Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Austria
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology1,474 works
8.54
2Diplomatic Academy of Vienna300 works
8.47
3Nawi Graz3,829 works
5.68
4MODUL University Vienna945 works
5.29
5Medical University of Graz43,163 works
4.84
6Medical University of Vienna103,887 works
4.40
7Institute of Science and Technology Austria9,102 works
4.25
8Danube Private University1,249 works
4.11
9Universität für Weiterbildung Krems6,104 works
4.10
10BOKU University31,693 works
4.06
11Paracelsus Medical University16,849 works
4.00
12Innsbruck Medical University44,011 works
3.85
13University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien1,604 works
3.74
14Montanuniversität Leoben16,144 works
3.40
15Hochschule Campus Wien1,177 works
3.39
16Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences2,613 works
3.31
17Seeburg Castle University463 works
3.27
18Universität Innsbruck113,370 works
3.23
19Central European Institute of Technology169 works
3.23
20Graz University of Technology71,298 works
3.18
21Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH116 works
3.07
22UMIT TIROL - Private University for Health Sciences and Health Technology4,140 works
3.02
23Johannes Kepler University of Linz41,506 works
3.01
24University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna16,799 works
2.94
25Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien4,876 works
2.87
26University of Vienna188,171 works
2.85
27Central European University8,515 works
2.85
28FHWien der WKW543 works
2.75
29University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria5,065 works
2.72
30IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems829 works
2.69
31Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität - Standort Linz35 works
2.64
32TU Wien116,985 works
2.58
33University of Klagenfurt12,741 works
2.55
34University of Salzburg29,809 works
2.27
35Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt880 works
2.26
36University of Applied Sciences St Pölten1,441 works
2.22
37Management Center Innsbruck1,446 works
2.21
38University of Education Upper Austria630 works
2.11
39Fachhochschule Salzburg1,506 works
2.08
40Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences1,005 works
2.07
41University of Graz80,925 works
1.95
42Vienna University of Economics and Business18,943 works
1.82
43Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria340 works
1.71
44Pädagogische Hochschule Viktor Frankl Hochschule118 works
1.56
45FH Kärnten1,340 works
1.45
46University of Applied Sciences Kufstein601 works
1.40
47University College of Teacher Education Tyrol279 works
1.35
48Webster Vienna Private University510 works
1.34
49Bertha von Suttner Privatuniversität St. Pölten GmbH71 works
1.27
50FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences2,073 works
1.23
Highlights
Within Austria, Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology ranks first in 2026 with 8.54, followed by Diplomatic Academy of Vienna (8.47) and Nawi Graz (5.68).
The top two are virtually level: Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology and Diplomatic Academy of Vienna differ by less than 1%.
Across 50 entries, values run from 8.54 (Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology) to 1.23 (FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences), with a median of 2.86.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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