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Limerick County Council

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Research works
13
▲ 41% vs 2018-21
Citations
54
4.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Limerick County Council

Not ranked overall: Limerick County Council is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Limerick County Council work in?

In all years, 37% of research at Limerick County Council is in Health Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 5 fractional works · 37.3% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 20.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 11.1% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 11.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 24.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 16.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 7.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 22.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 14.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 7.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 3.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLimerick CountyCouncil13fractional works, all years
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences15%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine320.8%
    2. Veterinary211.1%
    3. Health Professions15.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences216.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology02.4%
    1. Environmental Science214.3%
    2. Engineering15.8%
    3. Energy01.3%
    4. Computer Science00.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    1. Social Sciences19.5%
    2. Psychology14.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting01.3%
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.

Computer Science: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 5.84× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.39× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 7.57× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology7.57×0 works
  2. Health Professions5.84×0 works
  3. Environmental Science3.10×0 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.39×0 works
  5. Engineering1.37×0 works
  6. Computer Science0.66×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.41×0 works
  8. Medicine0.40×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Limerick County Council?

The most cited paper from Limerick County Council is "The potential impact of age, gender, body mass index, socioeconomic status and dietary habits on the prevalence of dental caries among Egyptian adults: a cross-sectional study" (Marwa M. S. Abbass, Nermeen AbuBakr, Israa Ahmed Radwan et al., 2019), with 49 citations. Next come "Confirmation of suboptimal protocols in spinal immobilisation?" (43) and "Field scale phosphorus balances and legacy soil pressures in mixed-land use catchments" (36).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The potential impact of age, gender, body mass index, socioeconomic status and dietary habits on the prevalence of dental caries among Egyptian adults: a cross-sectional study Marwa M. S. Abbass, Nermeen AbuBakr, Israa Ahmed Radwan et al. · F1000Research Open access Mar 2019 49
2 Confirmation of suboptimal protocols in spinal immobilisation? Mark Dixon, Joseph O’Halloran, Ailish Hannigan et al. · Emergency Medicine Journal Open access 11 Sep 2015 43
3 Field scale phosphorus balances and legacy soil pressures in mixed-land use catchments Noeleen T. McDonald, David P. Wall, Per‐Erik Mellander et al. · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment Open access 11 Jan 2019 36
4 Large outbreak of E. coli O157 in 2005, Ireland Margaret M. Mannix, D Whyte, Eleanor McNamara et al. · Eurosurveillance Open access Feb 2007 19
5 Mainstream or margins? The changing role of environmental education in Irish primary school curricula, 1872 to 2021 Sarah O’Malley, John Pierce · Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education Open access 13 Dec 2022 16
All 22 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Limerick County Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Noise Effects and Management, Smart Cities and Technologies, Green IT and Sustainability and Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking.

Noise Effects and Manage…0Noise Effects and Management: 0 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technol…0Smart Cities and Technologies: 0 fractional worksGreen IT and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksAdventure Sports and Sensation Seeking: 0 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and …0Injury Epidemiology and Prevention: 0 fractional worksInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 0 fractional worksOutdoor and Experiential Education: 0 fractional worksUrban Green Space and He…0Urban Green Space and Health: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksAnimal and Plant Science Education: 0 fractional works
Speech and HearingMedia TechnologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 0 works
  2. 2 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 0 works
  3. 3 Green IT and Sustainability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking Social Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  6. 6 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  7. 7 Outdoor and Experiential Education Social Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  9. 9 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  10. 10 Animal and Plant Science Education Social Psychology 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Limerick County Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 41% higher 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 Limerick County Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000060% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Limerick County Council0.0000085% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Limerick County Council over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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