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AC2T Research (Austria)

In research, AC2T Research (Austria) stands highest in Engineering (#4,319 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,898 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering (Mechanical Engineering is 17.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,417
of 22,385 · #15,437 all time
Rank in Austria
#130
of 143
Research works
447
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
9k
20.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
AC2T Research (Austria)

What is AC2T Research (Austria) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #4,319 of 5,901 10.7%68 #3490
Physical SciencesDomain #7,898 of 10,670 10.7%90 #4199

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where AC2T Research (Austria) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does AC2T Research (Austria) work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at AC2T Research (Austria) is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (68%), Materials Science (12%), Medicine (3%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 97 fractional works · 91.2% of its workEngineering: 73 fractional works · 68.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 32.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 18.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 6.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 11.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAC2T Research(Austria)106fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences91%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7368.3%
    2. Materials Science1311.8%
    3. Computer Science32.5%
    4. Chemistry32.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy21.9%
    6. Environmental Science21.8%
    7. Chemical Engineering11.0%
    8. Energy10.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Medicine33.2%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    1. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    2. Social Sciences10.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does AC2T Research (Austria) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 17.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 34.7 works18×
  2. EngineeringField · 72.5 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 2.88× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.55× its world share, 72 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.38× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.55×72 works
  2. Materials Science3.38×12 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.88×1 works
  4. Chemistry1.57×3 works
  5. Energy0.99×1 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.85×2 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.46×1 works
  8. Nursing0.43×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.35×2 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.34×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.32×3 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×2 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×0 works
  15. Mathematics0.18×0 works
  16. Medicine0.17×3 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.08×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.04×1 works

Who are the top researchers at AC2T Research (Austria)?

Ranked on the quality score, Manel Rodríguez Ripoll, Guido Boidi and Balasubramaniam Vengudusamy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AC2T Research (Austria).

  1. 1 Manel Rodríguez Ripoll Austria · #714,549 worldwide 3.4k citations · 155 works
  2. 2 Guido Boidi Austria · #779,650 worldwide 715 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Balasubramaniam Vengudusamy Austria · #1,249,009 worldwide 721 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Vladimir Pejaković Austria · #1,284,183 worldwide 848 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Shreyas V. Jalikop Austria · #1,331,073 worldwide 640 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Josef Brenner Austria · #1,514,330 worldwide 928 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Charlotte Besser Austria · #1,568,410 worldwide 677 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Christian Katsich Austria · #1,731,738 worldwide 594 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Stefan J. Eder Austria · #1,758,092 worldwide 2.2k citations · 126 works
  10. 10 H. Winkelmann Austria · #1,870,301 worldwide 922 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at AC2T Research (Austria)

What are the most cited papers from AC2T Research (Austria)?

The most cited paper from AC2T Research (Austria) is "Sustainable Li‐Ion Batteries: Chemistry and Recycling" (Jędrzej Piątek, Semih Afyon, Tetyana M. Budnyak et al., 2020), with 414 citations. Next come "Meeting the Contact-Mechanics Challenge" (366) and "Mechanisms of sliding wear of metals and alloys at elevated temperatures" (318).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sustainable Li‐Ion Batteries: Chemistry and Recycling Jędrzej Piątek, Semih Afyon, Tetyana M. Budnyak et al. · Advanced Energy Materials Open access 21 Dec 2020 414
2 Meeting the Contact-Mechanics Challenge Martin H. Müser et al. · Tribology Letters Open access 16 Aug 2017 366
3 Mechanisms of sliding wear of metals and alloys at elevated temperatures Andreas Pauschitz, Manish Kr. Roy, Friedrich Franek · Tribology International 6 Dec 2007 318
4 Tribological behaviour of self-lubricating materials at high temperatures Héctor Torres Cuevas, Manel Rodríguez Ripoll, Braham Prakash · International Materials Reviews 11 Dec 2017 285
5 Behaviour of iron-based hardfacing alloys under abrasion and impact Martin Kirchgaßner, E. Badisch, Friedrich Franek · Wear 6 Mar 2008 219
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at AC2T Research (Austria)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Friction, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Microstructure, Graphene, Renewable Resources and Ionic Liquids.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mechanical Properties25▲ 24×16 topics
  2. Friction14▲ 232×4 topics
  3. Nanocomposites14▲ 16×9 topics
  4. Nanoparticles12▲ 9.3×11 topics
  5. Microstructure12▲ 21×7 topics
  6. Graphene11▲ 16×6 topics
  7. Renewable Resources11▲ 57×3 topics
  8. Ionic Liquids10▲ 35×2 topics
  9. Tribology10▲ 293×2 topics
  10. Biodegradable10▲ 129×2 topics
  11. Additives10▲ 434×1 topic
  12. Lubricants10▲ 434×1 topic
  13. Tribological Performance10▲ 157×2 topics
  14. Rolling Contact Fatigue7▲ 111×2 topics
  15. Thin Films7▲ 32×3 topics
  16. Polymer Composites6▲ 23×4 topics
  17. Coatings6▲ 103×1 topic
  18. Nanoindentation6▲ 108×1 topic
  19. Polymer Tribology6▲ 198×1 topic
  20. Wear Behavior6▲ 169×1 topic
  21. Nonlinear Dynamics5▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Surface Roughness5▲ 34×3 topics
  23. Vibration Analysis5▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Gear Dynamics5▲ 136×1 topic
  25. Mesh Stiffness5▲ 136×1 topic
  26. Sintering4▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Spark Plasma Sintering4▲ 41×2 topics
  28. Cemented Carbides4▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Nanostructured Materials4▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Adhesion4▲ 153×1 topic
  31. Gecko4▲ 153×1 topic
  32. Friction Reduction4▲ 117×1 topic
  33. Laser Surface Texturing4▲ 117×1 topic
  34. Cryogenic Treatment3▲ 108×1 topic
  35. Wear Resistance3▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Emissions3▲ 15×2 topics
  37. High-Speed Trains3▲ 39×2 topics
  38. Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Ground Vibration2▲ 83×1 topic
  40. Two-Dimensional Materials2▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does AC2T Research (Austria) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Lubricants and Their Additives, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Tribology and Wear Analysis and Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis.

Lubricants and Their Add…10Lubricants and Their Additives: 10 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 6 fractional worksTribology and Wear Analy…6Tribology and Wear Analysis: 6 fractional worksGear and Bearing Dynamic…5Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis: 5 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 4 fractional worksAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions: 4 fractional worksTribology and Lubricatio…4Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: 4 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Properties: 3 fractional worksRailway Engineering and Dynamics: 2 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsMaterials ChemistryBiomedical Engineering

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Lubricants and Their Additives Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  3. 3 Tribology and Wear Analysis Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  4. 4 Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  7. 7 Tribology and Lubrication Engineering Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available35.7%not open64.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has AC2T Research (Austria)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is AC2T Research (Austria) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00046% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%AC2T Research (Austria)0.00038% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of AC2T Research (Austria) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%AC2T Research (Austria)11.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.7% in 2013.

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