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Earth and Planetary Sciences research in Austria

University of Vienna ranks first in Austria for Earth and Planetary Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#164 worldwide), followed by Universität Innsbruck and University of Graz.

Austria's world rank
#22
of 80 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.4k
Top-10% rate
22.3%
Ranked institutions
5

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Earth and Planetary Sciences in Austria?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of ViennaVienna #16428.126.6%293
2Universität InnsbruckInnsbruck #20425.121.9%170
3University of GrazGraz #46713.422.4%89
4TU WienVienna #51612.023.8%108
5BOKU UniversityVienna #54811.125.4%67

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

Who are the top Earth and Planetary Sciences researchers in Austria?

Werner E. Piller, Adrian E. Scheidegger and Wolfgang Wagner rank highest among researchers based in Austria.

  1. 1Werner E. Piller#40,328 worldwide overall572 citations · 53 works
  2. 2Adrian E. Scheidegger#55,151 worldwide overall950 citations · 58 works
  3. 3Wolfgang Wagner#96,625 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 63 works
  4. 4Christoph Spötl#150,533 worldwide overall663 citations · 91 works
  5. 5Achim Bechtel#153,025 worldwide overall362 citations · 39 works
  6. 6Michael Wagreich#219,604 worldwide overall443 citations · 81 works
  7. 7Mathias Harzhauser#264,561 worldwide overall357 citations · 66 works
  8. 8Frank Melcher#317,015 worldwide overall274 citations · 37 works
  9. 9Georg Kaser#342,799 worldwide overall216 citations · 39 works
  10. 10Annett Bartsch#360,170 worldwide overall318 citations · 65 works
  11. 11Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer#370,087 worldwide overall346 citations · 53 works
  12. 12Helmut Rott#376,017 worldwide overall275 citations · 63 works
  13. 13Kurt Stüwe#395,272 worldwide overall280 citations · 47 works
  14. 14Christian Koeberl#430,515 worldwide overall922 citations · 156 works
  15. 15Oleg Mandić#563,166 worldwide overall153 citations · 50 works

How Austria compares with other countries in Earth and Planetary Sciences