Field · Psychology · Austria
Psychology research in Austria
University of Vienna ranks first in Austria for Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#106 worldwide), followed by Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien and University of Klagenfurt.
- Austria's world rank
- #27 of 109 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 3.3k
- Top-10% rate
- 22.8%
- Ranked institutions
- 12
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Psychology in Austria?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of ViennaVienna | #106 | 39.3 | 29.2% | 506 |
| 2 | Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität WienVienna | #184 | 32.2 | 17.4% | 119 |
| 3 | University of KlagenfurtKlagenfurt | #358 | 23.5 | 23.2% | 117 |
| 4 | Universität InnsbruckInnsbruck | #398 | 22.1 | 27.6% | 228 |
| 5 | University of GrazGraz | #488 | 19.5 | 27.0% | 204 |
| 6 | TU WienVienna | #573 | 17.4 | 17.5% | 76 |
| 7 | Medical University of GrazGraz | #635 | 16.0 | 20.4% | 63 |
| 8 | University of SalzburgSalzburg | #947 | 10.9 | 22.7% | 216 |
| 9 | Medical University of ViennaVienna | #968 | 10.6 | 22.8% | 164 |
| 10 | Johannes Kepler University of LinzLinz | #1,005 | 10.1 | 30.3% | 100 |
| 11 | Central European UniversityVienna | #1,298 | 6.8 | 22.9% | 72 |
| 12 | Graz University of TechnologyGraz | #1,754 | 2.8 | 19.5% | 62 |
Institutions in Austria above the floor of 40 fractional works in Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Psychology researchers in Austria?
Martin Voracek, Josef Perner and Kurt Hornik rank highest among researchers based in Austria.
- 1Martin Voracek#36,920 worldwide overall456 citations · 21 works
- 2Josef Perner#39,310 worldwide overall581 citations · 23 works
- 3Kurt Hornik#84,139 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 24 works
- 4Aljoscha C. Neubauer#95,026 worldwide overall335 citations · 29 works
- 5Eva Jonas#132,381 worldwide overall299 citations · 22 works
- 6Christiane Spiel#144,794 worldwide overall318 citations · 31 works
- 7Andréas Fink#153,173 worldwide overall327 citations · 28 works
- 8Dieter Sandner#176,396 worldwide overall61 citations · 27 works
- 9Manfred Tscheligi#228,249 worldwide overall621 citations · 32 works
- 10Siegfried Kasper#246,782 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 64 works
- 11Stephan Doering#287,028 worldwide overall107 citations · 22 works
- 12Barbara Schober#330,822 worldwide overall182 citations · 22 works
- 13Alexander Meschtscherjakov#399,051 worldwide overall139 citations · 20 works
- 14Marko Lüftenegger#445,112 worldwide overall173 citations · 23 works
- 15Hans‐Peter Kapfhammer#578,264 worldwide overall128 citations · 29 works