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Science in Austria

Austria ranks #17 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#16 all time), with 90k research works and 10.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#17
of 189 · #16 all time
Works, 2022-now
90k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
12.3M
22.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.20×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
9 in the top 1,000
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Austria

What is Austria strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Austria ranks highest in Social Sciences (#13 of 148), Sociology and Political Science (#12 of 119) and Arts and Humanities (#11 of 103). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Classics, Software and History and Philosophy of Science.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #13 of 148 11.3%11,754 #17 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #12 of 119 10.8%4,463 #14 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #11 of 103 11.6%4,890 #11 Institutions
MedicineField #17 of 152 12.2%17,329 #17 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #15 of 128 9.7%7,093 #14 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #13 of 107 12.2%1,804 #13 Institutions
Language and LinguisticsSubfield #8 of 65 14.3%845 #11 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #14 of 110 11.1%3,248 #15 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #13 of 98 12.6%1,286 #13 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #18 of 124 12.9%2,360 #16 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #14 of 95 11.6%2,204 #13 Institutions
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #13 of 87 10.4%2,426 #13 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 200.3 works · #12 of 153 active here3.3×
  2. SoftwareSubfield · 204.5 works · #15 of 160 active here3.1×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 452.5 works · #16 of 187 active here2.9×
  4. Theoretical Computer ScienceSubfield · 48.6 works · #16 of 143 active here2.8×
  5. ArchitectureSubfield · 110.6 works · #20 of 166 active here2.8×
  6. General PsychologySubfield · 27.7 works · #15 of 123 active here2.6×
  7. BiochemistrySubfield · 211.4 works · #18 of 182 active here2.4×
  8. Structural BiologySubfield · 40.2 works · #20 of 126 active here2.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 2,826 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 5,902 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 1,022 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 2,015 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 234 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 327 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.85× its world share, 1,379 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 8,199 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 1,798 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 641 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 14k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 4,743 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 2,661 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.41× its world share, 1,717 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 3,068 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 284 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 2,211 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 20k worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 264 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.63× its world share, 228 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.87× its world share, 5,561 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 3,647 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 1,095 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 1,976 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 3,742 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 13k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities1.87×5,561 works
  2. Veterinary1.63×228 works
  3. Mathematics1.41×1,717 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.34×3,068 works
  5. Neuroscience1.20×2,015 works
  6. Psychology1.19×3,742 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.11×1,798 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.10×3,647 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.10×1,095 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.07×5,902 works
  11. Computer Science1.02×8,199 works
  12. Medicine1.01×20k works
  13. Social Sciences1.01×13k works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.98×1,022 works
  15. Engineering0.93×14k works
  16. Environmental Science0.93×4,743 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.91×327 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.89×1,976 works
  19. Chemistry0.85×1,379 works
  20. Health Professions0.81×2,211 works
  21. Materials Science0.74×2,661 works
  22. Energy0.68×641 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.64×234 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×2,826 works
  25. Dentistry0.57×284 works
  26. Nursing0.52×264 works

Which fields of science does Austria work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Austria is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (13%).

Physical Sciences: 39k fractional works · 37.7% of its workEngineering: 14k fractional works · 14.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,976 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2,086 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,983 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 960 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 919 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 917 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 788 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 781 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 771 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 749 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 668 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 278 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 210 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 209 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 118 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 8,199 fractional works · 7.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2,852 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1,110 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1,074 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 815 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 801 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 382 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 353 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 292 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 519 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4,743 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 929 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 811 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 563 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 441 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 426 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 414 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 305 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 294 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 257 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 306 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3,068 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1,155 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 691 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 410 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 343 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 468 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2,661 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1,433 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 363 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 313 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 292 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 261 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,798 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 612 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 327 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 234 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 626 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 1,717 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 348 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 339 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 278 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 275 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 477 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1,379 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 601 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 279 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 210 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 289 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 641 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 519 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 122 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 327 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 29k fractional works · 28.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 13k fractional works · 12.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4,982 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2,430 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 1,362 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 873 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 444 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 427 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 421 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 357 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 336 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 333 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 243 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 235 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 227 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 576 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 5,561 fractional works · 5.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 960 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 930 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 831 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 569 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 485 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 452 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 298 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 272 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 270 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 493 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3,742 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1,350 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,012 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 668 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 429 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 217 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3,647 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1,277 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 681 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 516 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 392 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 358 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 355 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,976 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1,417 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 368 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 191 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1,095 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 503 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 360 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 232 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 23k fractional works · 22.3% of its workMedicine: 20k fractional works · 19.4% of its workSurgery: 2,717 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,722 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1,340 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,225 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1,203 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 1,149 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1,087 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 882 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 683 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 552 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 543 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 541 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 517 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 509 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 435 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 368 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 362 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 347 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 312 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 297 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 293 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 288 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 262 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 250 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 245 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 223 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 219 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,440 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2,211 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,358 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 853 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 284 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 264 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 238 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 228 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 12k fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5,902 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3,207 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 994 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 385 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 382 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 211 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 723 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2,826 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 955 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 612 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 316 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 257 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 686 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 2,015 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1,061 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 385 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 219 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 351 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1,022 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 757 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 264 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 234 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAustria103kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences28%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering14k14.0%
    2. Computer Science8,1997.9%
    3. Environmental Science4,7434.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy3,0683.0%
    5. Materials Science2,6612.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,7981.7%
    7. Mathematics1,7171.7%
    8. Chemistry1,3791.3%
    9. Energy6410.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering3270.3%
    1. Social Sciences13k12.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities5,5615.4%
    3. Psychology3,7423.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting3,6473.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,9761.9%
    6. Decision Sciences1,0951.1%
    1. Medicine20k19.4%
    2. Health Professions2,2112.1%
    3. Dentistry2840.3%
    4. Nursing2640.3%
    5. Veterinary2280.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5,9025.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2,8262.7%
    3. Neuroscience2,0152.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1,0221.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2340.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Austria?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Inflammation, Deep Learning and Identity.

