Network and collaborators

In 2018, 395 researchers from 50 countries worked at IIASA. In addition, IIASA has a large research network of collaborators, alumni, and visitors from different countries and disciplines.

IIASA Network 

• Research network – IIASA has a worldwide network of collaborators who contribute to research by collecting, processing, and evaluating local and regional data that are integrated into IIASA models. The institute has 819 research partner institutions in member countries and works with research funders, academic institutions, policymakers, and individual researchers in national member organizations.
• Visitors – In 2018, 1,605 associates and scholars visited IIASA to do research, collaborate with the institute’s research programs, and attend IIASA-organized events. Of these visitors, 1,079 were from member countries.
• Meetings and events – In 2018, IIASA scientists hosted or coordinated 89 events worldwide. Of these, 64 were convened in Laxenburg, and 10 events were held in member countries. The events were attended by a total of 1,227 conference participants, with 819 being from member countries.
• Alumni Association – IIASA has 4,570 alumni from 99 countries, of whom 25% are actively involved in the institute’s scientific activities and many are leaders in academia, government, and the private sector. The Alumni Association coordinates exchange within this network. In 2018, Alumnus William D. Nordhaus received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis, which he started at IIASA.
• Distinguished Visiting Fellows – In 2018, Heide Hackmann, Helga Kromp-Kolb, and Dame Lesley Anne Glover became IIASA Distinguished Visiting Fellows.