The University of Vienna came in seventh in communication sciences, and the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna reached the eighth place in veterinary sciences. The ranking compared over 4,000 universities in 54 subjects. The individual disciplines were rated primarily according to their research performance. Criteria included the publication of scientific papers in the top journals of the respective subject, citations of these papers, the proportion of papers in international co-authorship and awards.
Source: APA/OTS