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As of 4 November 2026, 1,223 research institutes & think tanks companies are based in Austria; 10 are hiring right now and Wien has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 1,223
- Hiring now
- 10 · 6 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Eu technology research consortia · 215
- Top city
- Wien · 450
- Parent market
- Public, community & associations · 24,951
Research institutes & think tanks in Austria, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Eu technology research consortia | 215 | 18% |
| Humanities social research projects | 183 | 15% |
| Biomedical research groups | 171 | 14% |
| Other research institutes & think tanks | 145 | 12% |
| University research labs | 140 | 11% |
| Multidisciplinary research institutes | 114 | 9% |
| Sustainability energy research | 112 | 9% |
| Environmental & agri research | 86 | 7% |
| Policy think tanks | 82 | 7% |
| Health services research groups | 74 | 6% |
| Cultural heritage research projects | 73 | 6% |
| Biodiversity conservation research | 48 | 4% |
| Ai & society research | 47 | 4% |
| Professional bodies | 47 | 4% |
| Advocacy campaign nonprofits | 40 | 3% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 312 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 659 · 3 |
| 11-50 employees | 181 · 0 |
| 51-200 employees | 54 · 2 |
| 201-500 employees | 8 · 2 |
| 501-1000 employees | 4 · 2 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 4 · 1 |
| 10,001+ employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Wien | 450 | 37% |
| Graz | 108 | 9% |
| Mühlau | 61 | 5% |
| Vienna | 61 | 5% |
| Linz | 40 | 3% |
| Salzburg | 39 | 3% |
| Klagenfurt | 17 | 1% |
| Göß | 14 | 1% |
| Krems an der Donau | 14 | 1% |
| Pummersdorf | 11 | 1% |
| Dornbirn | 7 | 1% |
| Maria Gugging | 7 | 1% |
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Other segments of public, community & associations in Austria
Public, community & associations in Austria, the whole market →
Nonprofit civic associations · 11,440 →
Amateur sports clubs · 6,379 →
Membership associations & unions · 3,315 →
Public programmes & agencies · 2,657 →
Charitable foundations · 2,476 →
Churches congregations · 1,591 →
Municipal government · 202 →
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1,223 research institutes & think tanks companies are based in Austria; 10 are hiring right now and Wien has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/community_associations_public/austria/research_institutes_and_think_tanks)
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- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
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How many research institutes & think tanks companies are there in Austria?
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