.78%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 33, 0.76% Sorbonne University 33 publications, 0.76%
German Cancer Research Center	German Cancer Research Center, 32, 0.73% German Cancer Research Center 32 publications, 0.73%
University of Münster	University of Münster, 31, 0.71% University of Münster 31 publications, 0.71%
University of Basel	University of Basel, 30, 0.69% University of Basel 30 publications, 0.69%
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics	Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, 30, 0.69% Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics 30 publications, 0.69%
University of Göttingen	University of Göttingen, 30, 0.69% University of Göttingen 30 publications, 0.69%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 30, 0.69% Wageningen University and Research Centre 30 publications, 0.69%
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With foreign organizations

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 65, 1.49% University of Cambridge 65 publications, 1.49%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 61, 1.4% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 61 publications, 1.4%
University of Miami	University of Miami, 60, 1.37% University of Miami 60 publications, 1.37%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 51, 1.17% Harvard University 51 publications, 1.17%
Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 50, 1.15% Salk Institute for Biological Studies 50 publications, 1.15%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 49, 1.12% Cornell University 49 publications, 1.12%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 47, 1.08% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 47 publications, 1.08%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 39, 0.89% University of California, Davis 39 publications, 0.89%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 36, 0.82% ETH Zurich 36 publications, 0.82%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 35, 0.8% University of Zurich 35 publications, 0.8%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 35, 0.8% Stanford University 35 publications, 0.8%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 35, 0.8% University of California, San Diego 35 publications, 0.8%
University College London	University College London, 34, 0.78% University College London 34 publications, 0.78%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 33, 0.76% Sorbonne University 33 publications, 0.76%
University of Basel	University of Basel, 30, 0.69% University of Basel 30 publications, 0.69%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 30, 0.69% Wageningen University and Research Centre 30 publications, 0.69%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 29, 0.66% University of Copenhagen 29 publications, 0.66%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 29, 0.66% University of California, Berkeley 29 publications, 0.66%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 29, 0.66% University of Chicago 29 publications, 0.66%
Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences	Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, 29, 0.66% Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences 29 publications, 0.66%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 29, 0.66% University of Toronto 29 publications, 0.66%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 27, 0.62% University of Oxford 27 publications, 0.62%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 27, 0.62% University of Pennsylvania 27 publications, 0.62%
Umeå University	Umeå University, 26, 0.6% Umeå University 26 publications, 0.6%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 25, 0.57% University of Washington 25 publications, 0.57%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 23, 0.53% Ghent University 23 publications, 0.53%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 23, 0.53% University of Oslo 23 publications, 0.53%
Institut Pasteur	Institut Pasteur, 23, 0.53% Institut Pasteur 23 publications, 0.53%
Wellcome Sanger Institute	Wellcome Sanger Institute, 23, 0.53% Wellcome Sanger Institute 23 publications, 0.53%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 22, 0.5% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 22 publications, 0.5%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70

With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
USA	USA, 776, 17.78% USA 776 publications, 17.78%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 377, 8.64% United Kingdom 377 publications, 8.64%
France	France, 190, 4.35% France 190 publications, 4.35%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 177, 4.05% Switzerland 177 publications, 4.05%
Japan	Japan, 133, 3.05% Japan 133 publications, 3.05%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 128, 2.93% Netherlands 128 publications, 2.93%
Spain	Spain, 108, 2.47% Spain 108 publications, 2.47%
Sweden	Sweden, 97, 2.22% Sweden 97 publications, 2.22%
Australia	Australia, 95, 2.18% Australia 95 publications, 2.18%
Canada	Canada, 94, 2.15% Canada 94 publications, 2.15%
China	China, 91, 2.08% China 91 publications, 2.08%
Austria	Austria, 88, 2.02% Austria 88 publications, 2.02%
Denmark	Denmark, 57, 1.31% Denmark 57 publications, 1.31%
Italy	Italy, 53, 1.21% Italy 53 publications, 1.21%
Belgium	Belgium, 45, 1.03% Belgium 45 publications, 1.03%
Israel	Israel, 39, 0.89% Israel 39 publications, 0.89%
India	India, 38, 0.87% India 38 publications, 0.87%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 36, 0.82% Republic of Korea 36 publications, 0.82%
Russia	Russia, 33, 0.76% Russia 33 publications, 0.76%
Norway	Norway, 33, 0.76% Norway 33 publications, 0.76%
Argentina	Argentina, 30, 0.69% Argentina 30 publications, 0.69%
Poland	Poland, 27, 0.62% Poland 27 publications, 0.62%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 26, 0.6% Czech Republic 26 publications, 0.6%
Singapore	Singapore, 20, 0.46% Singapore 20 publications, 0.46%
Finland	Finland, 20, 0.46% Finland 20 publications, 0.46%
Colombia	Colombia, 17, 0.39% Colombia 17 publications, 0.39%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 17, 0.39% New Zealand 17 publications, 0.39%
Brazil	Brazil, 16, 0.37% Brazil 16 publications, 0.37%
Mexico	Mexico, 15, 0.34% Mexico 15 publications, 0.34%
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