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National University of Ireland, Maynooth

In research, National University of Ireland, Maynooth stands highest in Social Sciences (#604 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#502 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,849 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History, Archeology and Anthropology — History is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,804
of 28,054 · #1,831 all time
Rank in Ireland
#7
of 79
Research works
10k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
190k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is National University of Ireland, Maynooth 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
Social SciencesDomain #604 of 10,521 21.5%1,252 #772
Social SciencesField #502 of 6,365 23.2%711 #613
Physical SciencesDomain #1,849 of 12,888 21.9%684 #1891
Computer ScienceField #765 of 4,667 23.7%191 #962
EngineeringField #1,279 of 6,636 21.5%231 #1536
Health SciencesDomain #2,668 of 11,982 20.8%209 #4328
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #637 of 2,578 20.1%252 #592
PsychologyField #585 of 2,181 29.8%140 #724
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #349 of 1,201 18.9%128 #475
Arts and HumanitiesField #602 of 1,998 9.7%238 #846

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National University of Ireland, Maynooth 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#772 #604
  2. Social Sciences#613 #502
  3. Physical Sciences#1,891 #1,849
  4. Computer Science#962 #765
  5. Engineering#1,536 #1,279
  6. Health Sciences#4,328 #2,668
  7. Sociology and Political Science#592 #637
  8. Psychology#724 #585
  9. Political Science and International Relations#475 #349
  10. Arts and Humanities#846 #602
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does National University of Ireland, Maynooth specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 50.2 works6.7×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 30.6 works4.4×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 26.5 works4.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.50× its world share, 55 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 66 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 191 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 230 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 92 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.96× its world share, 50 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 65 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 139 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.56× its world share, 238 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 53 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 140 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 711 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University of Ireland, Maynooth?

Ranked on the composite score, Rob Kitchin, Chris Brunsdon and John McDonald lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University of Ireland, Maynooth.

  1. 1 Rob Kitchin Ireland · #6,436 worldwide 974 citations · 124 works
  2. 2 Chris Brunsdon Ireland · #27,913 worldwide 588 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 John McDonald Ireland · #41,164 worldwide 466 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Martin Charlton Ireland · #45,990 worldwide 565 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Barak A. Pearlmutter Ireland · #60,153 worldwide 384 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Seán Ó Riain Ireland · #64,161 worldwide 141 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Paul Ryan Ireland · #72,541 worldwide 409 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 David Malone Ireland · #109,677 worldwide 261 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 J. A. Murphy Ireland · #117,661 worldwide 300 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Douglas J. Leith Ireland · #121,886 worldwide 429 citations · 104 works
All ranked researchers at National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Which keywords describe research at National University of Ireland, Maynooth?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Nationalism, Ethnicity, Globalization, Conflict, Transition, Human Rights and Reconciliation.

▲ 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. Identity128▲ 7.6×46 topics
  2. Globalization118▲ 2.6×81 topics
  3. Nationalism111▲ 10×25 topics
  4. Human Rights84▲ 3.5×44 topics
  5. Climate Change77▲ 1.24×72 topics
  6. Ethnicity73▲ 8.4×13 topics
  7. Mental Health69▲ 2.0×36 topics
  8. Renewable Energy65▲ 1.95×33 topics
  9. Conflict63▲ 17×9 topics
  10. Education60▲ 1.49×68 topics
  11. Transition58▲ 27×6 topics
  12. Neoliberalism56▲ 6.8×21 topics
  13. Reconciliation56▲ 143×2 topics
  14. Consociationalism56▲ 198×1 topic
  15. Northern Ireland56▲ 198×1 topic
  16. Public Health55▲ 1.63×37 topics
  17. Gender54▲ 4.3×41 topics
  18. History52▲ 3.2×40 topics
  19. Colonialism49▲ 4.5×29 topics
  20. Religion49▲ 4.4×31 topics
  21. Ethics47▲ 4.2×32 topics
  22. Social Justice42▲ 3.1×27 topics
  23. Democracy37▲ 4.5×13 topics
  24. Control Strategies37▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Cultural Identity35▲ 2.9×13 topics
  26. Literature34▲ 2.7×39 topics
  27. Social Capital33▲ 2.7×15 topics
  28. Power Take-Off32▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Wave Energy32▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Philosophy30▲ 3.0×26 topics
  31. Inclusion24▲ 7.3×6 topics
  32. Lifelong Learning24▲ 5.1×9 topics
  33. European Union24▲ 4.5×17 topics
  34. Religious Identity24▲ 16×6 topics
  35. Intersectionality23▲ 5.4×9 topics
  36. Cultural History22▲ 7.8×10 topics
  37. Cosmopolitanism22▲ 8.6×7 topics
  38. Judicial Review22▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Constitutionalism20▲ 9.1×4 topics
  40. Public Opinion20▲ 6.8×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Irish and British Studies, Wave and Wind Energy Systems, European and International Law Studies and Historical Studies of British Isles.

Irish and British Studies56Irish and British Studies: 56 fractional worksWave and Wind Energy Sys…32Wave and Wind Energy Systems: 32 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…18European and International Law Studies: 18 fractional worksHistorical Studies of British Isles: 15 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 14 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 12 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 12 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 12 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 10 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceOcean EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsHistory4 others

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

  1. 1 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 56 works
  2. 2 Wave and Wind Energy Systems Ocean Engineering 32 works
  3. 3 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies of British Isles History 15 works
  5. 5 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  6. 6 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 12 works
  7. 7 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 12 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 12 works
  9. 9 Health disparities and outcomes Health 10 works
  10. 10 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 10 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 available45.4%not open54.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.