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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 (#6,654 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science (Materials Science is 8.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,274
of 22,385 · #9,025 all time
Rank in Austria
#124
of 143
Research works
1.2k
▼ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis

What is Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,654 of 10,670 7.8%75 #2995

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis work in?

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (38%), Materials Science (30%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 86 fractional works · 86.7% of its workEngineering: 37 fractional works · 37.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 8.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 30 fractional works · 30.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 14.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 9 fractional works · 9.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 7.7% of its workStructural Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAustrian Centrefor Electron…99fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences87%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences1%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3737.7%
    2. Materials Science3030.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy66.1%
    4. Chemistry33.4%
    5. Environmental Science33.1%
    6. Energy32.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering11.1%
    9. Computer Science10.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology87.7%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Medicine32.6%
    2. Veterinary00.1%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 29.9 works8.6×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.14× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.16× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.98× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.51× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.64× its world share, 30 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.75× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science8.64×30 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.14×1 works
  3. Energy2.98×3 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.75×6 works
  5. Engineering2.51×37 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.29×1 works
  7. Chemistry2.16×3 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.44×8 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.97×2 works
  10. Veterinary0.82×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.62×3 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.27×0 works
  14. Nursing0.17×0 works
  15. Medicine0.14×3 works
  16. Computer Science0.12×1 works
  17. Dentistry0.12×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.06×1 works
  21. Health Professions0.02×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Robert Winkler, Harald Plank and Philipp Thaler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis.

  1. 1 Robert Winkler Austria · #1,247,984 worldwide 2k citations · 103 works
  2. 2 Harald Plank Austria · #1,436,998 worldwide 5.6k citations · 283 works
  3. 3 Philipp Thaler Austria · #1,496,485 worldwide 493 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Eugen Maier Austria · #1,568,621 worldwide 712 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Roland Schmied Austria · #1,681,441 worldwide 886 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 C. Gspan Austria · #1,736,322 worldwide 924 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 B. Kraus Austria · #1,969,191 worldwide 818 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Julian Wagner Austria · #2,107,047 worldwide 2.8k citations · 97 works
  9. 9 Stefanie Fladischer Austria · #2,192,909 worldwide 765 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Thomas Ganner Austria · #2,281,579 worldwide 780 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis

What are the most cited papers from Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis?

The most cited paper from Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis is "Silver Nanowires as Surface Plasmon Resonators" (Harald Ditlbacher, Andreas Hohenau, Dieter Wagner et al., 2005), with 1,078 citations. Next come "Thermal-runaway experiments on consumer Li-ion batteries with metal-oxide and olivin-type cathodes" (912) and "Organic coating on biochar explains its nutrient retention and stimulation of soil fertility" (616).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Silver Nanowires as Surface Plasmon Resonators Harald Ditlbacher, Andreas Hohenau, Dieter Wagner et al. · Physical Review Letters 16 Dec 2005 1,078
2 Thermal-runaway experiments on consumer Li-ion batteries with metal-oxide and olivin-type cathodes Andrey W. Golubkov, David Fuchs, Julian Wagner et al. · RSC Advances Open access 27 Nov 2013 912
3 Organic coating on biochar explains its nutrient retention and stimulation of soil fertility Nikolas Hagemann, Stephen D. Joseph, Hans‐Peter Schmidt et al. · Nature Communications Open access 16 Oct 2017 616
4 Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) of Surface Plasmons in Single Silver Nanoparticles and Dimers: Influence of Beam Damage and Mapping of Dark Modes Ai Leen Koh, Kui Bao, Imran Khan et al. · ACS Nano 22 Sep 2009 380
5 Selective growth of layered perovskites for stable and efficient photovoltaics Kyung Taek Cho, Giulia Grancini, Yonghui Lee et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2018 369
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy10▲ 142×2 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties10▲ 10×16 topics
  3. Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths8▲ 437×1 topic
  4. Scanning Electron Microscopy8▲ 355×1 topic
  5. Biomedical Applications6▲ 5.1×19 topics
  6. Microstructure5▲ 11×13 topics
  7. Nanostructures5▲ 12×13 topics
  8. Image Processing4▲ 10×3 topics
  9. Nanocomposites4▲ 5.5×13 topics
  10. Nanoparticles4▲ 3.4×21 topics
  11. Nanomaterials4▲ 3.8×12 topics
  12. Structure Determination4▲ 124×2 topics
  13. Cryo-Electron Microscopy4▲ 211×1 topic
  14. Single-Particle Analysis4▲ 211×1 topic
  15. Catalysis3▲ 4.9×10 topics
  16. Graphene3▲ 4.9×9 topics
  17. Surface Engineering3▲ 36×3 topics
  18. Nanoscale Patterning3▲ 126×2 topics
  19. Thin Films3▲ 17×6 topics
  20. Energy Storage3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  21. Molecular Imaging3▲ 35×2 topics
  22. Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 14×6 topics
  23. Biological Applications3▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Ion Beam3▲ 185×1 topic
  25. Metal-Organic Frameworks3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  26. Surface Analysis3▲ 185×1 topic
  27. Coatings2▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  29. Nanoindentation2▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Biosensor Applications2▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Cathode Materials2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  32. Electronic Structure2▲ 13×7 topics
  33. Materials2▲ 10.0×5 topics
  34. Biological Detection2▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Electrocatalysis2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  36. Grain Refinement2▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Solar Cells2▲ 11×7 topics
  38. Atomic Force Microscopy2▲ 85×1 topic
  39. Catalysts2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  40. Force Spectroscopy2▲ 85×1 topic

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

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

Electron and X-Ray Spect…8Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Micros…4Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksIon-surface interactions…3Ion-surface interactions and analysis: 3 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 2 fractional worksForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksDiamond and Carbon-based…2Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research: 2 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 1 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies: 1 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 1 fractional works
Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsStructural BiologyComputational MechanicsMechanics of Materials5 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 4 works
  3. 3 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 3 works
  4. 4 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 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 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% 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 Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis0.00039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis6.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.7% in 2020.

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