Top research institutions in Ireland
Trinity College Dublin ranks first in Ireland on research quality in 2022-now (#308 worldwide), followed by University College Dublin and University College Cork.
IrelandRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity College DublinUniversity · Dublin | #308 | 12.5% | 8,658 | #1 |
| 2 | University College DublinUniversity · Dublin | #378 | 13.3% | 10,722 | #2 |
| 3 | University College CorkUniversity · Cork | #710 | 12.4% | 6,276 | #4 |
| 4 | University of LimerickUniversity · Limerick | #733 | 13.4% | 4,023 | #3 |
| 5 | Dublin City UniversityUniversity · Dublin | #809 | 14.9% | 3,572 | #7 |
| 6 | Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayUniversity · Galway | #946 | 13.3% | 4,608 | #5 |
| 7 | National University of Ireland, MaynoothUniversity · Maynooth | #1,255 | 12.4% | 2,318 | #8 |
| 8 | Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandUniversity · Dublin | #1,567 | 12.8% | 2,117 | #6 |
| 9 | Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development AuthorityResearch facility · Carlow | #2,257 | 12.9% | 1,177 | #9 |
| 10 | Technological University DublinUniversity · Dublin | #2,641 | 10.4% | 1,873 | #12 |
| 11 | Munster Technological UniversityResearch facility · Cork | #3,102 | 11.4% | 659 | #14 |
| 12 | APC Microbiome InstituteResearch facility · Cork | #3,728 | 25.0% | 305 | #10 |
| 13 | Science Foundation IrelandNonprofit · Dublin | #4,673 | 16.1% | 263 | #18 |
| 14 | National University of IrelandUniversity · Dublin | #5,129 | 20.2% | 245 | #11 |
| 15 | South East Technological UniversityUniversity · Waterford | #5,703 | 10.4% | 307 | #39 |
| 16 | Institute of Technology SligoUniversity · Sligo | #6,016 | 19.2% | 245 | #17 |
| 17 | Dundalk Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Dundalk | #6,392 | 9.1% | 204 | #16 |
| 18 | Beaumont HospitalHospital / health system · Dublin | #6,728 | 10.5% | 758 | #20 |
| 19 | Waterford Institute of TechnologyNonprofit · Waterford | #7,157 | 11.0% | 228 | #15 |
| 20 | Institute of Technology CarlowGovernment institution · Carlow | #7,611 | 9.9% | 194 | #33 |
| 21 | Shannon Applied Biotechnology CentreResearch facility · Tralee | #8,296 | 11.2% | 238 | #29 |
| 22 | Children's Health Ireland at CrumlinHospital / health system · Dublin | #8,359 | 9.5% | 372 | #22 |
| 23 | Department of HealthGovernment institution · Dublin | #8,768 | 12.4% | 169 | #25 |
| 24 | InfantResearch facility · Cork | #8,908 | 8.9% | 194 | #24 |
| 25 | National College of IrelandUniversity · Dublin | #9,274 | 9.3% | 186 | #26 |
| 26 | Health Service ExecutiveHospital / health system · Dublin | #9,789 | 6.5% | 982 | #44 |
| 27 | COPE GalwayInstitution · Galway | #10,539 | 10.4% | 151 | #56 |
| 28 | BH Consulting (Ireland)Company · Dublin | #10,556 | 7.3% | 149 | #35 |
| 29 | Medtronic (Ireland)Company · Dublin | #10,746 | 9.6% | 215 | #23 |
| 30 | The ArkArchive · Dublin | #10,775 | 6.1% | 148 | #31 |
| 31 | Centre for Research in Engineering Surface TechnologyInstitution · Dublin | #12,836 | 11.0% | 106 | #62 |
| 32 | Economic and Social Research InstituteNonprofit · Dublin | #12,868 | 13.2% | 147 | #21 |
| 33 | eBay (Ireland)Company · Dublin | #14,124 | 7.6% | 124 | #38 |
| 34 | Environmental Protection AgencyFunder · Wexford | #14,143 | 10.8% | 96 | #19 |
| 35 | Dublin Institute For Advanced StudiesResearch facility · Dublin | #14,880 | 9.9% | 144 | #28 |
| 36 | Dublin Dental University HospitalHospital / health system · Dublin | #14,958 | 17.4% | 120 | #30 |
| 37 | I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research CentreResearch facility · Dublin | #15,534 | 19.3% | 116 | #75 |
| 38 | Athlone Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Athlone | #15,577 | 10.1% | 87 | #37 |
| 39 | Letterkenny Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Letterkenny | #16,119 | 9.9% | 81 | #49 |
| 40 | Institute of Public HealthGovernment institution · Dublin | #16,331 | 11.9% | 87 | #55 |
| 41 | Health and Safety AuthorityHospital / health system · Dublin | #16,689 | 11.4% | 88 | #64 |
| 42 | Dublin Business SchoolUniversity · Dublin | #17,072 | 7.9% | 86 | #69 |
| 43 | Marine InstituteFunder · Oranmore | #17,364 | 11.5% | 110 | #42 |
| 44 | Food for Health IrelandResearch facility · Dublin | #18,342 | 17.9% | 86 | #32 |
| 45 | International Energy Research CentreResearch facility · Cork | #18,463 | 14.4% | 107 | #53 |
| 46 | National Cancer RegistryInstitution · Cork | #20,412 | 9.1% | 75 | #50 |
| 47 | Health Research BoardGovernment institution · Dublin | #20,628 | 16.6% | 60 | #34 |
| 48 | Merrion Fertility ClinicHospital / health system · Dublin | #20,909 | 2.9% | 73 | #87 |
| 49 | Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and TechnologyUniversity · Dublin | #20,972 | 3.2% | 67 | #66 |
| 50 | St. Johns HospitalHospital / health system · Limerick | #20,974 | 3.2% | 62 | #52 |
| 51 | Sports Surgery ClinicHospital / health system · Dublin | #21,241 | 16.2% | 72 | #61 |
| 52 | Rape Crisis Network IrelandNonprofit · Dublin | #22,022 | 0.2% | 60 | #101 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Ireland on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Ireland
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.
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Trinity College Dublin ranks first in Ireland on research quality in 2022-now (#308 worldwide), followed by University College Dublin and University College Cork.