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Medical Genetics Center

In research, Medical Genetics Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,781 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,355 of 7,814 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,878 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,630
of 28,054 · #11,393 all time
Rank in Germany
#770
of 1,178
Research works
676
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
33.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Medical Genetics Center 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,781 of 14,347 18.2%360
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,355 of 7,814 17.8%295
MedicineField #9,878 of 17,978 16.2%285
Health SciencesDomain #12,427 of 20,462 16.4%297
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,496 of 4,961 18.7%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Medical Genetics Center 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Medical Genetics Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 37.2 works8.9×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.90× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.80× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.02× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Medical Genetics Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Elke Holinski‐Feder, Verena Steinke‐Lange and Angela Abicht lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medical Genetics Center.

  1. 1 Elke Holinski‐Feder Germany · #77,671 worldwide 256 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Verena Steinke‐Lange Germany · #586,495 worldwide 48 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Angela Abicht Germany · #662,455 worldwide 95 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Teresa Neuhann Germany · #1,486,857 worldwide 25 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Medical Genetics Center

Which keywords describe research at Medical Genetics Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Variants, Genetic Mutations, Clinical Genomics, Sequence Interpretation, Cell-Free DNA, Genetic Testing, Cancer Risk and Prenatal Diagnosis.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Genetic Variants6▲ 44×5 topics
  2. Genetic Mutations5▲ 16×17 topics
  3. Clinical Genomics5▲ 191×1 topic
  4. Sequence Interpretation5▲ 191×1 topic
  5. Cell-Free DNA5▲ 64×2 topics
  6. Epidemiology5▲ 1.55×31 topics
  7. Genetic Testing5▲ 53×3 topics
  8. Cancer Risk4▲ 25×3 topics
  9. Cancer4▲ 3.6×23 topics
  10. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 32×5 topics
  11. Precision Medicine4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  12. Neurodevelopmental Disorders4▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Targeted Therapy3▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Genomic Instability3▲ 33×2 topics
  15. Inflammation3▲ 1.77×24 topics
  16. Copy Number Variation3▲ 221×1 topic
  17. Genomic Rearrangements3▲ 199×1 topic
  18. Genomic Sequencing3▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.0×10 topics
  20. Cancer Genomics2▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Fragile X Syndrome2▲ 112×1 topic
  22. Mutational Signatures2▲ 45×1 topic
  23. Rett Syndrome2▲ 112×1 topic
  24. Aneuploidy Screening2▲ 118×1 topic
  25. Hereditary Syndromes2▲ 98×1 topic
  26. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing2▲ 118×1 topic
  27. Microsatellite Instability2▲ 98×1 topic
  28. Molecular Characterization2▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 9.7×7 topics
  30. Breast Cancer2▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Gene Expression2▲ 4.5×9 topics
  32. Genetic Variation2▲ 12×7 topics
  33. BRCA12▲ 92×1 topic
  34. BRCA22▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Ovarian Cancer2▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Clinical Management2▲ 12×3 topics
  37. DNA Methylation2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Epigenetic Regulation1▲ 8.0×5 topics
  39. Congenital Anomalies1▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Metabolic Disorders1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Medical Genetics Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Rare Diseases, Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Genomics and Rare Diseases5Genomics and Rare Diseases: 5 fractional worksGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities: 3 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…2Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksGenetics and Neurodevelo…2Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: 2 fractional worksGenetic factors in colorectal cancer: 2 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in c…2BRCA gene mutations in cancer: 2 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 1 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 1 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 1 fractional works
GeneticsCancer ResearchPathology and Forensic MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 5 works
  2. 2 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 3 works
  3. 3 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 2 works
  4. 4 Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  7. 7 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors70.2%domestic only29.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Medical Genetics Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017.

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

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