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Environment Agency Austria

In research, Environment Agency Austria stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,938 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,051 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,548
of 28,054 · #13,432 all time
Rank in Austria
#133
of 168
Research works
671
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
26.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Environment Agency 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
Environmental ScienceField #1,938 of 6,208 25.8%271
Physical SciencesDomain #9,051 of 21,541 23.3%386

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Environment Agency 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 Environment Agency Austria specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 38.5 works8.8×
← 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: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.75× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.84× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.68× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Environment Agency Austria?

Ranked on the composite score, Wolfgang Rabitsch, Thomas Dirnböck and Stefan Schindler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Environment Agency Austria.

  1. 1 Wolfgang Rabitsch Austria · #80,484 worldwide 298 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Thomas Dirnböck Austria · #118,194 worldwide 249 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Stefan Schindler Austria · #218,993 worldwide 191 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Peter Weiss Austria · #527,563 worldwide 41 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Barbara Magagna Austria · #884,488 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Environment Agency Austria

Which keywords describe research at Environment Agency Austria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Health Effects, Public Health, Environmental Impact, Global Distribution, Chronic Diseases, Germany and Health Surveys.

▲ 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. Climate Change16▲ 6.6×49 topics
  2. Health Effects9▲ 16×11 topics
  3. Environmental Impact7▲ 4.8×20 topics
  4. Public Health7▲ 5.6×8 topics
  5. Global Distribution5▲ 96×2 topics
  6. Sustainable Development5▲ 3.8×9 topics
  7. Chronic Diseases5▲ 23×3 topics
  8. Germany5▲ 289×1 topic
  9. Health Surveys5▲ 289×1 topic
  10. Sustainability5▲ 2.4×26 topics
  11. Biodiversity5▲ 7.5×12 topics
  12. Environmental Exposure5▲ 53×3 topics
  13. Remote Sensing4▲ 4.1×17 topics
  14. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Environmental Policy4▲ 23×7 topics
  16. Wastewater Treatment4▲ 20×5 topics
  17. Global Warming4▲ 11×8 topics
  18. Conservation4▲ 9.7×10 topics
  19. Global Change3▲ 15×5 topics
  20. Toxicity3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  21. Exposure Pathways3▲ 90×2 topics
  22. Perfluoroalkyl Substances3▲ 202×1 topic
  23. Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds3▲ 202×1 topic
  24. Recycling3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  25. Waste Management3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  26. Bioaccumulation3▲ 32×3 topics
  27. Energy Transition3▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 7.5×8 topics
  29. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Brominated Flame Retardants2▲ 72×1 topic
  31. Economic Impacts2▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Invasive Species2▲ 6.2×8 topics
  33. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons2▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Model Evaluation2▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Biosphere Reserves2▲ 189×1 topic
  36. Carbon Pricing2▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Landscape Management2▲ 138×1 topic
  38. Policy Instruments2▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Conservation Biology2▲ 22×4 topics
  40. Metabolic Disorders2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Environment Agency Austria publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Medical Studies, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact and Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies.

Health and Medical Studies5Health and Medical Studies: 5 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 3 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 2 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 2 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksEffects and risks of end…2Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 2 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksForest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEnvironmental ChemistryHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisNature and Landscape Conservation5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  4. 4 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  7. 7 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  8. 8 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China Education 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.9%domestic only60.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Environment Agency Austria's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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