Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Short name
MPIB
Country, city
Germany, Martinsried
Publications
10 084
Citations
790 206
h-index
344
Top-3 journals
Journal of Molecular Biology
Journal of Molecular Biology (375 publications)
FEBS Journal
FEBS Journal (360 publications)
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Journal of Biological Chemistry (249 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Technical University of Munich
Technical University of Munich (508 publications)
University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen (259 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen (259 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (198 publications)
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (155 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1950

Total publications
10084
Total citations
790206
Citations per publication
78.36
Average publications per year
130.96
Average authors per publication
6.75
h-index
344
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Molecular Biology, 2892, 28.68%
Molecular Biology
2892 publications, 28.68%
Biochemistry, 2542, 25.21%
Biochemistry
2542 publications, 25.21%
Cell Biology, 1824, 18.09%
Cell Biology
1824 publications, 18.09%
General Medicine, 1070, 10.61%
General Medicine
1070 publications, 10.61%
Structural Biology, 947, 9.39%
Structural Biology
947 publications, 9.39%
Genetics, 876, 8.69%
Genetics
876 publications, 8.69%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 861, 8.54%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
861 publications, 8.54%
Multidisciplinary, 720, 7.14%
Multidisciplinary
720 publications, 7.14%
Biophysics, 655, 6.5%
Biophysics
655 publications, 6.5%
General Chemistry, 623, 6.18%
General Chemistry
623 publications, 6.18%
Microbiology, 335, 3.32%
Microbiology
335 publications, 3.32%
Molecular Medicine, 331, 3.28%
Molecular Medicine
331 publications, 3.28%
Immunology, 330, 3.27%
Immunology
330 publications, 3.27%
Organic Chemistry, 312, 3.09%
Organic Chemistry
312 publications, 3.09%
General Neuroscience, 289, 2.87%
General Neuroscience
289 publications, 2.87%
Cancer Research, 280, 2.78%
Cancer Research
280 publications, 2.78%
General Physics and Astronomy, 278, 2.76%
General Physics and Astronomy
278 publications, 2.76%
Biotechnology, 250, 2.48%
Biotechnology
250 publications, 2.48%
Clinical Biochemistry, 241, 2.39%
Clinical Biochemistry
241 publications, 2.39%
Analytical Chemistry, 233, 2.31%
Analytical Chemistry
233 publications, 2.31%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 222, 2.2%
General Immunology and Microbiology
222 publications, 2.2%
Drug Discovery, 205, 2.03%
Drug Discovery
205 publications, 2.03%
Oncology, 205, 2.03%
Oncology
205 publications, 2.03%
Developmental Biology, 193, 1.91%
Developmental Biology
193 publications, 1.91%
Immunology and Allergy, 188, 1.86%
Immunology and Allergy
188 publications, 1.86%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 185, 1.83%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
185 publications, 1.83%
Hematology, 184, 1.82%
Hematology
184 publications, 1.82%
Virology, 178, 1.77%
Virology
178 publications, 1.77%
Physiology, 164, 1.63%
Physiology
164 publications, 1.63%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 160, 1.59%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
160 publications, 1.59%
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Journals

