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Medical Genetics Center

In research, Medical Genetics Center stands highest in Medicine (#5,380 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,555 of 16,688 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,804 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Genetics and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Genetics is 27.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,056
of 22,385 · #18,281 all time
Rank in Germany
#781
of 795
Research works
676
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
33.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
70%
world 18%
Medical Genetics Center

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
MedicineField #5,380 of 14,558 9.9%285
Health SciencesDomain #6,555 of 16,688 10.0%297
Life SciencesDomain #4,804 of 11,023 8.7%360
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,683 of 5,801 8.5%295
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,270 of 3,729 7.6%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Medical Genetics Center work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Medical Genetics Center is in Life Sciences, 41% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (47%), Medicine (40%), Neuroscience (5%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 50 fractional works · 55.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 44 fractional works · 47.4% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 22.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 17.3% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 38 fractional works · 40.9% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 39.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMedical GeneticsCenter92fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences55%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences2%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4447.4%
    2. Neuroscience44.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine3639.7%
    2. Nursing10.6%
    3. Health Professions00.5%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Engineering10.8%
    2. Computer Science10.6%
    3. Chemistry00.4%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    5. Environmental Science00.2%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    8. Energy00.0%
    1. Social Sciences10.6%
    2. Psychology00.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Medical Genetics Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Genetics takes 27.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeneticsSubfield · 20.5 works27×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 43.5 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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.89× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.80× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.06× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.89×44 works
  2. Neuroscience2.80×4 works
  3. Medicine2.06×36 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.62×2 works
  5. Nursing1.17×0 works
  6. Dentistry0.44×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.32×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×1 works
  9. Chemistry0.26×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.19×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×0 works
  12. Psychology0.14×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.08×1 works
  15. Engineering0.05×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.05×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.05×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.05×1 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  20. Energy0.03×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Medical Genetics Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Anna Benet‐Pagès, Elke Holinski‐Feder and Verena Steinke‐Lange lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medical Genetics Center.

  1. 1 Anna Benet‐Pagès Germany · #169,671 worldwide 7.3k citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Elke Holinski‐Feder Germany · #256,273 worldwide 12k citations · 279 works
  3. 3 Verena Steinke‐Lange Germany · #299,204 worldwide 4.3k citations · 123 works
  4. 4 Monika Morak Germany · #310,792 worldwide 5.3k citations · 94 works
  5. 5 Isabel Diebold Germany · #688,849 worldwide 2.8k citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Birgit Czermin Germany · #1,593,922 worldwide 3.9k citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Andreas Laner Germany · #1,952,541 worldwide 1.4k citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Florentine Scharf Germany · #2,087,604 worldwide 252 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Stephanie Kleinle Germany · #2,122,010 worldwide 1.9k citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Teresa Neuhann Germany · #2,176,612 worldwide 1.6k citations · 88 works
All ranked researchers at Medical Genetics Center

What are the most cited papers from Medical Genetics Center?

The most cited paper from Medical Genetics Center is "Activated T cells regulate bone loss and joint destruction in adjuvant arthritis through osteoprotegerin ligand" (Young‐Yun Kong et al., 1999), with 1,873 citations. Next come "A mutation in APP protects against Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline" (1,763) and "A serine/threonine kinase gene defective in Peutz–Jeghers syndrome" (1,664).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Activated T cells regulate bone loss and joint destruction in adjuvant arthritis through osteoprotegerin ligand Young‐Yun Kong et al. · Nature Nov 1999 1,873
2 A mutation in APP protects against Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline Thorlákur Jónsson et al. · Nature 10 Jul 2012 1,763
3 A serine/threonine kinase gene defective in Peutz–Jeghers syndrome Akseli Hemminki et al. · Nature 1998 1,664
4 An SCN9A channelopathy causes congenital inability to experience pain James J. Cox, Frank M. Reimann, Adeline K. Nicholas et al. · Nature Open access Dec 2006 1,618
5 Genes mirror geography within Europe John Novembre, Toby Johnson, Katarzyna Bryc et al. · Nature Open access 31 Aug 2008 1,617
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Medical Genetics Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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 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 Variants7▲ 42×5 topics
  2. Genetic Mutations6▲ 15×17 topics
  3. Clinical Genomics6▲ 159×1 topic
  4. Sequence Interpretation6▲ 159×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology5▲ 1.49×33 topics
  6. Cell-Free DNA5▲ 59×2 topics
  7. Genetic Testing5▲ 48×3 topics
  8. Cancer Risk5▲ 23×3 topics
  9. Cancer4▲ 3.5×23 topics
  10. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 31×5 topics
  11. Precision Medicine4▲ 8.5×6 topics
  12. Neurodevelopmental Disorders4▲ 31×4 topics
  13. Inflammation3▲ 1.74×28 topics
  14. Targeted Therapy3▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Gene Expression3▲ 5.1×9 topics
  16. Genomic Instability3▲ 28×2 topics
  17. Genomic Sequencing3▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Copy Number Variation3▲ 186×1 topic
  19. Genomic Rearrangements3▲ 164×1 topic
  20. Aneuploidy Screening3▲ 116×1 topic
  21. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing3▲ 116×1 topic
  22. Cancer Genomics3▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Fragile X Syndrome3▲ 105×1 topic
  24. Hereditary Syndromes3▲ 93×1 topic
  25. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.5×12 topics
  26. Microsatellite Instability3▲ 93×1 topic
  27. Molecular Characterization3▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Mutational Signatures3▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Rett Syndrome3▲ 105×1 topic
  30. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 9.4×8 topics
  31. Genetics2▲ 3.5×14 topics
  32. Breast Cancer2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  33. Genetic Variation2▲ 11×7 topics
  34. BRCA12▲ 80×1 topic
  35. BRCA22▲ 80×1 topic
  36. Ovarian Cancer2▲ 24×2 topics
  37. DNA Methylation2▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Stem Cells2▲ 7.1×9 topics
  39. Clinical Management2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 8.8×5 topics

Which research topics does Medical Genetics Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genomics and Rare Diseases, Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Genomics and Rare Diseases6Genomics and Rare Diseases: 6 fractional worksGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities: 3 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and D…3Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…3Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksGenetic factors in colorectal cancer: 3 fractional worksGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: 3 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in c…2BRCA gene mutations in cancer: 2 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 1 fractional worksLysosomal Storage Disorders Research: 1 fractional worksGenetic Syndromes and Imprinting: 1 fractional works
GeneticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthCancer ResearchPathology and Forensic Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 6 works
  2. 2 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 3 works
  3. 3 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 3 works
  5. 5 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Genetics 3 works
  7. 7 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting Genetics 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Medical Genetics Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Medical Genetics Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Medical Genetics Center0.00037% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Medical Genetics Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Medical Genetics Center16.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.0% in 2025.

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