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National University of Ireland

In research, National University of Ireland stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,232 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,502
of 28,054 · #2,142 all time
Rank in Ireland
#19
of 79
Research works
4.4k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
169k
38.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is National University of Ireland 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 #6,232 of 12,888 29.2%91 #2310

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National University of Ireland 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: 1.72× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.81× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.30× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.72× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.99× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University of Ireland?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Johnstone Stoney, John A. O'Flynn and Mary Shier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University of Ireland.

  1. 1 G. Johnstone Stoney Ireland · #605,420 worldwide 29 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 John A. O'Flynn Ireland · #1,082,020 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Mary Shier Ireland · #1,472,154 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National University of Ireland

Which keywords describe research at National University of Ireland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Metabolic Health, Lipid Oxidation, Modified Atmosphere Packaging, Ultrasound, Quality Assessment, Inflammatory Diseases and Immune Responses.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications12▲ 4.2×21 topics
  2. Epidemiology11◆ 1.10×59 topics
  3. Metabolic Health5▲ 11×3 topics
  4. Microbial Communities5▲ 4.5×5 topics
  5. Gut Microbiota5▲ 5.4×5 topics
  6. Lipid Oxidation5▲ 18×2 topics
  7. Modified Atmosphere Packaging4▲ 21×2 topics
  8. Antioxidants4▲ 4.0×5 topics
  9. Ultrasound4▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Biosensors4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  11. Consumer Perception4▲ 7.5×4 topics
  12. Food Authentication4▲ 15×2 topics
  13. Immune Responses4▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Inflammatory Diseases4▲ 9.0×2 topics
  15. Metagenomic Analysis4▲ 14×1 topic
  16. Quality Assessment4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  17. Short-Chain Fatty Acids4▲ 14×1 topic
  18. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  19. Meat Quality4▲ 20×1 topic
  20. Protein Oxidation4▲ 26×1 topic
  21. Health Benefits4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  22. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy4▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Probiotics4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  24. Breath Analysis3▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Lung Cancer3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  26. Principal Component Analysis3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  27. Variable Selection3▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Volatile Organic Compounds3▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Chemometric Tools3▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Disease Diagnosis3▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Electronic Nose3▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Machine Vision3▲ 5.7×2 topics
  33. Multivariate Calibration3▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Metamaterials3▲ 8.7×5 topics
  35. Microwave3▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Antioxidant Properties3▲ 7.6×2 topics
  37. Food3▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Solar3▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Dehydration3▲ 81×1 topic
  40. Drying3▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does National University of Ireland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gut microbiota and health, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies and Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses.

Gut microbiota and health4Gut microbiota and health: 4 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …4Meat and Animal Product Quality: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor…3Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 3 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemome…3Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 3 fractional worksFood Drying and Modeling: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 2 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…2Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 2 fractional worksMicroencapsulation and Drying Processes: 2 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 2 fractional worksGold and Silver Nanopart…2Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyAnimal Science and ZoologyBiomedical EngineeringAnalytical Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 4 works
  2. 2 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Food Drying and Modeling Food Science 3 works
  6. 6 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 2 works
  8. 8 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.2%domestic only68.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National University of Ireland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower 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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