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University College Cork

In research, University College Cork stands highest in Health Sciences (#292 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#279 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#260 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geriatrics and Gerontology — Geriatrics and Gerontology is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#519
of 28,054 · #565 all time
Rank in Ireland
#3
of 79
Research works
28k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
738k
26.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is University College Cork 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 #292 of 11,982 21.2%1,257 #335
Social SciencesDomain #279 of 10,521 25.8%1,665 #480
Social SciencesField #260 of 6,365 27.5%818 #554
MedicineField #440 of 10,443 19.9%924 #478
Life SciencesDomain #498 of 7,800 27.7%639 #390
Business, Management and AccountingField #165 of 2,578 38.4%154 #335
Physical SciencesDomain #995 of 12,888 20.0%1,497 #826
EngineeringField #686 of 6,636 17.6%584 #646
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #298 of 2,578 25.7%329 #414
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #482 of 3,579 26.4%269 #334

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University College Cork 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#335 #292
  2. Social Sciences#480 #279
  3. Social Sciences#554 #260
  4. Medicine#478 #440
  5. Life Sciences#390 #498
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#335 #165
  7. Physical Sciences#826 #995
  8. Engineering#646 #686
  9. Sociology and Political Science#414 #298
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#334 #482
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 University College Cork specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geriatrics and Gerontology takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 35.0 works6.4×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 194 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 269 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 38 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 112 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.45× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 43 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 262 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 69 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 584 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 299 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 91 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 70 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.97× its world share, 262 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 924 worksMedicineNursing: 1.88× its world share, 46 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.61× its world share, 235 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 154 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 48 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 140 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.75× its world share, 270 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 818 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University College Cork?

Ranked on the composite score, Timothy G. Dinan, John F. Cryan and Colin Hill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University College Cork.

  1. 1 Timothy G. Dinan Ireland · #742 worldwide 3.1k citations · 126 works
  2. 2 John F. Cryan Ireland · #1,527 worldwide 2.3k citations · 195 works
  3. 3 Colin Hill Ireland · #1,910 worldwide 2.5k citations · 103 works
  4. 4 John McCarthy Ireland · #8,353 worldwide 956 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Gerard Clarke Ireland · #10,302 worldwide 1.1k citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Fergus Shanahan Ireland · #11,742 worldwide 954 citations · 127 works
  7. 7 Zubair Kabir Ireland · #16,611 worldwide 4k citations · 40 works
  8. 8 John Barton Ireland · #17,322 worldwide 485 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Mary Ellen Sanders Ireland · #22,772 worldwide 1.5k citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Paul L.H. McSweeney Ireland · #22,891 worldwide 613 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at University College Cork

Which keywords describe research at University College Cork?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Nationalism, Transition, Conflict, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Epidemiology and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology190◆ 0.95×117 topics
  2. Climate Change166▲ 1.21×92 topics
  3. Globalization137▲ 1.38×94 topics
  4. Machine Learning132▼ 0.80×76 topics
  5. Identity131▲ 3.6×48 topics
  6. Inflammation131▲ 1.24×75 topics
  7. Sustainability129◆ 1.05×78 topics
  8. Renewable Energy127▲ 1.75×39 topics
  9. Mental Health126▲ 1.70×40 topics
  10. Public Health120▲ 1.63×59 topics
  11. Nationalism107▲ 4.6×25 topics
  12. Quality of Life107▲ 1.46×52 topics
  13. Depression93▲ 2.1×22 topics
  14. Human Rights81▲ 1.55×51 topics
  15. Ethnicity73▲ 3.8×16 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome70▲ 1.71×23 topics
  17. Colonialism65▲ 2.7×36 topics
  18. Gender63▲ 2.3×39 topics
  19. Ethics62▲ 2.5×32 topics
  20. Conflict62▲ 7.5×9 topics
  21. Gut Microbiota62▲ 3.5×7 topics
  22. Transition62▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Metabolic Health61▲ 6.1×3 topics
  24. Resilience61▲ 2.5×15 topics
  25. Clinical Trials60▲ 1.76×19 topics
  26. Microbial Communities58▲ 2.7×7 topics
  27. Anxiety57▲ 2.4×11 topics
  28. Primary Care56▲ 2.9×15 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations53▲ 3.1×16 topics
  30. Religion53▲ 2.2×31 topics
  31. Consociationalism52▲ 85×1 topic
  32. Northern Ireland52▲ 85×1 topic
  33. Inflammatory Diseases49▲ 5.4×5 topics
  34. Immune Responses48▲ 6.9×3 topics
  35. Metagenomic Analysis48▲ 8.4×1 topic
  36. Short-Chain Fatty Acids48▲ 8.4×1 topic
  37. Probiotics48▲ 4.0×6 topics
  38. Microbiota41▲ 3.7×7 topics
  39. Lipid Oxidation34▲ 6.5×2 topics
  40. Prebiotics31▲ 6.5×2 topics

Which research topics does University College Cork publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Irish and British Studies, Gut microbiota and health, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Probiotics and Fermented Foods.

Irish and British Studies: 52 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 48 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…28Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 28 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…26Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 26 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 22 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 21 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…16Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 16 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 16 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 16 fractional worksSocial Acceptance of Renewable Energy: 14 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceMolecular BiologyGeriatrics and GerontologyFood Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 52 works
  2. 2 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 48 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 28 works
  4. 4 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 26 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 22 works
  6. 6 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 21 works
  7. 7 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  8. 8 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  9. 9 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 16 works
  10. 10 Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Sociology and Political Science 14 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.8%domestic only74.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University College Cork's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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.

Other research institutions in Cork

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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.