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Biomedical Engineering research in Ireland

University College Dublin ranks first in Ireland for Biomedical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#286 worldwide), followed by Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway and Dublin City University.

Ireland's world rank
#35
of 81 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.1k
Top-10% rate
19.1%
Ranked institutions
6

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Biomedical Engineering in Ireland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University College DublinDublin #28623.119.6%182
2Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayGalway #68411.322.3%91
3Dublin City UniversityDublin #72310.520.2%67
4Trinity College DublinDublin #73710.320.7%107
5University of LimerickLimerick #8089.019.7%89
6University College CorkCork #9666.615.4%105

Institutions in Ireland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Biomedical Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Biomedical Engineering researchers in Ireland?

Da‐Wen Sun, Werner J. Blau and Martin J. Leahy rank highest among researchers based in Ireland.

  1. 1Da‐Wen Sun#15,908 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 22 works
  2. 2Werner J. Blau#40,314 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 22 works
  3. 3Martin J. Leahy#80,317 worldwide overall391 citations · 28 works
  4. 4Robert Bogdan Staszewski#89,944 worldwide overall651 citations · 23 works
  5. 5Sasitharan Balasubramaniam#132,329 worldwide overall462 citations · 23 works
  6. 6Daniel J. Kelly#198,838 worldwide overall333 citations · 28 works
  7. 7Emily Porter#211,524 worldwide overall252 citations · 32 works
  8. 8Jens Ducrée#216,602 worldwide overall233 citations · 23 works
  9. 9James J. Leahy#289,202 worldwide overall321 citations · 21 works
  10. 10Dermot Diamond#430,637 worldwide overall597 citations · 49 works
  11. 11Michel Destrade#437,885 worldwide overall231 citations · 28 works
  12. 12Martin O’Halloran#520,174 worldwide overall128 citations · 23 works
  13. 13Brian Caulfield#647,438 worldwide overall153 citations · 21 works
  14. 14P.C. Fannin#784,803 worldwide overall115 citations · 21 works
  15. 15Kathryn Knight#1,202,658 worldwide overall24 citations · 20 works

How Ireland compares with other countries in Biomedical Engineering