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University of Graz

In research, University of Graz stands highest in Social Sciences (#597 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,174 of 12,888 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#193 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy and Language and Linguistics — History and Philosophy of Science is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,292
of 28,054 · #620 all time
Rank in Austria
#10
of 168
Research works
29k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
653k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is University of Graz 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 #597 of 10,521 20.1%1,825 #537
Physical SciencesDomain #1,174 of 12,888 20.4%945 #653
Arts and HumanitiesField #193 of 1,998 15.3%465 #363
Social SciencesField #878 of 6,365 19.9%839 #709
Language and LinguisticsSubfield #49 of 303 20.4%94 #148
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #431 of 2,578 20.8%310 #565
PsychologyField #488 of 2,181 27.0%204 #338
Environmental ScienceField #931 of 3,551 25.8%174 #800
Health SciencesDomain #3,358 of 11,982 15.9%367 #1090
Life SciencesDomain #2,198 of 7,800 18.9%369 #635

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Graz 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#537 #597
  2. Physical Sciences#653 #1,174
  3. Arts and Humanities#363 #193
  4. Social Sciences#709 #878
  5. Language and Linguistics#148 #49
  6. Sociology and Political Science#565 #431
  7. Psychology#338 #488
  8. Environmental Science#800 #931
  9. Health Sciences#1,090 #3,358
  10. Life Sciences#635 #2,198
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 Graz specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 33.5 works6.2×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 93.2 works6.2×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 94.1 works6.1×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 102.8 works5.5×
  5. LawSubfield · 96.2 works4.7×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 102 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 153 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.53× its world share, 87 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.26× its world share, 69 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 126 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 89 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 206 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 174 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.31× its world share, 54 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.06× its world share, 160 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 77 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 278 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.59× its world share, 465 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 171 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.50× its world share, 112 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 204 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 839 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Graz?

Ranked on the composite score, Rudolf Bauer, Helmut Denk and Frank Madeo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Graz.

  1. 1 Rudolf Bauer Austria · #2,462 worldwide 1.2k citations · 124 works
  2. 2 Helmut Denk Austria · #3,099 worldwide 1.2k citations · 94 works
  3. 3 Frank Madeo Austria · #11,165 worldwide 1.7k citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Karl Kunisch Austria · #19,845 worldwide 1.5k citations · 131 works
  5. 5 Franz Bučar Austria · #31,266 worldwide 713 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Werner E. Piller Austria · #40,328 worldwide 572 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 F. Lembeck Austria · #45,922 worldwide 293 citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Rudolf Zechner Austria · #52,269 worldwide 453 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Kristian Bredies Austria · #53,978 worldwide 490 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Stefan Grundmann Austria · #55,340 worldwide 101 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at University of Graz

Which keywords describe research at University of Graz?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Ethics, Human Rights, Gender, Climate Change, Bildung, Philosophy and History.

▲ 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 Change149▲ 1.58×89 topics
  2. Human Rights136▲ 3.8×49 topics
  3. Identity133▲ 5.2×51 topics
  4. Globalization120▲ 1.75×88 topics
  5. Gender109▲ 5.7×36 topics
  6. Ethics107▲ 6.3×36 topics
  7. Education99▲ 1.64×65 topics
  8. Sustainability90◆ 1.05×69 topics
  9. History85▲ 3.5×39 topics
  10. Philosophy76▲ 4.9×31 topics
  11. Literature74▲ 3.9×37 topics
  12. Innovation69▲ 1.88×37 topics
  13. Religion63▲ 3.8×31 topics
  14. Bildung61▲ 54×3 topics
  15. Nationalism60▲ 3.7×26 topics
  16. Governance59▲ 5.1×13 topics
  17. Neoliberalism53▲ 4.2×20 topics
  18. Leadership52▲ 3.1×15 topics
  19. Neuroscience50▲ 4.8×14 topics
  20. Cultural Studies48▲ 3.6×20 topics
  21. Autorschaft47▲ 63×1 topic
  22. Literaturkritik47▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Psychology43▲ 9.4×10 topics
  24. Sociology41▲ 8.7×17 topics
  25. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse38▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Migration Law37▲ 72×2 topics
  27. Cultural History36▲ 8.5×13 topics
  28. Legal Methodology36▲ 55×2 topics
  29. Criminal Justice36▲ 4.6×5 topics
  30. Regulatory Agencies36▲ 46×2 topics
  31. Digital Governance35▲ 85×1 topic
  32. Party Competition35▲ 85×1 topic
  33. Sociolinguistics35▲ 5.3×8 topics
  34. Narrative35▲ 6.2×11 topics
  35. Aesthetics34▲ 13×9 topics
  36. Consumer Protection32▲ 21×4 topics
  37. Social History30▲ 10×8 topics
  38. Social Theory29▲ 29×5 topics
  39. Art28▲ 9.3×8 topics
  40. Perception28▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does University of Graz publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: German Literature and Culture Studies, Law and Political Science, Sociology and Education Studies and Diverse Legal and Medical Studies.

German Literature and Culture Studies: 47 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 35 fractional worksSociology and Education …28Sociology and Education Studies: 28 fractional worksDiverse Legal and Medica…20Diverse Legal and Medical Studies: 20 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 19 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 18 fractional worksLinguistic research and …17Linguistic research and analysis: 17 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 16 fractional worksGerman Social Sciences and History: 15 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 15 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryLawSociology and Political ScienceStrategy and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 47 works
  2. 2 Law and Political Science Law 35 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  4. 4 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 20 works
  5. 5 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 19 works
  6. 6 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  7. 7 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 17 works
  8. 8 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  9. 9 German Social Sciences and History Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  10. 10 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 15 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Graz's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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