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Journal of Molecular Biology
375 publications, 3.72%
FEBS Journal
360 publications, 3.57%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
249 publications, 2.47%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
242 publications, 2.4%
Nature Communications
226 publications, 2.24%
Nature
204 publications, 2.02%
FEBS Letters
138 publications, 1.37%
Biophysical Journal
135 publications, 1.34%
Nucleic Acids Research
134 publications, 1.33%
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences
122 publications, 1.21%
Angewandte Chemie
117 publications, 1.16%
Journal of Cell Biology
113 publications, 1.12%
Cell
113 publications, 1.12%
Molecular Cell
112 publications, 1.11%
Journal of Cell Science
109 publications, 1.08%
EMBO Journal
97 publications, 0.96%
Molecular and Cellular Proteomics
95 publications, 0.94%
Biochemistry
94 publications, 0.93%
Science
88 publications, 0.87%
Journal of Structural Biology
88 publications, 0.87%
Chemische Berichte
87 publications, 0.86%
Methods in Molecular Biology
80 publications, 0.79%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
80 publications, 0.79%
PLoS ONE
77 publications, 0.76%
Biological Chemistry Hoppe-Seyler
75 publications, 0.74%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
74 publications, 0.73%
Structure
71 publications, 0.7%
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
71 publications, 0.7%
eLife
71 publications, 0.7%
Journal of Proteome Research
63 publications, 0.62%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
2672 publications, 26.5%
Springer Nature
2064 publications, 20.47%
Wiley
1716 publications, 17.02%
Oxford University Press
338 publications, 3.35%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
330 publications, 3.27%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
329 publications, 3.26%
Walter de Gruyter
328 publications, 3.25%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
242 publications, 2.4%
Rockefeller University Press
148 publications, 1.47%
American Society for Microbiology
148 publications, 1.47%
European Molecular Biology Organization
146 publications, 1.45%
The Company of Biologists
136 publications, 1.35%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
122 publications, 1.21%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
122 publications, 1.21%
Portland Press
103 publications, 1.02%
Taylor & Francis
83 publications, 0.82%
MDPI
76 publications, 0.75%
eLife Sciences Publications
71 publications, 0.7%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
62 publications, 0.61%
American Society of Hematology
56 publications, 0.56%
Microbiology Society
48 publications, 0.48%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
47 publications, 0.47%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
47 publications, 0.47%
S. Karger AG
45 publications, 0.45%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
44 publications, 0.44%
Frontiers Media S.A.
40 publications, 0.4%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
36 publications, 0.36%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
36 publications, 0.36%
AIP Publishing
33 publications, 0.33%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
31 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
1169 publications, 11.59%
Technical University of Munich
508 publications, 5.04%
University of Copenhagen
259 publications, 2.57%
Harvard University
198 publications, 1.96%
Heidelberg University
189 publications, 1.87%
ETH Zurich
155 publications, 1.54%
Novo Nordisk
152 publications, 1.51%
Helmholtz Zentrum München
139 publications, 1.38%
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
133 publications, 1.32%
University of Tübingen
131 publications, 1.3%
University of Regensburg
131 publications, 1.3%
University of Basel
128 publications, 1.27%
Goethe University Frankfurt
127 publications, 1.26%
University of Cologne
126 publications, 1.25%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
118 publications, 1.17%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
113 publications, 1.12%
Aarhus University
112 publications, 1.11%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
107 publications, 1.06%
University of Cambridge
106 publications, 1.05%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
105 publications, 1.04%
German Cancer Research Center
100 publications, 0.99%
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
95 publications, 0.94%
Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
92 publications, 0.91%
University of Göttingen
90 publications, 0.89%
Rechts der Isar Hospital
87 publications, 0.86%
University of Oxford
85 publications, 0.84%
University of California, San Francisco
81 publications, 0.8%
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
81 publications, 0.8%
University of Zurich
80 publications, 0.79%
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
78 publications, 0.77%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Copenhagen
259 publications, 2.57%
Harvard University
198 publications, 1.96%
ETH Zurich
155 publications, 1.54%
Novo Nordisk
152 publications, 1.51%
University of Basel
128 publications, 1.27%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
118 publications, 1.17%
Aarhus University
112 publications, 1.11%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
107 publications, 1.06%
University of Cambridge
106 publications, 1.05%
University of Oxford
85 publications, 0.84%
University of California, San Francisco
81 publications, 0.8%
University of Zurich
80 publications, 0.79%
University of Melbourne
70 publications, 0.69%
Yale University
69 publications, 0.68%
Karolinska Institute
68 publications, 0.67%
Stanford University
68 publications, 0.67%
Lund University
64 publications, 0.63%
University of Padua
63 publications, 0.62%
Weizmann Institute of Science
61 publications, 0.6%
Utrecht University
60 publications, 0.6%
University of Bern
55 publications, 0.55%
Institut Pasteur
51 publications, 0.51%
University of Southern Denmark
50 publications, 0.5%
University College London
48 publications, 0.48%
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
48 publications, 0.48%
Uppsala University
47 publications, 0.47%
Imperial College London
46 publications, 0.46%
Thomas Jefferson University
46 publications, 0.46%
University of California, San Diego
44 publications, 0.44%
University of Vienna
44 publications, 0.44%
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With other countries

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USA, 1597, 15.84%
USA
1597 publications, 15.84%
United Kingdom, 671, 6.65%
United Kingdom
671 publications, 6.65%
Switzerland, 540, 5.36%
Switzerland
540 publications, 5.36%
France, 445, 4.41%
France
445 publications, 4.41%
Denmark, 425, 4.21%
Denmark
425 publications, 4.21%
Netherlands, 323, 3.2%
Netherlands
323 publications, 3.2%
Italy, 276, 2.74%
Italy
276 publications, 2.74%
Austria, 273, 2.71%
Austria
273 publications, 2.71%
Sweden, 245, 2.43%
Sweden
245 publications, 2.43%
Spain, 209, 2.07%
Spain
209 publications, 2.07%
Japan, 209, 2.07%
Japan
209 publications, 2.07%
Australia, 187, 1.85%
Australia
187 publications, 1.85%
China, 161, 1.6%
China
161 publications, 1.6%
Canada, 143, 1.42%
Canada
143 publications, 1.42%
Israel, 141, 1.4%
Israel
141 publications, 1.4%
Belgium, 128, 1.27%
Belgium
128 publications, 1.27%
Poland, 114, 1.13%
Poland
114 publications, 1.13%
Hungary, 73, 0.72%
Hungary
73 publications, 0.72%
Finland, 57, 0.57%
Finland
57 publications, 0.57%
Russia, 54, 0.54%
Russia
54 publications, 0.54%
Portugal, 52, 0.52%
Portugal
52 publications, 0.52%
Republic of Korea, 46, 0.46%
Republic of Korea
46 publications, 0.46%
Singapore, 45, 0.45%
Singapore
45 publications, 0.45%
India, 40, 0.4%
India
40 publications, 0.4%
Brazil, 36, 0.36%
Brazil
36 publications, 0.36%
Norway, 36, 0.36%
Norway
36 publications, 0.36%
Czech Republic, 36, 0.36%
Czech Republic
36 publications, 0.36%
Philippines, 27, 0.27%
Philippines
27 publications, 0.27%
Slovenia, 26, 0.26%
Slovenia
26 publications, 0.26%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1950 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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