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University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

In research, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,948 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,421 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,717 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Music, Literature and Literary Theory and Cultural Studies — Music is 152.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,446
of 28,054 · #32,009 all time
Rank in Austria
#105
of 168
Research works
934
▲ 123% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is University of Music and Performing Arts 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 #6,948 of 10,521 4.7%383 #9549
Social SciencesField #5,421 of 6,365 5.8%153 #7888
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,717 of 1,998 3.7%201 #2769
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #390 of 390 1.6%62 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Music and Performing Arts 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).

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#9,549 #6,948
  2. Social Sciences#7,888 #5,421
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,769 #1,717
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 Music and Performing Arts Vienna specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Music takes 152.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MusicSubfield · 57.9 works153×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 62.2 works25×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 41.9 works22×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 201.2 works15×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 8 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 15.04× its world share, 201 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 152 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 15.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna?

Ranked on the composite score, Werner Goebl, Irena Müller-Brozovic and Axel Petri-Preis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

  1. 1 Werner Goebl Austria · #205,907 worldwide 106 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Irena Müller-Brozovic Austria · #430,684 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Axel Petri-Preis Austria · #455,525 worldwide 0 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Rosa Reitsamer Austria · #462,919 worldwide 17 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Hartmut Krones Austria · #481,678 worldwide 0 citations · 70 works
  6. 6 Tasos Zembylas Austria · #554,600 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Melanie Unseld Austria · #558,295 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Lena Dražić Austria · #657,145 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Magdalena Fürnkranz Austria · #687,118 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Julia Ostwald Austria · #747,979 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Which keywords describe research at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Identity, Innovation, Bildung, Ethnomusicology, Cultural Policy, Autorschaft and Literaturkritik.

▲ 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. Gender90▲ 36×16 topics
  2. Identity79▲ 23×21 topics
  3. Innovation59▲ 12×10 topics
  4. Education44▲ 5.5×13 topics
  5. Bildung41▲ 273×3 topics
  6. Ethnomusicology41▲ 223×2 topics
  7. Cultural Policy39▲ 208×2 topics
  8. Autorschaft39▲ 398×1 topic
  9. Literaturkritik39▲ 398×1 topic
  10. Science39▲ 34×6 topics
  11. Sustainability39▲ 3.5×4 topics
  12. Literature38▲ 15×16 topics
  13. Tourism38▲ 85×2 topics
  14. Interdisciplinarity37▲ 612×1 topic
  15. Theater37▲ 495×1 topic
  16. History35▲ 11×14 topics
  17. Governance34▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Narrative26▲ 36×4 topics
  19. Environmental Sustainability23▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Historical Analysis22▲ 163×2 topics
  21. Musical Theory22▲ 292×1 topic
  22. Musicology22▲ 292×1 topic
  23. Social Justice20▲ 7.5×5 topics
  24. Authenticity20▲ 173×3 topics
  25. Leadership20▲ 9.0×5 topics
  26. Data Citation19▲ 93×2 topics
  27. Cultural Conservation19▲ 162×1 topic
  28. Ecomusicology19▲ 175×1 topic
  29. Art18▲ 45×5 topics
  30. Digitalization18▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Participation18▲ 39×2 topics
  32. Complex Systems18▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Policy Change18▲ 280×1 topic
  34. Human-Computer Interaction17▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse17▲ 89×2 topics
  36. Bildungsungleichheit16▲ 120×1 topic
  37. Ethnografisches Schreiben16▲ 120×1 topic
  38. Photography16▲ 87×3 topics
  39. Nationalism16▲ 7.3×10 topics
  40. Self-Efficacy16▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: German Literature and Culture Studies, Arts, Culture, and Music Studies, Musicology and Musical Analysis and Diverse Musicological Studies.

German Literature and Culture Studies: 39 fractional worksArts, Culture, and Music Studies: 37 fractional worksMusicology and Musical A…22Musicology and Musical Analysis: 22 fractional worksDiverse Musicological St…19Diverse Musicological Studies: 19 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 18 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 16 fractional worksLibraries and Informatio…13Libraries and Information Services: 13 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 13 fractional worksLiterature and Cultural Memory: 12 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 9 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryCultural StudiesMusicPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 39 works
  2. 2 Arts, Culture, and Music Studies Cultural Studies 37 works
  3. 3 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 22 works
  4. 4 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 19 works
  5. 5 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  6. 6 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  7. 7 Libraries and Information Services Museology 13 works
  8. 8 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 13 works
  9. 9 Literature and Cultural Memory Literature and Literary Theory 12 works
  10. 10 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 9 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 available57.9%not open42.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 123% 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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