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University College Dublin

In research, University College Dublin stands highest in Social Sciences (#156 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#187 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#112 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Classics and Small Animals — Veterinary is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#326
of 28,054 · #414 all time
Rank in Ireland
#1
of 79
Research works
46k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2M
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is University 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
Social SciencesDomain #156 of 10,521 26.7%2,513 #251
Health SciencesDomain #187 of 11,982 22.0%1,876 #280
Social SciencesField #112 of 6,365 27.6%1,215 #209
MedicineField #308 of 10,443 21.0%1,487 #466
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #103 of 3,409 36.2%455 #168
Life SciencesDomain #299 of 7,800 28.4%1,178 #363
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #110 of 2,578 23.6%470 #233
Physical SciencesDomain #560 of 12,888 22.6%2,955 #535
Environmental ScienceField #179 of 3,551 28.0%456 #295
EngineeringField #352 of 6,636 20.5%1,073 #492

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University 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. Social Sciences#251 #156
  2. Health Sciences#280 #187
  3. Social Sciences#209 #112
  4. Medicine#466 #308
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#168 #103
  6. Life Sciences#363 #299
  7. Sociology and Political Science#233 #110
  8. Physical Sciences#535 #560
  9. Environmental Science#295 #179
  10. Engineering#492 #352
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 Dublin specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 50.0 works4.3×
  2. ClassicsSubfield · 20.9 works4.1×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 39.6 works3.8×
  4. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 73.5 works3.6×
← 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: 1.12× its world share, 455 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 479 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 79 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 142 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 23 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.91× its world share, 122 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 723 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 142 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 51 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 1,073 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 456 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 134 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 89 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 154 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 276 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 1,487 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 53 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.32× its world share, 50 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.64× its world share, 405 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 198 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 98 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 229 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 368 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 1,215 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University College Dublin?

Ranked on the composite score, Madhusanka Liyanage, Da‐Wen Sun and Desmond G. Higgins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University College Dublin.

  1. 1 Madhusanka Liyanage Ireland · #11,215 worldwide 777 citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Da‐Wen Sun Ireland · #15,908 worldwide 2.4k citations · 185 works
  3. 3 Desmond G. Higgins Ireland · #16,826 worldwide 851 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Philip Newsholme Ireland · #18,273 worldwide 640 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Brett A. Becker Ireland · #23,774 worldwide 436 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Mark O’Malley Ireland · #24,203 worldwide 913 citations · 81 works
  7. 7 Stephen Mennell Ireland · #26,308 worldwide 232 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Carel W. le Roux Ireland · #29,353 worldwide 596 citations · 87 works
  9. 9 John T. Sheridan Ireland · #30,999 worldwide 572 citations · 111 works
  10. 10 Frank McDermott Ireland · #32,586 worldwide 540 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at University College Dublin

Which keywords describe research at University College Dublin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Identity, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Transition, Conflict, Ethnicity and Epidemiology.

▲ 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 Learning336◆ 1.15×79 topics
  2. Machine Learning323▲ 1.16×85 topics
  3. Epidemiology315◆ 0.93×130 topics
  4. Climate Change262◆ 1.14×95 topics
  5. Globalization224▲ 1.34×102 topics
  6. Identity202▲ 3.3×56 topics
  7. Sustainability195◆ 0.94×87 topics
  8. Inflammation185◆ 1.04×83 topics
  9. Nationalism184▲ 4.7×30 topics
  10. Mental Health182▲ 1.46×43 topics
  11. Public Health173▲ 1.40×58 topics
  12. Neural Networks141◆ 1.08×37 topics
  13. Environmental Impact140◆ 0.97×54 topics
  14. Ethnicity130▲ 4.0×17 topics
  15. Renewable Energy129◆ 1.05×40 topics
  16. Healthcare125▲ 1.30×26 topics
  17. Colonialism120▲ 3.0×38 topics
  18. Social Media119◆ 0.98×29 topics
  19. History117▲ 1.96×47 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease114▲ 1.21×37 topics
  21. Gender114▲ 2.5×43 topics
  22. Depression114▲ 1.52×25 topics
  23. Metabolic Syndrome113▲ 1.62×22 topics
  24. Conflict106▲ 7.6×10 topics
  25. Transition105▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Human Rights103▲ 1.18×53 topics
  27. Big Data100▲ 1.29×26 topics
  28. Obesity94▲ 1.46×27 topics
  29. Literature94▲ 2.0×44 topics
  30. Health Effects91▲ 1.78×23 topics
  31. Ethics89▲ 2.2×45 topics
  32. Security87▲ 1.56×26 topics
  33. Paramilitarism85▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Peace Process85▲ 50×2 topics
  35. Reconciliation85▲ 59×2 topics
  36. Consociationalism84▲ 81×1 topic
  37. Northern Ireland84▲ 81×1 topic
  38. Neoliberalism79▲ 2.6×25 topics
  39. Primary Care75▲ 2.3×15 topics
  40. Prevalence72▲ 2.1×15 topics

Which research topics does University College Dublin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Irish and British Studies, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Irish and British Studies84Irish and British Studies: 84 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 30 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 29 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…25Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 25 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 23 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 23 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…22Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 22 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 22 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 22 fractional worksReproductive Physiology …21Reproductive Physiology in Livestock: 21 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceInformation SystemsEcology5 others

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

  1. 1 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 84 works
  2. 2 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 30 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 29 works
  4. 4 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 25 works
  5. 5 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 23 works
  6. 6 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 23 works
  7. 7 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 22 works
  8. 8 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 22 works
  9. 9 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 22 works
  10. 10 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 21 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 available44.2%not open55.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.7%domestic only71.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University College Dublin'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.

Other research institutions in Dublin

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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.