Dublin City University
In research, Dublin City University stands highest in Social Sciences (#407 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#398 of 5,988 worldwide) and Computer Science (#546 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental and Educational Psychology, Safety Research and Gender Studies (Developmental and Educational Psychology is 3.6× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #809 of 22,385 · #1,236 all time
- Rank in Ireland
- #5 of 52
- Research works
- 18k ▲ 8% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 354k 19.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 14.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.12× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 43% world 40%
- International
- 28% world 18%
What is Dublin City University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #407 of 9,585 | 17.5% | 1,707 | #765 | |
| Social SciencesField | #398 of 5,988 | 17.6% | 948 | #670 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #546 of 4,417 | 13.5% | 433 | #700 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #1,379 of 10,670 | 12.8% | 1,092 | #1529 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #947 of 6,403 | 12.8% | 208 | #1577 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,572 of 9,902 | 11.7% | 565 | #2151 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #430 of 2,526 | 13.4% | 327 | #665 | |
| EducationSubfield | #339 of 1,930 | 20.0% | 179 | #705 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #359 of 1,896 | 15.7% | 209 | #772 | |
| MedicineField | #1,619 of 8,541 | 10.9% | 418 | #2056 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dublin City University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#765 #407
- Social Sciences#670 #398
- Computer Science#700 #546
- Physical Sciences#1,529 #1,379
- Life Sciences#1,577 #947
- Health Sciences#2,151 #1,572
- Sociology and Political Science#665 #430
- Education#705 #339
- Arts and Humanities#772 #359
- Medicine#2,056 #1,619
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Dublin City University work in?
In 2022-now, 47% of research at Dublin City University is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Computer Science (12%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences1,90247.1%
- Social Sciences1,05526.1%
- Psychology2736.8%
- Arts and Humanities2436.0%
- Business, Management and Accounting1433.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1313.3%
- Decision Sciences571.4%
- Physical Sciences1,23830.7%
- Computer Science49912.4%
- Engineering3699.2%
- Environmental Science1233.1%
- Materials Science721.8%
- Physics and Astronomy681.7%
- Chemistry391.0%
- Mathematics280.7%
- Energy190.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences120.3%
- Chemical Engineering90.2%
- Health Sciences64916.1%
- Medicine48312.0%
- Health Professions1503.7%
- Nursing90.2%
- Veterinary30.1%
- Dentistry30.1%
- Life Sciences2466.1%
What does Dublin City University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Developmental and Educational Psychology takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 66.2 works3.6×
- Safety ResearchSubfield · 39.4 works3.5×
- Gender StudiesSubfield · 50.1 works3.4×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
Field profile
Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Psychology2.22×273 works
- Arts and Humanities2.08×243 works
- Social Sciences2.07×1,055 works
- Computer Science1.59×499 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.52×131 works
- Decision Sciences1.46×57 works
- Health Professions1.41×150 works
- Neuroscience1.14×75 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.10×143 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.76×68 works
- Chemical Engineering0.62×9 works
- Medicine0.62×483 works
- Chemistry0.61×39 works
- Engineering0.61×369 works
- Environmental Science0.61×123 works
- Mathematics0.58×28 works
- Veterinary0.57×3 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.53×113 works
- Energy0.52×19 works
- Materials Science0.51×72 works
- Nursing0.47×9 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×5 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.26×11 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×42 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×12 works
- Dentistry0.15×3 works
- Psychology 2.2×
- Arts and Humanities 2.1×
- Social Sciences 2.1×
- Computer Science 1.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.5×
- Decision Sciences 1.5×
- Health Professions 1.4×
- Neuroscience 1.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.6×
- Medicine 0.6×
- Chemistry 0.6×
- Engineering 0.6×
- Environmental Science 0.6×
- Mathematics 0.6×
- Veterinary 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Energy 0.5×
- Materials Science 0.5×
- Nursing 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Dentistry 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Dublin City University?
Ranked on the quality score, Shaen Corbet, David G. Collings and Ramin Ranjbarzadeh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dublin City University.
