Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology

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Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology

Short name

MPI-Marburg

Country, city

Germany, Marburg

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Organization website

Publications

2 438

Citations

156 878

h-index

173

Top-3 journals

Nature Communications (95 publications)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology (89 publications)

Molecular Microbiology (83 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Philipps University of Marburg (656 publications)

Goethe University Frankfurt (92 publications)

Justus Liebig University Giessen (79 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

ETH Zurich (59 publications)

China Agricultural University (36 publications)

Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (32 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Publisher

Journal

Countries

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Since 1991

Total publications

2438

Total citations

156878

Citations per publication

64.35

Average publications per year

67.72

Average authors per publication

5.9

h-index

173

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

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Microbiology	Microbiology, 753, 30.89% Microbiology 753 publications, 30.89%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 571, 23.42% Molecular Biology 571 publications, 23.42%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 339, 13.9% Biochemistry 339 publications, 13.9%
Genetics	Genetics, 275, 11.28% Genetics 275 publications, 11.28%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 275, 11.28% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 275 publications, 11.28%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 268, 10.99% General Medicine 268 publications, 10.99%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology	Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 195, 8% Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 195 publications, 8%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 185, 7.59% Biotechnology 185 publications, 7.59%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 166, 6.81% General Chemistry 166 publications, 6.81%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 164, 6.73% Cell Biology 164 publications, 6.73%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 160, 6.56% Multidisciplinary 160 publications, 6.56%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 156, 6.4% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 156 publications, 6.4%
Ecology	Ecology, 146, 5.99% Ecology 146 publications, 5.99%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 112, 4.59% Microbiology (medical) 112 publications, 4.59%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 106, 4.35% Plant Science 106 publications, 4.35%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 106, 4.35% Soil Science 106 publications, 4.35%
Food Science	Food Science, 88, 3.61% Food Science 88 publications, 3.61%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 78, 3.2% General Physics and Astronomy 78 publications, 3.2%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 70, 2.87% Catalysis 70 publications, 2.87%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 55, 2.26% Infectious Diseases 55 publications, 2.26%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 54, 2.21% General Immunology and Microbiology 54 publications, 2.21%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 54, 2.21% Environmental Chemistry 54 publications, 2.21%
Physiology	Physiology, 54, 2.21% Physiology 54 publications, 2.21%
Structural Biology	Structural Biology, 51, 2.09% Structural Biology 51 publications, 2.09%
Virology	Virology, 50, 2.05% Virology 50 publications, 2.05%
Immunology	Immunology, 48, 1.97% Immunology 48 publications, 1.97%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 43, 1.76% General Neuroscience 43 publications, 1.76%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 40, 1.64% Bioengineering 40 publications, 1.64%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 39, 1.6% Agronomy and Crop Science 39 publications, 1.6%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 36, 1.48% Biophysics 36 publications, 1.48%
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Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 95, 3.9% Nature Communications 95 publications, 3.9%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology	Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 89, 3.65% Applied and Environmental Microbiology 89 publications, 3.65%
Molecular Microbiology	Molecular Microbiology, 83, 3.4% Molecular Microbiology 83 publications, 3.4%
Environmental Microbiology	Environmental Microbiology, 79, 3.24% Environmental Microbiology 79 publications, 3.24%
FEBS Journal	FEBS Journal, 74, 3.04% FEBS Journal 74 publications, 3.04%
Journal of Bacteriology	Journal of Bacteriology, 71, 2.91% Journal of Bacteriology 71 publications, 2.91%
Archives of Microbiology	Archives of Microbiology, 59, 2.42% Archives of Microbiology 59 publications, 2.42%
