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Research in Innsbruck

Science Explorer records 34 research institutions in Innsbruck, Austria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck Medical University and Management Center Innsbruck.

Research institutions
34
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
58k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5M
26.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Innsbruck?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universität InnsbruckUniversity 36,027 #235
2Innsbruck Medical UniversityUniversity 12,591 #1,226
3University Clinic of TraumatologyHospital / health system 3,064 #14,632
4University Hospital InnsbruckHospital / health system 1,881 #16,421
5Management Center InnsbruckUniversity 1,165 #5,125
6Tirol KlinikenHospital / health system 1,144 #6,147
7MED-EL (Austria)Company 248 #20,656
8AGO AustriaNonprofit 202 #21,876
9Tyrolean Cancer Research InstituteResearch facility 185 #26,270 all time
10Health University of Applied Sciences TyrolUniversity 152 #24,229 all time
11Biocrates Life Sciences (Austria)Company 93 not ranked
12University College of Teacher Education TyrolUniversity 89 not ranked
13JesuitenUniversity 84 not ranked
14Ionicon Analytik (Austria)Company 74 not ranked
15Alpine Quantum Technologies (Austria)Company 68 not ranked
16GelenkpunktHospital / health system 65 not ranked
17Environmental Earth Observation Information Technology (Austria)Company 58 not ranked
18Oroboros Instruments (Austria)Company 42 not ranked
19RTD Services (Austria)Company 36 not ranked
20Zentrum für Erinnerungskultur und GeschichtsforschungInstitution 32 not ranked
21ARAconsult (Austria)Company 31 not ranked
22Innovacell Biotechnologie (Austria)Company 20 not ranked
23VASCageResearch facility 20 not ranked
24GeoVille (Austria)Company 19 not ranked
25Bionorica (Austria)Company 18 not ranked
26Institut für Volkskultur und KulturentwicklungResearch facility 13 not ranked
27BrustGesundheitZentrum TirolHospital / health system 8 not ranked
28AFreeze (Austria)Company 4 not ranked
29Cemit Center of Excellence in Medicine and ITInstitution 3 not ranked
30Bank für Tirol und VorarlbergInstitution 3 not ranked
31Komet Group (Austria)Company 3 not ranked
32Tiroler ZukunftsstiftungInstitution 1 not ranked
33Landesschulrat für TirolInstitution 0 not ranked
34Tiroler Landesmuseen-Betriebsgesellschaft M.B.H.Archive 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Universität Innsbruck: 62.7%Innsbruck Medical University: 21.9%University Clinic of Traumatology: 5.3%University Hospital Innsbruck: 3.3%28 others listed: 6.8%63%largest
Universität Innsbruck36k · 62.7%Innsbruck Medical University13k · 21.9%University Clinic of Traumatology3,064 · 5.3%University Hospital Innsbruck1,881 · 3.3%28 others listed3,880 · 6.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Innsbruck work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Innsbruck is in Health Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Social Sciences (11%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 3,335 fractional works · 31.9% of its workMedicine: 3,039 fractional works · 29.1% of its workSurgery: 464 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 269 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 190 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 179 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 177 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 164 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 154 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 136 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 119 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 140 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 218 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 114 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,989 fractional works · 28.6% of its workEngineering: 793 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 170 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 126 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 95 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 566 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 265 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 472 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEcology: 103 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 357 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 209 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 253 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 146 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 195 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 91 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 189 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 100 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,580 fractional works · 24.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,135 fractional works · 10.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 442 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 191 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 129 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 89 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 534 fractional works · 5.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 140 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 106 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 391 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 134 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 121 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 298 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 110 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 144 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 107 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,555 fractional works · 14.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 779 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 412 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 143 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 331 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 138 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 265 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 93 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 116 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInnsbruck10kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences25%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences3,33531.9%
    1. Medicine3,03929.1%
    2. Health Professions2182.1%
    3. Dentistry390.4%
    4. Nursing310.3%
    5. Veterinary90.1%
    1. Engineering7937.6%
    2. Computer Science5665.4%
    3. Environmental Science4724.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy3573.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2532.4%
    6. Materials Science1951.9%
    7. Chemistry1891.8%
    8. Mathematics1001.0%
    9. Energy410.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering230.2%
  2. Social Sciences2,58024.7%
    1. Social Sciences1,13510.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities5345.1%
    3. Psychology3913.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2982.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1441.4%
    6. Decision Sciences780.7%
  3. Life Sciences1,55514.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7797.4%
    2. Neuroscience3313.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2652.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1161.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics630.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Innsbruck strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Innsbruck is most concentrated in Pharmaceutical Science, Sensory Systems and Language and Linguistics (3.8× the world share in Pharmaceutical Science).

