Top 100 Scientists

Top 100 Scientists in Austria 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (870,057 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hajo G Boomgaarden
media and politics
computational methods
migration
European integration
election campaigns
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
142
15,662
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Horst Treiblmaier
Blockchain
Distributed Ledger Technology
Token Economy
Tokenization
Digital Transformation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
126
12,101
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Ebner
elearning
Open Educational Resources
Learning Analytics
MOOC
TEL
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
297
15,125
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Folker Hanusch
Journalism Studies
Comparative Communication Research
Lifestyle Journalism
Indigenous Journalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
86
7,420
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rainer Winter
Cultural Studies
Cultural Theory
Media Theory
Popular Culture
Visual Culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
105
7,360
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brigitte Naderer
Media Effects
Media Literacy
Health Communication
Online Radicalization & Prevention
Mental Health Promotion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
45
2,789
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sandra Diehl
Media and Convergence Management
Health Communication
Intercultural Advertising
CSR
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
54
3,233
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christine W Trültzsch Wijnen
audience research
media literacy
digital literacy
young people and media
media education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
38
2,921
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Katharine Sarikakis
Media and Communication Governance
Policy and Law
International Communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
53
2,010

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Uta Russmann
Political Communication
Digital Communication
(Visual) Social Media
Strategic Communication
Public Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
43
2,020
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Florian Saurwein
media change
media accountability
media governance
power of algorithms
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
30
1,575
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tobias Dienlin
Media Psychology
Communication
Privacy
Well-Being
Open Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
26
3,912
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christian Swertz
Media Education
Philosophy of Media Education
Media Literacy
Technology Enhanced Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
40
1,153
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Doris Preininger
communication
bioacoustics
herpetology
behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
1,068
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Corinna Peil
media (de)convergence
mobile cultures
internet of things
media & everyday life
sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
1,268
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Larissa Krainer
Kommunikations- und Medienethik
Wissenschaftstheorie und Methodologie Inter- und Transdisziplinärer Forschung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
25
1,079
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Georg Thallinger
Media
Machine Intelligence
Content Indexing & Retrieval
Industrial Visual Monitoring
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
26
603
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Astrid Mager
science and technology studies
critical new media studies
algorithmic cultures
health policy &
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
20
1,414
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Judith Schossböck
Media and Communication
E-Participation
Social Media
Open Government
Online Activism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
480
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Philipp Budka
Media Anthropology
Digital Anthropology
Anthropology of Technology
Anthropology of Infrastructure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
19
595
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Franz Fidler
Digital Media Technologies
Optical Communications
Electrical Engineering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
594
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Sergio Sparviero
Social Enterprise
Hybrid Media
Sustainability
Media Management
Political Economy of Communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
995
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Denise Voci
cross-border media communication
transnational media management
media sustainability
CSR
sustainability communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
13
334
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Daniel Pfurtscheller
Media Linguistics
Visual Communication
Media Studies
German Linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
175
Anne Reinhardt
health communication
health psychology
media effects
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
191
Clara Juarez Miro
Political Communication
Populism
Online Communities
Audience Studies
Journalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
111
Johann Gründl
Quantitative Methods
Populist Attitudes
Social Media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
227
Stephanie Buehrer
Digital hate
in- and out-group effects
social identities
media psychology
and methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
80
Michaela Forrai
media innovation
media psychology
health communication
well-being
mental health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
70
Kassa Bruktawit
Communication
Gender and media
Journalism
Media policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
70
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Hildrun Walter
Kommunikationsstrategien für Wissenschaftsvermittlung und partizipative Forschung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
1,046
Hannah Greber
Immersive Journalism
Virtual Reality
Constructive Journalism
Visual Communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
74
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Fabiola Gattringer
Media Psychology
Social Media
Cyberslacking at work
Work Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
30
Rinat Meerson
media psychology
social psychology
digital hate
social media
intersectionality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
12
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Florian Woschnagg
credibility
journalism
hyperlocal
crisis communication
European Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
6
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Birgit Bachler
Media art
networked media
more-than-human design research
data-driven narratives
creative methodologies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
8
Ahrabhi Kathirgamalingam
Political Communication
Bias
Migration in Media
Racism in Media
Computational Social Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hajo G Boomgaarden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
142
15,662
media and politics
computational methods
migration
European integration
election campaigns
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Horst Treiblmaier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
126
12,101
Blockchain
Distributed Ledger Technology
Token Economy
Tokenization
Digital Transformation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Ebner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
297
15,125
elearning
Open Educational Resources
Learning Analytics
MOOC
TEL
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Folker Hanusch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
86
7,420
Journalism Studies
Comparative Communication Research
Lifestyle Journalism
Indigenous Journalism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rainer Winter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
105
7,360
Cultural Studies
Cultural Theory
Media Theory
Popular Culture
Visual Culture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas Springer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
119
4,357
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brigitte Naderer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
45
2,789
Media Effects
Media Literacy
Health Communication
Online Radicalization & Prevention
Mental Health Promotion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sandra Diehl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
54
3,233
Media and Convergence Management
Health Communication
Intercultural Advertising
CSR
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christine W Trültzsch Wijnen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
38
2,921
audience research
media literacy
digital literacy
young people and media
media education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Katharine Sarikakis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
53
2,010
Media and Communication Governance
Policy and Law
International Communication

