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University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz

In research, University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,820 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,863 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 10.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,298
of 28,054 · #34,281 all time
Rank in Austria
#150
of 168
Research works
335
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #12,820 of 16,945 18.9%153
Physical SciencesDomain #19,863 of 21,541 18.1%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz 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 University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 23.9 works10×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 2.29× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 10.35× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz?

Ranked on the composite score, Karin Harrasser lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz.

  1. 1 Karin Harrasser Austria · #521,237 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz

Which keywords describe research at University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Identity, Gender, Narrative, History, Art, Aesthetics and Cultural Heritage.

▲ 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. Literature9▲ 21×12 topics
  2. Identity9▲ 15×12 topics
  3. Gender7▲ 16×10 topics
  4. History6▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Narrative6▲ 49×5 topics
  6. Art6▲ 89×3 topics
  7. Sustainability6▲ 2.9×11 topics
  8. Aesthetics5▲ 81×4 topics
  9. Cultural Heritage5▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Materiality4▲ 138×2 topics
  11. Technology4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  12. User Experience4▲ 61×3 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 3.6×9 topics
  14. Exhibition4▲ 441×1 topic
  15. Museum4▲ 441×1 topic
  16. Virtual Reality4▲ 9.3×9 topics
  17. Education4▲ 2.6×8 topics
  18. Ethics3▲ 8.5×7 topics
  19. Innovation3▲ 3.9×5 topics
  20. Participatory Design3▲ 78×2 topics
  21. Design Research3▲ 145×1 topic
  22. Embodiment3▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Gesture Recognition3▲ 51×3 topics
  24. Interaction Design3▲ 145×1 topic
  25. Human-Computer Interaction3▲ 21×7 topics
  26. Philosophy3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  27. Cultural Studies3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  28. Autorschaft3▲ 154×1 topic
  29. Bildung3▲ 101×1 topic
  30. Digital Media2▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Postcolonialism2▲ 22×8 topics
  32. Feminism2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  33. Race2▲ 22×6 topics
  34. Photography2▲ 61×2 topics
  35. Science2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  36. Governance2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  37. Migration2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  38. Society2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Cultural Sociology2▲ 156×2 topics
  40. Digitalization2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Libraries and Information Services, Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, German Literature and Culture Studies and Music Technology and Sound Studies.

Libraries and Information Services: 4 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 3 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 1 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 1 fractional worksInteractive and Immersive Displays: 1 fractional worksMemory, History, Trauma, Identity: 1 fractional worksCrafts, Textile, and Design: 1 fractional worksArt, Technology, and Culture: 1 fractional worksArt, Aesthetics, and Perception: 1 fractional works
MuseologyHuman-Computer InteractionLiterature and Literary TheoryComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition2 others

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

  1. 1 Libraries and Information Services Museology 4 works
  2. 2 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 3 works
  3. 3 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  4. 4 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  5. 5 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  6. 6 Interactive and Immersive Displays Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  7. 7 Memory, History, Trauma, Identity Philosophy 1 works
  8. 8 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 1 works
  9. 9 Art, Technology, and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  10. 10 Art, Aesthetics, and Perception Visual Arts and Performing Arts 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 available33.1%not open66.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.6%domestic only77.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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