▲ 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 country'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. Epidemiology3,551▼ 0.86×140 topics
  2. Climate Change3,088◆ 1.10×131 topics
  3. Machine Learning2,846▼ 0.83×93 topics
  4. Deep Learning2,629▼ 0.74×82 topics
  5. Sustainability2,573◆ 1.02×139 topics
  6. Inflammation2,161◆ 0.98×83 topics
  7. Globalization1,998◆ 0.98×178 topics
  8. Sustainable Development1,541◆ 0.95×109 topics
  9. Big Data1,464▲ 1.48×36 topics
  10. Renewable Energy1,433◆ 0.96×61 topics
  11. Education1,415▼ 0.80×153 topics
  12. Human Rights1,400▲ 1.33×90 topics
  13. Public Health1,387◆ 0.92×76 topics
  14. Identity1,384▲ 1.85×78 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence1,380◆ 0.94×65 topics
  16. Quality of Life1,375◆ 0.92×61 topics
  17. Environmental Impact1,319▼ 0.75×71 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress1,319▼ 0.78×63 topics
  19. Gender1,204▲ 2.2×58 topics
  20. Treatment1,159◆ 0.92×52 topics
  21. Mechanical Properties1,144◆ 1.13×39 topics
  22. History1,105▲ 1.54×66 topics
  23. Innovation1,067◆ 1.00×88 topics
  24. Ethics1,063▲ 2.0×60 topics
  25. Governance1,020▲ 3.0×20 topics
  26. Nationalism836▲ 1.80×33 topics
  27. Literature831▲ 1.47×64 topics
  28. Religion802▲ 1.68×43 topics
  29. Philosophy800▲ 1.75×47 topics
  30. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse749▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Neoliberalism696▲ 1.87×30 topics
  32. European Union620▲ 2.7×29 topics
  33. Bildungsungleichheit529▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Ethnografisches Schreiben529▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Bildung381▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Migration Law341▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Legal Methodology335▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Regulatory Agencies330▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Constitutional Courts328▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Digital Governance317▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Austria publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Sociology and Education Studies, Law and Political Science, German Literature and Culture Studies.

Sociology and Education …529Sociology and Education Studies: 529 fractional worksLaw and Political Science317Law and Political Science: 317 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 303 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 264 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…237Corporate Governance and Management: 237 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 237 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 232 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 227 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 224 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 220 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 204 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 201 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLawLiterature and Literary TheoryGeneral Health Professions7 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 529 works
  2. 2 Law and Political Science Law 317 works
  3. 3 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 303 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 264 works
  5. 5 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 237 works
  6. 6 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 237 works
  7. 7 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 232 works
  8. 8 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 227 works
  9. 9 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 224 works
  10. 10 Education Methods and Technologies Education 220 works
  11. 11 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 204 works
  12. 12 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 201 works

How many world-class institutions does Austria hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country's whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #17 of 189 #16 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #20 of 204 #15 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

101st to 500th4501st to 1,000th5

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 9 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), not to four times it.

Which universities in Austria lead research?

