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Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (Austria)

In research, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (Austria) stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,003 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 12.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,964
of 28,054 · #13,191 all time
Rank in Austria
#67
of 168
Research works
764
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
26.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (Austria) 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
Life SciencesDomain #6,003 of 7,800 22.1%66 #6511

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

What does Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (Austria) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 12.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 47.7 works13×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 58.8 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: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.89× its world share, 59 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.86× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.05× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.34× its world share, 10 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (Austria)?

Ranked on the composite score, Doris Ribitsch, Enrique Herrero Acero and Kerstin Steiner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (Austria).

  1. 1 Doris Ribitsch Austria · #419,861 worldwide 147 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Enrique Herrero Acero Austria · #750,651 worldwide 78 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Kerstin Steiner Austria · #1,001,083 worldwide 53 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Margit Winkler Austria · #1,272,476 worldwide 28 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 D Schiffer Austria · #1,483,151 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Georg Steinkellner Austria · #1,503,439 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Mandana Gruber Austria · #1,594,331 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (Austria)

Which keywords describe research at Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (Austria)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glycosylation, Metabolic Engineering, Cell Culture, Green Chemistry, Biopharmaceutical Production, Mammalian Cells, Recombinant Protein and Synthetic Biology.

▲ 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. Glycosylation12▲ 88×3 topics
  2. Metabolic Engineering11▲ 90×5 topics
  3. Cell Culture10▲ 68×2 topics
  4. Green Chemistry9▲ 41×6 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications8▲ 5.6×14 topics
  6. Biopharmaceutical Production8▲ 160×2 topics
  7. Mammalian Cells8▲ 274×1 topic
  8. Recombinant Protein8▲ 274×1 topic
  9. Synthetic Biology8▲ 108×2 topics
  10. Constraint-Based Models8▲ 151×1 topic
  11. Genome-Scale Models8▲ 151×1 topic
  12. Industrial Applications8▲ 65×3 topics
  13. Biocatalysis7▲ 92×2 topics
  14. Enzyme Immobilization7▲ 188×1 topic
  15. Enzyme Stability7▲ 188×1 topic
  16. Monoclonal Antibodies6▲ 57×3 topics
  17. Therapeutic Antibodies6▲ 72×2 topics
  18. Enzymatic Hydrolysis6▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Lignocellulosic Biomass6▲ 43×1 topic
  20. Pretreatment6▲ 77×1 topic
  21. Biopharmaceuticals5▲ 85×3 topics
  22. Recombinant Proteins5▲ 136×2 topics
  23. Genomics5▲ 13×7 topics
  24. Signal Transduction4▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Gene Expression4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  26. Nanocomposites4▲ 4.4×5 topics
  27. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Fungal Pathogens4▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Protein Aggregation4▲ 61×2 topics
  30. Immunogenicity4▲ 73×2 topics
  31. Polyhydroxyalkanoates4▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Polylactic Acid4▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Stability4▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Chromatography4▲ 203×1 topic
  35. Refolding4▲ 203×1 topic
  36. Yeast4▲ 148×2 topics
  37. Cell Wall4▲ 245×1 topic
  38. Stress Response4▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Antibody Engineering2▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Immune System2▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (Austria) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization and Biofuel production and bioconversion.

Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 8 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 8 fractional worksEnzyme Catalysis and Imm…7Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization: 7 fractional worksBiofuel production and b…6Biofuel production and bioconversion: 6 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 4 fractional worksProtein purification and stability: 4 fractional worksFungal and yeast genetic…4Fungal and yeast genetics research: 4 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksEnzyme Production and Characterization: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyBiomedical EngineeringBiomaterialsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging1 others

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

  1. 1 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 8 works
  2. 2 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 8 works
  3. 3 Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization Molecular Biology 7 works
  4. 4 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 4 works
  6. 6 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 4 works
  7. 7 Fungal and yeast genetics research Molecular Biology 4 works
  8. 8 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Enzyme Production and Characterization Biotechnology 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.5%domestic only60.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (Austria)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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