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Trinity College Dublin

In research, Trinity College Dublin stands highest in Health Sciences (#309 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#301 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#311 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Classics, Geriatrics and Gerontology and History — Classics is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#397
of 28,054 · #311 all time
Rank in Ireland
#2
of 79
Research works
42k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2M
29.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Trinity College Dublin 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 SciencesDomain #309 of 11,982 21.9%1,603 #274
Social SciencesDomain #301 of 10,521 23.7%2,308 #303
MedicineField #311 of 10,443 21.0%1,223 #400
Life SciencesDomain #279 of 7,800 25.6%696 #188
Physical SciencesDomain #644 of 12,888 22.7%2,049 #374
Social SciencesField #477 of 6,365 23.8%1,039 #356
EngineeringField #659 of 6,636 21.4%702 #445
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #184 of 1,775 30.2%186 #184
Computer ScienceField #548 of 4,667 22.2%455 #300
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #303 of 2,578 23.2%383 #299

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Trinity College Dublin 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 Sciences#274 #309
  2. Social Sciences#303 #301
  3. Medicine#400 #311
  4. Life Sciences#188 #279
  5. Physical Sciences#374 #644
  6. Social Sciences#356 #477
  7. Engineering#445 #659
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#184 #184
  9. Computer Science#300 #548
  10. Sociology and Political Science#299 #303
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 Trinity College Dublin specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Classics takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 28.9 works7.3×
  2. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 39.0 works5.5×
  3. HistorySubfield · 99.3 works4.7×
  4. MusicSubfield · 22.5 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: 0.29× its world share, 91 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 271 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 97 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.99× its world share, 215 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 86 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 455 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 99 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 42 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 702 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 241 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 188 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 48 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.19× its world share, 177 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 43 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 314 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 1,223 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.54× its world share, 488 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 149 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 65 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 186 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 380 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 1,039 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Trinity College Dublin?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Gill, Aiden Corvin and David Lewis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Trinity College Dublin.

  1. 1 Michael Gill · #1,031 worldwide 2.1k citations · 121 works
  2. 2 Aiden Corvin · #2,827 worldwide 1.6k citations · 73 works
  3. 3 David Lewis · #6,218 worldwide 1.6k citations · 161 works
  4. 4 Brian Lawlor · #9,810 worldwide 721 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Patrick Honohan · #10,512 worldwide 773 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Jonathan N. Coleman · #10,617 worldwide 1.8k citations · 82 works
  7. 7 Séamus J. Martin · #11,446 worldwide 1.3k citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Ian Graham · #11,969 worldwide 643 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Kingston H. G. Mills · #12,727 worldwide 647 citations · 57 works
  10. 10 Andrew Bowie · #13,347 worldwide 400 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Trinity College Dublin

Which keywords describe research at Trinity College Dublin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Identity, Quality of Life, Conflict, Epidemiology, Transition, Ethnicity 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. Epidemiology273◆ 1.04×130 topics
  2. Quality of Life190▲ 1.98×54 topics
  3. Globalization182▲ 1.40×104 topics
  4. Identity176▲ 3.6×56 topics
  5. Nationalism174▲ 5.7×30 topics
  6. Inflammation170▲ 1.23×82 topics
  7. Mental Health166▲ 1.71×42 topics
  8. Deep Learning164▼ 0.72×76 topics
  9. Machine Learning160▼ 0.73×80 topics
  10. Public Health159▲ 1.65×63 topics
  11. Climate Change153▼ 0.85×93 topics
  12. History115▲ 2.5×41 topics
  13. Depression112▲ 1.92×25 topics
  14. Ethnicity110▲ 4.4×17 topics
  15. Human Rights110▲ 1.60×51 topics
  16. Literature105▲ 2.9×49 topics
  17. Conflict91▲ 8.4×9 topics
  18. Aging89▲ 2.5×18 topics
  19. Transition88▲ 14×6 topics
  20. Religion86▲ 2.7×32 topics
  21. Colonialism84▲ 2.7×41 topics
  22. Reconciliation79▲ 71×2 topics
  23. Social Support79▲ 2.1×17 topics
  24. Gender79▲ 2.2×45 topics
  25. Consociationalism78▲ 97×1 topic
  26. Northern Ireland78▲ 97×1 topic
  27. Culture74▲ 2.1×26 topics
  28. Ethics73▲ 2.3×42 topics
  29. Philosophy72▲ 2.4×31 topics
  30. Anxiety66▲ 2.1×12 topics
  31. Primary Care61▲ 2.4×14 topics
  32. Prevalence56▲ 2.1×15 topics
  33. Health Disparities56▲ 3.2×9 topics
  34. Ethical Considerations53▲ 2.3×18 topics
  35. Mortality Risk51▲ 3.2×6 topics
  36. Neuroimaging50▲ 2.8×11 topics
  37. Society46▲ 3.6×15 topics
  38. Public Opinion43▲ 5.2×6 topics
  39. Cognitive Decline40▲ 4.9×2 topics
  40. National Identity36▲ 4.8×8 topics

Which research topics does Trinity College Dublin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Irish and British Studies, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Frailty in Older Adults and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life.

Irish and British Studies78Irish and British Studies: 78 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 30 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 22 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…21Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 21 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 20 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 19 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…18Health disparities and outcomes: 18 fractional worksHistorical Studies of British Isles: 18 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 18 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 17 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePsychiatry and Mental healthGeriatrics and GerontologyEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Irish and British StudiesSociology and Political Science 78 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchPsychiatry and Mental health 30 works
  3. 3 Frailty in Older AdultsGeriatrics and Gerontology 22 works
  4. 4 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics and Econometrics 21 works
  5. 5 Medieval Literature and HistoryClassics 20 works
  6. 6 Virtual Reality Applications and ImpactsHuman-Computer Interaction 19 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomesHealth 18 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies of British IslesHistory 18 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AISafety Research 18 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesGeriatrics and Gerontology 17 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 available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.6%domestic only71.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Trinity College Dublin's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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