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Lero

In research, Lero stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,265 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,452
of 34,923
Rank in Ireland
#90
of 109
Research works
167
▼ 61% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.2k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
52%
world 18%
Lero

What is Lero known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #14,265 of 17,446 19.5%126

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lero 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 fields of science does Lero work in?

In all years, 76% of research at Lero is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (70%), Business, Management and Accounting (7%), Engineering (6%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 126 fractional works · 75.9% of its workComputer Science: 116 fractional works · 69.8% of its workInformation Systems: 50 fractional works · 30.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 22 fractional works · 13.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 7.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 10 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSoftware: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 5.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 18.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 7.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLero167fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences76%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences19%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science11669.8%
    2. Engineering95.6%
    3. Environmental Science00.2%
    4. Mathematics00.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting127.1%
    2. Social Sciences95.3%
    3. Decision Sciences53.1%
    4. Psychology42.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    1. Medicine52.8%
    2. Health Professions21.5%
    1. Neuroscience10.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 5.95× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 7.06× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences7.06×1 works
  2. Computer Science5.95×6 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.94×1 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.47×0 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.04×0 works
  6. Health Professions1.00×0 works
  7. Psychology0.86×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.82×1 works
  9. Medicine0.54×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.38×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×0 works
  12. Engineering0.25×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.24×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Lero?

The most cited paper from Lero is "Continuous software engineering: A roadmap and agenda" (Brian F. Fitzgerald, Klaas-Jan Stol, 2015), with 731 citations. Next come "Algorithmic injustice: a relational ethics approach" (688) and "Outsourcing to an Unknown Workforce: Exploring Opensourcing as a Global Sourcing Strategy1" (440).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Continuous software engineering: A roadmap and agenda Brian F. Fitzgerald, Klaas-Jan Stol · Journal of Systems and Software 5 Jul 2015 731
2 Algorithmic injustice: a relational ethics approach Abeba Birhane · Patterns Open access Feb 2021 688
3 Outsourcing to an Unknown Workforce: Exploring Opensourcing as a Global Sourcing Strategy1 Ågerfalk, Fitzgerald · MIS Quarterly Jun 2008 440
4 Dynamic Software Product Lines Svein O. Hallsteinsen, Mike Hinchey, Sooyong Park et al. · Computer Apr 2008 372
5 Coevolving Systems and the Organization of Agile Software Development Richard T. Vidgen, Xiaofeng Wang · Information Systems Research Open access 31 Aug 2009 329
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lero?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Requirements Engineering, Machine Learning, Agile Software Development, Empirical Studies, Code Clone Detection, Refactoring, Model-Based Development and Autonomic Computing.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Requirements Engineering33▲ 297×3 topics
  2. Machine Learning26▲ 7.2×23 topics
  3. Agile Software Development20▲ 398×1 topic
  4. Empirical Studies20▲ 398×1 topic
  5. Code Clone Detection19▲ 249×1 topic
  6. Refactoring19▲ 249×1 topic
  7. Model-Based Development14▲ 221×2 topics
  8. Autonomic Computing13▲ 258×1 topic
  9. Self-Adaptive Systems13▲ 258×1 topic
  10. Open Source Software12▲ 138×2 topics
  11. Distributed Systems10▲ 25×5 topics
  12. Crowdsourcing10▲ 96×3 topics
  13. Innovation9▲ 6.0×2 topics
  14. Collaboration9▲ 82×2 topics
  15. Community-Based Innovation9▲ 359×1 topic
  16. User-Generated Content9▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Deep Learning7▲ 2.1×24 topics
  18. Knowledge Sharing7▲ 26×5 topics
  19. Semantic Web Services7▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Anomaly Detection6▲ 22×3 topics
  21. QoS-Aware Middleware6▲ 58×1 topic
  22. Service-Oriented Computing6▲ 58×1 topic
  23. Supply Chain Management6▲ 6.6×8 topics
  24. Log Analysis5▲ 88×1 topic
  25. Performance Prediction5▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Software Development5▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Metamodeling4▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Trust4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  29. Domain-Specific Languages4▲ 100×1 topic
  30. Model-Driven Engineering4▲ 100×1 topic
  31. Motivation4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Business Process Management3▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Intrinsic Motivation3▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Workflow Mining3▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Strategic Alliances3▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Offshoring3▲ 78×1 topic
  37. Outsourcing3▲ 78×1 topic
  38. Model Checking3▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Architecture-Based Approach3▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Software Reliability Modeling3▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Lero publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Neural Network Applications, Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques, Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data and Software System Performance and Reliability.

Advanced Neural Network …0Advanced Neural Network Applications: 0 fractional worksStochastic Gradient Opti…0Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques: 0 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 0 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 0 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 0 fractional worksLeadership, Behavior, and Decision-Making Studies: 0 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 0 fractional worksCultural Industries and …0Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 0 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 0 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 0 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionArtificial IntelligenceComputer Networks and CommunicationsOrthopedics and Sports Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  2. 2 Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  3. 3 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  4. 4 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Leadership, Behavior, and Decision-Making Studies Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  7. 7 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  8. 8 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 0 works
  9. 9 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 0 works
  10. 10 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 0 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.9%domestic only48.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lero's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 61% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Lero as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000044% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Lero0.000052% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Lero over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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