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Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis

In research, Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,148 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,912
of 28,054 · #6,807 all time
Rank in Austria
#73
of 168
Research works
1.2k
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,148 of 12,888 10.5%75 #5058

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 26.4 works8.9×
← 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: 1.40× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.50× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.80× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.64× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.88× its world share, 26 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.67× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis?

Ranked on the composite score, Ferdinand Hofer, Wernfried Haas and Ilse Letofsky‐Papst lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis.

  1. 1 Ferdinand Hofer Austria · #711,343 worldwide 295 citations · 160 works
  2. 2 Wernfried Haas Austria · #739,933 worldwide 35 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Ilse Letofsky‐Papst Austria · #744,476 worldwide 108 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Peter Wilhelm Austria · #888,878 worldwide 30 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Peter Warbichler Austria · #952,139 worldwide 84 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Gerald Kothleitner Austria · #990,864 worldwide 85 citations · 110 works
  7. 7 Boril Stefanov Chernev Austria · #1,010,547 worldwide 48 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Werner Grogger Austria · #1,070,736 worldwide 61 citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Michael Edler Austria · #1,071,629 worldwide 37 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Harald Plank Austria · #1,089,723 worldwide 55 citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis

Which keywords describe research at Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Mechanical Properties, Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Microstructure, Nanostructures, Biomedical Applications and Image Processing.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy10▲ 156×2 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties9▲ 11×15 topics
  3. Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths8▲ 482×1 topic
  4. Scanning Electron Microscopy8▲ 406×1 topic
  5. Biomedical Applications5▲ 5.2×17 topics
  6. Microstructure5▲ 11×12 topics
  7. Nanostructures5▲ 14×13 topics
  8. Image Processing4▲ 11×2 topics
  9. Nanocomposites4▲ 5.7×11 topics
  10. Structure Determination4▲ 141×2 topics
  11. Cryo-Electron Microscopy3▲ 252×1 topic
  12. Single-Particle Analysis3▲ 252×1 topic
  13. Thin Films3▲ 20×6 topics
  14. Nanoparticles3▲ 2.9×17 topics
  15. Nanomaterials3▲ 3.3×12 topics
  16. Nanoscale Patterning3▲ 137×2 topics
  17. Graphene3▲ 4.9×9 topics
  18. Surface Engineering3▲ 37×3 topics
  19. Biological Applications3▲ 44×2 topics
  20. Molecular Imaging3▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 15×5 topics
  22. Coatings2▲ 47×1 topic
  23. Nanoindentation2▲ 49×1 topic
  24. Ion Beam2▲ 189×1 topic
  25. Surface Analysis2▲ 189×1 topic
  26. Catalysis2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  27. Biological Detection2▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  29. Solar Cells2▲ 12×7 topics
  30. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  31. Atomic Force Microscopy2▲ 95×1 topic
  32. Biosensor Applications2▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Electronic Structure2▲ 12×6 topics
  34. Force Spectroscopy2▲ 95×1 topic
  35. Photovoltaics2▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Materials2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  37. Nanocrystals2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  38. Quantum Computing2▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Nanodiamonds2▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Quantum Sensing2▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics and Ion-surface interactions and analysis.

Electron and X-Ray Spect…8Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Micros…3Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mech…2Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 2 fractional worksIon-surface interactions and analysis: 2 fractional worksForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksDiamond and Carbon-based…2Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 1 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Materials Characterization Techniques: 1 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 1 fractional works
Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsStructural BiologyMechanics of MaterialsComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 8 works
  2. 2 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 3 works
  3. 3 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  4. 4 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 2 works
  5. 5 Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  6. 6 Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% lower than in 2013–2017.

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

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