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, 49, 2.01% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 49 publications, 2.01%
Frontiers in Microbiology	Frontiers in Microbiology, 48, 1.97% Frontiers in Microbiology 48 publications, 1.97%
BioSpektrum	BioSpektrum, 45, 1.85% BioSpektrum 45 publications, 1.85%
Soil Biology and Biochemistry	Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 43, 1.76% Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43 publications, 1.76%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 43, 1.76% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 43 publications, 1.76%
Angewandte Chemie	Angewandte Chemie, 39, 1.6% Angewandte Chemie 39 publications, 1.6%
ISME Journal	ISME Journal, 34, 1.39% ISME Journal 34 publications, 1.39%
eLife	eLife, 31, 1.27% eLife 31 publications, 1.27%
Nature	Nature, 30, 1.23% Nature 30 publications, 1.23%
FEMS Microbiology Ecology	FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 28, 1.15% FEMS Microbiology Ecology 28 publications, 1.15%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 27, 1.11% PLoS ONE 27 publications, 1.11%
Methods in Molecular Biology	Methods in Molecular Biology, 26, 1.07% Methods in Molecular Biology 26 publications, 1.07%
mBio	mBio, 26, 1.07% mBio 26 publications, 1.07%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 25, 1.03% Journal of Biological Chemistry 25 publications, 1.03%
Environmental Microbiology Reports	Environmental Microbiology Reports, 23, 0.94% Environmental Microbiology Reports 23 publications, 0.94%
ACS Synthetic Biology	ACS Synthetic Biology, 22, 0.9% ACS Synthetic Biology 22 publications, 0.9%
FEMS Microbiology Letters	FEMS Microbiology Letters, 22, 0.9% FEMS Microbiology Letters 22 publications, 0.9%
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology	International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 21, 0.86% International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 21 publications, 0.86%
Systematic and Applied Microbiology	Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 21, 0.86% Systematic and Applied Microbiology 21 publications, 0.86%
Biology and Fertility of Soils	Biology and Fertility of Soils, 21, 0.86% Biology and Fertility of Soils 21 publications, 0.86%
New Phytologist	New Phytologist, 21, 0.86% New Phytologist 21 publications, 0.86%
Nature Microbiology	Nature Microbiology, 21, 0.86% Nature Microbiology 21 publications, 0.86%
Science	Science, 20, 0.82% Science 20 publications, 0.82%
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Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 607, 24.9% Springer Nature 607 publications, 24.9%
Wiley	Wiley, 505, 20.71% Wiley 505 publications, 20.71%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 353, 14.48% Elsevier 353 publications, 14.48%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 224, 9.19% American Society for Microbiology 224 publications, 9.19%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 136, 5.58% Oxford University Press 136 publications, 5.58%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 89, 3.65% American Chemical Society (ACS) 89 publications, 3.65%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 67, 2.75% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 67 publications, 2.75%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 66, 2.71% Frontiers Media S.A. 66 publications, 2.71%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 49, 2.01% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 49 publications, 2.01%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 44, 1.8% Microbiology Society 44 publications, 1.8%
eLife Sciences Publications	eLife Sciences Publications, 31, 1.27% eLife Sciences Publications 31 publications, 1.27%
MDPI	MDPI, 28, 1.15% MDPI 28 publications, 1.15%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 27, 1.11% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 27 publications, 1.11%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 26, 1.07% Taylor & Francis 26 publications, 1.07%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 24, 0.98% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 24 publications, 0.98%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 15, 0.62% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 15 publications, 0.62%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)	American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), 14, 0.57% American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 14 publications, 0.57%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 13, 0.53% Portland Press 13 publications, 0.53%
