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Research in Leoben

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Leoben, Austria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Montanuniversität Leoben, Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science and Materials Center Leoben (Austria).

Research institutions
7
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.8k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Leoben?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Montanuniversität LeobenUniversity 7,130 #2,708
2Erich Schmid Institute of Materials ScienceResearch facility 683 #9,244
3Materials Center Leoben (Austria)Company 612 #12,026
4Austrian Foundry Research InstituteNonprofit 544 #21,426
5Polymer Competence Center Leoben (Austria)Company 434 #12,627
6LKH HochsteiermarkHospital / health system 361 #26,570
7AT&S (Austria)Company 67 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Montanuniversität Leoben: 72.5%Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science: 6.9%Materials Center Leoben (Austria): 6.2%Austrian Foundry Research Institute: 5.5%3 others listed: 8.8%73%largest
Montanuniversität Leoben7,130 · 72.5%Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science683 · 6.9%Materials Center Leoben (Austria)612 · 6.2%Austrian Foundry Research Institute544 · 5.5%3 others listed862 · 8.8%

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What is Leoben strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Leoben is most concentrated in Ceramics and Composites, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials (14.7× the world share in Ceramics and Composites).

  1. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 23.1 works15×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 369.3 works8.9×
  3. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 139.7 works8.7×
  4. AccountingSubfield · 89.2 works6.5×
  5. LawSubfield · 68.1 works5.2×
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Which keywords describe research in Leoben?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Grain Refinement, Financial Reporting, Tax Avoidance, Nanoparticles, Metal Recovery and Recycling.

▲ 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 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. Mechanical Properties250▲ 11×34 topics
  2. Microstructure155▲ 13×19 topics
  3. Sustainability104▲ 1.90×48 topics
  4. Nanoparticles100▲ 3.5×29 topics
  5. Grain Refinement82▲ 32×4 topics
  6. Financial Reporting81▲ 31×3 topics
  7. Tax Avoidance80▲ 86×2 topics
  8. Environmental Impact77▲ 2.0×28 topics
  9. Nanocomposites73▲ 4.0×20 topics
  10. Recycling65▲ 7.5×9 topics
  11. Metal Recovery65▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Human Rights64▲ 2.8×19 topics
  13. Corporate Governance62▲ 3.7×8 topics
  14. Metallurgy61▲ 44×2 topics
  15. Additive Manufacturing60▲ 8.5×8 topics
  16. Microstructural Evolution56▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Consumer Protection51▲ 51×2 topics
  18. Corrosion Behavior50▲ 28×3 topics
  19. Polymer Composites50▲ 8.4×6 topics
  20. Multinational Firms48▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Incentives48▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Corporate Tax48▲ 69×1 topic
  23. Transfer Pricing48▲ 69×1 topic
  24. Grain Boundary Engineering47▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Sintering47▲ 16×5 topics
  26. Numerical Simulation46▲ 6.9×10 topics
  27. Databases43▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Thermochemical43▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Aerospace Applications43▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Sovereignty42▲ 20×5 topics
  31. Spark Plasma Sintering42▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Regulatory Framework42▲ 53×2 topics
  33. Materials42▲ 7.9×6 topics
  34. Market Power41▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Thin Films40▲ 9.4×10 topics
  36. Digital Markets Act40▲ 218×1 topic
  37. EU Competition Law40▲ 218×1 topic
  38. Migration Law38▲ 113×2 topics
  39. Legal Transplants37▲ 65×2 topics
  40. Rare Earth Elements36▲ 11×4 topics

What research is done in Leoben?

  1. 1 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 48 works
  2. 2 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 43 works
  3. 3 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 40 works
  4. 4 Law and Political Science Law 35 works
  5. 5 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 32 works
  6. 6 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 31 works
  7. 7 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 30 works
  8. 8 Microstructure and mechanical properties Materials Chemistry 27 works
  9. 9 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 27 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 27 works

Research output over time

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