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Magna (Austria)

In research, Magna (Austria) stands highest in Engineering (#5,715 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,939 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering (Engineering is 4.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#33,184
of 34,923
Rank in Austria
#248
of 255
Research works
163
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
836
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Magna (Austria)

What is Magna (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
EngineeringField #5,715 of 9,532 2.7%124
Physical SciencesDomain #13,939 of 17,446 2.6%140

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

Which fields of science does Magna (Austria) work in?

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Magna (Austria) is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (74%), Business, Management and Accounting (6%), Computer Science (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 85.0% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 74.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 14.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 13.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 12.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 12.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMagna (Austria)32fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences13%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2474.1%
    2. Computer Science25.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy01.6%
    4. Materials Science01.4%
    5. Environmental Science00.8%
    6. Chemistry00.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    8. Mathematics00.5%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting25.7%
    2. Social Sciences13.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
    4. Decision Sciences01.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Medicine01.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Magna (Austria) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 23.6 works4.9×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.94× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.94×24 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting1.79×2 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.62×0 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.98×1 works
  5. Computer Science0.72×2 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.71×0 works
  7. Mathematics0.44×0 works
  8. Materials Science0.40×0 works
  9. Chemistry0.33×0 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.25×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.16×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.09×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works
  16. Medicine0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Magna (Austria)?

Ranked on the quality score, Thomas A. Stansell, Gerhard Grill-Kiefer and Werner Reinalter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Magna (Austria).

  1. 1 Thomas A. Stansell Austria · #2,277,376 worldwide 676 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Gerhard Grill-Kiefer Austria · #3,445,773 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Werner Reinalter Austria · #4,033,356 worldwide 136 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Bruno Götzinger Austria · #4,682,612 worldwide 159 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Magna (Austria)

What are the most cited papers from Magna (Austria)?

The most cited paper from Magna (Austria) is "Stabilization of 7xxx aluminium alloys" (Johannes Albert Österreicher, Georg Kirov, Stephan Gerstl et al., 2018), with 67 citations. Next come "A passenger car driver model for higher lateral accelerations" (55) and "Fronto-parietal overactivation in patients with essential tremor during Stroop task" (53).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Stabilization of 7xxx aluminium alloys Johannes Albert Österreicher, Georg Kirov, Stephan Gerstl et al. · Journal of Alloys and Compounds 3 Jan 2018 67
2 A passenger car driver model for higher lateral accelerations Johannes Edelmann, Manfred Plöchl, Werner Reinalter et al. · Vehicle System Dynamics 24 Oct 2007 55
3 Fronto-parietal overactivation in patients with essential tremor during Stroop task Antonio Cerasa, Luca Passamonti, Fabiana Novellino et al. · Neuroreport 5 Jan 2010 53
4 Joining of Aluminum and Steel in Car Body Manufacturing Gerhard Liedl, Robert Bielak, Julia Ivanova et al. · Physics Procedia Open access 2011 48
5 17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-3 deficiency: From pregnancy to adolescence Silvano Bertelloni, Antonio Balsamo, Lucia Giordani et al. · Journal of Endocrinological Investigation 12 May 2009 47
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Magna (Austria)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Control Systems, Electric Drives, Renewable Energy, Power Electronics, Electric Vehicles, Model Predictive Control, Autonomous Vehicles and Smart Grid.

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

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Control Systems4▲ 64×4 topics
  2. Renewable Energy3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  3. Electric Drives3▲ 217×2 topics
  4. Power Electronics2▲ 23×4 topics
  5. Electric Vehicles2▲ 24×4 topics
  6. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 31×3 topics
  7. Model Predictive Control2▲ 26×4 topics
  8. Smart Grid2▲ 17×2 topics
  9. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  10. Adaptive Control2▲ 43×4 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  12. Hardware-in-the-Loop2▲ 250×1 topic
  13. Real-Time Simulation2▲ 250×1 topic
  14. Thermal Analysis2▲ 41×3 topics
  15. Vehicle Dynamics2▲ 90×2 topics
  16. Mathematical Modeling2▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Electric Motor Drives1▲ 118×1 topic
  18. Permanent Magnet Machines1▲ 118×1 topic
  19. Sustainability1▲ 1.68×5 topics
  20. Vibration Control1▲ 57×2 topics
  21. Big Data1▲ 3.6×3 topics
  22. Industrial Automation1▲ 53×2 topics
  23. Optimization1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  24. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 2.2×2 topics
  25. Deep Learning1◆ 0.91×2 topics
  26. Feedback Control1▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Fluid Dynamics1▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Numerical Simulation1▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Renewable Energy Integration1▲ 9.6×3 topics
  30. Structural Analysis1▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Magna (Austria) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Real-time simulation and control systems, Electric Motor Design and Analysis, Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

Real-time simulation and control systems: 2 fractional worksElectric Motor Design and Analysis: 1 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 1 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 1 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 1 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 1 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibrat…1Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 1 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 1 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 1 fractional worksElectric Power Systems a…1Electric Power Systems and Control: 1 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Electric Power Systems and Control Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available17.7%not open82.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Magna (Austria)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower 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 Magna (Austria) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000095% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Magna (Austria)0.000081% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Magna (Austria) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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