European Molecular Biology Organization	European Molecular Biology Organization, 13, 0.53% European Molecular Biology Organization 13 publications, 0.53%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 12, 0.49% Copernicus 12 publications, 0.49%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 11, 0.45% Annual Reviews 11 publications, 0.45%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 10, 0.41% Walter de Gruyter 10 publications, 0.41%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 8, 0.33% Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 8 publications, 0.33%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 7, 0.29% American Physical Society (APS) 7 publications, 0.29%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 6, 0.25% S. Karger AG 6 publications, 0.25%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 5, 0.21% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 5 publications, 0.21%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 5, 0.21% IOP Publishing 5 publications, 0.21%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 4, 0.16% The Company of Biologists 4 publications, 0.16%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 4, 0.16% Hindawi Limited 4 publications, 0.16%
Canadian Science Publishing	Canadian Science Publishing, 4, 0.16% Canadian Science Publishing 4 publications, 0.16%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Philipps University of Marburg	Philipps University of Marburg, 656, 26.91% Philipps University of Marburg 656 publications, 26.91%
Goethe University Frankfurt	Goethe University Frankfurt, 92, 3.77% Goethe University Frankfurt 92 publications, 3.77%
Justus Liebig University Giessen	Justus Liebig University Giessen, 79, 3.24% Justus Liebig University Giessen 79 publications, 3.24%
Max Planck Institute of Biophysics	Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, 78, 3.2% Max Planck Institute of Biophysics 78 publications, 3.2%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 59, 2.42% ETH Zurich 59 publications, 2.42%
Senckenberg Society for Nature Research - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research	Senckenberg Society for Nature Research - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, 51, 2.09% Senckenberg Society for Nature Research - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research 51 publications, 2.09%
Free University of Berlin	Free University of Berlin, 46, 1.89% Free University of Berlin 46 publications, 1.89%
University of Göttingen	University of Göttingen, 46, 1.89% University of Göttingen 46 publications, 1.89%
University of Konstanz	University of Konstanz, 46, 1.89% University of Konstanz 46 publications, 1.89%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 41, 1.68% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 41 publications, 1.68%
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf	Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 38, 1.56% Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 38 publications, 1.56%
University of Tübingen	University of Tübingen, 36, 1.48% University of Tübingen 36 publications, 1.48%
Technical University of Munich	Technical University of Munich, 36, 1.48% Technical University of Munich 36 publications, 1.48%
China Agricultural University	China Agricultural University, 36, 1.48% China Agricultural University 36 publications, 1.48%
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology	Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 36, 1.48% Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology 36 publications, 1.48%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 34, 1.39% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 34 publications, 1.39%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 33, 1.35% Heidelberg University 33 publications, 1.35%
University of Cologne	University of Cologne, 33, 1.35% University of Cologne 33 publications, 1.35%
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 32, 1.31% Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences 32 publications, 1.31%
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology	Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 32, 1.31% Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology 32 publications, 1.31%
Kiel University	Kiel University, 28, 1.15% Kiel University 28 publications, 1.15%
European Molecular Biology Laboratory	European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 28, 1.15% European Molecular Biology Laboratory 28 publications, 1.15%
Japan Science and Technology Agency	Japan Science and Technology Agency, 27, 1.11% Japan Science and Technology Agency 27 publications, 1.11%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 27, 1.11% Wageningen University and Research Centre 27 publications, 1.11%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 25, 1.03% Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 25 publications, 1.03%
Netherlands Institute of Ecology	Netherlands Institute of Ecology, 25, 1.03% Netherlands Institute of Ecology 25 publications, 1.03%
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry	Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 24, 0.98% Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry 24 publications, 0.98%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 24, 0.98% University of Groningen 24 publications, 0.98%
Humboldt University of Berlin	Humboldt University of Berlin, 23, 0.94% Humboldt University of Berlin 23 publications, 0.94%
University of Basel	University of Basel, 23, 0.94% University of Basel 23 publications, 0.94%
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With foreign organizations