  1. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 37.5 works3.8×
  2. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 25.3 works3.6×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 121.3 works3.0×
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 190.7 works2.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 210 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 682 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.10× its world share, 102 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.96× its world share, 290 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.80× its world share, 58 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 21 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.25× its world share, 180 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 499 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 193 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 37 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 709 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 389 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 170 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 86 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.56× its world share, 317 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.81× its world share, 36 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 190 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.51× its world share, 2,652 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.79× its world share, 474 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 265 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 70 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 132 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 353 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1,002 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience1.96×290 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.80×58 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.79×474 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.56×317 works
  5. Medicine1.51×2,652 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.40×682 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.35×193 works
  8. Psychology1.26×353 works
  9. Chemistry1.25×180 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.10×102 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×265 works
  12. Social Sciences0.87×1,002 works
  13. Environmental Science0.86×389 works
  14. Dentistry0.81×36 works
  15. Mathematics0.80×86 works
  16. Health Professions0.79×190 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.79×70 works
  18. Computer Science0.70×499 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×132 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.65×21 works
  21. Nursing0.61×27 works
  22. Veterinary0.61×8 works
  23. Materials Science0.53×170 works
  24. Engineering0.52×709 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×210 works
  26. Energy0.44×37 works

Which keywords describe research in Innsbruck?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Entanglement, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Oxidative Stress, Quantum Information and Neurological Disorders.

▲ 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 city'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. Epidemiology500▲ 1.20×128 topics
  2. Climate Change364▲ 1.28×101 topics
  3. Inflammation280▲ 1.26×83 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress238▲ 1.38×62 topics
  5. Quality of Life230▲ 1.52×54 topics
  6. Machine Learning203▼ 0.58×75 topics
  7. Risk Factors160▲ 1.39×36 topics
  8. Treatment159▲ 1.25×49 topics
  9. Cancer159◆ 1.13×54 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease143▲ 1.20×39 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders131▲ 2.2×20 topics
  12. Identity128▲ 1.68×51 topics
  13. Diagnosis126▲ 1.29×39 topics
  14. Depression120▲ 1.30×24 topics
  15. Immunotherapy117▲ 1.55×19 topics
  16. Management114▲ 1.36×34 topics
  17. Gender111▲ 1.97×42 topics
  18. Entanglement110▲ 7.0×4 topics
  19. Chemotherapy107▲ 1.44×25 topics
  20. Clinical Trials103▲ 1.48×19 topics
  21. Biomechanics99▲ 3.1×12 topics
  22. Quantum Information95▲ 7.8×3 topics
  23. Health-related Quality of Life90▲ 3.6×6 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations88▲ 1.92×23 topics
  25. Mitochondrial Dysfunction86▲ 2.8×12 topics
  26. Diagnostic Criteria81▲ 3.4×10 topics
  27. Parkinson's Disease79▲ 3.0×8 topics
  28. Governance79▲ 2.3×13 topics
  29. Hearing Loss71▲ 5.8×4 topics
  30. Quantum Simulation67▲ 8.0×2 topics
  31. Hydrology59▲ 4.3×4 topics
  32. Superconducting Circuits56▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Genetic Testing54▲ 4.5×4 topics
  34. Computation54▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Quantum53▲ 6.5×2 topics
  36. Metrology53▲ 8.5×1 topic
  37. Photon53▲ 8.5×1 topic
  38. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse51▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Language Variation45▲ 7.8×3 topics
  40. Superfluidity44▲ 10×2 topics

What research is done in Innsbruck?

  1. 1 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 47 works
  2. 2 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 34 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  4. 4 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 32 works
  5. 5 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 31 works
  6. 6 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 29 works
  7. 7 Law and Political Science Law 28 works
  8. 8 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 28 works
  9. 9 Winter Sports Injuries and Performance Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 28 works
  10. 10 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 27 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting10%20%30%Innsbruck18.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.8% in 2016.

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