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SBA Research

In research, SBA Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,190 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science — Computer Science is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,546
of 28,054 · #15,358 all time
Rank in Austria
#84
of 168
Research works
507
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.8k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is SBA Research 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 #9,190 of 12,888 17.5%77 #9880

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where SBA Research 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 SBA Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 53.9 works6.0×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 6.00× its world share, 54 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.92× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at SBA Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Edgar Weippl, Markus Huber and Sebastian Schrittwieser lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SBA Research.

  1. 1 Edgar Weippl Austria · #176,881 worldwide 311 citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Markus Huber Austria · #351,744 worldwide 105 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Sebastian Schrittwieser Austria · #399,237 worldwide 107 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Andreas Ekelhart Austria · #522,510 worldwide 75 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Nicholas Stifter Austria · #711,689 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Dimitris E. Simos Austria · #966,516 worldwide 35 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Thomas Neubauer Austria · #1,080,484 worldwide 52 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Annie Annie Austria · #1,372,691 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at SBA Research

Which keywords describe research at SBA Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Security, Data Mining, Neural Networks, Automated Testing, Software Fault Localization and Big Data.

▲ 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. Machine Learning17▲ 4.6×27 topics
  2. Deep Learning13▲ 3.4×24 topics
  3. Neural Networks7▲ 3.8×12 topics
  4. Data Mining7▲ 7.7×7 topics
  5. Security7▲ 8.7×10 topics
  6. Big Data6▲ 5.4×13 topics
  7. Automated Testing5▲ 161×1 topic
  8. Software Fault Localization5▲ 161×1 topic
  9. Differential Privacy4▲ 55×1 topic
  10. Federated Learning4▲ 55×1 topic
  11. IoT Security4▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Security Analysis4▲ 21×3 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  14. Anomaly Detection4▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Healthcare4▲ 2.8×7 topics
  16. Internet of Things4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  17. Behavioral Analysis3▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Detection3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  19. Surveillance3▲ 10×3 topics
  20. Android Malware3▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Distributed Systems3▲ 16×5 topics
  22. Permission Analysis3▲ 33×1 topic
  23. Privacy3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  24. Virtualization3▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Side-Channel Attacks3▲ 51×3 topics
  26. Trust3▲ 8.5×4 topics
  27. Neural Network2▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Architecture-Based Approach2▲ 89×1 topic
  29. Smart Contracts2▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Software Reliability Modeling2▲ 89×1 topic
  31. Blockchain2▲ 7.8×1 topic
  32. Decentralization2▲ 8.8×1 topic
  33. Adversarial Examples2▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Robustness2▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Fault Localization2▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Cryptography2▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Online Social Networks2▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Privacy Concerns2▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Control-Flow Integrity2▲ 82×1 topic
  40. Security Policies2▲ 82×1 topic

Which research topics does SBA Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Software Testing and Debugging Techniques, Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques and Software Reliability and Analysis Research.

Software Testing and Debugging Techniques: 5 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…3Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 3 fractional worksSoftware Reliability and…2Software Reliability and Analysis Research: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 2 fractional worksPrivacy, Security, and D…2Privacy, Security, and Data Protection: 2 fractional worksSecurity and Verification in Computing: 2 fractional worksCryptography and Data Security: 2 fractional worksData Quality and Management: 1 fractional works
SoftwareArtificial IntelligenceSignal ProcessingInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Software Testing and Debugging Techniques Software 5 works
  2. 2 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 3 works
  4. 4 Software Reliability and Analysis Research Software 2 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Privacy, Security, and Data Protection Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Security and Verification in Computing Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Data Quality and Management Management Science and Operations Research 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.9%domestic only76.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SBA Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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