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Engineering research in Austria

TU Wien ranks first in Austria for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#350 worldwide), followed by Graz University of Technology and Johannes Kepler University of Linz.

Austria's world rank
#40
of 134 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
13k
Top-10% rate
12.3%
Ranked institutions
31

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

What is the best university for Engineering in Austria?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1TU WienVienna #35033.412.6%2,058
2Graz University of TechnologyGraz #59227.511.5%1,636
3Johannes Kepler University of LinzLinz #1,13920.011.0%809
4Montanuniversität LeobenLeoben #1,21519.313.3%766
5BOKU UniversityVienna #1,26818.819.7%352
6University of ViennaVienna #1,27118.817.0%445
7Universität InnsbruckInnsbruck #1,41417.611.2%569
8Austrian Institute of TechnologyVienna #1,74815.212.1%471
9University of GrazGraz #2,26812.216.6%206
10Silicon Austria Labs (Austria)Graz #2,37511.710.8%233
11International Institute for Applied Systems AnalysisLaxenburg #2,67110.332.4%64
12University of KlagenfurtKlagenfurt #3,0019.016.2%175
13Austrian Academy of SciencesVienna #3,3647.717.4%124
14Institute of Science and Technology AustriaKlosterneuburg #3,3917.621.4%79
15Christian Doppler Laboratory for ThermoelectricityVienna #3,4287.516.4%126
16University of Applied Sciences Upper AustriaWels #3,5377.29.1%222
17Medical University of ViennaVienna #3,5797.013.2%164
18Infineon Technologies (Austria)Villach #3,6916.78.5%178
19University of SalzburgSalzburg #4,2695.013.6%119
20Anstalt für Verbrennungskraftmaschinen List (Austria)Graz #4,4904.46.8%181
21Erich Schmid Institute of Materials ScienceLeoben #4,9053.417.8%70
22FH JOANNEUM University of Applied SciencesGraz #4,9103.413.1%63
23Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria)Graz #5,2092.88.1%104
24Medical University of GrazGraz #5,2732.615.0%66
25FH KärntenSpittal an der Drau #5,4462.211.2%79
26Linz Center of Mechatronics (Austria)Linz #5,4822.210.0%64
27AC2T Research (Austria)Wiener Neustadt #5,5072.112.9%68
28Joanneum ResearchGraz #5,5412.08.7%80
29University of Applied Sciences Technikum WienVienna #5,5912.05.1%109
30Voestalpine (Austria)Linz #5,8101.58.2%103
31Materials Center Leoben (Austria)Leoben #5,831147.07.7%78

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

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Austria?

Helmut Clemens, Oszkár Bíró and Tibor Grasser rank highest among researchers based in Austria.

  1. 1Helmut Clemens#77,995 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 122 works
  2. 2Oszkár Bíró#115,064 worldwide overall460 citations · 104 works
  3. 3Tibor Grasser#219,421 worldwide overall757 citations · 175 works
  4. 4Erich Leitgeb#222,319 worldwide overall323 citations · 124 works
  5. 5Andrea M. Tonello#240,360 worldwide overall428 citations · 120 works
  6. 6Andreas Kugi#337,971 worldwide overall390 citations · 140 works
  7. 7Markus Rupp#380,281 worldwide overall627 citations · 168 works
  8. 8Andreas Stelzer#408,317 worldwide overall250 citations · 117 works
  9. 9Herbert A. Mang#490,482 worldwide overall311 citations · 117 works
  10. 10Wei Wu#524,715 worldwide overall256 citations · 104 works
  11. 11G. Strasser#528,973 worldwide overall551 citations · 115 works
  12. 12Johannes Khinast#597,027 worldwide overall392 citations · 115 works
  13. 13Robert Wille#633,432 worldwide overall580 citations · 105 works
  14. 14S. Selberherr#647,583 worldwide overall672 citations · 239 works
  15. 15Horst Zimmermann#747,553 worldwide overall226 citations · 153 works

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