Top-cited scientists by field in Austria

19 fields · 144 subfields · Austria

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in Austria?

1,503 researchers whose current affiliation is in Austria are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 19 fields and 144 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (510, 33.9%), followed by Physics & Astronomy (166) and Biomedical Research (141); the largest subfield is Neurology & Neurosurgery (60). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 510 listed authors (33.9%)
Neurology & Neurosurgery604.0%23Lassmann, Hans P. #1,125
Cardiovascular System & Hematology453.0%19Kronenberg, Florian #3,068
Oncology & Carcinogenesis432.9%18Heinze, Georg #9,040
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging382.5%1Baltzer, P. A. #42,538
Immunology281.9%11Smyth, Mark J. #5,669
Gastroenterology & Hepatology271.8%13Tilg, Herbert #863
Surgery241.6%1Strobel, Oliver #57,394
Urology & Nephrology211.4%2Shariat, Shahrokh F. #8,697
General & Internal Medicine171.1%2Gartlehner, Gerald #27,780
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases161.1%4Tschandl, Philipp #16,636
General Clinical Medicine151.0%2Šimundić, Ana Maria #41,851
Orthopedics151.0%0Giesinger, Johannes Maria #124,676
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine140.9%3Knöfler, Martin #49,524
Pharmacology & Pharmacy140.9%4Bernkop-Schnürch, Andreas #5,101
Endocrinology & Metabolism110.7%7Roden, M. W. #2,565
Dentistry100.7%2Bookstein, Fred L. #12,539
Pediatrics100.7%1Prechtl, Heinz F.R. #94,294
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine90.6%1Joannidis, Michael #39,379
Allergy80.5%3Valenta, Rudolf #64,995
Anesthesiology80.5%0Hiesmayr, Michael J. #112,913
Arthritis & Rheumatology80.5%3Smolen, Josef Sebastian #826
Ophthalmology & Optometry80.5%2Schmidt-Erfurth, Ursula Margarethe #14,054
Psychiatry80.5%6Stubbs, Brendon #2,764
Sport Sciences60.4%3Jeukendrup, Asker E. #5,125
Otorhinolaryngology50.3%0Stammberger, Heinz R. #139,109
Pathology50.3%0Lax, Sigurd Friedwald #105,778
Respiratory System50.3%1Kovács, Gabor G. #53,754
Legal & Forensic Medicine30.2%1Parson, Walther #61,733
Tropical Medicine30.2%1Bouyer, Je´re´my #79,226
Complementary & Alternative Medicine10.1%0Litscher, Gerhard #170,555
Physics & Astronomy · 166 listed authors (11.0%)
General Physics432.9%17Zeilinger, Anton #2,949
Applied Physics412.7%18Kresse, Georg #2
Chemical Physics241.6%5Diebold, Ulrike #6,430
Optics161.1%3Drexler, Wolfgang #39,105
Nuclear & Particle Physics151.0%3Romatschke, Paul #29,667
Fluids & Plasmas130.9%7Barthélémy, Marc #9,163
Astronomy & Astrophysics80.5%4Temmer, Manuela B. #54,179
Acoustics30.2%0Lercher, Peter #173,434
Mathematical Physics20.1%1Seiringer, Robert #84,062
Biomedical Research · 141 listed authors (9.4%)
Microbiology402.7%18Lass-Flörl, Cornelia #5,906
Developmental Biology322.1%18Knoblich, Juergen Arthur #8,003
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology302.0%11Sazanov, Leonid A. #27,239
Mycology & Parasitology100.7%3Foissner, Wilhelm #46,930
Biophysics70.5%1Lohner, Karl #98,415
Nutrition & Dietetics70.5%2Prüller-Strasser, Barbara #39,436
Toxicology70.5%0Kundi, Michael #115,219
Genetics & Heredity50.3%1Mayr, Johannes Adalbert #84,329
Virology50.3%1Krammer, Florian H. #1,451
Anatomy & Morphology20.1%0Fritsch, Helga #435,368
Microscopy20.1%0Schattschneider, Peter #508,312
Physiology20.1%1Ruf, Thomas P. #52,662
Chemistry · 93 listed authors (6.2%)
Analytical Chemistry211.4%5Huck, Christian Wolfgang #22,067
Organic Chemistry211.4%3Kappe, C. Oliver #3,502
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry201.3%3Ertl, P. F. #4,675
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry151.0%1Steinhauser, Georg #78,913
Polymers110.7%4Bechtold, Thomas E. #66,186
General Chemistry70.5%0Kräutler, Bernhard #117,396
Physical Chemistry20.1%2Parkinson, Gareth S. #37,250
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 87 listed authors (5.8%)
Materials342.3%9Eckert, Juergen H. #14,525
Energy261.7%12Ajanovic, A. #17,103
Biotechnology100.7%4Koller, Martin #4,887
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies90.6%1Fuchs, Sven #69,256
Optoelectronics & Photonics70.5%2Fercher, Adolf Friedrich #66,576
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology60.4%6Eder, Dominik #49,634
Bioinformatics40.3%3Hofacker, Ivo L. #19,339
Information & Communication Technologies · 76 listed authors (5.1%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing503.3%24Hochreiter, Sepp #117
Networking & Telecommunications110.7%0Steiner, Wilfried #104,281
Software Engineering50.3%3Kerbl, Bernhard #42,340
Computation Theory & Mathematics40.3%3Edelsbrunner, Herbert #16,237
