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Neuroscience research in Ireland

Trinity College Dublin ranks first in Ireland for Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 (#271 worldwide), followed by University College Cork and University College Dublin.

Ireland's world rank
#36
of 74 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.1k
Top-10% rate
21.5%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in Ireland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Trinity College DublinDublin #27120.723.5%215
2University College CorkCork #29119.723.6%112
3University College DublinDublin #6488.319.3%142
4Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayGalway #7286.728.2%71

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in Ireland?

Timothy G. Dinan, John F. Cryan and Thomas Frodl rank highest among researchers based in Ireland.

  1. 1Timothy G. Dinan#742 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 36 works
  2. 2John F. Cryan#1,527 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 33 works
  3. 3Thomas Frodl#20,243 worldwide overall771 citations · 35 works
  4. 4Dara M. Cannon#79,597 worldwide overall355 citations · 18 works
  5. 5Ian H. Robertson#103,441 worldwide overall266 citations · 22 works
  6. 6John L. Waddington#131,571 worldwide overall402 citations · 23 works
  7. 7Sven Vanneste#252,213 worldwide overall107 citations · 20 works
  8. 8Arun L.W. Bokde#269,383 worldwide overall216 citations · 24 works
  9. 9Robert Whelan#524,075 worldwide overall186 citations · 26 works
  10. 10Declan M. McLoughlin#695,993 worldwide overall124 citations · 19 works
  11. 11Kathryn Knight#1,202,658 worldwide overall24 citations · 27 works

How Ireland compares with other countries in Neuroscience