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Genetikum

In research, Genetikum stands highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,575 of 5,801 worldwide), Life Sciences (#7,428 of 11,023 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,159 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 7.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#26,027
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,263
of 1,603
Research works
440
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
34.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Genetikum

What is Genetikum known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,575 of 5,801 10.5%209
Life SciencesDomain #7,428 of 11,023 11.4%268
MedicineField #11,159 of 14,558 9.0%120
Health SciencesDomain #13,029 of 16,688 8.9%134

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Genetikum sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Genetikum work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Genetikum is in Life Sciences, 41% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (40%), Medicine (35%), Neuroscience (5%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 25 fractional works · 48.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 40.5% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 20.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 14.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 41.3% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 35.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGenetikum51fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences48%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2140.5%
    2. Neuroscience35.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Medicine1835.4%
    2. Health Professions24.2%
    3. Veterinary11.5%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences23.1%
    2. Psychology12.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Environmental Science11.6%
    2. Computer Science01.0%
    3. Engineering01.0%
    4. Energy00.8%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Genetikum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 20.8 works7.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.59× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.14× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.84× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.73× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary10.73×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.59×21 works
  3. Neuroscience3.14×3 works
  4. Medicine1.84×18 works
  5. Health Professions1.59×2 works
  6. Energy0.88×0 works
  7. Psychology0.83×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.44×1 works
  9. Nursing0.44×0 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.33×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.25×2 works
  13. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.15×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.14×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.12×0 works
  17. Engineering0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Genetikum?

Ranked on the quality score, Birgit Zirn, Dieter Gläser and Maren Wenzel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Genetikum.

  1. 1 Birgit Zirn Germany · #863,217 worldwide 3.2k citations · 236 works
  2. 2 Dieter Gläser Germany · #1,131,334 worldwide 4.9k citations · 134 works
  3. 3 Maren Wenzel Germany · #2,554,639 worldwide 321 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Schwarz Hj Germany · #5,171,846 worldwide 135 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Marius Kuhn Germany · #5,747,792 worldwide 570 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Genetikum

What are the most cited papers from Genetikum?

The most cited paper from Genetikum is "Structural and Functional Diversity of Connexin Genes in the Mouse and Human Genome" (Klaus Willecke, Jürgen Eiberger, Joachim Degen et al., 2002), with 1,162 citations. Next come "Slippage synthesis of simple sequence DNA" (1,115) and "The Arabidopsis gene MONOPTEROS encodes a transcription factor mediating embryo axis formation and vascular development" (1,093).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Structural and Functional Diversity of Connexin Genes in the Mouse and Human Genome Klaus Willecke, Jürgen Eiberger, Joachim Degen et al. · Biological Chemistry Open access 15 Jan 2002 1,162
2 Slippage synthesis of simple sequence DNA Christian Schlötterer, Diethard Tautz · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 1992 1,115
3 The Arabidopsis gene MONOPTEROS encodes a transcription factor mediating embryo axis formation and vascular development Christian S. Hardtke, Thomas Berleth · The EMBO Journal Open access 2 Mar 1998 1,093
4 Specific permeability and selective formation of gap junction channels in connexin-transfected HeLa cells. C. Elfgang, Reiner Eckert, Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access May 1995 822
5 Genetic diagnosis of Mendelian disorders via RNA sequencing Laura Sophie Kremer et al. · Nature Communications Open access 12 Jun 2017 615
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Genetikum?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Mutations, Genetic Variants, Genetic Testing, Cancer Risk, Clinical Genomics, Sequence Interpretation, Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Molecular Characterization.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Genetic Mutations4▲ 18×14 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 1.58×13 topics
  3. Genetic Variants3▲ 35×4 topics
  4. Genetic Testing3▲ 49×4 topics
  5. Cancer Risk2▲ 22×3 topics
  6. Clinical Genomics2▲ 112×1 topic
  7. Sequence Interpretation2▲ 112×1 topic
  8. Cancer2▲ 3.1×10 topics
  9. Neurodevelopmental Disorders2▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Molecular Characterization2▲ 22×2 topics
  11. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 25×5 topics
  12. Copy Number Variation2▲ 211×1 topic
  13. Genetics2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  14. Genomic Rearrangements2▲ 187×1 topic
  15. Neurodegeneration2▲ 11×8 topics
  16. Hereditary Syndromes2▲ 109×1 topic
  17. Microsatellite Instability2▲ 109×1 topic
  18. Rehabilitation2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  19. Inflammation2▲ 1.48×9 topics
  20. Hedgehog Signaling2▲ 97×2 topics
  21. Healthcare1▲ 2.4×3 topics
  22. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 8.4×6 topics
  23. Neuroimaging1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  24. Precision Medicine1▲ 5.0×4 topics
  25. Social Inequality1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  26. Mental Health1▲ 1.61×4 topics
  27. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.36×12 topics
  28. Stem Cells1▲ 8.9×5 topics
  29. Breast Cancer1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  30. Ovarian Cancer1▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Signal Transduction1▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Gene Regulation1▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Global Capitalism1▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Hearing Loss1▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Imperialism1▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Patient Care1▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Quality1▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Treatment1▲ 1.60×7 topics

Which research topics does Genetikum publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genomics and Rare Diseases, Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer and Economic and Social Issues.

Genomics and Rare Diseases: 2 fractional worksGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities: 2 fractional worksGenetic factors in color…2Genetic factors in colorectal cancer: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues1Economic and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksGenetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases: 1 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in c…1BRCA gene mutations in cancer: 1 fractional worksFetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders: 1 fractional worksBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 1 fractional worksHearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 1 fractional works
GeneticsPathology and Forensic MedicineSociology and Political SciencePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 2 works
  2. 2 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 2 works
  3. 3 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  6. 6 Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  9. 9 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.4%domestic only72.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Genetikum's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Genetikum as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Genetikum0.00018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Genetikum over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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