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Genetics research in Germany

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ranks first in Germany for Genetics research in 2022–2025 (#114 worldwide), followed by Heidelberg University and Technical University of Munich.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 69 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.1k
Top-10% rate
22.0%
Ranked institutions
20

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Genetics in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #11423.523.7%170
2Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #13221.127.2%122
3Technical University of MunichMunich #13321.030.6%104
4University of TübingenTübingen #21413.429.2%81
5Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #23112.128.3%81
6University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #24211.427.8%83
7Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #25210.724.1%75
8Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #25310.613.7%129
9University of BonnBonn #26010.226.8%71
10University of GöttingenGöttingen #2679.825.0%88
11Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #2729.524.0%71
12Universität HamburgHamburg #2749.423.3%78
13Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #3037.726.9%65
14University of HohenheimStuttgart #3137.231.2%63
15Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #3147.222.0%71
16University of CologneCologne #3196.921.2%80
17University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #3266.623.7%64
18Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #3415.820.5%88
19Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #3445.721.3%89
20Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #3465.621.6%63

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Genetics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Genetics researchers in Germany?

Hermann Brenner, Heribert Schunkert and Christian Gieger rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Hermann Brenner#461 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 49 works
  2. 2Heribert Schunkert#501 worldwide overall3k citations · 26 works
  3. 3Christian Gieger#1,128 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 58 works
  4. 4Thomas Meitinger#1,430 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 23 works
  5. 5André Franke#1,437 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 31 works
  6. 6Sven Cichon#1,564 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 42 works
  7. 7Jeanette Erdmann#2,289 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 20 works
  8. 8Wolfgang Köenig#2,693 worldwide overall3k citations · 15 works
  9. 9Winfried März#2,927 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 39 works
  10. 10Sibylle Loibl#3,098 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 18 works
  11. 11Stefan Schreiber#3,175 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 87 works
  12. 12Alexandros Stamatakis#4,152 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 16 works
  13. 13Michael Stümvoll#5,122 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 20 works
  14. 14Alan R. Templeton#5,498 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 30 works
  15. 15Stephanie H. Witt#5,901 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 21 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Genetics