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University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna

In research, University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,242 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,728
of 28,054 · #37,499 all time
Rank in Austria
#114
of 168
Research works
424
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is University of Applied Sciences BFI 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,242 of 10,521 18.1%143 #10818

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Applied Sciences BFI 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).

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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.82× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.38× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.20× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.45× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna?

Ranked on the composite score, Roland J. Schuster, Gerhard E. Ortner and Andreas Nachbagauer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna.

  1. 1 Roland J. Schuster Austria · #334,384 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Gerhard E. Ortner Austria · #478,494 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Andreas Nachbagauer Austria · #1,034,644 worldwide 17 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Johannes Jäger Austria · #1,319,688 worldwide 22 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna

Which keywords describe research at University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Leadership, Sustainable Development, Organizational Change, Social Innovation, Employee Engagement, Agility and Socio-Technical Systems.

▲ 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. Digital Transformation21▲ 21×6 topics
  2. Sustainable Development18▲ 5.9×14 topics
  3. Leadership17▲ 19×8 topics
  4. Organizational Change14▲ 105×3 topics
  5. Social Innovation12▲ 41×4 topics
  6. Employee Engagement12▲ 36×2 topics
  7. Agility12▲ 440×1 topic
  8. Socio-Technical Systems12▲ 258×1 topic
  9. Information Technology11▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Digital Capital11▲ 313×1 topic
  11. Value Chains11▲ 313×1 topic
  12. Data Collection11▲ 200×3 topics
  13. Public Health11▲ 3.9×3 topics
  14. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse11▲ 136×2 topics
  15. Education10▲ 3.1×5 topics
  16. Germany10▲ 266×1 topic
  17. Health Surveys10▲ 266×1 topic
  18. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 3.8×8 topics
  19. Governance10▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Identity8▲ 5.8×6 topics
  21. Innovation Policy8▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Art8▲ 47×2 topics
  23. Big Data8▲ 4.4×4 topics
  24. Interdisciplinary Research8▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Knowledge Engineering8▲ 302×1 topic
  26. History7▲ 5.5×5 topics
  27. Literature7▲ 6.9×6 topics
  28. Bildungsungleichheit7▲ 122×1 topic
  29. Ethnografisches Schreiben7▲ 122×1 topic
  30. Gender6▲ 6.1×7 topics
  31. Economic Growth6▲ 3.9×9 topics
  32. Customer Experience6▲ 20×2 topics
  33. E-commerce6▲ 4.9×2 topics
  34. Business Models6▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Mobile Health5▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Technology Innovation5▲ 89×1 topic
  37. Narrative5▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Teaching5▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Exhibition5▲ 226×1 topic
  40. Museum5▲ 226×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Management and Leadership, Corporate Governance and Management, Health and Medical Studies and Innovation, Technology, and Society.

Corporate Management and Leadership: 12 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 11 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies10Health and Medical Studies: 10 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …8Innovation, Technology, and Society: 8 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 7 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 5 fractional worksLibraries and Informatio…5Libraries and Information Services: 5 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 4 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 4 fractional worksSports Science and Education: 4 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementStrategy and ManagementGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 12 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 11 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 10 works
  4. 4 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  6. 6 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 5 works
  7. 7 Libraries and Information Services Museology 5 works
  8. 8 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 4 works
  9. 9 Education Methods and Technologies Education 4 works
  10. 10 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 4 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher 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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