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Materials Center Leoben (Austria)

In research, Materials Center Leoben (Austria) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,373 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,831 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science — Materials Chemistry is 12.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,026
of 28,054 · #9,385 all time
Rank in Austria
#62
of 168
Research works
612
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Materials Center Leoben (Austria) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,373 of 12,888 8.7%143 #5435
EngineeringField #5,831 of 6,636 7.6%78 #5656

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Materials Center Leoben (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 Materials Center Leoben (Austria) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 34.8 works12×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 31.2 works11×
  3. Materials ScienceField · 47.1 works9.1×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.54× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.52× its world share, 78 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 9.12× its world share, 47 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.03× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Materials Center Leoben (Austria)?

Ranked on the composite score, Werner Ecker, R. Ebner and Anton Köck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Materials Center Leoben (Austria).

  1. 1 Werner Ecker Austria · #329,793 worldwide 125 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 R. Ebner Austria · #408,417 worldwide 104 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Anton Köck Austria · #414,813 worldwide 161 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Vsevolod I. Razumovskiy Austria · #455,614 worldwide 131 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Marco Deluca Austria · #593,068 worldwide 106 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Werner Daves Austria · #643,250 worldwide 72 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Thomas Klünsner Austria · #863,320 worldwide 63 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Bernhard Sartory Austria · #876,930 worldwide 95 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Daniel Scheiber Austria · #998,396 worldwide 69 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Stefan Marsoner Austria · #1,078,001 worldwide 52 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Materials Center Leoben (Austria)

Which keywords describe research at Materials Center Leoben (Austria)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Grain Refinement, Nanostructures, Grain Boundary Engineering, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Corrosion Behavior and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties24▲ 17×21 topics
  2. Microstructure18▲ 23×15 topics
  3. Grain Refinement11▲ 64×4 topics
  4. Machine Learning10▲ 2.1×13 topics
  5. Nanostructures8▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Grain Boundary Engineering8▲ 89×2 topics
  7. Nanocomposites7▲ 6.1×8 topics
  8. Hydrogen Embrittlement7▲ 57×3 topics
  9. Nanoparticles7▲ 3.7×10 topics
  10. Corrosion Behavior7▲ 55×2 topics
  11. Semiconductors6▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Thermal Management6▲ 11×5 topics
  13. Thin Films6▲ 19×8 topics
  14. High-Strength Steels5▲ 103×1 topic
  15. Martensite Transformation5▲ 103×1 topic
  16. Sintering5▲ 26×4 topics
  17. Microstructural Evolution5▲ 22×4 topics
  18. Numerical Simulation5▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Passive Films5▲ 95×1 topic
  20. Stainless Steels5▲ 95×1 topic
  21. Thermal Conductivity4▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Polymer Composites4▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Crystal Structures4▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Nanowires4▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Spark Plasma Sintering4▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Crystal Growth4▲ 8.9×7 topics
  27. Electronic Structure4▲ 13×5 topics
  28. Molecular Dynamics4▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Nanocrystalline Materials4▲ 81×1 topic
  30. Oxidation Resistance4▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Severe Plastic Deformation4▲ 81×1 topic
  32. Composite Materials4▲ 12×5 topics
  33. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy4▲ 30×2 topics
  34. High-Temperature Electronics3▲ 38×2 topics
  35. High-Throughput3▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Materials Informatics3▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Superconductivity3▲ 13×6 topics
  38. Wear Resistance3▲ 58×2 topics
  39. Cryogenic Treatment3▲ 75×1 topic
  40. Tool Steels3▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Materials Center Leoben (Austria) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, Microstructure and mechanical properties and Machine Learning in Materials Science.

Microstructure and Mecha…5Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 5 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement a…5Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 5 fractional worksMicrostructure and mechanical properties: 4 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 3 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Properties: 3 fractional worksThermal properties of materials: 3 fractional worksMetallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 3 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mech…3Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 3 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 3 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 3 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMetals and AlloysMaterials ChemistryMechanics of Materials

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

  1. 1 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 5 works
  3. 3 Microstructure and mechanical properties Materials Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 Thermal properties of materials Materials Chemistry 3 works
  7. 7 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  9. 9 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.3%domestic only63.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Materials Center Leoben (Austria)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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