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Medical University of Vienna

In research, Medical University of Vienna stands highest in Medicine (#24 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#42 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#39 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Immunology and Allergy and Internal Medicine — Transplantation is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#382
of 28,054 · #537 all time
Rank in Austria
#3
of 168
Research works
37k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
984k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Medical University of Vienna 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
MedicineField #24 of 10,443 18.8%3,957 #62
Health SciencesDomain #42 of 11,982 18.9%4,209 #77
SurgerySubfield #39 of 1,816 17.7%507 #109
Life SciencesDomain #168 of 7,800 20.4%1,208 #247
EpidemiologySubfield #49 of 976 19.8%296 #125
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #64 of 1,144 14.7%369 #95
HepatologySubfield #4 of 58 25.7%85 #43
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #284 of 3,579 19.8%661 #377
OncologySubfield #81 of 772 16.6%274 #108
Molecular BiologySubfield #247 of 2,175 20.6%364 #369

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Medical University of Vienna 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#62 #24
  2. Health Sciences#77 #42
  3. Surgery#109 #39
  4. Life Sciences#247 #168
  5. Epidemiology#125 #49
  6. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#95 #64
  7. Hepatology#43 #4
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#377 #284
  9. Oncology#108 #81
  10. Molecular Biology#369 #247
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Medical University of Vienna specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transplantation takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 26.7 works9.8×
  2. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 46.1 works9.5×
  3. Internal MedicineSubfield · 30.2 works8.0×
  4. HepatologySubfield · 85.3 works7.2×
  5. OphthalmologySubfield · 80.5 works4.9×
  6. HematologySubfield · 86.7 works4.7×
  7. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 256.0 works4.6×
  8. GeneticsSubfield · 76.7 works4.6×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 67 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.02× its world share, 661 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.69× its world share, 228 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.32× its world share, 231 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 164 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 57 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 26 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.89× its world share, 56 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 151 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.35× its world share, 3,957 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 35 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 164 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 91 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Medical University of Vienna?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Gnant, Johannes A. Hainfellner and Rudolf Valenta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medical University of Vienna.

  1. 1 Michael Gnant Austria · #2,914 worldwide 1.3k citations · 133 works
  2. 2 Johannes A. Hainfellner Austria · #5,007 worldwide 1k citations · 88 works
  3. 3 Rudolf Valenta Austria · #5,212 worldwide 633 citations · 112 works
  4. 4 Werner Scheithauer Austria · #5,370 worldwide 772 citations · 92 works
  5. 5 Daniel Aletaha Austria · #5,798 worldwide 684 citations · 82 works
  6. 6 Georg Langs Austria · #6,602 worldwide 1k citations · 101 works
  7. 7 Iréne Lang Austria · #7,369 worldwide 1.2k citations · 129 works
  8. 8 Christian Hengstenberg Austria · #7,500 worldwide 999 citations · 102 works
  9. 9 Harald Kittler Austria · #8,534 worldwide 1.2k citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Thomas Gruenberger Austria · #14,324 worldwide 540 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Medical University of Vienna

Which keywords describe research at Medical University of Vienna?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Diagnosis, Immunotherapy, Quality of Life, Chemotherapy and Thrombosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology639▲ 2.6×132 topics
  2. Inflammation464▲ 3.6×82 topics
  3. Treatment264▲ 3.5×49 topics
  4. Diagnosis236▲ 4.1×40 topics
  5. Quality of Life221▲ 2.5×49 topics
  6. Immunotherapy211▲ 4.8×19 topics
  7. Cancer210▲ 2.5×56 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress203▲ 2.0×58 topics
  9. Chemotherapy168▲ 3.9×25 topics
  10. Risk Factors167▲ 2.5×36 topics
  11. Management160▲ 3.3×30 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease157▲ 2.3×38 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome148▲ 3.0×22 topics
  14. Heart Failure132▲ 5.0×14 topics
  15. Guidelines132▲ 4.6×13 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines130▲ 3.9×14 topics
  17. Biomarkers127▲ 3.0×18 topics
  18. Thrombosis125▲ 7.3×7 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders122▲ 3.5×20 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations122▲ 4.6×23 topics
  21. Clinical Trials120▲ 2.9×19 topics
  22. Obesity114▲ 2.5×25 topics
  23. Immune Response110▲ 3.2×22 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors108▲ 4.0×14 topics
  25. Tumor Microenvironment107▲ 3.9×8 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Risk105▲ 5.5×9 topics
  27. Prognosis100▲ 5.0×9 topics
  28. Immunity98▲ 4.0×11 topics
  29. Radiotherapy98▲ 4.1×13 topics
  30. Mortality98▲ 2.8×13 topics
  31. Echocardiography94▲ 5.7×8 topics
  32. Metastasis83▲ 4.0×12 topics
  33. Chronic Kidney Disease81▲ 5.5×9 topics
  34. Cytokines77▲ 4.5×8 topics
  35. Cognitive Impairment77▲ 5.0×10 topics
  36. Magnetic Resonance Imaging77▲ 4.9×8 topics
  37. Autoantibodies76▲ 5.3×8 topics
  38. Macular Degeneration66▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention65▲ 8.0×4 topics
  40. Diabetic Retinopathy60▲ 9.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Medical University of Vienna publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Liver Disease and Transplantation, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …45Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 45 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transp…44Liver Disease and Transplantation: 44 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 37 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 37 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 34 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 33 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 32 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques …30Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 30 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 30 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 29 fractional works
EpidemiologyHepatologyOncologyBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 45 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 44 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 37 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 37 works
  5. 5 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 34 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 33 works
  7. 7 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 32 works
  8. 8 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 30 works
  9. 9 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 30 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 29 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.0%domestic only69.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Medical University of Vienna's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.