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Social Sciences research in Austria

University of Vienna ranks first in Austria for Social Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#25 worldwide), followed by TU Wien and Universität Innsbruck.

Austria's world rank
#29
of 151 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
12k
Top-10% rate
21.7%
Ranked institutions
29

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Austria?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of ViennaVienna #2563.224.8%2,491
2TU WienVienna #32933.819.6%312
3Universität InnsbruckInnsbruck #44730.325.6%833
4University of SalzburgSalzburg #55527.922.4%621
5Central European UniversityVienna #55927.826.2%549
6Vienna University of Economics and BusinessVienna #85522.927.2%470
7University of GrazGraz #87822.619.9%839
8Austrian Academy of SciencesVienna #88422.516.9%276
9Johannes Kepler University of LinzLinz #1,18019.225.4%362
10International Institute for Applied Systems AnalysisLaxenburg #1,42917.151.3%94
11University of KlagenfurtKlagenfurt #1,73614.820.0%360
12Management Center InnsbruckInnsbruck #1,74714.832.8%76
13Universität für Weiterbildung KremsKrems #1,92513.639.7%116
14Graz University of TechnologyGraz #2,6849.919.5%163
15BOKU UniversityVienna #2,8209.338.9%97
16Fachhochschule SalzburgSalzburg #3,1917.924.1%69
17Pädagogische Hochschule WienVienna #3,2627.612.5%169
18Medical University of ViennaVienna #3,3437.322.7%91
19Hochschule Campus WienVienna #3,4157.115.2%66
20Institute for Urban and Regional ResearchVienna #4,5153.923.7%65
21United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationVienna #4,6003.710.7%158
22Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität WienVienna #4,8363.113.3%90
23Institute for Social AnthropologyVienna #4,9173.022.0%65
24University of Music and Performing Arts ViennaVienna #5,4211.85.8%152
25Austrian Foundry Research InstituteLeoben #5,582150.07.4%112
26Akademie der bildenden Künste WienVienna #5,715123.08.6%90
27Pädagogische Hochschule NiederösterreichBaden bei Wien #5,92083.03.3%96
28Mahle (Austria)Rankweil #5,95676.05.4%84
29Chamber of LabourVienna #6,25220.04.7%66

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Austria?

Matthias Sutter, Martin Moll and Lorenz Lassnigg rank highest among researchers based in Austria.

  1. 1Matthias Sutter#140,996 worldwide overall845 citations · 79 works
  2. 2Martin Moll#614,241 worldwide overall19 citations · 87 works
  3. 3Lorenz Lassnigg#770,559 worldwide overall38 citations · 88 works
  4. 4Roland Bieber#773,005 worldwide overall11 citations · 85 works
  5. 5Andrea Pető#834,829 worldwide overall42 citations · 83 works
  6. 6Ulrich Schmid#844,832 worldwide overall149 citations · 168 works
  7. 7Gerhard Köbler#912,974 worldwide overall27 citations · 201 works
  8. 8Michael Potacs#1,041,352 worldwide overall0 citations · 84 works
  9. 9Peter Schnedlitz#1,207,188 worldwide overall26 citations · 91 works
  10. 10Markus Kellner#1,252,721 worldwide overall0 citations · 77 works
  11. 11Andreas Novy#1,258,891 worldwide overall16 citations · 228 works
  12. 12Franz Marhold#1,322,334 worldwide overall7 citations · 140 works
  13. 13Joachim Becker#1,349,210 worldwide overall3 citations · 318 works
  14. 14Ruth Simsa#1,366,580 worldwide overall5 citations · 79 works
  15. 15Harald Eberhard#1,373,426 worldwide overall0 citations · 186 works

How Austria compares with other countries in Social Sciences