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University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria

In research, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,299 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,786 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,969 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition — Human-Computer Interaction is 19.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,107
of 28,054 · #8,183 all time
Rank in Austria
#36
of 168
Research works
2.6k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria 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 #2,299 of 10,521 27.8%182 #3697
Computer ScienceField #1,786 of 4,667 15.3%183 #1682
Physical SciencesDomain #5,969 of 12,888 11.5%479 #6734
EngineeringField #3,537 of 6,636 9.1%222 #4735
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,467 of 2,578 29.1%74 #2026
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,405 of 1,884 17.2%63 #1938

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria 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#3,697 #2,299
  2. Computer Science#1,682 #1,786
  3. Physical Sciences#6,734 #5,969
  4. Engineering#4,735 #3,537
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#2,026 #1,467
  6. Artificial Intelligence#1,938 #1,405
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 University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human-Computer Interaction takes 19.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 29.7 works19×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 45.3 works12×
  3. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 38.1 works4.0×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.14× its world share, 183 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.98× its world share, 222 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.13× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.08× its world share, 74 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.25× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephan Dreiseitl, Mark J. Burge and G. Hendorfer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria.

  1. 1 Stephan Dreiseitl Austria · #178,154 worldwide 380 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Mark J. Burge Austria · #233,310 worldwide 155 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 G. Hendorfer Austria · #398,452 worldwide 98 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Michael Haller Austria · #410,464 worldwide 202 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Dagmar Strohmeier Austria · #497,837 worldwide 93 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Johann Kastner Austria · #511,960 worldwide 131 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Ştefan Wagner Austria · #724,885 worldwide 156 citations · 87 works
  8. 8 Johannes Kriegel Austria · #738,829 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Reinhold Schneider Austria · #771,473 worldwide 46 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Michael Affenzeller Austria · #869,634 worldwide 143 citations · 98 works
All ranked researchers at University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria

Which keywords describe research at University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Big Data, Supply Chain Management, Virtual Reality, Neural Networks and Evolutionary Algorithms.

▲ 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. Deep Learning60▲ 2.3×55 topics
  2. Machine Learning54▲ 2.2×51 topics
  3. Sustainability45▲ 2.5×36 topics
  4. Neural Networks34▲ 2.9×24 topics
  5. Big Data31▲ 4.5×14 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management29▲ 4.2×15 topics
  7. Virtual Reality24▲ 6.4×12 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties22▲ 3.0×26 topics
  9. Evolutionary Algorithms21▲ 27×5 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence21▲ 2.0×22 topics
  11. Internet of Things19▲ 2.9×12 topics
  12. Learning Outcomes17▲ 5.3×3 topics
  13. Applications15▲ 7.2×3 topics
  14. Social Interaction15▲ 5.0×4 topics
  15. Embodiment14▲ 10×4 topics
  16. Technology14▲ 3.4×9 topics
  17. Immersion13▲ 27×1 topic
  18. Presence13▲ 27×1 topic
  19. User Experience13▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Classification12▲ 3.6×6 topics
  21. Multiobjective Optimization12▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Particle Swarm Optimization12▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Customer Experience12▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Autonomous Vehicles12▲ 7.4×5 topics
  25. Cyber-Physical Systems12▲ 5.9×5 topics
  26. Genetic Algorithm11▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Ant Colony Optimization10▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Smart Factory10▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Feature Selection10▲ 6.2×4 topics
  30. User Satisfaction10▲ 7.0×4 topics
  31. Metaheuristics10▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Maintenance10▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Immersive Simulations10▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Medical10▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Constraint Handling9▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Product Design9▲ 8.6×3 topics
  37. Digital Twin9▲ 8.9×2 topics
  38. Genetic Programming9▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Symbolic Regression9▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Gesture Recognition9▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, Augmented Reality Applications, Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications and Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research.

Virtual Reality Applicat…13Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 13 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applic…10Augmented Reality Applications: 10 fractional worksEvolutionary Algorithms and Applications: 9 fractional worksMetaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research: 8 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 8 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 8 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 8 fractional worksScheduling and Optimizat…6Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms: 6 fractional worksInteractive and Immersive Displays: 6 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 6 fractional works
Human-Computer InteractionComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionArtificial IntelligenceIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 13 works
  2. 2 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 10 works
  3. 3 Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  4. 4 Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 8 works
  8. 8 Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Interactive and Immersive Displays Human-Computer Interaction 6 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 6 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.9%domestic only77.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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