2021 Research Leaders: Leading institutions in chemistry

The 2021 Research Leaders are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

Table criteria

Position Institution Share 2019 Share 2020 Count 2020 Change in Adjusted Share* 2019–2020
1 University of Vienna, Austria 33.53 28.68 83 -14.7% Decrease
2 University of Innsbruck (LFU), Austria 13.38 14.84 32 10.6% Increase
3 Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), Austria 12.81 11.51 37 -10.4% Decrease
4 Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), Austria 18.12 10.45 31 -42.5% Decrease
5 University of Graz (Uni Graz), Austria 7.53 8.96 25 18.6% Increase
6 Johannes Kepler University of Linz (JKU), Austria 2.04 7.36 15 259.7% Increase
7 University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria 1.50 3.72 10 146.9% Increase
8 Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), Austria 2.82 3.70 15 30.8% Increase
9 University of Salzburg, Austria 1.51 2.79 8 84.6% Increase
10 Medical University of Vienna (MUW), Austria 3.98 2.72 23 -31.8% Decrease
11 Medical University of Innsbruck (MUI), Austria 0.13 2.57 8 1,927.7% Increase
12 Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Austria 2.86 2.48 15 -13.4% Decrease
13 Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), Austria 1.69 2.44 11 43.8% Increase
14 Medical University of Graz (Med Uni Graz), Austria 1.69 0.65 5 -61.7% Decrease
15 Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB), Austria 0.40 0.60 2 51.3% Increase
16 University of Leoben, Austria 0.65 0.57 4 -12.9% Decrease
17 AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria 0.47 0.53 1 11.4% Increase
18 TIGER Coatings GmbH & Co. KG, Austria 0.00 0.50 1 0.0% Increase
19 Anton Paar GmbH, Austria 0.22 0.38 7 72.0% Increase
20 Borealis AG, Austria 0.25 0.33 1 32.9% Increase
21 Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH (RCPE), Austria 0.11 0.31 6 183.3% Increase
22 ARCHIMED Life Science GmbH, Austria 0.00 0.28 1 0.0% Increase
23 St. Anna Children's Hospital, Austria 0.00 0.27 1 0.0% Increase
24 University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (VUM), Austria 0.20 0.25 1 25.4% Increase
25 Academy of Fine Arts, Austria 0.00 0.22 1 0.0% Increase
26 ams-OSRAM AG, Austria 1.53 0.22 1 -85.8% Decrease
27 Austrian Cooperative Research (ACR), Austria 0.00 0.21 1 0.0% Increase
28 Marinomed Biotech AG, Austria 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
28 University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (UASUA), Austria 0.67 0.17 1 -75.1% Decrease
28 Center of Electrochemical Surface Technology (CEST), Austria 0.19 0.17 1 -11.4% Decrease
29 Phyllon GmbH, Austria 0.11 0.10 5 -11.3% Decrease
29 E.L.T. Kunststofftechnik und Werkzeugbau GmbH, Austria 0.11 0.10 5 -11.3% Decrease
29 Lithoz GmbH, Austria 0.11 0.10 5 -11.3% Decrease
29 Microinnova Engineering GmbH, Austria 0.11 0.10 5 -11.3% Decrease
29 Prozess Optimal CAP GmbH, Austria 0.11 0.10 5 -11.3% Decrease
30 University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien (UAS Technikum Wien), Austria 0.00 0.07 3 2,890.1% Increase
31 Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Austria 0.00 0.07 1 0.0% Increase
32 MED-EL GmbH, Austria 0.00 0.04 1 0.0% Increase
33 Kepler University Hospital, Austria 0.00 0.02 1 0.0% Increase
34 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria 0.38 0.01 1 -97.7% Decrease

Footnote

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