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FH Kärnten

In research, FH Kärnten stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,103 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,199 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,687
of 22,385 · #9,554 all time
Rank in Austria
#50
of 143
Research works
592
▲ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.3k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
FH Kärnten

What is FH Kärnten known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,103 of 10,670 5.3%118 #7270
EngineeringField #4,199 of 5,901 5.1%79 #5768

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where FH Kärnten 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does FH Kärnten work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at FH Kärnten is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Social Sciences (12%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 127 fractional works · 60.3% of its workEngineering: 83 fractional works · 39.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 15 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMedia Technology: 12 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 9.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 48 fractional works · 22.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 13.0% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 7.3% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrthodontics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFH Kärnten211fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences60%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences23%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering8339.4%
    2. Computer Science209.4%
    3. Environmental Science136.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy31.6%
    5. Materials Science21.2%
    6. Mathematics20.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    8. Energy10.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences2612.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting83.7%
    3. Psychology62.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities41.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.4%
    6. Decision Sciences31.3%
    1. Medicine157.3%
    2. Dentistry63.0%
    3. Health Professions62.6%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Neuroscience41.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.63× its world share, 83 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.10× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry6.10×6 works
  2. Engineering2.63×83 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.39×3 works
  4. Computer Science1.21×20 works
  5. Environmental Science1.21×13 works
  6. Neuroscience1.15×4 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.14×8 works
  8. Health Professions0.99×6 works
  9. Social Sciences0.96×26 works
  10. Psychology0.88×6 works
  11. Mathematics0.76×2 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.74×4 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×3 works
  14. Energy0.66×1 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.60×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.57×4 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×2 works
  18. Medicine0.38×15 works
  19. Materials Science0.33×2 works
  20. Nursing0.27×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×3 works
  22. Chemistry0.12×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×1 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×0 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at FH Kärnten?

Ranked on the quality score, Dariia Strelnikova, Peter Granig and Dietmar Sternad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is FH Kärnten.

  1. 1 Dariia Strelnikova Austria · #1,088,424 worldwide 465 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Peter Granig Austria · #1,682,276 worldwide 351 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Dietmar Sternad Austria · #1,871,428 worldwide 532 citations · 140 works
  4. 4 Gernot Paulus Austria · #1,944,233 worldwide 813 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Melanie Luise Krenn Austria · #2,205,494 worldwide 81 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Tamás Mészöly Austria · #2,330,028 worldwide 494 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Vanessa Berger Austria · #2,381,821 worldwide 117 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Karl–Heinrich Anders Austria · #2,504,639 worldwide 543 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Helmut Spitzer Austria · #2,536,312 worldwide 260 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Nils Otter Austria · #2,729,376 worldwide 172 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at FH Kärnten

What are the most cited papers from FH Kärnten?

The most cited paper from FH Kärnten is "Slow expansion of multiple sclerosis iron rim lesions: pathology and 7 T magnetic resonance imaging" (Assunta Dal‐Bianco, Günther Grabner, Claudia Kronnerwetter et al., 2016), with 484 citations. Next come "Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae): A Decade of Research Towards a Sustainable Integrated Pest Management Program" (284) and "Long-term evolution of multiple sclerosis iron rim lesions in 7 T MRI" (240).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Slow expansion of multiple sclerosis iron rim lesions: pathology and 7 T magnetic resonance imaging Assunta Dal‐Bianco, Günther Grabner, Claudia Kronnerwetter et al. · Acta Neuropathologica Open access 27 Oct 2016 484
2 Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae): A Decade of Research Towards a Sustainable Integrated Pest Management Program Gabriella Tait et al. · Journal of Economic Entomology 26 Jul 2021 284
3 Long-term evolution of multiple sclerosis iron rim lesions in 7 T MRI Assunta Dal‐Bianco, Günther Grabner, Claudia Kronnerwetter et al. · Brain Open access 9 Dec 2020 240
4 Development of UHPC mixtures from an ecological point of view Norbert Randl, Trevor J. Steiner, Sandra Ofner et al. · Construction and Building Materials Open access 6 Feb 2014 211
5 Burden of Disease Associated with Alcohol Use Disorders in the United States Jürgen T. Rehm, Deborah A. Dawson, Ulrich Frick et al. · Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research Open access 15 Jan 2014 204
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at FH Kärnten?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Distance Learning, Remote Laboratories, Virtual Labs, Additive Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Sustainability and Health Monitoring.

▲ 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-now 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. Engineering Education12▲ 68×3 topics
  2. Sustainability12▲ 2.2×13 topics
  3. Distance Learning10▲ 14×2 topics
  4. Additive Manufacturing10▲ 15×6 topics
  5. Remote Laboratories10▲ 173×1 topic
  6. Virtual Labs10▲ 173×1 topic
  7. 3D Printing9▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Globalization7▲ 1.79×11 topics
  9. Health Monitoring6▲ 14×2 topics
  10. Applications6▲ 9.6×3 topics
  11. Nanogenerators5▲ 19×1 topic
  12. Wearable5▲ 19×1 topic
  13. Biomedical Engineering5▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Ceramics5▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Power Electronics5▲ 7.5×7 topics
  16. Cyber-Physical Systems5▲ 8.7×4 topics
  17. Artificial Neural Networks5▲ 4.9×4 topics
  18. Challenges5▲ 20×1 topic
  19. Fused Deposition Modeling5▲ 21×1 topic
  20. Internet of Things5▲ 2.6×5 topics
  21. Social Justice5▲ 3.8×5 topics
  22. Geopolymer4▲ 13×2 topics
  23. FPGA4▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Cultural Studies3▲ 4.3×2 topics
  25. Concrete Extrusion3▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Project-Based Learning3▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Rheology3▲ 8.0×1 topic
  28. Societal Change3▲ 148×1 topic
  29. Urban Education3▲ 61×1 topic
  30. Curriculum3▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Actuators3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  32. Dental Materials3▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Digital Twin3▲ 9.1×1 topic
  34. IEEE 14513▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Restorative Dentistry3▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Smart Manufacturing3▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Smart Sensors3▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Transducer Interface Standards3▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Citizen Science2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Conservation Biology2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does FH Kärnten publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Experimental Learning in Engineering, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials.

Experimental Learning in…10Experimental Learning in Engineering: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 5 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 3 fractional worksSociety, Economy, and Ethics Research: 3 fractional worksSensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 3 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 3 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 3 fractional worksEmbedded Systems Design Techniques: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional works
Media TechnologyBiomedical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringBuilding and Construction6 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 10 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 3 works
  5. 5 Society, Economy, and Ethics Research Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  7. 7 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 3 works
  8. 8 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Embedded Systems Design Techniques Hardware and Architecture 2 works
  10. 10 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 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 available39.6%not open60.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has FH Kärnten's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 60% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is FH Kärnten as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00075% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%FH Kärnten0.00083% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of FH Kärnten over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025FH Kärnten5.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.5% in 2020.

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