Institution benchmarking
Institutions
Overall
| Institution | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Planck Society, Germany | 781.22 | 699.82 | 652.36 | 780.44 | 764.09 |
Applied sciences
| Institution | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Planck Society, Germany | 97.58 | 102.95 | 96.1 | 120.51 | 99.01 |
Biological sciences
| Institution | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Planck Society, Germany | 182.43 | 154.31 | 144.8 | 160.15 | 168.59 |
Chemistry
| Institution | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Planck Society, Germany | 156.03 | 136.39 | 131.88 | 166.13 | 161.15 |
Earth & environmental sciences
| Institution | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Planck Society, Germany | 25.07 | 17.48 | 18.29 | 27.24 | 20.17 |
Health sciences
| Institution | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Planck Society, Germany | 113.25 | 91.58 | 78.14 | 90.97 | 85.87 |
Physical sciences
| Institution | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Planck Society, Germany | 192.58 | 188.17 | 170.43 | 198.28 | 211.07 |
Social sciences
| Institution | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Planck Society, Germany | 14.28 | 8.94 | 12.73 | 17.17 | 18.22 |
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