How does Ireland rank in Social Sciences research?

Ireland ranks #42 of 164 countries on research quality in Social Sciences (2022–2025), with 16k works.

Social Sciences research in Ireland

University College Dublin ranks first in Ireland for Social Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#156 worldwide), followed by University College Cork and Dublin City University.

Ireland's world rank: #42
Works, 2022–2025: 16k
Top-10% rate: 24.3%
Ranked institutions: 18

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Ireland?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University College DublinDublin	#156	45.5	26.7%	2,513
2	University College CorkCork	#279	39.2	25.8%	1,665
3	Dublin City UniversityDublin	#298	38.5	31.6%	1,692
4	Trinity College DublinDublin	#301	38.4	23.7%	2,308
5	University of LimerickLimerick	#436	34.4	29.8%	1,165
6	National University of Ireland, MaynoothMaynooth	#604	30.9	21.5%	1,252
7	Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayGalway	#640	30.2	25.2%	1,088
8	Technological University DublinDublin	#1,390	21.9	20.9%	585
9	Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandDublin	#3,514	11.8	25.2%	170
10	South East Technological UniversityWaterford	#4,091	10.2	19.2%	114
11	Economic and Social Research InstituteDublin	#4,425	9.4	36.9%	101
12	Munster Technological UniversityCork	#4,629	8.9	26.1%	132
13	The ArkDublin	#4,841	8.4	10.1%	68
14	National College of IrelandDublin	#6,802	4.7	22.3%	92
15	Waterford Institute of TechnologyWaterford	#7,788	3.2	21.3%	69
16	Shannon Applied Biotechnology CentreTralee	#7,859	3.2	12.0%	66
17	Health Service ExecutiveDublin	#8,082	2.8	16.6%	82
18	BH Consulting (Ireland)Dublin	#9,804	76.0	10.0%	68

Institutions in Ireland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Ireland?

Philip R. Lane, William A. Schabas and Brian M. Lucey rank highest among researchers based in Ireland.

1Philip R. Lane#114,470 worldwide overall486 citations · 117 works
2William A. Schabas#117,035 worldwide overall183 citations · 161 works
3Brian M. Lucey#156,334 worldwide overall1k citations · 181 works
4Roger Stalley#972,916 worldwide overall7 citations · 105 works
5John Home#1,161,328 worldwide overall15 citations · 202 works

How Ireland compares with other countries in Social Sciences