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Medicine research in Ireland

University College Dublin ranks first in Ireland for Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#308 worldwide), followed by Trinity College Dublin and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Ireland's world rank
#33
of 155 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
15k
Top-10% rate
15.5%
Ranked institutions
35

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Ireland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University College DublinDublin #30838.121.0%1,487
2Trinity College DublinDublin #31138.021.0%1,223
3Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandDublin #42234.716.6%1,022
4University College CorkCork #44034.219.9%924
5Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayGalway #71329.021.0%724
6St. James's HospitalDublin #1,33122.312.2%687
7University of LimerickLimerick #1,39121.819.7%592
8University Hospital GalwayGalway #1,42221.59.5%537
9St. Vincent's University HospitalDublin #1,51320.910.6%625
10Cork University HospitalCork #1,56120.59.7%497
11Mater Misericordiae University HospitalDublin #1,60320.211.4%580
12Beaumont HospitalDublin #1,73619.49.8%568
13APC Microbiome InstituteCork #2,66914.742.9%84
14Dublin City UniversityDublin #2,74714.422.0%275
15Children's Health Ireland at CrumlinDublin #2,78714.314.9%244
16Tallaght University HospitalDublin #3,51911.88.3%400
17Technological University DublinDublin #3,69811.221.6%200
18Health Service ExecutiveDublin #4,8488.314.6%130
19University Hospital LimerickLimerick #4,8528.35.3%345
20Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development AuthorityCarlow #4,8868.231.5%75
21National Maternity HospitalDublin #5,3307.317.7%122
22Rotunda HospitalDublin #5,3567.213.9%109
23InfantCork #5,8916.219.9%87
24Medtronic (Ireland)Dublin #6,2285.613.5%110
25National University of Ireland, MaynoothMaynooth #6,5515.017.4%139
26Department of HealthDublin #6,5865.020.4%71
27St Michael’s HospitalDublin #6,6614.914.4%73
28Munster Technological UniversityCork #7,2583.917.3%68
29Midland Regional Hospital at TullamoreTullamore #7,6623.33.9%70
30Mercy University HospitalCork #7,9113.07.0%120
31Our Lady of Lourdes HospitalDrogheda #7,9153.02.7%75
32University Hospital WaterfordWaterford #8,1852.63.7%209
33Coombe Women & Infants University HospitalDublin #8,7901.918.4%65
34Connolly Hospital BlanchardstownDublin #9,431110.04.8%92
35Sligo University HospitalSligo #10,09337.03.9%80

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Ireland?

Rose Anne Kenny, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe and John V. Reynolds rank highest among researchers based in Ireland.

  1. 1Rose Anne Kenny#74,029 worldwide overall759 citations · 121 works
  2. 2Fionnuala M. McAuliffe#283,087 worldwide overall287 citations · 113 works
  3. 3John V. Reynolds#314,109 worldwide overall223 citations · 122 works
  4. 4John Crown#350,434 worldwide overall363 citations · 144 works
  5. 5Fergal D. Malone#386,410 worldwide overall177 citations · 117 works
  6. 6Anne M. Molloy#562,523 worldwide overall418 citations · 206 works
  7. 7John M. Scott#768,035 worldwide overall242 citations · 175 works
  8. 8Tommie V. McCarthy#933,589 worldwide overall104 citations · 190 works

How Ireland compares with other countries in Medicine