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Wasser Cluster Lunz

In research, Wasser Cluster Lunz stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,298 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,434 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 12.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#26,936
of 42,892
Rank in Austria
#184
of 287
Research works
297
▲ 108% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Wasser Cluster Lunz 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
Environmental ScienceField #3,298 of 6,208 31.0%154
Physical SciencesDomain #16,434 of 21,541 29.9%201

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wasser Cluster Lunz 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 Wasser Cluster Lunz specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 29.3 works13×
← 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: 2.37× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.59× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.95× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.79× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wasser Cluster Lunz?

Ranked on the composite score, F. Ruttner, Gabriele Weigelhofer and Martin J. Kainz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wasser Cluster Lunz.

  1. 1 F. Ruttner Austria · #248,610 worldwide 68 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Gabriele Weigelhofer Austria · #581,126 worldwide 52 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Martin J. Kainz Austria · #820,139 worldwide 103 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Robert Ptáčník Austria · #843,272 worldwide 110 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Thomas Hein Austria · #1,033,071 worldwide 74 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Hans Malicky Austria · #1,400,250 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Wasser Cluster Lunz

Which keywords describe research at Wasser Cluster Lunz?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Eutrophication, Freshwater Biodiversity, Water Quality, Fisheries Sustainability, Habitat Fragmentation and Harmful Algal Blooms.

▲ 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 Change17▲ 14×29 topics
  2. Invasive Species6▲ 33×8 topics
  3. Eutrophication6▲ 135×4 topics
  4. Freshwater Biodiversity6▲ 215×2 topics
  5. Water Quality6▲ 32×7 topics
  6. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 133×2 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 48×4 topics
  8. Harmful Algal Blooms5▲ 136×2 topics
  9. Conservation Challenges4▲ 201×1 topic
  10. Flow Regulation4▲ 201×1 topic
  11. Stable Isotopes3▲ 240×1 topic
  12. Trophic Position3▲ 240×1 topic
  13. Global Warming3▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.6×9 topics
  15. Dissolved Organic Matter3▲ 134×1 topic
  16. Oceanic Carbon Cycle3▲ 134×1 topic
  17. Phosphorus2▲ 61×2 topics
  18. Cyanobacteria2▲ 113×2 topics
  19. Toxins2▲ 51×2 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services2▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Freshwater Ecosystems2▲ 166×1 topic
  22. Nutrient Control2▲ 166×1 topic
  23. Aquaculture2▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 23×5 topics
  25. River Restoration2▲ 107×2 topics
  26. Conservation Genetics2▲ 103×2 topics
  27. Biomonitoring2▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Sediment Transport2▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Land Use2▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Land Use Change2▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Stream Ecosystems2▲ 265×1 topic
  32. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 64×3 topics
  33. Ecosystem Engineering2▲ 114×2 topics
  34. Global Carbon Budget2▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Molecular Structure2▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Nutrient Cycling2▲ 47×2 topics
  37. Hyporheic Zone1▲ 150×1 topic
  38. Marine Microbes1▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Microbial Biogeography1▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Phosphorus Management1▲ 150×1 topic

Which research topics does Wasser Cluster Lunz publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Marine and coastal ecosystems and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics.

Fish Ecology and Managem…4Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 3 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 2 fractional worksFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 2 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient …1Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 1 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 1 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 1 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyOceanographyEnvironmental Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  2. 2 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 3 works
  4. 4 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  9. 9 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 1 works
  10. 10 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 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 available48.2%not open51.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.9%domestic only56.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wasser Cluster Lunz's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 108% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.