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Physical Sciences research in Ireland

Trinity College Dublin ranks first in Ireland for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#403 worldwide), followed by University College Dublin and University of Limerick.

Ireland's world rank
#30
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
16k
Top-10% rate
12.1%
Ranked institutions
26

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Ireland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Trinity College DublinDublin #40335.312.2%2,255
2University College DublinDublin #54832.013.8%3,034
3University of LimerickLimerick #70129.412.9%1,152
4University College CorkCork #1,03725.111.4%1,544
5Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayGalway #1,10124.513.4%1,366
6Dublin City UniversityDublin #1,37922.112.8%1,092
7National University of Ireland, MaynoothMaynooth #1,89218.611.2%684
8Munster Technological UniversityCork #2,56815.411.4%350
9Science Foundation IrelandDublin #3,36812.414.2%137
10Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development AuthorityCarlow #3,68411.58.8%309
11Institute of Technology SligoSligo #4,4859.320.5%131
12I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research CentreDublin #4,5289.219.7%104
13Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandDublin #4,5329.212.5%116
14National University of IrelandDublin #6,0296.221.1%91
15South East Technological UniversityWaterford #6,7594.911.7%108
16Technological University DublinDublin #6,8724.79.4%824
17Dundalk Institute of TechnologyDundalk #7,0484.57.8%79
18Dublin Institute For Advanced StudiesDublin #7,1114.49.0%114
19International Energy Research CentreCork #7,3054.113.9%95
20Waterford Institute of TechnologyWaterford #7,3544.010.9%83
21Institute of Technology CarlowCarlow #7,5943.79.8%77
22Shannon Applied Biotechnology CentreTralee #7,9863.19.4%105
23Environmental Protection AgencyWexford #8,3252.710.5%63
24National College of IrelandDublin #8,5662.410.5%70
25Marine InstituteOranmore #9,450131.011.5%80
26Health Service ExecutiveDublin #10,36232.05.9%72

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

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Ireland?

Jonathan N. Coleman, Michael John Zaworotko and Da‐Wen Sun rank highest among researchers based in Ireland, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jonathan N. Coleman#9,316 worldwide overall185.0 of 448 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Michael John Zaworotko#23,826 worldwide overall198.1 of 642 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Da‐Wen Sun#53,845 worldwide overall235.0 of 453 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Ireland on their work in Physical 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 Physical Sciences