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Medicine research in Austria

Medical University of Vienna ranks first in Austria for Medicine research in 2022-now (#108 worldwide), followed by Universität Innsbruck and University of Vienna.

Austria's world rank
#17
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
17k
Top-10% rate
12.2%
Ranked institutions
47

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Austria?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Medical University of ViennaVienna #10848.312.8%4,130
2Universität InnsbruckInnsbruck #31136.614.1%915
3University of ViennaVienna #34535.514.3%761
4Innsbruck Medical UniversityInnsbruck #36334.913.2%1,192
5Medical University of GrazGraz #40233.812.1%1,630
6Austrian Academy of SciencesVienna #52730.819.0%157
7Johannes Kepler University of LinzLinz #70927.511.2%617
8Paracelsus Medical UniversitySalzburg #97823.913.4%807
9University of GrazGraz #99023.89.2%358
10Comprehensive Cancer Center ViennaVienna #1,06823.020.7%209
11University of SalzburgSalzburg #1,13822.310.4%240
12BioTechMed-GrazGraz #1,43819.721.2%87
13TU WienVienna #1,47419.410.4%150
14Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität WienVienna #1,63618.311.0%214
15Graz University of TechnologyGraz #1,71417.716.2%146
16Tirol KlinikenInnsbruck #1,88316.711.3%137
17Karl Landsteiner University of Health SciencesKrems #2,07615.612.9%186
18University of Veterinary Medicine ViennaVienna #2,12615.410.1%264
19UMIT - Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und TechnikHall in Tirol #2,21214.914.4%92
20Universität für Weiterbildung KremsKrems #2,23314.813.6%74
21Statistics AustriaVienna #2,47313.716.0%76
22Karl Landsteiner SocietySt. Pölten #2,57513.211.8%145
23Landeskrankenhaus FeldkirchFeldkirch #2,73512.68.3%116
24Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and PreventionSalzburg #2,91311.915.4%81
25BOKU UniversityVienna #3,04011.413.3%80
26Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige SchwesternLinz #3,11711.14.2%74
27University Hospital InnsbruckInnsbruck #3,16311.010.1%64
28Klinikum KlagenfurtKlagenfurt #3,29010.56.9%109
29LKH HochsteiermarkLeoben #3,31310.53.9%64
30Fachhochschule Wiener NeustadtWiener Neustadt #3,37210.310.4%88
31Danube Private UniversityKrems #3,42710.112.2%65
32Hospital of the Brothers of St. John of GodVienna #3,6149.57.4%89
33Klinikum Wels-GrieskirchenWels #3,6739.39.0%76
34Gesundheit ÖsterreichVienna #3,7089.29.9%66
35Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVAVienna #3,7379.114.7%62
36Universitätsklinikum St. PöltenSt. Pölten #3,8278.98.1%78
37Universitätsklinik für Kinder und JugendpsychiatrieVienna #3,8488.81.9%75
38Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde und GeburtshilfeGraz #3,8708.71.0%90
39Klinik HietzingVienna #4,0458.311.1%75
40Hanusch HospitalVienna #4,1957.89.1%82
41Wiener KrankenanstaltenverbundVienna #4,2517.76.0%74
42Orthopaedic Hospital SpeisingVienna #4,2857.612.4%77
43University Clinic of TraumatologyInnsbruck #4,8776.25.0%161
44International Atomic Energy AgencyVienna #4,8806.213.5%62
45Universitätsklinikum KremsKrems #5,4355.07.0%67
46Austrian Society of Dermatology and VenereologyVienna #6,0303.83.9%74
47Mahle (Austria)Rankweil #6,2883.48.9%82

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Austria?

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

  1. 1Shahrokh François Shariat#303,380 worldwide overall468.0 of 2,180 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Werner H Poewe#22,693 worldwide overall216.5 of 632 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Michael A Trauner#71,063 worldwide overall277.8 of 1,277 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Irene Marthe Lang#58,730 worldwide overall184.1 of 667 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Hans Lassmann#12,514 worldwide overall152.1 of 393 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Kurt Huber#154,979 worldwide overall198.0 of 902 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Matthias Preusser#52,418 worldwide overall165.7 of 602 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Josef S Smolen#37,493 worldwide overall152.4 of 494 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Peter Valent#133,479 worldwide overall183.8 of 820 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Franz Fazekas#82,114 worldwide overall145.3 of 520 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Herbert Tilg#50,495 worldwide overall136.5 of 470 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Florian Kronenberg#27,889 worldwide overall127.1 of 388 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Daniel Aletaha#26,218 worldwide overall123.0 of 364 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Rudolf Valenta#133,302 worldwide overall152.5 of 685 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Ingrid Pabinger#91,463 worldwide overall147.6 of 600 papers here in the top 10%

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

How Austria compares with other countries in Medicine