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BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies (Austria)

In research, BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies (Austria) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,383 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,198 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,957
of 42,892
Rank in Austria
#96
of 287
Research works
424
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.3k
21.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies (Austria) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,383 of 21,541 19.4%318
EngineeringField #8,198 of 11,412 17.4%181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies (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).

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: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 7.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.03× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.81× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.17× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.79× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.10× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies (Austria)?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Gruber, Christoph Schmidl and Ingwald Obernberger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies (Austria).

  1. 1 Thomas Gruber Austria · #108,837 worldwide 432 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Christoph Schmidl Austria · #690,514 worldwide 76 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Ingwald Obernberger Austria · #705,054 worldwide 165 citations · 82 works
  4. 4 Robert Scharler Austria · #892,415 worldwide 101 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Walter Haslinger Austria · #1,316,640 worldwide 51 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Markus Gölles Austria · #1,496,136 worldwide 19 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies (Austria)

Which keywords describe research at BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies (Austria)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Biomass, Renewable Fuels, Lignocellulosic Biomass, Biochar, Energy Efficiency, Gasification and Bio-oil.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact5▲ 6.8×9 topics
  2. Biomass4▲ 95×5 topics
  3. Renewable Fuels4▲ 89×2 topics
  4. Lignocellulosic Biomass4▲ 99×2 topics
  5. Biochar4▲ 60×3 topics
  6. Sustainability4▲ 4.0×14 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency4▲ 10×9 topics
  8. Gasification4▲ 132×2 topics
  9. Bio-oil4▲ 195×1 topic
  10. Pyrolysis4▲ 130×1 topic
  11. Renewable Energy4▲ 5.8×16 topics
  12. Hydrogen Production2▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Chemical-Looping Combustion2▲ 306×1 topic
  14. Heavy Metals2▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Solar Thermochemical Production2▲ 306×1 topic
  16. Artificial Neural Networks2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  17. Coal Geochemistry2▲ 244×1 topic
  18. Trace Elements2▲ 126×1 topic
  19. Hydrogen2▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Iron Oxides2▲ 214×1 topic
  21. Reduction Kinetics2▲ 214×1 topic
  22. Biomedical Applications1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  23. Nanocomposites1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  24. Biodegradable Polymers1▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Polylactic Acid1▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Recycling1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  28. Waste Management1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  29. Catalytic1▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Climate Change1◆ 0.90×7 topics
  31. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. Rheology1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies (Austria) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes, Coal and Its By-products and Iron and Steelmaking Processes.

Thermochemical Biomass C…4Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 4 fractional worksChemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes: 2 fractional worksCoal and Its By-products: 2 fractional worksIron and Steelmaking Processes: 2 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…1Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksCatalysts for Methane Reforming: 1 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional worksGranular flow and fluidized beds: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringGeochemistry and PetrologyMechanical EngineeringBiomaterials4 others

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

  1. 1 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Coal and Its By-products Geochemistry and Petrology 2 works
  4. 4 Iron and Steelmaking Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 1 works
  6. 6 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  7. 7 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Catalysts for Methane Reforming Catalysis 1 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 1 works
  10. 10 Granular flow and fluidized beds Computational Mechanics 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.6%domestic only53.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies (Austria)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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