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Philosophy research in Austria

University of Vienna ranks first in Austria for Philosophy research in 2022–2025 (#7 worldwide), followed by University of Graz and Universität Innsbruck.

Austria's world rank
#22
of 49 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
724
Top-10% rate
18.5%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Philosophy in Austria?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of ViennaVienna #765.724.9%223
2University of GrazGraz #13513.516.0%93
3Universität InnsbruckInnsbruck #13613.419.5%62

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

Who are the top Philosophy researchers in Austria?

Peter Simons, Rudolf Haller and Mark Coeckelbergh rank highest among researchers based in Austria.

  1. 1Peter Simons#25,578 worldwide overall274 citations · 22 works
  2. 2Rudolf Haller#140,135 worldwide overall51 citations · 17 works
  3. 3Mark Coeckelbergh#146,417 worldwide overall241 citations · 14 works
  4. 4Andreas Blank#265,941 worldwide overall32 citations · 9 works
  5. 5Violetta L. Waibel#282,198 worldwide overall11 citations · 16 works
  6. 6Christian Danz#297,713 worldwide overall5 citations · 15 works
  7. 7Paul Schilder#308,140 worldwide overall105 citations · 22 works
  8. 8Hans Bernhard Schmid#341,384 worldwide overall78 citations · 12 works
  9. 9Alfried Längle#345,991 worldwide overall17 citations · 7 works
  10. 10Ludger Schwienhorst-Schönberger#357,502 worldwide overall1 citations · 8 works
  11. 11Howard Robinson#369,073 worldwide overall39 citations · 7 works
  12. 12Georg Jäger#370,384 worldwide overall31 citations · 9 works
  13. 13George Karamanolis#456,739 worldwide overall15 citations · 12 works
  14. 14Barbara Neymeyr#462,328 worldwide overall0 citations · 11 works
  15. 15L. Deecke#465,398 worldwide overall120 citations · 9 works

How Austria compares with other countries in Philosophy