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ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 59, 2.42% ETH Zurich 59 publications, 2.42%
China Agricultural University	China Agricultural University, 36, 1.48% China Agricultural University 36 publications, 1.48%
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 32, 1.31% Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences 32 publications, 1.31%
Japan Science and Technology Agency	Japan Science and Technology Agency, 27, 1.11% Japan Science and Technology Agency 27 publications, 1.11%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 27, 1.11% Wageningen University and Research Centre 27 publications, 1.11%
Netherlands Institute of Ecology	Netherlands Institute of Ecology, 25, 1.03% Netherlands Institute of Ecology 25 publications, 1.03%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 24, 0.98% University of Groningen 24 publications, 0.98%
University of Basel	University of Basel, 23, 0.94% University of Basel 23 publications, 0.94%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 20, 0.82% University of Oxford 20 publications, 0.82%
Newcastle University	Newcastle University, 19, 0.78% Newcastle University 19 publications, 0.78%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 19, 0.78% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 19 publications, 0.78%
Radboud University Nijmegen	Radboud University Nijmegen, 17, 0.7% Radboud University Nijmegen 17 publications, 0.7%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 17, 0.7% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 17 publications, 0.7%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 17, 0.7% University of Wisconsin–Madison 17 publications, 0.7%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 16, 0.66% Stanford University 16 publications, 0.66%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 16, 0.66% Princeton University 16 publications, 0.66%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 16, 0.66% Harvard University 16 publications, 0.66%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 16, 0.66% Leiden University 16 publications, 0.66%
University of Vienna	University of Vienna, 16, 0.66% University of Vienna 16 publications, 0.66%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 15, 0.62% Imperial College London 15 publications, 0.62%
Technical University of Denmark	Technical University of Denmark, 15, 0.62% Technical University of Denmark 15 publications, 0.62%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 15, 0.62% Université Paris-Saclay 15 publications, 0.62%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 14, 0.57% University of Manchester 14 publications, 0.57%
Ocean University of China	Ocean University of China, 13, 0.53% Ocean University of China 13 publications, 0.53%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 13, 0.53% University of Copenhagen 13 publications, 0.53%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 13, 0.53% Aarhus University 13 publications, 0.53%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 13, 0.53% University of California, Berkeley 13 publications, 0.53%
Institut Pasteur	Institut Pasteur, 13, 0.53% Institut Pasteur 13 publications, 0.53%
University of Montpellier	University of Montpellier, 13, 0.53% University of Montpellier 13 publications, 0.53%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 12, 0.49% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 12 publications, 0.49%
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With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300
USA	USA, 292, 11.98% USA 292 publications, 11.98%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 155, 6.36% United Kingdom 155 publications, 6.36%
China	China, 134, 5.5% China 134 publications, 5.5%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 134, 5.5% Switzerland 134 publications, 5.5%
France	France, 116, 4.76% France 116 publications, 4.76%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 109, 4.47% Netherlands 109 publications, 4.47%
Japan	Japan, 76, 3.12% Japan 76 publications, 3.12%
Russia	Russia, 64, 2.63% Russia 64 publications, 2.63%
Denmark	Denmark, 54, 2.21% Denmark 54 publications, 2.21%
Australia	Australia, 43, 1.76% Australia 43 publications, 1.76%
Canada	Canada, 41, 1.68% Canada 41 publications, 1.68%
Spain	Spain, 37, 1.52% Spain 37 publications, 1.52%
Austria	Austria, 28, 1.15% Austria 28 publications, 1.15%
Belgium	Belgium, 27, 1.11% Belgium 27 publications, 1.11%
Israel	Israel, 27, 1.11% Israel 27 publications, 1.11%
Sweden	Sweden, 27, 1.11% Sweden 27 publications, 1.11%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 23, 0.94% Czech Republic 23 publications, 0.94%
Chile	Chile, 18, 0.74% Chile 18 publications, 0.74%
Brazil	Brazil, 17, 0.7% Brazil 17 publications, 0.7%
Italy	Italy, 17, 0.7% Italy 17 publications, 0.7%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 17, 0.7% New Zealand 17 publications, 0.7%
Norway	Norway, 13, 0.53% Norway 13 publications, 0.53%
Turkey	Turkey, 13, 0.53% Turkey 13 publications, 0.53%
India	India, 12, 0.49% India 12 publications, 0.49%
Ireland	Ireland, 12, 0.49% Ireland 12 publications, 0.49%
Poland	Poland, 11, 0.45% Poland 11 publications, 0.45%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 10, 0.41% Republic of Korea 10 publications, 0.41%
Thailand	Thailand, 10, 0.41% Thailand 10 publications, 0.41%
Portugal	Portugal, 9, 0.37% Portugal 9 publications, 0.37%
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