Max Planck Society ranks #7 globally with a prestige score of 453, earned across 114 prestigious academic awards including 25 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Notable laureates include Franz-Ulrich Hartl, Kenneth Holmes.
453
Prestige Score
114
Total Awards
25
Nobel Prizes
8
Decades Active
2
Laureates
48
Award Types
2
Countries
1
Publications
8
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
25
Tier 1 • Apex
= 250 pts
57
Tier 2 • Elite
= 171 pts
32
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 32 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (3 types, 25 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (21 types, 57 total)
Wolf Prize in Physics: 5Wolf Prize in Chemistry: 1Wolf Prize in Medicine: 2Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences: 4Lasker Basic Medical Research: 3Gairdner International Award: 5Shaw Prize in Astronomy: 2Shaw Prize in Life Science: 1Shaw Prize in Mathematics: 1Kavli Prize in Astrophysics: 1Kavli Prize in Nanoscience: 2Kavli Prize in Neuroscience: 1Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences: 3Japan Prize: 3Balzan Prize: 6Gruber Prize in Cosmology: 2Gruber Prize in Genetics: 2Blue Planet Prize: 1Leibniz Prize: 10Millennium Technology Prize: 1MacArthur Fellowship: 1
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (24 types, 32 total)
Crafoord Prize in Astronomy: 2Nemmers Prize in Mathematics: 1Schock Prize in Mathematics: 1Franklin Medal: 1Dirac Medal: 2RAS Gold Medal: 2Bruce Medal: 1Henry Draper Medal: 1Eddington Medal: 2Draper Prize: 1Harvey Prize: 1Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science: 1Heineken Prize: 2Volvo Environment Prize: 1Spinoza Prize: 1+9 more
Data completeness: Nobel Prizes complete 1901–2024 · Fields Medal complete 1936–2024 · Turing Award complete 1966–2024 · Abel Prize complete 2003–2024
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Awards by Decade
Prestige Trend Over Time
Weighted prestige score by decade (Tier 1 = 10pts, Tier 2 = 3pts, Tier 3 = 1pt)
Peer Comparison
All Awards (48 types)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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