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Health Sciences research in Ireland

Trinity College Dublin ranks first in Ireland for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#365 worldwide), followed by University College Dublin and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Ireland's world rank
#26
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
19k
Top-10% rate
11.5%
Ranked institutions
21

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Ireland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Trinity College DublinDublin #36535.911.8%3,060
2University College DublinDublin #37435.611.9%3,658
3Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandDublin #64629.712.7%1,531
4University College CorkCork #78427.610.8%2,245
5Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayGalway #1,00724.812.2%1,534
6University of LimerickLimerick #1,24722.511.3%1,232
7APC Microbiome InstituteCork #1,32421.930.2%108
8Dublin City UniversityDublin #1,57220.011.7%565
9Beaumont HospitalDublin #1,94817.710.2%607
10Children's Health Ireland at CrumlinDublin #1,97117.59.4%278
11Department of HealthDublin #2,47715.113.6%97
12InfantCork #2,78513.811.0%104
13Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development AuthorityCarlow #3,28412.019.4%152
14National University of Ireland, MaynoothMaynooth #3,32411.910.1%209
15Sports Surgery ClinicDublin #4,3089.117.3%64
16Dublin Dental University HospitalDublin #4,3658.917.9%100
17Technological University DublinDublin #4,5268.512.3%266
18Medtronic (Ireland)Dublin #4,7907.911.0%120
19Munster Technological UniversityCork #5,2966.810.0%98
20Health Service ExecutiveDublin #5,9105.66.0%685
21COPE GalwayGalway #6,8184.17.3%67

Institutions in Ireland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Ireland?

Ignacio Martín‐Loeches, John Gerard Laffey and Martin James O'Donnell rank highest among researchers based in Ireland, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ignacio Martín‐Loeches#15,498 worldwide overall185.6 of 526 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2John Gerard Laffey#9,250 worldwide overall169.8 of 413 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Martin James O'Donnell#30,255 worldwide overall144.3 of 383 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Carel Wynand le Roux#47,238 worldwide overall156.5 of 556 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5John F. Cryan#7,253 worldwide overall123.5 of 300 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Orla M. Hardiman#33,855 worldwide overall128.5 of 395 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Rose Anne Kenny#136,720 worldwide overall173.5 of 864 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Alan David Irvine#58,258 worldwide overall109.3 of 387 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Liam O’Mahony#8,737 worldwide overall87.4 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Catherine Stanton#19,853 worldwide overall98.8 of 269 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Timothy G. Dinan#21,592 worldwide overall95.4 of 350 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12R. Paul Ross#18,590 worldwide overall96.2 of 244 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Kevin C. Conlon#61,428 worldwide overall83.4 of 267 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Louise C. Kenny#106,726 worldwide overall92.9 of 373 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Fergal J. O’Brien#34,055 worldwide overall77.4 of 240 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Ireland on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Ireland compares with other countries in Health Sciences