Research in Carlow
Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Carlow, Ireland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority and Institute of Technology Carlow.
- Research institutions
- 8 2 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 6.2k ▲ 32% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 24.8% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Carlow?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development AuthorityResearch facility | 5,431 | #2,987 | |
| 2 | Institute of Technology CarlowGovernment institution | 678 | #15,679 | |
| 3 | CaredocHospital / health system | 22 | not ranked | |
| 4 | Inter-Euro TechnologyCompany | 10 | not ranked | |
| 5 | St. Dympna's HospitalHospital / health system | 9 | not ranked | |
| 6 | MicroGen Biotech (Ireland)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 7 | Carlow County CouncilGovernment institution | 2 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Portasol (Ireland)Company | 1 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Carlow strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Carlow is most concentrated in Forestry, Agronomy and Crop Science and Animal Science and Zoology (40.2× the world share in Forestry).
- ForestrySubfield · 57.9 works40×
- Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 101.7 works31×
- Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 66.1 works22×
- Small AnimalsSubfield · 34.5 works20×
- VeterinaryField · 35.9 works19×
- Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 43.3 works14×
- Food ScienceSubfield · 111.4 works11×
- Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 524.2 works8.0×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in Carlow?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Impact, Ecosystem Services, Lipid Oxidation, Milk Composition and Agroforestry.
- Protein Oxidation
- Meat Quality
- Microbiota
- Livestock Farming
- Genome-Wide Association
- Microbial Communities
- Antioxidants
- Methane Production
- Plant Breeding
- Fatty Acid Composition
- Dairy Cattle
- Marker-Assisted Selection
- Genetic Diversity
- Health Benefits
- Silvoarable Systems
- European Union
- Milk Composition
- Ecosystem Services
- Sustainability
- Environmental Impact
- Climate Change
- Biodiversity
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Lipid Oxidation
- Agroforestry
- Consumer Perception
- Temperate Region
- Microbial Community
- Antioxidant Activity
- Livestock Production
- Probiotics
- Gut Microbiota
- Animal Welfare
- Ruminant Nutrition
- Population Genetics
- Animal Breeding
- Genomic Selection
- Modified Atmosphere Packaging
- Hydrocolloids
- Prebiotics
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Climate Change124▲ 3.3×63 topics
- Environmental Impact92▲ 3.9×35 topics
- Biodiversity91▲ 8.9×17 topics
- Sustainability75▲ 2.2×48 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture70▲ 16×13 topics
- Ecosystem Services59▲ 11×11 topics
- Lipid Oxidation56▲ 39×2 topics
- Milk Composition54▲ 91×2 topics
- Agroforestry49▲ 54×3 topics
- European Union48▲ 15×3 topics
- Consumer Perception48▲ 16×7 topics
- Silvoarable Systems48▲ 226×1 topic
- Temperate Region48▲ 226×1 topic
- Health Benefits46▲ 10×12 topics
- Microbial Community46▲ 42×4 topics
- Genetic Diversity44▲ 7.2×17 topics
- Antioxidant Activity44▲ 5.0×21 topics
- Marker-Assisted Selection43▲ 39×2 topics
- Livestock Production42▲ 32×3 topics
- Dairy Cattle42▲ 58×2 topics
- Probiotics42▲ 13×6 topics
- Fatty Acid Composition41▲ 26×2 topics
- Gut Microbiota40▲ 8.3×7 topics
- Plant Breeding40▲ 30×4 topics
- Animal Welfare40▲ 33×4 topics
- Methane Production39▲ 99×1 topic
- Ruminant Nutrition39▲ 99×1 topic
- Antioxidants37▲ 6.1×8 topics
- Population Genetics37▲ 20×4 topics
- Microbial Communities37▲ 6.2×7 topics
- Animal Breeding36▲ 59×1 topic
- Genome-Wide Association36▲ 34×2 topics
- Genomic Selection36▲ 59×1 topic
- Livestock Farming36▲ 42×3 topics
- Modified Atmosphere Packaging33▲ 27×2 topics
- Microbiota32▲ 11×6 topics
- Hydrocolloids31▲ 29×2 topics
- Meat Quality31▲ 29×3 topics
- Prebiotics30▲ 23×2 topics
- Protein Oxidation30▲ 37×1 topic
What research is done in Carlow?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 48 works
- 2 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 39 works
- 3 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 36 works
- 4 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 30 works
- 5 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 26 works
- 6 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 26 works
- 7 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 25 works
- 8 Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis Environmental Chemistry 25 works
- 9 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 23 works
- 10 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 21 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.