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MedAustron

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,763
of 22,385 · #29,074 all time
Rank in Austria
#138
of 143
Research works
166
▲ 58% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
MedAustron

Which fields of science does MedAustron work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at MedAustron is in Health Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (54%), Physics and Astronomy (23%), Engineering (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 38 fractional works · 54.6% of its workMedicine: 38 fractional works · 54.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 24.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 11.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 35.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 22.8% of its workRadiation: 15 fractional works · 21.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 9.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMedAustron70fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences55%Social Sciences4%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3854.1%
    2. Health Professions00.4%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Physics and Astronomy1622.8%
    2. Engineering69.0%
    3. Computer Science11.7%
    4. Materials Science11.5%
    5. Environmental Science00.4%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences23.4%
    2. Psychology00.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
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: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.25× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.82× its world share, 38 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy10.25×16 works
  2. Medicine2.82×38 works
  3. Engineering0.60×6 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×2 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×2 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.45×0 works
  7. Materials Science0.44×1 works
  8. Social Sciences0.27×2 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.24×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.22×1 works
  11. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.16×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.16×0 works
  14. Psychology0.10×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.08×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.07×0 works
  17. Dentistry0.05×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at MedAustron?

Ranked on the quality score, Stanislav M. Vatnitsky, Joanna Góra and Loïc Grevillot lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MedAustron.

  1. 1 Stanislav M. Vatnitsky Austria · #764,675 worldwide 2.9k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Joanna Góra Austria · #993,321 worldwide 1.3k citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Loïc Grevillot Austria · #1,229,726 worldwide 2k citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Ralf Dreindl Austria · #1,953,567 worldwide 399 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Markus Stock Austria · #1,972,424 worldwide 2.7k citations · 176 works
  6. 6 Slavisa Tubin Austria · #2,008,347 worldwide 853 citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Marta Mumot Austria · #2,174,699 worldwide 198 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Ulrike Mock Austria · #2,763,738 worldwide 815 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Carola Lütgendorf‐Caucig Austria · #2,787,933 worldwide 854 citations · 78 works
  10. 10 Alessio Elia Austria · #3,268,987 worldwide 408 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at MedAustron

What are the most cited papers from MedAustron?

The most cited paper from MedAustron is "Carbon ion radiotherapy in Japan: an assessment of 20 years of clinical experience" (Tadashi Kamada, Hirohiko Tsujii, Eleanor A. Blakely et al., 2015), with 562 citations. Next come "Dosimetry of small static fields used in external photon beam radiotherapy: Summary of TRS‐483, the IAEA–AAPM international Code of Practice for reference and relative dose determination" (363) and "The FLUKA Code: An Accurate Simulation Tool for Particle Therapy" (271).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Carbon ion radiotherapy in Japan: an assessment of 20 years of clinical experience Tadashi Kamada, Hirohiko Tsujii, Eleanor A. Blakely et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access 28 Jan 2015 562
2 Dosimetry of small static fields used in external photon beam radiotherapy: Summary of TRS‐483, the IAEA–AAPM international Code of Practice for reference and relative dose determination Hugo Palmans, Pedro Andreo, M. Saiful Huq et al. · Medical Physics 24 Sep 2018 363
3 The FLUKA Code: An Accurate Simulation Tool for Particle Therapy G. Battistoni, Julia Bauer, Till T. Boehlen et al. · Frontiers in Oncology Open access 11 May 2016 271
4 Radiation dose constraints for organs at risk in neuro-oncology; the European Particle Therapy Network consensus Maarten L.F. Lambrecht et al. · Radiotherapy and Oncology Open access 17 May 2018 187
5 Galactic cosmic ray simulation at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory John W. Norbury et al. · Life Sciences in Space Research Open access Feb 2016 159
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at MedAustron?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Clinical Applications, Particle Therapy, Proton Therapy, Dosimetry, Monte Carlo Simulation, Quality Assurance, Image-Guided Radiotherapy and Radiotherapy Physics.

▲ 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. Clinical Applications14▲ 311×2 topics
  2. Particle Therapy14▲ 773×1 topic
  3. Proton Therapy14▲ 773×1 topic
  4. Dosimetry13▲ 263×2 topics
  5. Monte Carlo Simulation12▲ 88×3 topics
  6. Image-Guided Radiotherapy12▲ 409×1 topic
  7. Quality Assurance12▲ 103×2 topics
  8. Radiotherapy Physics12▲ 409×1 topic
  9. Radiotherapy7▲ 26×8 topics
  10. Cancer Treatment5▲ 29×4 topics
  11. Immunotherapy4▲ 7.9×9 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors4▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Boron Neutron Capture Therapy3▲ 484×1 topic
  14. Carboranes3▲ 484×1 topic
  15. Medicinal Chemistry3▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.5×8 topics
  17. Media3▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Radiosurgery3▲ 41×3 topics
  19. Apoptosis2▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Genomic Instability2▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Pandemic2▲ 3.4×2 topics
  22. Bystander Effects2▲ 183×1 topic
  23. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.7×8 topics
  24. Cultural Communication2▲ 96×1 topic
  25. Discourse Analysis2▲ 14×1 topic
  26. Molecular Classification2▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Radiation2▲ 183×1 topic
  28. Glioblastoma2▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Temozolomide2▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Medical Imaging2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  31. Negative Ion Sources2▲ 143×1 topic
  32. Superconducting Cavities2▲ 143×1 topic
  33. Surgical Management2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  34. Inorganic Scintillators2▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Scintillation Detectors2▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  37. Radiation Therapy2▲ 17×4 topics
  38. CMOS Technology2▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Cognitive Function1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Radiation Effects1▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does MedAustron publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Boron Compounds in Chemistry and Effects of Radiation Exposure.

Radiation Therapy and Do…14Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…12Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 12 fractional worksBoron Compounds in Chemistry: 3 fractional worksEffects of Radiation Exposure: 2 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 2 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 2 fractional worksRadiation Effects in Electronics: 1 fractional worksMeningioma and schwannoma management: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineRadiationRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCultural Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 14 works
  2. 2 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 12 works
  3. 3 Boron Compounds in Chemistry Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  4. 4 Effects of Radiation Exposure Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  5. 5 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 2 works
  6. 6 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  7. 7 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 2 works
  9. 9 Radiation Effects in Electronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 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 available64.4%not open35.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.2%domestic only51.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has MedAustron's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% 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 MedAustron as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%MedAustron0.00023% in 2025200020102020

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

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