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Research in Linz

Science Explorer records 33 research institutions in Linz, Austria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics and Software Competence Center Hagenberg (Austria).

Research institutions
33
13 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
28k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.6%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Linz?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Johannes Kepler University of LinzUniversity 18,609 #1,204
2Voestalpine (Austria)Company 1,019 #15,566
3Kepler UniversitätsklinikumFunder 1,015 #9,488
4Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige SchwesternHospital / health system 870 #21,665
5Krankenhaus der ElisabethinenHospital / health system 817 #16,749
6Software Competence Center Hagenberg (Austria)Company 788 #9,122
7Linz Center of Mechatronics (Austria)Company 684 #17,084
8Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied MathematicsResearch facility 673 #7,792
9Women's General HospitalHospital / health system 569 #21,877 all time
10Private Pädagogische Hochschule der Diözese LinzUniversity 493 #16,597
11Kompetenzzentrum HolzCompany 467 #24,065
12University of Arts and Industrial Design LinzUniversity 335 #24,298
13University of Education Upper AustriaUniversity 272 #22,506
14Convent Hospital of the Brothers of Saint John of GodHospital / health system 255 #25,147 all time
15Research Center for Non Destructive Testing (Austria)Company 218 #24,776 all time
16Catholic Theological Private University LinzUniversity 169 #28,033
17Plastic Electronic (Austria)Company 132 #39,734 all time
18Upper Austrian ResearchCompany 107 not ranked
19Primetals Technologies (Austria)Company 97 not ranked
20Anton Bruckner Private UniversityUniversity 83 not ranked
21University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper AustriaUniversity 60 not ranked
22Ars Electronica CenterArchive 43 not ranked
23DSM (Austria)Company 34 not ranked
24DCS Computing (Austria)Company 33 not ranked
25GespagHospital / health system 23 not ranked
26OÖ EnergiesparverbandInstitution 15 not ranked
27FerRobotics Compliant Robot Technology (Austria)Company 13 not ranked
28Swietelsky (Austria)Company 10 not ranked
29Plasser and Theurer (Austria)Company 9 not ranked
30BioMed zet Life ScienceNonprofit 8 not ranked
31StifterHausArchive 4 not ranked
32Interdisciplinary Transformation University AustriaUniversity 4 not ranked
33Business Upper Austria – OÖ WirtschaftsagenturGovernment institution 2 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.

Johannes Kepler University of Linz: 66.6%Voestalpine (Austria): 3.6%Kepler Universitätsklinikum: 3.6%Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige Schwestern: 3.1%29 others listed: 23.0%67%largest
Johannes Kepler University of Linz19k · 66.6%Voestalpine (Austria)1,019 · 3.6%Kepler Universitätsklinikum1,015 · 3.6%Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige Schwestern870 · 3.1%29 others listed6,417 · 23.0%

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

What is Linz strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Linz is most concentrated in Software, Algebra and Number Theory and Hardware and Architecture (15.2× the world share in Software).

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 51.4 works15×
  2. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 20.8 works6.2×
  3. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 35.1 works5.9×
  4. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 23.4 works5.2×
  5. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 107.0 works4.8×
  6. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 116.2 works4.3×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Linz?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Big Data, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Neural Networks, Mechanical Properties, Industrial Automation and Governance.

▲ 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. Deep Learning211▲ 1.17×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning207▲ 1.21×77 topics
  3. Epidemiology137▼ 0.66×121 topics
  4. Sustainability123◆ 0.96×69 topics
  5. Neural Networks115▲ 1.42×35 topics
  6. Big Data102▲ 2.1×23 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties94▲ 1.84×36 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence80◆ 1.12×33 topics
  9. Education80◆ 0.89×60 topics
  10. Innovation68▲ 1.24×41 topics
  11. Governance59▲ 3.4×10 topics
  12. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse50▲ 23×2 topics
  13. Ethics48▲ 1.88×27 topics
  14. Autonomous Vehicles44▲ 4.0×5 topics
  15. Industrial Automation41▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Software Engineering39▲ 8.2×2 topics
  17. Requirements Engineering38▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Model Checking38▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Flexible Automation37▲ 28×1 topic
  20. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems37▲ 28×1 topic
  21. Fluid-Structure Interaction36▲ 4.4×6 topics
  22. Bildungsungleichheit35▲ 23×1 topic
  23. Ethnografisches Schreiben35▲ 23×1 topic
  24. Distributed Systems33▲ 3.8×6 topics
  25. Model-Based Development32▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Software Development31▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Code Clone Detection27▲ 13×1 topic
  28. Refactoring27▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Metamodeling26▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Outcomes26▲ 6.1×2 topics
  31. Autonomic Computing25▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Self-Adaptive Systems25▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Automata24▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Prison System24▲ 8.2×2 topics
  35. Youth Offenders24▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Temporal Logic24▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Regulatory Agencies24▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Migration Law23▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Legal Reforms23▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Security Measures23▲ 34×1 topic

What research is done in Linz?

  1. 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 37 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 35 works
  3. 3 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 27 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 25 works
  5. 5 Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies Artificial Intelligence 25 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 24 works
  7. 7 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  8. 8 Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques Software 22 works
  9. 9 Law and Political Science Law 22 works
  10. 10 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 22 works

Research output over time

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