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#208 in Best Global Universities

University of Vienna Summary

The University of Vienna is a public institution that was founded in 1365, making it the oldest university in the German-speaking world. The Austrian university is located in Vienna, the country's capital. The school does not have one central campus but instead has facilities located throughout the city, primarily in the first and ninth districts. Students pay relatively low tuition each semester as well as a small student union fee. The tuition costs are higher for some students from outside the European Union and European Economic Area. The University of Vienna does not operate its own student housing.

The university has numerous academic divisions, including those focused on business, economics and statistics; computer science; historical and cultural studies; psychology; and life sciences. Additionally, the university has centers focused on translation studies, sport science, molecular biology and teacher education. In all, the University of Vienna offers around 175 degree programs, including several joint degree programs that provide students the opportunity to study at more than one university. The university follows a semester-based academic calendar, and the primary language of instruction is German. However, a handful of degree programs are taught in English, including master’s programs in communication science, economics and computer science. One of the university's research centers is the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, which is jointly operated with the Vienna University of Technology and the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

University of Vienna Rankings

University of Vienna is ranked #208 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.

University of Vienna Rankings

University of Vienna Subject Rankings

2022-2023 Indicator Rankings

Thirteen indicators were used to calculate University of Vienna's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.

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Global score

62.6

Global research reputation

#115

Regional research reputation

#41

Publications

#260

Books

#64

Conferences

#455

Normalized citation impact

#466

Total citations

#245

Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#255

Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#550

International collaboration - relative to country

#787

International collaboration

#111

Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#272

Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#627

Agricultural Sciences overall score

50.6

Agricultural Sciences global research reputation

#171

Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation

#69

Agricultural Sciences publications

#375

Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact

#12

Agricultural Sciences total citations

#237

Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#190

Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#21

Agricultural Sciences international collaboration - relative to country

#100

Agricultural Sciences international collaboration

#5

Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#92

Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#10

Arts and Humanities overall score

70.9

Arts and Humanities global research reputation

#41

Arts and Humanities regional research reputation

#13

Arts and Humanities publications

#43

Arts and Humanities books

#29

Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact

#124

Arts and Humanities total citations

#55

Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#55

Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#160

Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country

#252

Arts and Humanities international collaboration

#96

Biology and Biochemistry overall score

56.3

Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation

#88

Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation

#33

Biology and Biochemistry publications

#197

Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact

#55

Biology and Biochemistry total citations

#114

Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#160

Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#160

Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country

#152

Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration

#18

Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#86

Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#40

Cell Biology overall score

31.2

Cell Biology publications

#339

Cell Biology conferences

#27

Cell Biology normalized citation impact

#157

Cell Biology total citations

#289

Cell Biology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#263

Cell Biology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#128

Cell Biology international collaboration - relative to country

#100

Cell Biology international collaboration

#7

Cell Biology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#226

Cell Biology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#134

Chemistry overall score

60.3

Chemistry global research reputation

#133

Chemistry regional research reputation

#66

Chemistry publications

#219

Chemistry normalized citation impact

#502

Chemistry total citations

#251

Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#282

Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#597

Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country

#345

Chemistry international collaboration

#67

Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#233

Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#365

Clinical Medicine overall score

40.2

Clinical Medicine global research reputation

#240

Clinical Medicine regional research reputation

#237

Clinical Medicine publications

#768

Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact

#709

Clinical Medicine total citations

#809

Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#622

Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#334

Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country

#417

Clinical Medicine international collaboration

#55

Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#708

Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#585

Computer Science overall score

40.3

Computer Science global research reputation

#361

Computer Science regional research reputation

#129

Computer Science publications

#404

Computer Science conferences

#322

Computer Science normalized citation impact

#483

Computer Science total citations

#453

Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#359

Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#424

Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country

#207

Computer Science international collaboration

#81

Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#437

Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#474

Economics and Business overall score

34.7

Economics and Business global research reputation

#114

Economics and Business regional research reputation

#28

Economics and Business publications

#227

Economics and Business normalized citation impact

#272

Economics and Business total citations

#269

Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#247

Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#234

Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country

#96

Economics and Business international collaboration

#23

Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#303

Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#317

Engineering overall score

41.5

Engineering global research reputation

#357

Engineering regional research reputation

#105

Engineering publications

#1117

Engineering conferences

#662

Engineering normalized citation impact

#521

Engineering total citations

#990

Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#851

Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#332

Engineering international collaboration - relative to country

#224

Engineering international collaboration

#153

Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#612

Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#189

Environment/Ecology overall score

75.6

Environment/Ecology global research reputation

#79

Environment/Ecology regional research reputation

#73

Environment/Ecology publications

#182

Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact

#56

Environment/Ecology total citations

#120

Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#112

Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#64

Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country

#117

Environment/Ecology international collaboration

#5

Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#76

Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#53

Geosciences overall score

61.6

Geosciences global research reputation

#115

Geosciences regional research reputation

#88

Geosciences publications

#106

Geosciences normalized citation impact

#58

Geosciences total citations

