Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Formation1980; 44 years ago (1980)
TypeScientific Institute
PurposeResearch in psycholinguistics
HeadquartersNijmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands
Parent organization
Max Planck Society
Website(in English)
(in German)
(in Dutch)

The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (German: Max-Planck-Institut für Psycholinguistik; Dutch: Max Planck Instituut voor Psycholinguïstiek) is a research institute located on the campus of Radboud University Nijmegen in Nijmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands. The institute was founded in 1980 by Pim Levelt, and the institute is dedicated exclusively to psycholinguistics.[1] Notably, it is also one of the few institutes of the Max Planck Society institutions situated outside Germany.[2] According to the ranking of Web of World Research Centers, the Nijmegen-based institute ranks second among all Max Planck institutes in terms of visibility and eight in terms of size.[3] Currently the institute employs approximately 235 people.

  1. ^ Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. "Unique in the world". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Max Planck Society. "International institutes". www.mpg.de. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (2019). "Max Planck Institutes". Retrieved December 19, 2023.