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University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

In research, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,521 of 11,982 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,518 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#827 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Small Animals and Animal Science and Zoology — Veterinary is 72.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,191
of 28,054 · #2,619 all time
Rank in Austria
#18
of 168
Research works
6.3k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
187k
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is University of Veterinary Medicine 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,521 of 11,982 17.1%397 #996
Life SciencesDomain #1,518 of 7,800 21.3%515 #1220
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #827 of 3,579 22.7%204 #950
MedicineField #2,786 of 10,443 15.6%264 #2553
VeterinaryField #19 of 49 18.6%110 #22
Small AnimalsSubfield #15 of 38 19.6%91 #32
Social SciencesDomain #5,340 of 10,521 29.6%85 #8165
Physical SciencesDomain #7,375 of 12,888 19.0%118 #8975
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,053 of 3,409 21.8%208 #1306
Animal Science and ZoologySubfield #76 of 114 18.3%62 #62

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Veterinary Medicine 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. Health Sciences#996 #1,521
  2. Life Sciences#1,220 #1,518
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#950 #827
  4. Medicine#2,553 #2,786
  5. Veterinary#22 #19
  6. Small Animals#32 #15
  7. Social Sciences#8,165 #5,340
  8. Physical Sciences#8,975 #7,375
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,306 #2,053
  10. Animal Science and Zoology#62 #76
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 Veterinary Medicine Vienna specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 72.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 110.4 works73×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 90.5 works66×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 61.6 works25×
  4. ParasitologySubfield · 25.1 works21×
  5. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 41.0 works16×
← 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: 3.92× its world share, 208 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.43× its world share, 204 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.55× its world share, 74 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 76 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 264 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 72.81× its world share, 110 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 72.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Schlötterer, Herbert Weißenböck and Qendrim Zebeli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna.

  1. 1 Christian Schlötterer Austria · #73,792 worldwide 308 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Herbert Weißenböck Austria · #101,869 worldwide 133 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Qendrim Zebeli Austria · #124,723 worldwide 228 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Rupert Palme Austria · #130,628 worldwide 308 citations · 76 works
  5. 5 Renate Rosengarten Austria · #176,977 worldwide 126 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Veronika Sexl Austria · #181,880 worldwide 160 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Erich Möstl Austria · #195,093 worldwide 83 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Susanne Waiblinger Austria · #258,755 worldwide 143 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Petra Kaczensky Austria · #265,786 worldwide 151 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Hans Nohl Austria · #294,980 worldwide 103 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Which keywords describe research at University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Animal Welfare, Genomic Analysis, Social Cognition, Pathogenesis, Climate Change, Oxytocin and Emotional State.

▲ 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. Epidemiology122▲ 2.8×93 topics
  2. Climate Change78▲ 2.6×52 topics
  3. Animal Welfare69▲ 70×4 topics
  4. Genomic Analysis61▲ 22×12 topics
  5. Social Cognition51▲ 27×6 topics
  6. Pathogenesis47▲ 8.3×21 topics
  7. Oxytocin41▲ 80×2 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress40▲ 2.2×45 topics
  9. Emotional State38▲ 111×1 topic
  10. Stress Indicators38▲ 111×1 topic
  11. Public Health37▲ 2.3×30 topics
  12. Genetic Structure36▲ 46×3 topics
  13. Immune Response35▲ 5.6×20 topics
  14. Vaccine34▲ 7.6×10 topics
  15. Dairy Cattle33▲ 58×2 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity33▲ 6.7×14 topics
  17. Animal-Assisted Therapy32▲ 120×1 topic
  18. Dog Domestication32▲ 120×1 topic
  19. Antimicrobial Resistance31▲ 14×9 topics
  20. Heat Stress30▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Biodiversity30▲ 3.6×23 topics
  22. Gut Microbiota29▲ 7.5×6 topics
  23. Population Dynamics28▲ 9.8×10 topics
  24. Vaccine Development27▲ 9.5×10 topics
  25. Evolution26▲ 9.4×13 topics
  26. Probiotics26▲ 9.7×5 topics
  27. Genomic Sequencing25▲ 19×4 topics
  28. Social Behavior24▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Host-Pathogen Interactions23▲ 25×4 topics
  30. Pain Assessment23▲ 103×2 topics
  31. Livestock Production22▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Virulence Factors22▲ 13×8 topics
  33. Molecular Phylogeny21▲ 12×8 topics
  34. Genetic Variation20▲ 8.5×9 topics
  35. Heart Rate Variability20▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Adaptive Evolution20▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Equine Health20▲ 137×1 topic
  38. Welfare Assessment20▲ 137×1 topic
  39. Metabolic Adaptations19▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Physiological Responses19▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Veterinary Equine Medical Research and Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock.

Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 38 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 32 fractional worksVeterinary Equine Medical Research: 20 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 19 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 17 fractional worksVeterinary Oncology Research: 16 fractional worksReproductive Physiology …14Reproductive Physiology in Livestock: 14 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 14 fractional worksVeterinary Orthopedics and Neurology: 14 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections Studies: 13 fractional works
Small AnimalsGeneticsEquineAnimal Science and Zoology4 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 38 works
  2. 2 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 32 works
  3. 3 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 20 works
  4. 4 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 19 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 17 works
  6. 6 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 16 works
  7. 7 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 14 works
  8. 8 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 14 works
  9. 9 Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology Small Animals 14 works
  10. 10 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 13 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 available50.9%not open49.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.6%domestic only58.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Veterinary Medicine 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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