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Research in Limerick

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Limerick, Ireland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Limerick and St. Johns Hospital.

Research institutions
16
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
407k
20.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Limerick

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Limerick?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LimerickUniversity 18,936 #733
2St. Johns HospitalHospital / health system 473 #20,974
3National Microelectronics Applications Centre (Ireland)Company 392 #26,897 all time
4Limerick Institute of TechnologyUniversity 313 #18,858 all time
5Analog Devices (Ireland)Company 224 #31,454 all time
6LeroInstitution 167 #30,452 all time
7BHP LaboratoriesCompany 115 not ranked
8Limerick County CouncilGovernment institution 13 not ranked
9Rusal (Ireland)Company 12 not ranked
10Cook Medical (Ireland)Company 8 not ranked
11Irish Institute of Clinical NeuroscienceInstitution 5 not ranked
12Doras LuimníNonprofit 3 not ranked
13Ballyhoura Development (Ireland)Company 1 not ranked
14Learning Hub LimerickInstitution 1 not ranked
15Entellexi (Ireland)Company 1 not ranked
16Supply Network Shannon (Ireland)Company 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

University of Limerick: 91.6%St. Johns Hospital: 2.3%National Microelectronics Applications Centre (Ireland): 1.9%Limerick Institute of Technology: 1.5%12 others listed: 2.7%92%largest
University of Limerick19k · 91.6%St. Johns Hospital473 · 2.3%National Microelectronics Applications Centre (Ireland)392 · 1.9%Limerick Institute of Technology313 · 1.5%12 others listed551 · 2.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Limerick work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Limerick is in Health Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,522 fractional works · 32.4% of its workMedicine: 1,205 fractional works · 25.7% of its workSurgery: 171 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 125 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 85 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 80 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 72 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 68 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 58 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 47 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 270 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 154 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,449 fractional works · 30.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 696 fractional works · 14.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 228 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 162 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 70 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 330 fractional works · 7.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 108 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 102 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 194 fractional works · 4.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 100 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 69 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 60 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,368 fractional works · 29.1% of its workEngineering: 580 fractional works · 12.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 123 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 118 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 92 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 283 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 90 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 51 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 159 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 91 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 111 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 74 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 61 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 354 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 166 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 79 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 81 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 67 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLimerick4,693fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences31%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,52232.4%
    1. Medicine1,20525.7%
    2. Health Professions2705.8%
    3. Nursing350.7%
    4. Dentistry80.2%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
  2. Social Sciences1,44930.9%
    1. Social Sciences69614.8%
    2. Psychology3307.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities1944.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1002.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance691.5%
    6. Decision Sciences601.3%
    1. Engineering58012.3%
    2. Computer Science2836.0%
    3. Materials Science1593.4%
    4. Environmental Science1112.4%
    5. Chemistry741.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy611.3%
    7. Mathematics461.0%
    8. Energy210.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences200.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering130.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1663.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences811.7%
    3. Neuroscience671.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology230.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics180.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Limerick strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Limerick is most concentrated in Geriatrics and Gerontology, Applied Psychology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (5.7× the world share in Geriatrics and Gerontology).

  1. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 24.4 works5.7×
  2. Applied PsychologySubfield · 24.8 works4.3×
  3. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 39.4 works3.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 141 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 57 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.08× its world share, 68 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 248 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 517 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 96 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 142 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 54 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.22× its world share, 235 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.28× its world share, 989 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 31 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.42× its world share, 165 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 87 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 47 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.41× its world share, 295 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 594 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.41×295 works
  2. Health Professions2.22×235 works
  3. Nursing1.56×31 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.42×165 works
  5. Medicine1.28×989 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.20×47 works
  7. Social Sciences1.17×594 works
  8. Chemistry1.08×68 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.04×15 works
  10. Materials Science1.01×142 works
  11. Neuroscience0.87×57 works
  12. Engineering0.86×517 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.82×12 works
  14. Computer Science0.79×248 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×64 works
  16. Mathematics0.71×34 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.67×87 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×141 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.61×54 works
  20. Energy0.50×19 works
  21. Veterinary0.50×3 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.49×20 works
  23. Environmental Science0.48×96 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×69 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×17 works
  26. Dentistry0.25×5 works

Which keywords describe research in Limerick?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Public Health, Quality of Life, Globalization, Risk Factors, Identity and Crystal Engineering.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
  1. Epidemiology251▲ 1.34×124 topics
  2. Mental Health142▲ 2.1×39 topics
  3. Machine Learning139◆ 0.89×79 topics
  4. Deep Learning130▼ 0.80×76 topics
  5. Public Health128▲ 1.87×59 topics
  6. Globalization126▲ 1.37×93 topics
  7. Quality of Life120▲ 1.77×54 topics
  8. Inflammation105◆ 1.06×74 topics
  9. Risk Factors97▲ 1.88×35 topics
  10. Healthcare86▲ 1.61×30 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease85▲ 1.58×37 topics
  12. Identity81▲ 2.4×48 topics
  13. Depression76▲ 1.84×24 topics
  14. Treatment70▲ 1.22×46 topics
  15. Diagnosis64▲ 1.47×37 topics
  16. Anxiety64▲ 2.9×11 topics
  17. Physical Activity64▲ 2.8×12 topics
  18. Primary Care60▲ 3.4×15 topics
  19. Aging59▲ 2.3×18 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis58▲ 2.1×18 topics
  21. Nationalism57▲ 2.7×23 topics
  22. Social Support56▲ 2.2×17 topics
  23. Complications53▲ 2.3×16 topics
  24. Ethnicity52▲ 2.9×14 topics
  25. Guidelines49▲ 2.2×12 topics
  26. Rehabilitation46▲ 2.5×12 topics
  27. Reflective Practice44▲ 5.0×7 topics
  28. Ethical Considerations43▲ 2.7×17 topics
  29. Pain Management43▲ 3.9×9 topics
  30. Elderly Patients43▲ 5.3×4 topics
  31. Crystal Engineering42▲ 8.0×3 topics
  32. Health Benefits42▲ 2.7×12 topics
  33. Health Disparities40▲ 3.3×9 topics
  34. Transition38▲ 9.0×5 topics
  35. Conflict35▲ 4.5×8 topics
  36. Exercise30▲ 5.4×3 topics
  37. Reconciliation30▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Consociationalism30▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Northern Ireland30▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Physical Performance28▲ 6.3×2 topics

What research is done in Limerick?

Irish and British Studies25Irish and British Studies: 25 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults20Frailty in Older Adults: 20 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 20 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 18 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 17 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health: 17 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 16 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…15Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 15 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 14 fractional worksCrystallization and Solubility Studies: 14 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeriatrics and GerontologyPhysiologyOrthopedics and Sports Medicine6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  2. 2 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 20 works
  3. 3 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 20 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  6. 6 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 17 works
  7. 7 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 16 works
  8. 8 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 15 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 14 works
  10. 10 Crystallization and Solubility Studies Materials Chemistry 14 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Limerick19.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 33.4% in 2013.

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