- 1
Shaen Corbet
Ireland · #31,844 worldwide 13k citations · 417 works
- 2
David G. Collings
Ireland · #41,136 worldwide 11k citations · 210 works
- 3
Ramin Ranjbarzadeh
Ireland · #57,411 worldwide 4.1k citations · 81 works
- 4
Vincent Konadu Tawiah
Ireland · #63,173 worldwide 3.1k citations · 124 works
- 5
Danny Marks
Ireland · #63,607 worldwide 1.8k citations · 59 works
- 6
K.Y. Benyounis
Ireland · #65,736 worldwide 5.5k citations · 138 works
- 7
Maura McAdam
Ireland · #95,120 worldwide 5.8k citations · 138 works
- 8
Alexander Baturo
Ireland · #96,066 worldwide 1.1k citations · 89 works
- 9
Jane Suiter
Ireland · #125,732 worldwide 3.3k citations · 161 works
- 10
Gëzim Visoka
Ireland · #153,484 worldwide 1.4k citations · 407 works
Which keywords describe research at Dublin City University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Deep Learning, Identity, Nationalism, Conflict, Machine Learning, Human Rights and Neoliberalism.
- Security Council
- NGOs
- Machine Translation
- Corpus Linguistics
- Northern Ireland
- Peace Process
- Reconciliation
- Transition
- Ethics
- International Law
- Democracy
- Colonialism
- Neoliberalism
- Conflict
- Artificial Intelligence
- Social Media
- Mental Health
- Human Rights
- Epidemiology
- Globalization
- Deep Learning
- Machine Learning
- Identity
- Neural Networks
- Nationalism
- Education
- Healthcare
- Big Data
- Ethnicity
- Gender
- Social Justice
- Higher Education
- Security
- Religion
- Paramilitarism
- Consociationalism
- Global Governance
- Reflective Practice
- Peacebuilding
- Motor Imagery
Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Deep Learning202▲ 1.45×76 topics
- Globalization175▲ 2.2×104 topics
- Machine Learning170▲ 1.27×79 topics
- Epidemiology117▼ 0.73×115 topics
- Identity110▲ 3.8×51 topics
- Human Rights106▲ 2.6×58 topics
- Neural Networks102▲ 1.64×34 topics
- Mental Health97▲ 1.69×39 topics
- Nationalism94▲ 5.2×25 topics
- Social Media92▲ 1.66×29 topics
- Education84▲ 1.22×78 topics
- Artificial Intelligence76▲ 1.33×38 topics
- Healthcare75▲ 1.62×26 topics
- Conflict72▲ 11×11 topics
- Big Data70▲ 1.82×22 topics
- Neoliberalism68▲ 4.7×22 topics
- Ethnicity66▲ 4.4×16 topics
- Colonialism59▲ 3.1×36 topics
- Gender58▲ 2.7×39 topics
- Democracy57▲ 4.0×18 topics
- Social Justice57▲ 2.4×36 topics
- International Law53▲ 4.2×22 topics
- Higher Education52▲ 2.4×21 topics
- Ethics52▲ 2.5×37 topics
- Security52▲ 1.91×24 topics
- Transition48▲ 13×5 topics
- Religion45▲ 2.4×32 topics
- Reconciliation44▲ 64×2 topics
- Paramilitarism43▲ 55×2 topics
- Peace Process43▲ 55×2 topics
- Consociationalism43▲ 91×1 topic
- Northern Ireland43▲ 91×1 topic
- Global Governance42▲ 4.4×18 topics
- Corpus Linguistics42▲ 5.0×5 topics
- Reflective Practice37▲ 4.9×7 topics
- Machine Translation37▲ 5.5×2 topics
- Peacebuilding34▲ 12×5 topics
- NGOs32▲ 8.5×5 topics
- Motor Imagery30▲ 6.1×2 topics
- Security Council27▲ 14×2 topics
Which research topics does Dublin City University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Irish and British Studies, Topic Modeling, Natural Language Processing Techniques and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 43 works
- 2 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 26 works
- 3 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 23 works
- 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 21 works
- 5 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 20 works
- 6 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 19 works
- 7 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 18 works
- 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 18 works
- 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 18 works
- 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 17 works
How open and international is its research?
Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Dublin City University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Dublin City University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.016% in 2024.
Fractional works of Dublin City University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2025.
Other research institutions in Dublin
- University College Dublin
- Trinity College Dublin
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Technological University Dublin
- National University of Ireland
- Health Service Executive
- Beaumont Hospital
- Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
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