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Institute of Technology Sligo

In research, Institute of Technology Sligo stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,739 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,462
of 28,054 · #10,140 all time
Rank in Ireland
#21
of 79
Research works
741
▲ 168% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
26.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Institute of Technology Sligo 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 #5,739 of 12,888 26.6%131 #6744

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Technology Sligo 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: 1.27× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.55× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.26× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.89× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.71× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Technology Sligo?

Ranked on the composite score, Suresh C. Pillai, Muhammad Mahmood Ali and John Donovan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Technology Sligo.

  1. 1 Suresh C. Pillai Ireland · #127,444 worldwide 602 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Muhammad Mahmood Ali Ireland · #285,151 worldwide 147 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 John Donovan Ireland · #391,894 worldwide 54 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 John Bartlett Ireland · #602,027 worldwide 57 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Mary Garvey Ireland · #829,682 worldwide 60 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Marion McAfee Ireland · #875,085 worldwide 57 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Upaka Rathnayake Ireland · #928,544 worldwide 120 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Liam Leonard Ireland · #1,048,274 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Ramen Ghosh Ireland · #1,103,528 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Laura Keaver Ireland · #1,398,758 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Technology Sligo

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Technology Sligo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Hydrological Modeling, Environmental Impact, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Water Resources, Nanomaterials and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Climate Change17▲ 2.5×42 topics
  2. Machine Learning12▲ 1.53×31 topics
  3. Deep Learning11▲ 1.26×32 topics
  4. Environmental Impact10▲ 2.4×28 topics
  5. Sustainability10▲ 1.63×39 topics
  6. Remote Sensing9▲ 2.9×17 topics
  7. Epidemiology8◆ 0.88×35 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications7▲ 2.5×22 topics
  9. Nanomaterials7▲ 2.8×13 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 1.82×20 topics
  11. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Depression6▲ 2.8×11 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties6▲ 2.3×17 topics
  14. Quality of Life6▲ 1.57×16 topics
  15. Graphene5▲ 3.2×9 topics
  16. Healthcare5▲ 1.84×14 topics
  17. Physical Activity5▲ 4.3×6 topics
  18. Obesity5▲ 2.7×12 topics
  19. Anxiety5▲ 4.1×10 topics
  20. Global Warming5▲ 4.6×8 topics
  21. Health Effects5▲ 3.1×8 topics
  22. Nanocomposites4▲ 2.3×12 topics
  23. Risk Perception4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  24. Water Resources4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  25. Tissue Engineering4▲ 2.8×8 topics
  26. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  27. Sediment Transport4▲ 9.9×4 topics
  28. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  29. Land Use Change4▲ 4.8×5 topics
  30. Optimization4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  31. Satellite Imagery3▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Disaster Management3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  33. Flood Risk3▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Surface Water Mapping3▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Consumer Perception3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  36. Forecasting3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  37. Model Evaluation3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  38. Global Hydrology3▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Uncertainty Assessment3▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Process Parameters2▲ 9.4×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Flood Risk Assessment an…3Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 3 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …3Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 3 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …2Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksHydrological Forecasting Using AI: 2 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeWater Science and TechnologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPhysiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  2. 2 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  3. 3 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  7. 7 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  9. 9 Hydrological Forecasting Using AI Environmental Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 2 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 available55.2%not open44.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 168% 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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