⚡ Science and Research in Austria

Science and research platforms help scholars find academic papers, share their work, track citations, manage research profiles, and access preprints, patents, and data from a wide range of disciplines.

Austria is a Central European country with a population of over 9 million people.

According to our data, science and research platforms are used on 0.1% of websites from Austria.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top science and research platforms in Austria in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is ResearchGate with an impressive share of 43.2%, followed by Google Scholar with 35.1% and arXiv with 27%.

ResearchGate 43.2%
Google Scholar 35.1%
arXiv 27%
ORCID 24.3%
Academia 8.1%
Semantic Scholar 2.7%
Google Patents 2.7%
OSF 2.7%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Austria than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

1. ResearchGate ^(-1)
4. ORCID ^(-1)
6. Semantic Scholar ^(-3)
7. Google Patents ^(-1)

✨ Best Science and Research Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 8 science and research platforms used on sites from Austria, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	ResearchGate Berlin, Germany A social networking platform for scientists and researchers that enables them to share publications, collaborate with peers, and engage in academic discussions online. Free	43.2%
2	Google Scholar Mountain View, California, United States A free scholarly search engine that indexes articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court cases from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, and universities. Free	35.1%
3	arXiv Ithaca, New York, United States An open-access repository operated by Cornell University that provides free access to scholarly articles across fields such as physics, mathematics, computer science, and economics. Free	27%
4	ORCID Bethesda, Maryland, United States An open, non-proprietary registry that provides unique persistent identifiers for researchers and scholars, enabling them to distinguish their identity and connect their work across systems. Free	24.3%
5	Academia San Francisco, California, United States A social networking platform for academics that enables users to share research papers, build professional profiles, and connect with other researchers worldwide. Free$$$	8.1%
6	Semantic Scholar Seattle, Washington, United States An AI-powered search and discovery tool developed by the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence that helps researchers discover and understand scientific literature that's most relevant to their work. Free	2.7%
7	Google Patents Mountain View, California, United States A search engine from Google that indexes patent publications from over 100 patent offices around the world. Free	2.7%
8	OSF Charlottesville, Virginia, United States An open-source research platform developed by the Center for Open Science that supports project management, collaboration, and data sharing across the research lifecycle. FreeOpen source	2.7%

👉 See Also

🌎 Science And Research in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 29,013 websites from Austria.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.