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Dublin City University

In research, Dublin City University stands highest in Social Sciences (#298 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#194 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#110 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental and Educational Psychology, Gender Studies and Political Science and International Relations — Developmental and Educational Psychology is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,154
of 28,054 · #1,119 all time
Rank in Ireland
#6
of 79
Research works
16k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
326k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Dublin City University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #298 of 10,521 31.6%1,692 #525
Social SciencesField #194 of 6,365 31.7%945 #422
EducationSubfield #110 of 1,892 46.8%179 #325
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #78 of 1,201 26.7%187 #195
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #263 of 2,578 24.9%325 #423
Physical SciencesDomain #1,378 of 12,888 22.7%1,087 #1042
Computer ScienceField #620 of 4,667 26.2%432 #663
Health SciencesDomain #1,753 of 11,982 23.5%403 #1536
EngineeringField #1,106 of 6,636 19.5%334 #1013
Business, Management and AccountingField #522 of 2,578 43.3%132 #565

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#525 #298
  2. Social Sciences#422 #194
  3. Education#325 #110
  4. Political Science and International Relations#195 #78
  5. Sociology and Political Science#423 #263
  6. Physical Sciences#1,042 #1,378
  7. Computer Science#663 #620
  8. Health Sciences#1,536 #1,753
  9. Engineering#1,013 #1,106
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#565 #522
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Dublin City University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Developmental and Educational Psychology takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 60.3 works3.9×
  2. Gender StudiesSubfield · 46.4 works3.8×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 186.6 works3.7×
  4. CommunicationSubfield · 32.3 works3.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 88 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 58 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.64× its world share, 432 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 334 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 105 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 62 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 62 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 117 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 275 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.14× its world share, 209 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 132 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 50 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.66× its world share, 120 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.31× its world share, 238 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 945 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dublin City University?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Breen, David G. Collings and Regina Connolly lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dublin City University.

  1. 1 Michael Breen Ireland · #46,168 worldwide 251 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 David G. Collings Ireland · #56,248 worldwide 314 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Regina Connolly Ireland · #78,546 worldwide 240 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Eoin O’Malley Ireland · #118,955 worldwide 101 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 A. R. Ellingboe Ireland · #125,407 worldwide 136 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Sharon O’Brien Ireland · #134,040 worldwide 82 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 P. H. Davis Ireland · #148,837 worldwide 441 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 M.S.J. Hashmi Ireland · #151,185 worldwide 442 citations · 84 works
  9. 9 Anne Matthews Ireland · #157,723 worldwide 135 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Arijit Bhattacharya Ireland · #173,322 worldwide 266 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Dublin City University

Which keywords describe research at Dublin City University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Deep Learning, Nationalism, Identity, Conflict, Human Rights, Machine Learning and Neoliberalism.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Deep Learning173▲ 1.49×73 topics
  2. Globalization154▲ 2.3×98 topics
  3. Machine Learning144▲ 1.31×76 topics
  4. Identity96▲ 3.9×50 topics
  5. Human Rights96▲ 2.8×55 topics
  6. Neural Networks89▲ 1.72×32 topics
  7. Mental Health89▲ 1.80×37 topics
  8. Nationalism83▲ 5.3×25 topics
  9. Social Media80▲ 1.67×28 topics
  10. Education74▲ 1.27×68 topics
  11. Conflict65▲ 12×11 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence62▲ 1.35×35 topics
  13. Neoliberalism62▲ 5.2×22 topics
  14. Healthcare62▲ 1.62×25 topics
  15. Big Data59▲ 1.92×22 topics
  16. Ethnicity58▲ 4.6×15 topics
  17. Democracy55▲ 4.6×18 topics
  18. Gender51▲ 2.8×34 topics
  19. Colonialism50▲ 3.1×34 topics
  20. International Law49▲ 4.8×21 topics
  21. Social Justice48▲ 2.4×34 topics
  22. Security47▲ 2.2×24 topics
  23. Higher Education47▲ 2.6×20 topics
  24. Ethics43▲ 2.6×34 topics
  25. Transition43▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Religion42▲ 2.6×27 topics
  27. Global Governance39▲ 5.1×17 topics
  28. Reconciliation39▲ 69×2 topics
  29. Paramilitarism38▲ 56×2 topics
  30. Peace Process38▲ 56×2 topics
  31. Consociationalism38▲ 93×1 topic
  32. Northern Ireland38▲ 93×1 topic
  33. Corpus Linguistics37▲ 5.1×5 topics
  34. Peacebuilding33▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Reflective Practice32▲ 5.1×7 topics
  36. Machine Translation32▲ 5.7×2 topics
  37. NGOs31▲ 9.3×5 topics
  38. Security Council27▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Genocide25▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Humanitarian Intervention24▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Dublin City University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Irish and British Studies, Topic Modeling, Natural Language Processing Techniques and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

Irish and British Studies38Irish and British Studies: 38 fractional worksTopic Modeling22Topic Modeling: 22 fractional worksNatural Language Process…21Natural Language Processing Techniques: 21 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…21Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 21 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 18 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 17 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…17Sport Psychology and Performance: 17 fractional worksCreativity in Education and Neuroscience: 16 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 16 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…15Sports injuries and prevention: 15 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceArtificial IntelligencePolitical Science and International RelationsInformation Systems4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 38 works
  2. 2 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 22 works
  3. 3 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 21 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 21 works
  5. 5 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 17 works
  7. 7 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 17 works
  8. 8 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 16 works
  9. 9 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 16 works
  10. 10 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 15 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.

openly available43.5%not open56.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.1%domestic only71.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dublin City University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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