University of Vienna, Austrian Academy of Sciences and Universität Innsbruck rank highest in Austria on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 12.2333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Austrian Academy of …University of ViennaMedical University o…Universität Innsbruck
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of ViennaUniversity · Vienna · #135 worldwide12.4% top 10% · 11k works
  2. 2Austrian Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Vienna · #202 worldwide13.5% top 10% · 2.9k works
  3. 3Universität InnsbruckUniversity · Innsbruck · #235 worldwide11.7% top 10% · 5.8k works
  4. 4Medical University of ViennaUniversity · Vienna · #300 worldwide12.3% top 10% · 6.7k works
  5. 5TU WienUniversity · Vienna · #530 worldwide8.6% top 10% · 6.4k works
  6. 6Johannes Kepler University of LinzUniversity · Linz · #678 worldwide9.7% top 10% · 3.7k works
  7. 7University of GrazUniversity · Graz · #768 worldwide10.1% top 10% · 3.6k works
  8. 8University of SalzburgUniversity · Salzburg · #826 worldwide10.3% top 10% · 2.4k works
  9. 9Institute of Science and Technology AustriaUniversity · Klosterneuburg · #829 worldwide13.9% top 10% · 749 works
  10. 10Vienna University of Economics and BusinessUniversity · Vienna · #1,088 worldwide13.5% top 10% · 1.6k works
  11. 11BOKU UniversityUniversity · Vienna · #1,133 worldwide13.8% top 10% · 2.1k works
  12. 12Graz University of TechnologyUniversity · Graz · #1,175 worldwide8.4% top 10% · 4k works
  13. 13International Institute for Applied Systems AnalysisNonprofit · Laxenburg · #1,224 worldwide21.3% top 10% · 611 works
  14. 14Innsbruck Medical UniversityUniversity · Innsbruck · #1,226 worldwide12.2% top 10% · 1.9k works
  15. 15Medical University of GrazUniversity · Graz · #1,334 worldwide11.8% top 10% · 2.5k works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Austria

Who are the top researchers in Austria?

Jiřı́ Friml, Joeri Rogelj and Kim Nasmyth rank highest among researchers based in Austria.

  1. 1 Jiřı́ Friml #255 worldwide 68k citations · 572 works
  2. 2 Joeri Rogelj #605 worldwide 45k citations · 454 works
  3. 3 Kim Nasmyth #833 worldwide 61k citations · 355 works
  4. 4 Thomas Jenuwein #1,397 worldwide 59k citations · 220 works
  5. 5 Yoshihide Wada #1,643 worldwide 57k citations · 642 works
  6. 6 P. Zotto #1,700 worldwide 33k citations · 298 works
  7. 7 Frank Verstraete #1,737 worldwide 34k citations · 339 works
  8. 8 Jan‐Michael Peters #1,768 worldwide 34k citations · 215 works
  9. 9 P. Zoller #1,866 worldwide 100k citations · 805 works
  10. 10 A. T. Meneguzzo #1,965 worldwide 50k citations · 468 works
Top researchers in Austria

Which cities in Austria are research hubs?

  1. 1 ViennaAustria 302k works
  2. 2 GrazAustria 85k works
  3. 3 InnsbruckAustria 58k works
  4. 4 LinzAustria 28k works
  5. 5 SalzburgAustria 26k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Vienna: 60.5%Graz: 17.0%Innsbruck: 11.6%Linz: 5.6%1 other listed: 5.3%60%largest
Vienna302k · 60.5%Graz85k · 17.0%Innsbruck58k · 11.6%Linz28k · 5.6%1 other listed26k · 5.3%

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

How open and international is Austria's research?

37% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 29% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available37.2%not open62.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.2%domestic only70.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 65% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 37% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.12× the expected open access and 1.67× the expected international share, which puts it #68 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Austria's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Austria as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.39% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Austria over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 10.3% of its 555k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

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Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.9% in 2013.

Which countries have research most like Austria's?

Germany is Austria's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Austria's, with both strong in Arts and Humanities.

  1. 1 GermanyBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience 0.88 Compare
  2. 2 FranceBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy 0.74 Compare
  3. 3 SwitzerlandBoth strong in Veterinary, Arts and Humanities, Physics and Astronomy 0.69 Compare
  4. 4 BelgiumBoth strong in Veterinary, Arts and Humanities, Physics and Astronomy 0.67 Compare
  5. 5 United KingdomBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Veterinary, Neuroscience 0.66 Compare

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What is Austria strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Austria ranks highest in Social Sciences (#13 of 148), Sociology and Political Science (#12 of 119) and Arts and Humanities (#11 of 103). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Classics, Software and History and Philosophy of Science.

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