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Chemistry research in Ireland

Trinity College Dublin ranks first in Ireland for Chemistry research in 2022-now (#445 worldwide), followed by University of Limerick and University College Dublin.

Ireland's world rank
#28
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
587
Top-10% rate
11.0%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Chemistry in Ireland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Trinity College DublinDublin #44514.912.7%95
2University of LimerickLimerick #54312.211.2%67
3University College DublinDublin #60510.711.3%124

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

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in Ireland?

Michael John Zaworotko, Da‐Wen Sun and Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson rank highest among researchers based in Ireland, on their papers in Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Michael John Zaworotko#23,826 worldwide overall106.7 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Da‐Wen Sun#53,845 worldwide overall74.7 of 128 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson#59,148 worldwide overall39.8 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Stephen J. Connon#331,014 worldwide overall29.8 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Soumya Mukherjee#78,429 worldwide overall20.7 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Pauline Mary Rudd#54,945 worldwide overall20.3 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7A. Caratti o Garatti#78,625 worldwide overall9.8 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Walter Kölch#58,423 worldwide overall8.8 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Matteo Lusi#444,693 worldwide overall12.7 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10T. P. Ray#169,602 worldwide overall8.2 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Gavin Walker#541,776 worldwide overall12.0 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Yurii K. Gun’ko#233,781 worldwide overall10.8 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13John J. Perry#232,027 worldwide overall8.0 of 20 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Ireland on their work in Chemistry 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 Chemistry