Universities by Research Publications in Austria
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Vienna12,611,857 citations
188,171
2TU Wien5,604,031 citations
116,985
3Universität Innsbruck9,541,005 citations
113,370
4Medical University of Vienna11,584,126 citations
103,887
5University of Graz4,159,679 citations
80,925
6Graz University of Technology2,872,379 citations
71,298
7Innsbruck Medical University4,863,053 citations
44,011
8Medical University of Graz4,155,368 citations
43,163
9Johannes Kepler University of Linz1,895,737 citations
41,506
10BOKU University2,407,642 citations
31,693
11University of Salzburg1,348,975 citations
29,809
12Vienna University of Economics and Business577,382 citations
18,943
13Paracelsus Medical University1,303,924 citations
16,849
14University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna1,165,338 citations
16,799
15Montanuniversität Leoben693,461 citations
16,144
16University of Klagenfurt445,898 citations
12,741
17Institute of Science and Technology Austria427,151 citations
9,102
18Central European University203,052 citations
8,515
19Universität für Weiterbildung Krems339,792 citations
6,104
20University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria155,403 citations
5,065
21Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien89,538 citations
4,876
22UMIT TIROL - Private University for Health Sciences and Health Technology164,050 citations
4,140
23Nawi Graz319,549 citations
3,829
24Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences61,004 citations
2,613
25University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna9,121 citations
2,205
26FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences24,963 citations
2,073
27University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien32,483 citations
1,604
28Fachhochschule Salzburg49,427 citations
1,506
29Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology265,597 citations
1,474
30Management Center Innsbruck35,911 citations
1,446
31University of Applied Sciences St Pölten29,025 citations
1,441
32FH Kärnten21,903 citations
1,340
33University of Applied Arts Vienna8,828 citations
1,291
34Danube Private University32,160 citations
1,249
35Hochschule Campus Wien37,449 citations
1,177
36University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz4,883 citations
1,079
37Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences24,810 citations
1,005
38Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien13,753 citations
949
39MODUL University Vienna39,889 citations
945
40Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt32,777 citations
880
41IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems13,674 citations
829
42University of Music and Performing Arts Graz6,766 citations
704
43Pädagogische Hochschule Niederösterreich431 citations
637
44University of Education Upper Austria4,591 citations
630
45University of Applied Sciences Kufstein8,853 citations
601
46University of Applied Sciences Burgenland6,211 citations
588
47University of Applied Sciences for Business & Society BFI Vienna2,632 citations
550
48FHWien der WKW7,534 citations
543
49Webster Vienna Private University18,417 citations
510
50Pädagogische Hochschule Wien2,688 citations
484
Highlights
Within Austria, University of Vienna ranks first in 2026 with 188,171, followed by TU Wien (116,985) and Universität Innsbruck (113,370).
University of Vienna is 1.6 times higher than TU Wien, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 188,171 (University of Vienna) to 484 (Pädagogische Hochschule Wien), with a median of 2,139.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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