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Limerick Institute of Technology

In research, Limerick Institute of Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,878 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,218
of 42,892
Rank in Ireland
#111
of 152
Research works
313
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Limerick Institute of Technology 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
Social SciencesDomain #12,878 of 16,945 25.3%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Limerick Institute of Technology 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: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.42× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.86× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.78× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.47× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Limerick Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Frank Houghton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Limerick Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Frank Houghton Ireland · #722,654 worldwide 25 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Limerick Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Limerick Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Globalization, Non-Communicable Diseases, Diversity, Nationalism, Social Justice, Aristotle and Gender.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Identity5▲ 12×12 topics
  2. Globalization4▲ 3.5×12 topics
  3. Education3▲ 3.0×12 topics
  4. Diversity2▲ 24×4 topics
  5. Non-Communicable Diseases2▲ 15×3 topics
  6. Nationalism2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  7. Social Justice2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  8. Gender2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  9. Aristotle2▲ 145×2 topics
  10. Mental Health2▲ 2.4×11 topics
  11. Qualitative Research2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  12. Metaphysics2▲ 78×2 topics
  13. Corporate Political Activity2▲ 91×1 topic
  14. Global Trade2▲ 16×1 topic
  15. Literature2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  16. Plato2▲ 164×1 topic
  17. Public Health2▲ 2.2×6 topics
  18. Stoicism2▲ 164×1 topic
  19. Teacher Education2▲ 24×3 topics
  20. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Epidemiology1▼ 0.66×9 topics
  22. Gender Differences1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  23. Global Citizenship Education1▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Multicultural Education1▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Colonialism1▲ 5.3×4 topics
  26. Ethics1▲ 4.8×6 topics
  27. Social Interaction1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  28. COVID-191▲ 1.58×3 topics
  29. Meta-Analysis1▲ 3.7×7 topics
  30. Ethnicity1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  31. Cultural Identity1▲ 3.6×3 topics
  32. Narrative1▲ 12×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Classical Philosophy and Thought, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Global Education and Multiculturalism and German Literature and Culture Studies.

Classical Philosophy and Thought: 2 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksGlobal Education and Mul…1Global Education and Multiculturalism: 1 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…1German Literature and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 1 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 1 fractional worksDigital Communication an…1Digital Communication and Language: 1 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 1 fractional worksEvaluation and Performance Assessment: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional works
PhilosophyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEducationLiterature and Literary Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 2 works
  2. 2 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  3. 3 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 1 works
  4. 4 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  5. 5 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Digital Communication and Language Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  8. 8 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.3%domestic only78.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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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