#76

Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#125

Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#257

Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country

#120

Geosciences international collaboration

#9

Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#98

Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#170

Materials Science overall score

32.5

Materials Science global research reputation

#147

Materials Science regional research reputation

#154

Materials Science publications

#509

Materials Science normalized citation impact

#505

Materials Science total citations

#543

Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#580

Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#565

Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country

#88

Materials Science international collaboration

#7

Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#654

Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#710

Mathematics overall score

74.7

Mathematics global research reputation

#89

Mathematics regional research reputation

#31

Mathematics publications

#11

Mathematics normalized citation impact

#236

Mathematics total citations

#29

Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#53

Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#294

Mathematics international collaboration - relative to country

#194

Mathematics international collaboration

#58

Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#76

Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#215

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences overall score

77.4

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences regional research reputation

#1

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences publications

#139

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences conferences

#93

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences normalized citation impact

#1

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences total citations

#41

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#85

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#7

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences international collaboration - relative to country

#66

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences international collaboration

#3

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#65

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#16

Microbiology overall score

44.7

Microbiology global research reputation

#105

Microbiology regional research reputation

#24

Microbiology publications

#141

Microbiology normalized citation impact

#41

Microbiology total citations

#95

Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#82

Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#33

Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country

#49

Microbiology international collaboration

#4

Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#59

Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#29

Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score

45.0

Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation

#125

Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation

#9

Molecular Biology and Genetics publications

#286

Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact

#91

Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations

#217

Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#229

Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#137

Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country

#191

Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration

#9

Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#188

Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#121

Neuroscience and Behavior overall score

31.3

Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation

#105

Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation

#15

Neuroscience and Behavior publications

#444

Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact

#326

Neuroscience and Behavior total citations

#427

Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#411

Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#329

Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country

#101

Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration

#2

Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#351

Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#240

Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score

36.1

Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation

#176

Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation

#84

Pharmacology and Toxicology publications

#298

Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact

#264

Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations

#302

Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#279

Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#233

Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration - relative to country

#156

Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration

#22

Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#295

Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#281

Physical Chemistry overall score

45.8

Physical Chemistry publications

#241

Physical Chemistry conferences

#49

Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact

#484

Physical Chemistry total citations

#332

Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#357

Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#466

Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country

#175

Physical Chemistry international collaboration

#21

Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#427

Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#506

Physics overall score

58.4

Physics global research reputation

#61

Physics regional research reputation

#21

Physics publications

#309

Physics normalized citation impact

#497

Physics total citations

#375

Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#361

Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#490

Physics international collaboration - relative to country

#724

Physics international collaboration

#343

Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#309

Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#329

Plant and Animal Science overall score

70.1

Plant and Animal Science global research reputation

#80

Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation

#72

Plant and Animal Science publications

#102

Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact

#268

Plant and Animal Science total citations

#92

Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#94

Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#254

Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country

#252

Plant and Animal Science international collaboration

#45

Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#148

Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#334

Psychiatry/Psychology overall score

44.7

Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation

#160

Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation

#25

Psychiatry/Psychology publications

#184

Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact

#301

Psychiatry/Psychology total citations

#218

Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#179

Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#196

Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country

#241

Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration

#50

Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#278

Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#366

Social Sciences and Public Health overall score

58.4

Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation

#94

Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation

#14

Social Sciences and Public Health publications

#175

Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact

#171

Social Sciences and Public Health total citations

#162

Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#144

Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#110

Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country

#506

Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration

#102

Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#167

Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#226

Space Science overall score

45.7

Space Science global research reputation

#68

Space Science regional research reputation

#14

Space Science publications

#118

Space Science normalized citation impact

#137

Space Science total citations

#136

Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#162

Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#191

Space Science international collaboration - relative to country

#171

Space Science international collaboration

#29

Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#186

Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#207

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