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Uta Russmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
43
2,020
Political Communication
Digital Communication
(Visual) Social Media
Strategic Communication
Public Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Florian Saurwein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
30
1,575
media change
media accountability
media governance
power of algorithms
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jörn Marc Schmidt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
2,091
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tobias Dienlin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
3,912
Media Psychology
Communication
Privacy
Well-Being
Open Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christian Swertz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
40
1,153
Media Education
Philosophy of Media Education
Media Literacy
Technology Enhanced Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Doris Preininger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,068
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Corinna Peil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,268
media (de)convergence
mobile cultures
internet of things
media & everyday life
sustainability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paul Murschetz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
827
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Larissa Krainer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
25
1,079
Kommunikations- und Medienethik
Wissenschaftstheorie und Methodologie Inter- und Transdisziplinärer Forschung
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Georg Thallinger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
26
603
Media
Machine Intelligence
Content Indexing & Retrieval
Industrial Visual Monitoring
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jonathan Hendrickx
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
550
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Astrid Mager
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
20
1,414
science and technology studies
critical new media studies
algorithmic cultures
health policy &
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Judith Schossböck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
480
Media and Communication
E-Participation
Social Media
Open Government
Online Activism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Philipp Budka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
19
595
Media Anthropology
Digital Anthropology
Anthropology of Technology
Anthropology of Infrastructure
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Franz Fidler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
594
Digital Media Technologies
Optical Communications
Electrical Engineering
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Sergio Sparviero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
995
Social Enterprise
Hybrid Media
Sustainability
Media Management
Political Economy of Communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Denise Voci
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
13
334
cross-border media communication
transnational media management
media sustainability
CSR
sustainability communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Michael Litschka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
393
Media Ethics
Business Ethics
AI Ethics
Ethics & Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Hossein Kermani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
204
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Daniel Pfurtscheller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
175
Media Linguistics
Visual Communication
Media Studies
German Linguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Anne Reinhardt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
191
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Clara Juarez Miro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
111
Political Communication
Populism
Online Communities
Audience Studies
Journalism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Manina Mestas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
164
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Johann Gründl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
227
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Stephanie Buehrer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
80
Digital hate
in- and out-group effects
social identities
media psychology
and methodology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Michaela Forrai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
70
media innovation
media psychology
health communication
well-being
mental health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Kassa Bruktawit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
70
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Hildrun Walter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
1,046
Kommunikationsstrategien für Wissenschaftsvermittlung und partizipative Forschung
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Hannah Greber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
74
Immersive Journalism
Virtual Reality
Constructive Journalism
Visual Communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Alina K Sawy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
49
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Birgit Albaner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
38
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Fabiola Gattringer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
30
Media Psychology
Social Media
Cyberslacking at work
Work Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Kim Löhmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
32
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Birte Leonhardt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
25
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Aytalina Kulichkina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Rinat Meerson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
12
media psychology
social psychology
digital hate
social media
intersectionality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Florian Woschnagg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
credibility
journalism
hyperlocal
crisis communication
European Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Birgit Bachler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
8
Media art
networked media
more-than-human design research
data-driven narratives
creative methodologies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Ahrabhi Kathirgamalingam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Political Communication
Bias
Migration in Media
Racism in Media
Computational Social Science