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🎓 Top Research Universities in Austria

Universities and colleges in Austria ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇦🇹 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
University of Vienna188,069 papers
12,563,837
2
Medical University of Vienna103,845 papers
11,546,680
3
Universität Innsbruck113,352 papers
9,517,104
4
TU Wien116,916 papers
5,576,105
5
Innsbruck Medical University43,987 papers
4,854,904
6
University of Graz80,903 papers
4,149,169
7
Medical University of Graz43,144 papers
4,147,011
8
Graz University of Technology71,257 papers
2,852,623
9
BOKU University31,658 papers
2,401,093
10
Johannes Kepler University of Linz41,481 papers
1,851,237
11
University of Salzburg29,788 papers
1,345,013
12
Paracelsus Medical University16,841 papers
1,301,131
13
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna16,783 papers
1,163,511
14
Montanuniversität Leoben16,128 papers
690,814
15
Vienna University of Economics and Business18,897 papers
573,504
16
University of Klagenfurt12,728 papers
440,440
17
Institute of Science and Technology Austria9,093 papers
421,137
18
Universität für Weiterbildung Krems6,103 papers
338,548
19
Nawi Graz3,837 papers
318,445
20
Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology1,481 papers
262,283
21
Central European University8,514 papers
200,790
22
UMIT TIROL - Private University for Health Sciences and Health Technology4,141 papers
163,470
23
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria5,060 papers
153,904
24
Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien4,873 papers
89,009
25
Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences2,611 papers
60,703
26
Fachhochschule Salzburg1,508 papers
49,034
27
Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies of Austrian Universities286 papers
41,305
28
MODUL University Vienna944 papers
39,558
29
Hochschule Campus Wien1,181 papers
37,273
30
Management Center Innsbruck1,446 papers
35,590
31
Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt874 papers
32,657
32
University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien1,607 papers
32,251
33
Danube Private University1,243 papers
32,067
34
University of Applied Sciences St Pölten1,438 papers
28,354
35
FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences2,073 papers
24,691
36
Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences1,005 papers
24,436
37
FH Kärnten1,339 papers
21,762
38
Webster Vienna Private University510 papers
18,344
39
Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien948 papers
13,691
40
IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems826 papers
13,612
41
Wolfgang Pauli Institute447 papers
13,284
42
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna2,202 papers
9,003
43
Seeburg Castle University461 papers
8,791
44
University of Applied Sciences Kufstein600 papers
8,774
45
University of Applied Arts Vienna1,290 papers
8,527
46
FHWien der WKW543 papers
7,486
47
University of Music and Performing Arts Graz703 papers
6,717
48
University of Applied Sciences Burgenland583 papers
6,111
49
Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Wien/Niederösterreich426 papers
4,992
50
University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz1,069 papers
4,850

Highlights

Within Austria, University of Vienna ranks first in 2026 with 12,563,837, followed by Medical University of Vienna (11,546,680) and Universität Innsbruck (9,517,104).

Across 50 entries, values run from 12,563,837 (University of Vienna) to 4,850 (University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz), with a median of 54,869.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.