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Nawi Graz

In research, Nawi Graz stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,821 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,843
of 22,385 · #2,819 all time
Rank in Austria
#58
of 143
Research works
492
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
28.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
75%
world 40%
International
47%
world 18%
Nawi Graz

What is Nawi Graz 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,821 of 10,670 15.5%108 #1649

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nawi Graz 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 Nawi Graz work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Nawi Graz is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (15%), Engineering (15%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 136 fractional works · 74.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 28 fractional works · 15.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 18 fractional works · 9.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 6.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 10.4% of its workGeophysics: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 7.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 12 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNawi Graz183fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences74%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences6%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy2815.4%
    2. Engineering2815.3%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1910.4%
    4. Chemistry137.0%
    5. Mathematics126.3%
    6. Environmental Science116.3%
    7. Materials Science116.2%
    8. Computer Science105.5%
    9. Energy21.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology168.6%
    2. Neuroscience63.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    1. Social Sciences52.6%
    2. Psychology21.3%
    3. Decision Sciences20.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Medicine74.0%
    2. Nursing10.4%
    3. Health Professions10.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
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: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.61× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.06× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.48× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.65× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.79× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.38× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.93× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy6.93×28 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.65×19 works
  3. Mathematics5.38×12 works
  4. Chemistry4.48×13 works
  5. Neuroscience2.06×6 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.92×1 works
  7. Materials Science1.79×11 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.62×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.61×16 works
  10. Energy1.38×2 works
  11. Environmental Science1.26×12 works
  12. Engineering1.02×28 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.91×2 works
  14. Nursing0.84×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.71×10 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.52×4 works
  17. Veterinary0.45×0 works
  18. Psychology0.43×2 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.29×0 works
  20. Medicine0.21×7 works
  21. Social Sciences0.20×5 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×1 works
  23. Health Professions0.13×1 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.12×1 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nawi Graz?

Ranked on the quality score, Qinghai Zhong, Simon Seelig and Mara Pompili lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nawi Graz.

  1. 1 Qinghai Zhong Austria · #1,021,755 worldwide 455 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Simon Seelig Austria · #1,716,334 worldwide 168 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Mara Pompili Austria · #1,718,207 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Magdalena Seelig Austria · #2,415,365 worldwide 22 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Nawi Graz

What are the most cited papers from Nawi Graz?

The most cited paper from Nawi Graz is "Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018" (Lorenzo Galluzzi et al., 2018), with 6,760 citations. Next come "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (2,743) and "A continuous measure of phasic electrodermal activity" (1,714).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018 Lorenzo Galluzzi et al. · Cell Death and Differentiation Open access169 authors 23 Jan 2018 6,760
2 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
3 A continuous measure of phasic electrodermal activity Mathias Benedek, Christian Kaernbach · Journal of Neuroscience Methods Open access 7 May 2010 1,714
4 Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes Lorenzo Galluzzi et al. · The EMBO Journal Open access 8 Jun 2017 1,670
5 Autophagy in major human diseases Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · The EMBO Journal Open access 30 Aug 2021 1,608
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nawi Graz?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lattice QCD, Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Biomedical Applications, Higgs Boson, High-Energy Collider, Chemical Synthesis and charmonium.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications9▲ 4.1×18 topics
  2. Climate Change9▲ 1.74×29 topics
  3. Lattice QCD8▲ 70×2 topics
  4. Dark Matter7▲ 35×4 topics
  5. Particle Physics7▲ 54×2 topics
  6. Higgs Boson6▲ 65×1 topic
  7. High-Energy Collider6▲ 65×1 topic
  8. Chemical Synthesis5▲ 36×3 topics
  9. QCD5▲ 81×1 topic
  10. charmonium5▲ 81×1 topic
  11. Continuous Flow Chemistry5▲ 72×1 topic
  12. Droplet Formation5▲ 72×1 topic
  13. Microfluidics5▲ 36×2 topics
  14. Plate Tectonics5▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Single-Cell Analysis5▲ 48×2 topics
  16. Catalysis4▲ 3.4×14 topics
  17. Nanocomposites4▲ 2.9×12 topics
  18. Tectonics4▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Green Chemistry4▲ 12×8 topics
  20. Geochronology3▲ 26×1 topic
  21. Zircon3▲ 26×1 topic
  22. Electrocatalysis3▲ 5.6×3 topics
  23. Surface Modification3▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Heavy-Ion Collisions2▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Holocene2▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Organic Synthesis2▲ 12×6 topics
  27. Quantum Gravity2▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Quark-Gluon Plasma2▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Sea Level2▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Transition Metal Complexes2▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Electron Transport2▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Glacial Cycles2▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Paleoclimatology2▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Solar Influence2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Superconductivity2▲ 7.2×7 topics
  36. Armendariz Rings2▲ 99×1 topic
  37. Groundwater2▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  39. Zero-Divisor Graphs2▲ 99×1 topic
  40. Geochemistry2▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does Nawi Graz publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions, Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 6 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 5 fractional worksInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation: 5 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…2Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksRings, Modules, and Algebras: 2 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 2 fractional worksMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures: 2 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsBiomedical EngineeringGeophysicsAtmospheric Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  2. 2 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  3. 3 Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  5. 5 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  7. 7 Rings, Modules, and Algebras Algebra and Number Theory 2 works
  8. 8 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  9. 9 Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 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 available75.4%not open24.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.6%domestic only53.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nawi Graz's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Nawi Graz as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00057% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Nawi Graz0.00077% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Nawi Graz 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%Nawi Graz15.0% 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 19.9% in 2016.

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