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Vienna Biocenter

In research, Vienna Biocenter stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,505 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#857 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 13.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,925
of 28,054 · #3,232 all time
Rank in Austria
#21
of 168
Research works
1k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
80k
76.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
41.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Vienna Biocenter 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,505 of 7,800 42.8%104 #1088
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #857 of 3,579 42.8%80 #858

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vienna Biocenter 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 Vienna Biocenter specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 59.1 works13×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 80.0 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: 1.76× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10.15× its world share, 80 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.48× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.88× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vienna Biocenter?

Ranked on the composite score, Wolfgang J. Schneider lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vienna Biocenter.

  1. 1 Wolfgang J. Schneider · #102,607 worldwide 338 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Vienna Biocenter

Which keywords describe research at Vienna Biocenter?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Gene Regulation, Gene Expression, Transcription Factors, Chromatin, Epigenetic Regulation, Epigenetics and Cancer Therapy.

▲ 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. Cancer12▲ 5.8×32 topics
  2. Gene Regulation9▲ 65×4 topics
  3. Gene Expression8▲ 9.5×17 topics
  4. Transcription Factors8▲ 47×5 topics
  5. Chromatin8▲ 114×2 topics
  6. Epigenetic Regulation7▲ 23×6 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.6×26 topics
  8. Cancer Therapy6▲ 7.2×16 topics
  9. Epigenetics6▲ 94×2 topics
  10. Histone Modifications6▲ 160×1 topic
  11. Transcription6▲ 160×1 topic
  12. Alternative Splicing5▲ 70×1 topic
  13. RNA-Binding Proteins5▲ 70×1 topic
  14. Apoptosis5▲ 11×9 topics
  15. Transcriptional Regulation5▲ 20×6 topics
  16. Ribosome4▲ 57×1 topic
  17. Translation4▲ 18×1 topic
  18. Cancer Progression4▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Immunity4▲ 6.9×7 topics
  20. Development4▲ 7.9×7 topics
  21. Gene Expression Regulation4▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  23. RNA methylation4▲ 30×1 topic
  24. m6A-seq4▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Genome Engineering4▲ 41×1 topic
  26. RNA-Guided4▲ 41×1 topic
  27. Genome Evolution4▲ 59×2 topics
  28. Small RNAs4▲ 42×2 topics
  29. Plant Speciation3▲ 108×1 topic
  30. Pluripotent Stem Cells3▲ 45×2 topics
  31. Polyploidy3▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Transposable Elements3▲ 108×1 topic
  33. Embryonic Stem Cells3▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Stem Cells3▲ 8.5×10 topics
  35. Mass Spectrometry3▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Signal Transduction3▲ 14×6 topics
  37. RNA-Seq3▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Genomic Instability3▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Cell Death3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  40. Differentiation3▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Vienna Biocenter publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, RNA Research and Splicing, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms and RNA modifications and cancer.

Genomics and Chromatin D…6Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 6 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing5RNA Research and Splicing: 5 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…4RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 4 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…4RNA modifications and cancer: 4 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 4 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic Variations: 3 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells R…3Pluripotent Stem Cells Research: 3 fractional worksDNA Repair Mechanisms2DNA Repair Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksAutophagy in Disease and Therapy: 2 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome pathways: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPlant ScienceEpidemiology

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsMolecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 RNA Research and SplicingMolecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsMolecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancerMolecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringMolecular Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsPlant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Pluripotent Stem Cells ResearchMolecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 DNA Repair MechanismsMolecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Autophagy in Disease and TherapyEpidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathwaysMolecular Biology 2 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 available63.1%not open36.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.8%domestic only55.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vienna Biocenter's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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