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Austrian Institute of Technology

In research, Austrian Institute of Technology stands highest in Engineering (#1,748 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,458 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,268 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,320
of 28,054 · #3,538 all time
Rank in Austria
#24
of 168
Research works
4.3k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
87k
20.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Austrian Institute of Technology 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
EngineeringField #1,748 of 6,636 12.1%471 #1765
Physical SciencesDomain #3,458 of 12,888 14.8%825 #2948
Computer ScienceField #1,268 of 4,667 21.8%205 #846
Social SciencesDomain #4,686 of 10,521 31.8%113 #3886
Life SciencesDomain #4,530 of 7,800 26.5%71 #3806
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,375 of 2,318 6.5%182 #1458
Health SciencesDomain #7,127 of 11,982 18.7%61 #7850
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,365 of 1,884 18.7%73 #1401

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Austrian Institute of Technology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#1,765 #1,748
  2. Physical Sciences#2,948 #3,458
  3. Computer Science#846 #1,268
  4. Social Sciences#3,886 #4,686
  5. Life Sciences#3,806 #4,530
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,458 #1,375
  7. Health Sciences#7,850 #7,127
  8. Artificial Intelligence#1,401 #1,365
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Austrian Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 34.5 works6.0×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 182.4 works4.8×
  3. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 22.3 works4.0×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.47× its world share, 205 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.40× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.93× its world share, 471 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Austrian Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Strasser, Angela Sessitsch and Dejan Ničković lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Austrian Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Thomas Strasser Austria · #20,055 worldwide 511 citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Angela Sessitsch Austria · #22,820 worldwide 669 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Dejan Ničković Austria · #53,664 worldwide 420 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Christopher Mayer Austria · #56,609 worldwide 254 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Georg Neubauer Austria · #127,129 worldwide 95 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Paul Smith Austria · #151,852 worldwide 132 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Christian Kral Austria · #155,165 worldwide 125 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Andreas Poppe Austria · #167,930 worldwide 237 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Anton Haumer Austria · #168,006 worldwide 101 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Dietmar Bauer Austria · #172,031 worldwide 195 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Austrian Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Austrian Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Deep Learning, Smart Grid, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Renewable Energy Integration, Lithium-ion Batteries and Anomaly Detection.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy86▲ 5.6×33 topics
  2. Deep Learning86▲ 2.3×61 topics
  3. Machine Learning66▲ 1.89×59 topics
  4. Sustainability57▲ 2.2×46 topics
  5. Smart Grid46▲ 11×9 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency34▲ 3.4×25 topics
  7. Neural Networks32▲ 1.97×27 topics
  8. Security32▲ 4.6×16 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties30▲ 2.9×16 topics
  10. Lithium-ion Batteries30▲ 6.6×4 topics
  11. Energy Storage29▲ 4.2×12 topics
  12. Renewable Energy Integration29▲ 8.0×6 topics
  13. Anomaly Detection26▲ 8.4×5 topics
  14. Game Theory26▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Cathode Materials26▲ 6.2×3 topics
  16. Electric Vehicles26▲ 8.1×4 topics
  17. Battery Technology23▲ 7.6×3 topics
  18. Thermal Management21▲ 6.0×5 topics
  19. Energy Transition21▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Biosensors21▲ 3.7×9 topics
  21. Energy Management20▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Wind Power Integration19▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Demand Response18▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Electricity Markets18▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Power Electronics18▲ 5.2×8 topics
  26. Smart Home18▲ 10×2 topics
  27. District Heating18▲ 37×1 topic
  28. Energy Systems18▲ 35×1 topic
  29. Cybersecurity18▲ 6.9×4 topics
  30. IoT Security18▲ 5.1×3 topics
  31. Privacy18▲ 5.5×6 topics
  32. Life Cycle Assessment16▲ 5.6×8 topics
  33. Autonomous Vehicles16▲ 7.0×5 topics
  34. Battery Management Systems15▲ 8.9×1 topic
  35. Thermal Runaway15▲ 8.9×1 topic
  36. Microstructural Evolution14▲ 8.5×3 topics
  37. Time Series14▲ 7.1×2 topics
  38. Channel Modeling13▲ 9.8×6 topics
  39. Entanglement13▲ 8.0×4 topics
  40. Optical Fiber13▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Austrian Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Grid Energy Management, Integrated Energy Systems Optimization, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Smart Grid Energy Manage…18Smart Grid Energy Management: 18 fractional worksIntegrated Energy System…18Integrated Energy Systems Optimization: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…15Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 15 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …13Advancements in Battery Materials: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 12 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 11 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…10Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 10 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 10 fractional worksCryptography and Data Security: 9 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …9Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 9 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceComputer Networks and Communications1 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 15 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  7. 7 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  8. 8 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 10 works
  9. 9 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  10. 10 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 9 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.1%domestic only66.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Austrian Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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