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Genetics research in Germany

Heidelberg University ranks first in Germany for Genetics research in 2022–2025 (#20 worldwide), followed by University Hospital Heidelberg and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 39 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.4k
Top-10% rate
17.9%
Ranked institutions
4

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Genetics in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #2034.721.3%107
2University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #5014.720.8%72
3Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #5512.617.8%71
4Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #707.317.5%64

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?

Matthias Mann, Andreas von Deimling and Andreas Unterberg rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Matthias Mann#116 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 9 works
  2. 2Andreas von Deimling#1,601 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 43 works
  3. 3Andreas Unterberg#1,802 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 16 works
  4. 4Hartmut Döhner#2,418 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 20 works
  5. 5Winfried März#2,927 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 13 works
  6. 6Stefan Schreiber#3,175 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 6 works
  7. 7Christel Herold‐Mende#3,318 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 24 works
  8. 8Martin Faßnacht#3,736 worldwide overall2k citations · 9 works
  9. 9German Ott#4,420 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 15 works
  10. 10Reiner Siebert#5,051 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 13 works
  11. 11Stephan Stilgenbauer#5,272 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 43 works
  12. 12Peter Hau#7,003 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 20 works
  13. 13Michael Hummel#7,931 worldwide overall753 citations · 10 works
  14. 14Ulrich Germing#9,451 worldwide overall652 citations · 14 works
  15. 15Kai‐Uwe Eckardt#9,502 worldwide overall1k citations · 6 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Genetics