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Institute of Technology Carlow

In research, Institute of Technology Carlow stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,842 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,679
of 28,054 · #20,478 all time
Rank in Ireland
#43
of 79
Research works
678
▲ 151% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Institute of Technology Carlow 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,842 of 12,888 14.1%77 #15617

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Technology Carlow 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).

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: 1.73× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.64× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Technology Carlow?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Byrne, Brian Doyle and Noel Richardson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Technology Carlow.

  1. 1 Paul Byrne Ireland · #333,841 worldwide 81 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Brian Doyle Ireland · #916,120 worldwide 2 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Noel Richardson Ireland · #1,095,622 worldwide 48 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 David Kennedy Ireland · #1,438,201 worldwide 54 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Junaid Aḥmad Ireland · #1,463,132 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Technology Carlow

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Technology Carlow?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Injury Prevention, Prevention, Risk Factors, Athletic Training, Muscle Injuries, Sports Injury, Epidemiology and High-Intensity Interval Training.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 1.48×27 topics
  2. Risk Factors8▲ 3.8×14 topics
  3. Deep Learning7◆ 1.12×23 topics
  4. Machine Learning7◆ 1.11×25 topics
  5. Prevention6▲ 7.5×4 topics
  6. Injury Prevention6▲ 26×3 topics
  7. Climate Change6◆ 1.11×28 topics
  8. Mental Health6▲ 2.0×18 topics
  9. Athletic Training6▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Muscle Injuries5▲ 42×1 topic
  11. Sports Injury5▲ 42×1 topic
  12. Public Health5▲ 1.79×17 topics
  13. Nationalism4▲ 4.5×2 topics
  14. High-Intensity Interval Training4▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Remote Sensing4▲ 1.58×14 topics
  16. Identity3▲ 2.4×3 topics
  17. Health Benefits3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  18. Performance Analysis3▲ 7.6×1 topic
  19. Resistance Training3▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Training Load3▲ 26×1 topic
  21. Social Support3▲ 2.7×7 topics
  22. Physical Activity3▲ 2.9×6 topics
  23. Biological Control3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  24. Conflict3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  25. Consociationalism2▲ 108×1 topic
  26. Northern Ireland2▲ 108×1 topic
  27. Phylogenetic Relationships2▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Nematodes2▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Plant-Parasitic2▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Academic Achievement2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  31. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  32. Microbial Community2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Enzymatic Hydrolysis2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  34. Marine Environment2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  35. Plant Breeding2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  36. Teacher Education2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  37. Autism Spectrum Disorders2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Neuroanatomy2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  39. Problem of Evil2▲ 87×1 topic
  40. School Engagement2▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Technology Carlow publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports injuries and prevention, Sports Performance and Training, Irish and British Studies and Nematode management and characterization studies.

Sports injuries and prev…5Sports injuries and prevention: 5 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 3 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 2 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies of British Isles: 2 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 1 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSociology and Political SciencePlant ScienceEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  6. 6 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 2 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies of British Isles History 2 works
  8. 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  10. 10 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 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 available48.2%not open51.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Technology Carlow's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 151% 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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