AT
Austria
Austria ranks between 6th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Quantum communication
6–8tied, of 57
1stCN28.9%5thIT3.6%6–8ES3.3%6–8AT3.2%6–8IN3.1%9–10FR2.5%
Austrian Academy of Sciences0.6% of the top 10%
Atomic clocks
7–8tied, of 273.6 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%4–6AU4.2%7–8FR3.5%7–8AT2.9%9–16BE0.8%9–16KR0.8%
TU Wien1.7% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
11–13tied, of 48
1stCN22.5%9–10AU2.4%9–10CH2.1%11–13AT1.5%11–13KR1.4%11–13HK1.3%
Universität Innsbruck0.9% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
12thof 71
1stUS34.9%10thIT2.8%11thFR2.4%12thAT2.2%13thIN2.1%14thES1.9%
Universität Innsbruck0.9% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
15–18tied, of 59
1stUS33.6%15–18DK1.0%15–18FR1.0%15–18AT0.9%15–18SG0.8%19–22IL0.6%
Austrian Academy of Sciences0.1% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
18–26tied, of 593.2 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%15–17IQ1.2%18–26HK1.0%18–26AT0.9%18–26GR0.9%18–26ID0.9%
Graz University of Technology0.7% of the top 10%
Nuclear fusion
17–19tied, of 503.7 papers of credit
1stUS27.5%17–19DK0.5%17–19PL0.5%17–19AT0.4%20–22BE0.3%20–22HU0.3%
TU Wien0.1% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
20–24tied, of 553.4 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%15–19MX0.7%15–19BR0.6%20–24AT0.5%20–24SG0.5%20–24SA0.5%
BOKU University0.2% of the top 10%
AI chips
20–22tied, of 462.9 papers of credit
1stCN46.2%20–22BE0.4%20–22RU0.4%20–22AT0.4%23–28PT0.3%23–28SE0.3%
Graz University of Technology0.3% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
22–27tied, of 453.7 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%19–21IN0.6%19–21SG0.6%22–27AT0.5%22–27NL0.5%22–27TR0.5%
TU Wien0.3% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
23–33tied, of 582.6 papers of credit
1stCN43.0%17–22PL0.6%23–33MA0.6%23–33AT0.6%23–33NO0.6%23–33MY0.6%
Montanuniversität Leoben0.4% of the top 10%
Inertial navigation
16–29tied, of 400.5 papers of credit
1stCN64.0%16–29SA0.2%16–29SE0.2%16–29AT0.2%16–29PL0.2%16–29LB0.2%
University of Klagenfurt0.1% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
23–29tied, of 562.0 papers of credit
1stCN40.8%23–29IQ0.3%23–29CH0.3%23–29AT0.3%23–29HU0.3%30–40DK0.2%
TU Wien0.1% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
23–30tied, of 702.5 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%23–30PL0.3%23–30RU0.3%23–30AT0.3%23–30EG0.3%31–37ZA0.2%
Medical University of Vienna0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
26–30tied, of 543.0 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%26–30IL0.5%26–30TW0.4%26–30AT0.4%26–30NO0.4%31–39IR0.3%
Johannes Kepler University of Linz0.3% of the top 10%
Gene editing
30–35tied, of 773.7 papers of credit
1stUS32.2%22–29HK0.4%22–29PL0.4%30–35AT0.3%30–35LT0.3%30–35EG0.3%
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna0.1% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
27–39tied, of 581.2 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%27–39PL0.3%27–39TN0.3%27–39AT0.3%27–39GR0.2%27–39FI0.2%
TU Wien0.2% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
27–36tied, of 541.1 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%27–36NO0.1%27–36IS0.1%27–36AT0.1%27–36MY0.1%27–36PA0.1%
Outside the top 30
Institute of Advanced Research in Artificial Intelligence0.1% of the top 10%
Large language models
28–39tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%28–39BR0.3%28–39FI0.3%28–39AT0.3%28–39TW0.3%28–39BD0.3%
Outside the top 30
Medical University of Graz0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced chip manufacturing
21–33tied, of 390.3 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%21–33ET0.1%21–33IE0.1%21–33AT0.1%34–36KW0.1%34–36RU0.1%
Outside the top 30
TU Wien0.1% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
32–40tied, of 641.2 papers of credit
1stCN43.3%26–31BR0.2%32–40PK0.2%32–40AT0.1%32–40HK0.1%32–40TH0.1%
Outside the top 30
International Atomic Energy Agency0.1% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
22–35tied, of 450.4 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%22–35DK0.2%22–35SI0.1%22–35AT0.1%36–40MX0.1%36–40PT0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Klagenfurt0.1% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
28–40tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%28–40IQ0.1%28–40BR0.1%28–40AT0.1%28–40RU0.1%28–40IL0.1%
Outside the top 30
Graz University of Technology0.0% of the top 10%
Small satellites
24–39tied, of 470.4 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%24–39MY0.4%24–39IS0.4%24–39AT0.3%24–39HK0.2%40thIE0.2%
Outside the top 30
Silicon Austria Labs (Austria)0.2% of the top 10%
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Supercapacitors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
6G and advanced wireless
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Cybersecurity
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Distributed ledgers
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method
Where Austria is in the top three
PilotEach paper sorted into one sub-area by an AI model reading its title and abstract, then credited as usual. On 200 hand-labelled papers it chose the same sub-area, or a defensible second, 92% of the time. Shown where the sub-area has at least 30 papers in the top 10% and the country at least five papers of credit.
- 2ndTrapped-ion qubitsQuantum computing, 66 papers; behind United States 47.6%13.9%