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Health Sciences research in Austria

Medical University of Vienna ranks first in Austria for Health Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#42 worldwide), followed by Medical University of Graz and Universität Innsbruck.

Austria's world rank
#32
of 161 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
20k
Top-10% rate
17.4%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Austria?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Medical University of ViennaVienna #4260.218.9%4,210
2Medical University of GrazGraz #31438.817.9%1,754
3Universität InnsbruckInnsbruck #55932.621.1%1,018
4Innsbruck Medical UniversityInnsbruck #56632.518.4%1,263
5University of ViennaVienna #1,07325.722.8%762
6Paracelsus Medical UniversitySalzburg #1,43822.619.8%724
7University of Veterinary Medicine ViennaVienna #1,52122.017.1%397
8UMIT - Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und TechnikHall in Tirol #1,60121.421.2%143
9Graz University of TechnologyGraz #1,64621.123.7%179
10Vienna General HospitalVienna #2,73115.817.6%139
11Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität WienVienna #2,84215.315.8%258
12University of SalzburgSalzburg #2,90015.115.7%300
13Karl Landsteiner University of Health SciencesKrems #3,11914.316.8%210
14Universität für Weiterbildung KremsKrems #3,14814.223.8%104
15Johannes Kepler University of LinzLinz #3,29613.720.1%372
16Comprehensive Cancer Center ViennaVienna #3,29713.725.9%216
17University of GrazGraz #3,35813.615.9%367
18Danube Private UniversityKrems #3,95811.815.2%113
19Tirol KlinikenInnsbruck #3,98011.714.5%155
20Kepler UniversitätsklinikumLinz #4,08711.413.7%316
21BOKU UniversityVienna #4,21111.123.9%116
22TU WienVienna #4,56310.318.6%193
23Statistics AustriaVienna #4,65610.120.1%87
24Karl Landsteiner SocietySt. Pölten #5,2638.814.5%166
25University of KlagenfurtKlagenfurt #5,4038.527.6%74
26Krankenhaus der ElisabethinenLinz #5,6917.919.0%63
27Gesundheit ÖsterreichVienna #5,7847.812.7%141
28Klinikum Wels-GrieskirchenWels #5,8497.610.5%78
29Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and PreventionSalzburg #6,4346.618.3%88
30Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment GmbHVienna #6,5246.526.1%74
31BioTechMed-GrazGraz #6,5676.432.9%90
32Unfallkrankenhaus SalzburgSalzburg #7,0895.611.4%61
33Austrian Institute of TechnologyVienna #7,1275.518.6%61
34Hochschule Campus WienVienna #7,1385.516.0%67
35University Clinic of TraumatologyInnsbruck #7,4055.14.7%171
36Klinikum KlagenfurtKlagenfurt #7,4995.08.4%121
37Fachhochschule Wiener NeustadtWiener Neustadt #7,8304.514.6%99
38Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige SchwesternLinz #7,8744.57.0%80
39Hospital of the Brothers of St. John of GodVienna #7,8994.410.2%93
40Austrian Academy of SciencesVienna #8,0324.328.5%66
41University Hospital InnsbruckInnsbruck #8,1924.117.4%72
42Universitätsklinikum St. PöltenSt. Pölten #8,3223.910.7%83
43Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVAVienna #8,3593.819.4%67
44Vienna University of Economics and BusinessVienna #8,3683.817.1%73
45International Atomic Energy AgencyVienna #8,4073.825.8%68
46Mahle (Austria)Rankweil #8,4723.74.9%102
47Wiener KrankenanstaltenverbundVienna #8,5123.65.6%82
48University of Applied Sciences St PöltenSt. Pölten #9,0443.017.6%63
49Hanusch HospitalVienna #9,1992.813.6%84
50Graz University HospitalGraz #9,2822.79.2%88
51Orthopaedic Hospital SpeisingVienna #9,3972.615.5%82
52Landeskrankenhaus FeldkirchFeldkirch #9,4972.59.3%122
53Universitätszahnklinik WienVienna #9,7692.22.5%150
54Klinik HietzingVienna #9,8742.110.2%83
55Universitätsklinikum KremsKrems #10,0641.98.9%82
56United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationVienna #10,99991.04.2%89
57Salzburger LandesklinikenSalzburg #11,04687.06.9%76
58LKH HochsteiermarkLeoben #11,16076.08.7%80
59Austrian Society of Dermatology and VenereologyVienna #11,50643.03.0%79
60Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde und GeburtshilfeGraz #11,70725.03.0%96

Institutions in Austria above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Austria?

Iréne Lang, Hans Lassmann and Herbert Tilg rank highest among researchers based in Austria.

  1. 1Iréne Lang#7,369 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 135 works
  2. 2Hans Lassmann#19,193 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 123 works
  3. 3Herbert Tilg#19,644 worldwide overall919 citations · 115 works
  4. 4K. A. Jellinger#31,393 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 178 works
  5. 5Alexandra Kautzky‐Willer#59,745 worldwide overall593 citations · 128 works
  6. 6Kurt Huber#75,395 worldwide overall949 citations · 178 works
  7. 7Gerald Maurer#136,573 worldwide overall641 citations · 171 works
  8. 8Michael Marberger#141,275 worldwide overall474 citations · 152 works
  9. 9Matthias Preusser#162,899 worldwide overall497 citations · 171 works
  10. 10Ernst Wolner#219,904 worldwide overall329 citations · 117 works
  11. 11Siegfried Kasper#246,782 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 147 works
  12. 12Ursula Schmidt‐Erfurth#251,289 worldwide overall1k citations · 409 works
  13. 13Leopold Schmetterer#269,674 worldwide overall590 citations · 205 works
  14. 14Walter Klepetko#272,001 worldwide overall343 citations · 178 works
  15. 15Thomas R. Pieber#274,790 worldwide overall355 citations · 129 works

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