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Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

In research, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway stands highest in Health Professions (#48 of 1,928 worldwide), Health Sciences (#370 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#640 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History — History is 3.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#879
of 28,054 · #837 all time
Rank in Ireland
#5
of 79
Research works
22k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
503k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway 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
Health ProfessionsField #48 of 1,928 25.6%148 #374
Health SciencesDomain #370 of 11,982 21.9%904 #495
Social SciencesDomain #640 of 10,521 25.2%1,088 #535
MedicineField #713 of 10,443 21.0%724 #650
Physical SciencesDomain #1,232 of 12,888 24.2%1,328 #1024
Social SciencesField #671 of 6,365 25.6%518 #441
Environmental ScienceField #393 of 3,551 26.7%262 #534
Life SciencesDomain #967 of 7,800 27.3%496 #744
EngineeringField #1,063 of 6,636 25.4%399 #1050
PsychologyField #377 of 2,181 21.6%178 #517

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway 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. Health Professions#374 #48
  2. Health Sciences#495 #370
  3. Social Sciences#535 #640
  4. Medicine#650 #713
  5. Physical Sciences#1,024 #1,232
  6. Social Sciences#441 #671
  7. Environmental Science#534 #393
  8. Life Sciences#744 #967
  9. Engineering#1,050 #1,063
  10. Psychology#517 #377
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 Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 3.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 36.3 works3.0×
← 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: 0.67× its world share, 122 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 257 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 39 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 71 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.33× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 44 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 339 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 57 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 399 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 262 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 64 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.81× its world share, 81 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 148 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 724 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.53× its world share, 168 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 101 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 49 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 74 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 178 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 518 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway?

Ranked on the composite score, Gary Donohoe, Derek W. Morris and Henry J. Curran lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway.

  1. 1 Gary Donohoe Ireland · #6,360 worldwide 1.5k citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Derek W. Morris Ireland · #7,761 worldwide 585 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Henry J. Curran Ireland · #9,018 worldwide 1.3k citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Kieran Conboy Ireland · #14,455 worldwide 751 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 John G. Laffey Ireland · #16,559 worldwide 552 citations · 78 works
  6. 6 Colm McDonald Ireland · #17,648 worldwide 594 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Stefan Decker Ireland · #31,372 worldwide 1k citations · 140 works
  8. 8 Kate Kenny Ireland · #42,520 worldwide 549 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Michael D. Guiry Ireland · #43,003 worldwide 565 citations · 57 works
  10. 10 Seán F. Dinneen Ireland · #47,079 worldwide 244 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

Which keywords describe research at Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Identity, Ethics, Climate Change, Globalization, Sustainability and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Deep Learning180▲ 1.38×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning153▲ 1.23×74 topics
  3. Epidemiology120▼ 0.79×115 topics
  4. Climate Change110◆ 1.07×82 topics
  5. Sustainability101◆ 1.08×70 topics
  6. Globalization92▲ 1.23×82 topics
  7. Public Health77▲ 1.38×51 topics
  8. Mental Health76▲ 1.36×32 topics
  9. Identity74▲ 2.7×46 topics
  10. Renewable Energy74▲ 1.35×34 topics
  11. Inflammation72◆ 0.91×78 topics
  12. Neural Networks68▲ 1.16×32 topics
  13. Cancer66▲ 1.28×50 topics
  14. Environmental Impact65◆ 1.00×48 topics
  15. Healthcare62▲ 1.45×26 topics
  16. Quality of Life62◆ 1.13×48 topics
  17. Social Media60◆ 1.10×25 topics
  18. Risk Factors60▲ 1.43×33 topics
  19. Ethics58▲ 3.1×32 topics
  20. Depression56▲ 1.66×22 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Disease54▲ 1.28×35 topics
  22. History54▲ 2.0×30 topics
  23. Nationalism53▲ 3.0×21 topics
  24. Gender49▲ 2.4×32 topics
  25. Literature44▲ 2.1×33 topics
  26. Colonialism42▲ 2.4×29 topics
  27. Neoliberalism42▲ 3.0×18 topics
  28. Atherosclerosis40▲ 3.8×11 topics
  29. Ethnicity40▲ 2.7×12 topics
  30. Hydrogen Production34▲ 3.3×5 topics
  31. Conflict33▲ 5.3×9 topics
  32. Transition31▲ 8.9×4 topics
  33. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention28▲ 5.5×4 topics
  34. Consociationalism28▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Northern Ireland28▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Evidence-Based Practice28▲ 5.6×6 topics
  37. Microbial Community26▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Bioenergy22▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Coronary Stents20▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Myocardial Revascularization20▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Irish and British Studies, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics.

Irish and British Studies28Irish and British Studies: 28 fractional worksCoronary Interventions a…20Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 20 fractional worksAnaerobic Digestion and …20Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production: 20 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…15Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 15 fractional worksHate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection: 14 fractional worksMesenchymal stem cell research: 13 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…12Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 12 fractional worksMicrobial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation: 11 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 11 fractional worksQuality and Supply Manag…11Quality and Supply Management: 11 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSurgeryBuilding and ConstructionRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging5 others

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

  1. 1 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  2. 2 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 20 works
  3. 3 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production Building and Construction 20 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 15 works
  5. 5 Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection Artificial Intelligence 14 works
  6. 6 Mesenchymal stem cell research Genetics 13 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 12 works
  8. 8 Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation Environmental Engineering 11 works
  9. 9 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 11 works
  10. 10 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 11 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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