Information Systems30.2%3Treiblmaier, Horst #1,638
Computer Hardware & Architecture20.1%0Kopetz, Hermann #253,710
Medical Informatics20.1%1Ammenwerth, Elske #35,520
Engineering · 75 listed authors (5.0%)
Environmental Engineering120.8%3Blöschl, Günter #2,078
Geological & Geomatics Engineering120.8%8Blaschke, Thomas #2,587
Biomedical Engineering110.7%4Müller-Putz, Gernot R. #21,913
Mechanical Engineering & Transports100.7%2Wang, Yunteng #71,498
Operations Research90.6%6Malitsky, Yu V. #37,654
Electrical & Electronic Engineering60.4%1Mütze, Annette #87,024
Industrial Engineering & Automation60.4%0Sauter, Thilo #101,675
Mining & Metallurgy60.4%0Schenk, Johannes Leopold #118,677
Civil Engineering50.3%1Schüeller, Gerhart Iwo #77,743
Chemical Engineering20.1%0Khinast, J. G. #178,844
Aerospace & Aeronautics10.1%0Krejci, David #592,282
Automobile Design & Engineering10.1%0Plöchl, Manfred #1,127,128
Biology · 63 listed authors (4.2%)
Plant Biology & Botany211.4%8Friml, Jiri Í. #6,540
Ecology100.7%8Essl, Franz #13,563
Evolutionary Biology100.7%8Barton, Nicholas H. #5,020
Entomology70.5%2Crailsheim, Karl #37,005
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology50.3%3Sommaruga, Ruben #60,764
Zoology30.2%0Aspöck, Ulrike #511,396
Ornithology10.1%0Nemeth, Erwin #727,783
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 55 listed authors (3.7%)
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences191.3%17Riahi, Keywan #6,927
Environmental Sciences161.1%13Baumgartner, Rupert J. #4,755
Geochemistry & Geophysics90.6%5Schoell, Martin #31,681
Paleontology40.3%1Spótl, Christoph #86,575
Geology10.1%0Le Heron, Daniel Paul #321,245
Oceanography10.1%0Fenton, John D. #110,246
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 52 listed authors (3.5%)
Agronomy & Agriculture181.2%7Darnhofer, Ika #27,879
Dairy & Animal Science100.7%2Rault, Jean Loup #47,587
Forestry100.7%1Jandl, Robert #92,854
Veterinary Sciences100.7%1Hess, Michael L. #41,939
Food Science90.6%4Hadidi, Milad #22,413
Fisheries20.1%0Lahnsteiner, Franz #110,967
Social Sciences · 42 listed authors (2.8%)
Political Science & Public Administration171.1%17Wagner, Markus #8,339
Education90.6%4Goetz, Thomas #20,923
Demography50.3%4Sobotka, Tomáš #17,223
Geography20.1%2Glade, Thomas W. #20,582
Information & Library Sciences20.1%1Ross-Hellauer, Tony #64,494
Science Studies20.1%2von der Gracht, Heiko A. #19,400
Law10.1%0Sajó, András #153,305
Economics & Business · 36 listed authors (2.4%)
Business & Management90.6%9Hiebl, Martin R.W. #14,608
Economics80.5%8Schneider, Friedrich Georg Georg #12,531
Sport, Leisure & Tourism60.4%6Gretzel, Ulrike #1,824
Marketing50.3%5Diamantopoulos, Adamantios #3,661
Agricultural Economics & Policy20.1%2Monasterolo, Irene #19,549
Economic Theory20.1%1Hofbauer, Josef #95,051
Logistics & Transportation20.1%1Susilo, Yusak O. #80,647
Accounting10.1%1Wagenhofer, Alfred #70,747
Econometrics10.1%1Koop, Gary M. #17,812
Mathematics & Statistics · 34 listed authors (2.3%)
General Mathematics151.0%5Constantin, Adrian #3,328
Statistics & Probability90.6%9Hornik, Kurt #1,030
Numerical & Computational Mathematics60.4%2Neumaier, Arnold #61,945
Applied Mathematics50.3%2Scherzer, Otmar #75,227
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 32 listed authors (2.1%)
Experimental Psychology130.9%13Fitch, William Tecumseh S. #6,221
Social Psychology90.6%9Benedek, Mathias #7,948
Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology40.3%2Palme, Rupert G. #20,223
Human Factors30.2%2Spiel, Katta #20,096
Psychoanalysis20.1%0Doering, Stephan #246,642
Clinical Psychology10.1%0Blechert, Jens #111,539
Communication & Textual Studies · 19 listed authors (1.3%)
Communication & Media Studies80.5%8Matthes, Jörg #2,456
Languages & Linguistics70.5%6Wodak, Ruth #1,748
Literary Studies30.2%0Horn, Eva #514,957
Historical Studies · 10 listed authors (0.7%)
Archaeology70.5%2Higham, Thomas F.G. #44,752
History40.3%0Peto, A. #138,808
Built Environment & Design · 7 listed authors (0.5%)
Building & Construction30.2%2Mahdavi, Ardeshir #77,404
Design Practice & Management20.1%1Müller, Andreas #68,219
Urban & Regional Planning20.1%2Trippl, Michaela #18,724
Architecture10.1%0Hensel, Michael Ulrich #1,003,770
Public Health & Health Services · 3 listed authors (0.2%)
Public Health40.3%2Prainsack, Barbara #19,074
Health Policy & Services10.1%0Vogler, Sabine #136,840
Rehabilitation10.1%0Crevenna, Richard #158,042
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology10.1%0Herbst, Christian Thomas #147,284
Philosophy & Theology · 2 listed authors (0.1%)
Applied Ethics10.1%1Coeckelbergh, Mark #3,592
Philosophy10.1%1Gheaus, Anca #73,970

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