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MODUL University Vienna

In research, MODUL University Vienna stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,946 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,131
of 22,385 · #6,227 all time
Rank in Austria
#61
of 143
Research works
871
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
MODUL University Vienna

What is MODUL University Vienna 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,946 of 9,585 23.5%109 #2600

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

Which fields of science does MODUL University Vienna work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at MODUL University Vienna is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Business, Management and Accounting (14%), Computer Science (14%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 129 fractional works · 51.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 63 fractional works · 25.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 32 fractional works · 13.1% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 36 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMarketing: 12 fractional works · 5.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 65 fractional works · 26.2% of its workComputer Science: 34 fractional works · 13.7% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 6.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 5.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 31 fractional works · 12.3% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSmall Animals: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEquine: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 9.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMODUL UniversityVienna248fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences52%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6325.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting3614.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance114.4%
    4. Decision Sciences83.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities62.3%
    6. Psychology52.0%
    1. Computer Science3413.7%
    2. Engineering145.7%
    3. Environmental Science62.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy31.4%
    5. Energy31.1%
    6. Mathematics20.8%
    7. Materials Science10.5%
    8. Chemistry10.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Medicine197.7%
    2. Veterinary83.0%
    3. Health Professions31.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences145.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.6%
    3. Neuroscience10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
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: 1.18× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.76× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 22.33× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.48× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.36× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.06× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 22.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary22.33×8 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting4.48×36 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.36×8 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.06×11 works
  5. Social Sciences2.01×63 works
  6. Computer Science1.76×34 works
  7. Energy1.20×3 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.18×14 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.17×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.80×6 works
  11. Mathematics0.69×2 works
  12. Psychology0.67×5 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.63×4 works
  14. Environmental Science0.52×6 works
  15. Health Professions0.50×3 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×6 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.45×1 works
  18. Medicine0.40×19 works
  19. Engineering0.38×14 works
  20. Neuroscience0.35×1 works
  21. Dentistry0.35×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.14×1 works
  24. Nursing0.14×0 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.08×0 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at MODUL University Vienna?

Ranked on the quality score, Horst Treiblmaier, İrem Önder and Ulrich Gunter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MODUL University Vienna.

  1. 1 Horst Treiblmaier Austria · #24,233 worldwide 12k citations · 308 works
  2. 2 İrem Önder Austria · #97,954 worldwide 2.7k citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Ulrich Gunter Austria · #126,969 worldwide 3.1k citations · 89 works
  4. 4 Marion Garaus Austria · #317,364 worldwide 1.4k citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Dimitris Christopoulos Austria · #352,707 worldwide 4.1k citations · 250 works
  6. 6 Lidija Lalicic Austria · #357,688 worldwide 1.3k citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Astrid Dickinger Austria · #390,871 worldwide 3.2k citations · 103 works
  8. 8 Xavier Matteucci Austria · #682,097 worldwide 1.1k citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Bozana Zekan Austria · #743,939 worldwide 450 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Christian Weismayer Austria · #997,616 worldwide 930 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at MODUL University Vienna

What are the most cited papers from MODUL University Vienna?

The most cited paper from MODUL University Vienna is "A Topic Modeling Comparison Between LDA, NMF, Top2Vec, and BERTopic to Demystify Twitter Posts" (Roman Egger, Joanne Yu, 2022), with 978 citations. Next come "The impact of the blockchain on the supply chain: a theory-based research framework and a call for action" (881) and "Drones in agriculture: A review and bibliometric analysis" (704).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Topic Modeling Comparison Between LDA, NMF, Top2Vec, and BERTopic to Demystify Twitter Posts Roman Egger, Joanne Yu · Frontiers in Sociology Open access 6 May 2022 978
2 The impact of the blockchain on the supply chain: a theory-based research framework and a call for action Horst Treiblmaier · Supply Chain Management An International Journal Open access 10 Sep 2018 881
3 Drones in agriculture: A review and bibliometric analysis Abderahman Rejeb, Alireza Abdollahi, Karim Rejeb et al. · Computers and Electronics in Agriculture Open access 18 May 2022 704
4 MANAJEMEN SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA Onsardi Onsardi · OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) PreprintOpen access 26 Jan 2020 551
5 Leveraging the Internet of Things and Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management Abderahman Rejeb, John G. Keogh, Horst Treiblmaier · Future Internet Open access 20 Jul 2019 532
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at MODUL University Vienna?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Consumer Behavior, Supply Chain Management, Internet of Things, Healthcare, COVID-19 Impact, Security and User-Generated Content.

▲ 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. Social Media15▲ 4.5×19 topics
  2. Machine Learning15▲ 1.79×30 topics
  3. Sustainability14▲ 2.4×30 topics
  4. Healthcare13▲ 4.5×9 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management13▲ 5.6×11 topics
  6. Internet of Things12▲ 5.5×8 topics
  7. Consumer Behavior12▲ 7.4×11 topics
  8. Security10▲ 6.2×7 topics
  9. Economic Growth10▲ 5.0×6 topics
  10. Big Data10▲ 4.0×13 topics
  11. COVID-19 Impact9▲ 22×3 topics
  12. User-Generated Content9▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Consumer Engagement9▲ 30×1 topic
  14. Electronic Word-of-Mouth9▲ 30×1 topic
  15. Blockchain8▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Decentralization8▲ 16×1 topic
  17. Smart Contracts8▲ 22×1 topic
  18. Tourist Satisfaction8▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Globalization8▲ 1.65×22 topics
  20. Destination Image8▲ 38×2 topics
  21. Community Perceptions8▲ 44×1 topic
  22. Sustainable Tourism8▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 2.1×14 topics
  24. Renewable Energy7▲ 1.94×17 topics
  25. Brand Equity5▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Brand Community5▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Brand Trust5▲ 37×1 topic
  28. Dairy Cattle4▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Environmental Management4▲ 4.0×5 topics
  30. Reproductive Loss4▲ 60×1 topic
  31. Uterine Disease4▲ 60×1 topic
  32. Equine Health4▲ 114×1 topic
  33. Natural Language Processing4▲ 6.3×6 topics
  34. Topic Modeling4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  35. User Satisfaction4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  36. Welfare Assessment4▲ 114×1 topic
  37. Information Systems4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. Customer Experience4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  39. Technology Acceptance Model3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. Partial Least Squares3▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does MODUL University Vienna publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Marketing and Social Media, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification.

Digital Marketing and Social Media: 9 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 8 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 8 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 5 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 4 fractional worksVeterinary Equine Medica…4Veterinary Equine Medical Research: 4 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 3 fractional worksSharing Economy and Platforms: 2 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 2 fractional worksComputational and Text Analysis Methods: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsMarketingAgronomy and Crop Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 8 works
  3. 3 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 5 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  6. 6 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 4 works
  7. 7 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 3 works
  8. 8 Sharing Economy and Platforms Marketing 2 works
  9. 9 Education and Character Development Education 2 works
  10. 10 Computational and Text Analysis Methods General Social Sciences 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.7%domestic only66.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has MODUL University Vienna's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% 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 MODUL University Vienna as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00073% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%MODUL University Vienna0.00096% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of MODUL University Vienna 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%30%MODUL University Vienna17.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.4% in 2021.

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