Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Innsbruck · Austria

Universität Innsbruck

In research, Universität Innsbruck stands highest in Social Sciences (#274 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#343 of 12,888 worldwide) and Medicine (#391 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmaceutical Science, Language and Linguistics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Pharmaceutical Science is 5.7× its share of world research.

uibk.ac.atROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#348
of 28,054 · #306 all time
Rank in Austria
#2
of 168
Research works
36k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
941k
26.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Universität Innsbruck 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
Social SciencesDomain #274 of 10,521 23.6%1,839 #325
Physical SciencesDomain #343 of 12,888 18.3%2,158 #259
MedicineField #391 of 10,443 21.2%909 #590
Health SciencesDomain #559 of 11,982 21.1%1,018 #687
Physics and AstronomyField #98 of 1,646 28.1%255 #93
Social SciencesField #447 of 6,365 25.6%833 #558
Life SciencesDomain #594 of 7,800 23.3%754 #467
Arts and HumanitiesField #182 of 1,998 16.9%437 #259
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #58 of 565 30.0%152 #55
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #379 of 3,579 20.1%377 #459

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universität Innsbruck 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. Social Sciences#325 #274
  2. Physical Sciences#259 #343
  3. Medicine#590 #391
  4. Health Sciences#687 #559
  5. Physics and Astronomy#93 #98
  6. Social Sciences#558 #447
  7. Life Sciences#467 #594
  8. Arts and Humanities#259 #182
  9. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#55 #58
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#459 #379
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 Universität Innsbruck specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmaceutical Science takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 34.9 works5.7×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 114.6 works4.5×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 152.2 works3.7×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 89.0 works3.5×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 162 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 377 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 126 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.33× its world share, 47 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.74× its world share, 158 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 404 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 170 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 569 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 317 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 157 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.18× its world share, 80 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.99× its world share, 255 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 82 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 909 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.63× its world share, 437 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 187 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 54 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 99 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 228 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 833 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universität Innsbruck?

Ranked on the composite score, P. Zoller, Dieter Fensel and Hermann Stuppner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universität Innsbruck.

  1. 1 P. Zoller Austria · #569 worldwide 4.2k citations · 178 works
  2. 2 Dieter Fensel Austria · #1,462 worldwide 1.8k citations · 121 works
  3. 3 Hermann Stuppner Austria · #2,507 worldwide 1.2k citations · 79 works
  4. 4 A. Reimer Austria · #2,535 worldwide 2.1k citations · 90 works
  5. 5 O. Reimer Austria · #7,067 worldwide 2.1k citations · 138 works
  6. 6 R. Blatt Austria · #7,900 worldwide 1.8k citations · 103 works
  7. 7 Günther K. Bonn Austria · #8,846 worldwide 877 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Hans J. Briegel Austria · #8,859 worldwide 1.2k citations · 77 works
  9. 9 Hans H. Hinterhuber Austria · #9,679 worldwide 351 citations · 70 works
  10. 10 Wolfgang Dür Austria · #10,220 worldwide 1.2k citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at Universität Innsbruck

Which keywords describe research at Universität Innsbruck?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Entanglement, Identity, Quantum Information, Gender, Quantum Simulation, Human Rights and Governance.

▲ 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. Climate Change233▲ 1.50×97 topics
  2. Epidemiology150▼ 0.66×121 topics
  3. Globalization120◆ 1.06×92 topics
  4. Identity107▲ 2.5×45 topics
  5. Human Rights98▲ 1.65×47 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress98◆ 1.04×58 topics
  7. Gender93▲ 3.0×39 topics
  8. Entanglement71▲ 8.3×4 topics
  9. Governance62▲ 3.2×9 topics
  10. Quantum Information60▲ 9.0×3 topics
  11. Nationalism57▲ 2.1×26 topics
  12. Ethics56▲ 2.0×39 topics
  13. Sociolinguistics50▲ 4.5×9 topics
  14. Quantum Simulation46▲ 9.8×2 topics
  15. European Union42▲ 3.2×19 topics
  16. Language Variation37▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse36▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Superconducting Circuits35▲ 9.0×2 topics
  19. Bildung35▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Computation34▲ 8.2×2 topics
  21. Cryptography34▲ 4.9×2 topics
  22. Phraseology34▲ 7.8×3 topics
  23. Metrology34▲ 9.8×1 topic
  24. Quantum34▲ 7.2×1 topic
  25. Digital Communication33▲ 8.1×3 topics
  26. Superfluidity33▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Multimodality32▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Autorschaft31▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Literaturkritik31▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Legal Methodology31▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Consumer Protection30▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Migration Law30▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Bildungsungleichheit29▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Ethnografisches Schreiben29▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Constitutional Courts29▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Communication Practices29▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Text Linguistics29▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Regulatory Agencies28▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Digital Governance27▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Party Competition27▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Universität Innsbruck publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Information and Cryptography, German Literature and Culture Studies, Sociology and Education Studies and Linguistic research and analysis.

Quantum Information and …34Quantum Information and Cryptography: 34 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…31German Literature and Culture Studies: 31 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 29 fractional worksLinguistic research and …29Linguistic research and analysis: 29 fractional worksLaw and Political Science27Law and Political Science: 27 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 26 fractional worksDiverse Legal and Medical Studies: 23 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …21Cryospheric studies and observations: 21 fractional worksWinter Sports Injuries and Performance: 21 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 20 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceLiterature and Literary TheorySociology and Political ScienceLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 34 works
  2. 2 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 31 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 29 works
  4. 4 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 29 works
  5. 5 Law and Political Science Law 27 works
  6. 6 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 26 works
  7. 7 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 23 works
  8. 8 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 21 works
  9. 9 Winter Sports Injuries and Performance Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 21 works
  10. 10 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 20 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 available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.4%domestic only71.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universität Innsbruck's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Innsbruck

All research institutions in Innsbruck

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.