European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)

Germany

Time frame: 1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026

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The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global Germany
Overall 537 36
Government 48 1

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Germany
Applied sciences 1019 51
Health sciences 394 27
Natural sciences 457 32
Biological sciences 127 6
Chemistry 865 52
Physical sciences 1717 84
Social sciences 1362 114

Research

European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) has the following research output in the current window (1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 277 45.24

Overall Count and Share for 'European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Note: Natural sciences includes biological sciences, chemistry, Earth & environmental sciences and physical sciences.
Subject Count Share
Applied sciences 20 3.67
Biological sciences 126 25.04
Chemistry 16 4.04
Health sciences 111 12.20
Physical sciences 2 0.26
Social sciences 2 0.02

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
Topics Count Share
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 42 10.37
Biochemistry and Cell Biology 21 4.92
Zoology 15 2.98
Genetics 18 2.93
Clinical Sciences 25 2.51
Oncology and Carcinogenesis 22 2.25
Organic Chemistry 3 1.84

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Overall 50 48 46 49 51
Applied sciences 5 7 5 5 4
Health sciences 15 13 12 16 14
Natural sciences 30 28 29 29 33
Biological sciences 27 24 22 25 29
Chemistry 3 4 4 4 4
Earth & environmental sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Physical sciences 0 0 2 1 1
Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Nature & Science 6 5 5 5 4

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Collaboration

Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (76 institutions) 55.7%
Domestic (15 institutions) 44.3%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) by Share

Collaborating institutions

Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.

Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
Heidelberg University (Uni Heidelberg) 18.03 / 10.98 29.01
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres 6.44 / 10.68 17.12
Max Planck Society 6.03 / 5.98 12.00
Heidelberg University Hospital at Medical Faculty Heidelberg, Uni Heidelberg 8.02 / 3.24 11.26
Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit (MMPU) 4.20 / 0.53 4.72
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Top 5 international collaborators with European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
EMBL - Hinxton 9.39 / 6.92 16.31
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 3.88 / 4.62 8.50
EMBL - Rome 4.22 / 3.38 7.60
Stanford University 4.75 / 2.30 7.05
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) 1.98 / 4.38 6.37
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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.

Affiliated joint institutions and consortia

Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.