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Astronomy and Astrophysics research in Austria

University of Vienna ranks first in Austria for Astronomy and Astrophysics research in 2022–2025 (#140 worldwide), followed by University of Graz.

Austria's world rank
#31
of 51 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
555
Top-10% rate
20.9%
Ranked institutions
2

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Austria?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of ViennaVienna #14018.924.9%139
2University of GrazGraz #3882.216.0%76

Institutions in Austria above the floor of 40 fractional works in Astronomy and Astrophysics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Astronomy and Astrophysics researchers in Austria?

O. Reimer, M. Güdel and H. Lämmer rank highest among researchers based in Austria.

  1. 1O. Reimer#7,067 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 72 works
  2. 2M. Güdel#232,632 worldwide overall826 citations · 159 works
  3. 3H. Lämmer#299,313 worldwide overall512 citations · 136 works
  4. 4J. Alves#314,006 worldwide overall543 citations · 98 works
  5. 5Tielong Zhang#375,195 worldwide overall139 citations · 52 works
  6. 6Christian Koeberl#430,515 worldwide overall922 citations · 84 works
  7. 7W. W. Weiß#446,220 worldwide overall434 citations · 89 works
  8. 8T. Lebzelter#461,276 worldwide overall251 citations · 54 works
  9. 9Herbert Lichtenegger#521,643 worldwide overall151 citations · 52 works
  10. 10Ferdinand Plaschke#524,021 worldwide overall160 citations · 55 works
  11. 11W. Baumjohann#570,579 worldwide overall487 citations · 146 works
  12. 12B. Ziegler#620,491 worldwide overall245 citations · 48 works
  13. 13Manuela Temmer#620,891 worldwide overall261 citations · 107 works
  14. 14Eduard I. Vorobyov#651,974 worldwide overall231 citations · 72 works
  15. 15F. Kerschbaum#663,112 worldwide overall179 citations · 50 works

How Austria compares with other countries in Astronomy and Astrophysics