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Austrian National Library

In research, Austrian National Library stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,815 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,136
of 42,892
Rank in Austria
#177
of 287
Research works
272
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Austrian National Library known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #6,815 of 16,945 24.9%195

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Austrian National Library 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).

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: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 12.59× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.30× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Austrian National Library?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernhard Fetz, Alfred Schmidt and Hermann Harrauer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Austrian National Library.

  1. 1 Bernhard Fetz Austria · #548,328 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Alfred Schmidt Austria · #789,236 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Hermann Harrauer Austria · #892,906 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Austrian National Library

Which keywords describe research at Austrian National Library?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, History, Narrative, Identity, Art, Authorship, Exhibition and Museum.

▲ 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. Literature8▲ 34×7 topics
  2. History7▲ 23×4 topics
  3. Narrative6▲ 85×2 topics
  4. Identity6▲ 18×11 topics
  5. Art5▲ 142×2 topics
  6. Authorship5▲ 412×2 topics
  7. Exhibition5▲ 1038×1 topic
  8. Gender5▲ 21×6 topics
  9. Museum5▲ 1038×1 topic
  10. Social History3▲ 79×3 topics
  11. Education2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  12. Cultural Studies2▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Colonialism2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  14. Digital Repositories2▲ 154×2 topics
  15. Nazi Propaganda2▲ 214×1 topic
  16. Sexuality2▲ 57×1 topic
  17. Cultural Identity2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  18. Culture2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  19. Cultural Heritage2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  20. Nationalism2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  21. Migration1▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Photography1▲ 85×2 topics
  23. Semantic Web1▲ 36×3 topics
  24. Cold War1▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Ecology1▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Memory1▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Science1▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Autorschaft1▲ 128×1 topic
  29. Bildung1▲ 84×1 topic
  30. Cultural Policy1▲ 63×1 topic
  31. Data Sharing1▲ 104×1 topic
  32. Scientific Data Management1▲ 129×1 topic
  33. Theater1▲ 158×1 topic
  34. Authenticity1▲ 95×1 topic
  35. Ethical Climate1▲ 79×1 topic
  36. European Union1▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Linked Data1▲ 58×2 topics
  38. Lusophone1▲ 96×1 topic
  39. Moral Distress1▲ 79×1 topic
  40. Postcolonial1▲ 96×1 topic

Which research topics does Austrian National Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Libraries and Information Services, European history and politics, German Literature and Culture Studies and Research Data Management Practices.

Libraries and Informatio…5Libraries and Information Services: 5 fractional worksEuropean history and pol…2European history and politics: 2 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…1German Literature and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 1 fractional worksArts, Culture, and Music Studies: 1 fractional worksLiterature and Cultural Memory: 1 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and Criticism: 1 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 1 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 1 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 1 fractional works
MuseologyPolitical Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheoryInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Libraries and Information Services Museology 5 works
  2. 2 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  4. 4 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Arts, Culture, and Music Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Literature and Cultural Memory Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  8. 8 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  10. 10 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 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 available66.8%not open33.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Austrian National Library's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher 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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