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Health Sciences research in Austria

Medical University of Vienna ranks first in Austria for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#120 worldwide), followed by University of Vienna and Universität Innsbruck.

Austria's world rank
#17
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
20k
Top-10% rate
12.0%
Ranked institutions
56

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 #12048.012.8%4,404
2University of ViennaVienna #32337.213.8%962
3Universität InnsbruckInnsbruck #34436.514.1%1,023
4Innsbruck Medical UniversityInnsbruck #40434.813.1%1,263
5Medical University of GrazGraz #44333.812.3%1,754
6Austrian Academy of SciencesVienna #47733.017.5%206
7Johannes Kepler University of LinzLinz #76027.911.4%688
8University of GrazGraz #96425.39.1%456
9University of SalzburgSalzburg #1,08224.19.4%300
10Paracelsus Medical UniversitySalzburg #1,11723.713.2%866
11Comprehensive Cancer Center ViennaVienna #1,18523.120.8%216
12TU WienVienna #1,43321.011.3%193
13BioTechMed-GrazGraz #1,57420.021.2%90
14Graz University of TechnologyGraz #1,63119.615.4%179
15Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität WienVienna #1,68419.310.7%258
16Universität für Weiterbildung KremsKrems #2,05617.114.4%104
17UMIT - Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und TechnikHall in Tirol #2,08716.912.6%143
18Tirol KlinikenInnsbruck #2,08816.910.7%155
19University of Veterinary Medicine ViennaVienna #2,15516.611.0%397
20Karl Landsteiner University of Health SciencesKrems #2,32315.812.5%210
21BOKU UniversityVienna #2,54014.813.2%118
22Statistics AustriaVienna #2,76113.915.0%87
23Karl Landsteiner SocietySt. Pölten #2,84913.511.4%166
24Gesundheit ÖsterreichVienna #3,02012.97.4%141
25Danube Private UniversityKrems #3,03612.912.3%113
26University of KlagenfurtKlagenfurt #3,22112.213.3%74
27Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and PreventionSalzburg #3,32511.915.3%88
28LKH HochsteiermarkLeoben #3,34011.84.1%80
29Landeskrankenhaus FeldkirchFeldkirch #3,46111.48.6%122
30Universitätsklinik für Kinder und JugendpsychiatrieVienna #3,60911.02.1%97
31Orthopaedic Hospital SpeisingVienna #3,65310.812.0%82
32Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige SchwesternLinz #3,68810.74.1%80
33Klinikum KlagenfurtKlagenfurt #3,73410.66.5%121
34Fachhochschule Wiener NeustadtWiener Neustadt #3,78510.410.5%99
35University Hospital InnsbruckInnsbruck #3,79910.410.7%72
36Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde und GeburtshilfeGraz #3,9789.90.9%96
37Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVAVienna #4,0589.714.8%67
38Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment GmbHVienna #4,0859.615.4%74
39Klinikum Wels-GrieskirchenWels #4,1009.68.8%78
40Vienna University of Economics and BusinessVienna #4,2049.310.3%73
41Krankenhaus der ElisabethinenLinz #4,2819.113.8%63
42Unfallkrankenhaus SalzburgSalzburg #4,3668.99.4%61
43Klinik HietzingVienna #4,4588.710.9%83
44Hospital of the Brothers of St. John of GodVienna #4,4978.67.6%93
45Universitätsklinikum St. PöltenSt. Pölten #4,6898.17.9%83
46Hanusch HospitalVienna #4,8277.89.2%84
47International Atomic Energy AgencyVienna #4,8987.713.0%69
48Wiener KrankenanstaltenverbundVienna #5,0907.26.3%82
49United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationVienna #5,1637.15.2%89
50Hochschule Campus WienVienna #5,2836.89.6%67
51Universitätsklinikum KremsKrems #5,6776.17.7%82
52University Clinic of TraumatologyInnsbruck #5,9185.65.3%171
53University of Applied Sciences St PöltenSt. Pölten #6,0595.311.5%63
54Austrian Society of Dermatology and VenereologyVienna #6,0685.33.9%79
55Mahle (Austria)Rankweil #6,6034.48.7%102
56Austrian Institute of TechnologyVienna #6,8064.110.7%61

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

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Austria?

Shahrokh François Shariat, Werner H Poewe and Michael A Trauner rank highest among researchers based in Austria, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Shahrokh François Shariat#303,380 worldwide overall470.1 of 2,193 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Werner H Poewe#22,693 worldwide overall224.7 of 650 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Michael A Trauner#71,063 worldwide overall280.5 of 1,306 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Irene Marthe Lang#58,730 worldwide overall185.4 of 675 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Hans Lassmann#12,514 worldwide overall152.8 of 400 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Kurt Huber#154,979 worldwide overall200.2 of 926 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Matthias Preusser#52,418 worldwide overall167.0 of 604 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Josef S Smolen#37,493 worldwide overall153.9 of 500 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Peter Valent#133,479 worldwide overall185.1 of 822 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Franz Fazekas#82,114 worldwide overall148.2 of 532 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Herbert Tilg#50,495 worldwide overall140.8 of 492 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Florian Kronenberg#27,889 worldwide overall129.8 of 400 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Ingrid Pabinger#91,463 worldwide overall154.4 of 617 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Daniel Aletaha#26,218 worldwide overall123.8 of 367 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Cihan Ay#71,134 worldwide overall135.4 of 472 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Austria on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

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