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Complexity Science Hub

In research, Complexity Science Hub stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,993 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,128 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Physics and Astronomy and Neuroscience — Statistical and Nonlinear Physics is 33.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,671
of 28,054 · #11,637 all time
Rank in Austria
#33
of 168
Research works
486
▲ 917% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Complexity Science Hub 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,993 of 10,521 50.1%97 #5308
Physical SciencesDomain #6,128 of 12,888 31.3%98 #10689

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Complexity Science Hub 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 Complexity Science Hub specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics takes 33.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 26.5 works33×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 33.4 works5.9×
  3. NeuroscienceField · 22.6 works5.5×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.49× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.32× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.62× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.92× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.44× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.96× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.19× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.90× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Complexity Science Hub?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Network Dynamics, Social Influence, Agent-Based Modeling, Polarization, Network Analysis, Bounded Confidence, Opinion Dynamics and Community Structure.

▲ 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. Network Dynamics21▲ 82×3 topics
  2. Social Influence18▲ 33×2 topics
  3. Agent-Based Modeling16▲ 48×6 topics
  4. Polarization11▲ 29×2 topics
  5. Network Analysis10▲ 34×3 topics
  6. Bounded Confidence9▲ 129×1 topic
  7. Opinion Dynamics9▲ 129×1 topic
  8. Community Structure9▲ 41×1 topic
  9. Scale-Free Networks9▲ 75×1 topic
  10. Social Networks8▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Synchronization8▲ 27×4 topics
  12. Complex Systems7▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Altruism7▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Cooperation7▲ 44×3 topics
  15. Travel Behavior7▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Cultural Evolution6▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Physical Activity6▲ 5.1×6 topics
  18. Econophysics6▲ 76×1 topic
  19. Microbial Communities6▲ 5.5×4 topics
  20. Multifractal Analysis6▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Phase Transitions6▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Transportation6▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Evolutionary Games6▲ 109×1 topic
  24. Indirect Reciprocity6▲ 109×1 topic
  25. Neuronal Oscillations6▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Neural Mechanisms6▲ 24×4 topics
  27. Adaptation5▲ 7.0×8 topics
  28. Ecosystem Services5▲ 5.2×4 topics
  29. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 5.0×4 topics
  30. Nonlinear Dynamics4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  31. GPS Data4▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Human Mobility4▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Social Cognition4▲ 10.0×7 topics
  34. Complex Networks4▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Emotional Responses4▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Active Travel4▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Built Environment4▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Working Memory4▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Cortical Networks4▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Gamma Rhythms4▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Complexity Science Hub publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence, Complex Network Analysis Techniques, Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation.

Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence: 9 fractional worksComplex Network Analysis Techniques: 9 fractional worksComplex Systems and Time…6Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis: 6 fractional worksEvolutionary Game Theory…6Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation: 6 fractional worksHuman Mobility and Location-Based Analysis: 4 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 4 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…4Neural dynamics and brain function: 4 fractional worksStatistical Mechanics and Entropy: 3 fractional worksAesthetic Perception and Analysis: 3 fractional worksNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation: 3 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceTransportation2 others

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

  1. 1 Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 9 works
  2. 2 Complex Network Analysis Techniques Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 9 works
  3. 3 Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  4. 4 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Transportation 4 works
  6. 6 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 4 works
  7. 7 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  8. 8 Statistical Mechanics and Entropy Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3 works
  9. 9 Aesthetic Perception and Analysis Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  10. 10 Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation Computer Networks and Communications 3 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 available79.4%not open20.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors74.3%domestic only25.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Complexity Science Hub's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 917% 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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