Irish and British Studies
Irish and British Studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 12.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the ethnic conflict in Northern Ireland, exploring topics such as consociationalism, paramilitarism, the peace process, identity, nationalism, transition, ethnicity, and reconciliation.
- Northern Ireland
- Conflict
- Consociationalism
- Paramilitarism
- Peace Process
- Identity
- Nationalism
- Transition
- Ethnicity
- Reconciliation
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -2% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Irish and British Studies research?
By volume, the United Kingdom and the United States publish the most (747 and 454 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United Kingdom 747 works
- 2 United States 454 works
- 3 Ireland 416 works
- 4 France 165 works
- 5 Australia 85 works
- 6 Canada 78 works
- 7 Spain 57 works
- 8 India 51 works
- 9 China 41 works
- 10 Germany 40 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Irish and British Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Queen's University Belfast publishes the most Irish and British Studies research, followed by University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Queen's University BelfastUnited Kingdom 87 works
- 2 University College DublinIreland 84 works
- 3 Trinity College DublinIreland 78 works
- 4 National University of Ireland, MaynoothIreland 56 works
- 5 University College CorkIreland 52 works
- 6 Film IndependentUnited States 38 works
- 7 Dublin City UniversityIreland 38 works
- 8 University of UlsterUnited Kingdom 36 works
- 9 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 29 works
- 10 Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayIreland 28 works
Who are the leading researchers in Irish and British Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Irish and British Studies include D. W. Miller.
- 1 D. W. Miller United States 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Irish and British Studies research done?
The largest centres of Irish and British Studies research in 2022–2025 are Dublin (Ireland), Belfast (United Kingdom), London (United Kingdom) and Cork (Ireland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Maynooth, Coleraine and Belfast.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Dublin Ireland 234 works
- 2 Belfast United Kingdom 91 works
- 3 London United Kingdom 87 works
- 4 Cork Ireland 56 works
- 5 Maynooth Ireland 56 works
- 6 Los Angeles United States 40 works
- 7 Paris France 38 works
- 8 Coleraine United Kingdom 36 works
- 9 Oxford United Kingdom 35 works
- 10 Glasgow United Kingdom 34 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MaynoothIE · 55.7 works198×
- ColeraineGB · 35.9 works99×
- BelfastGB · 90.8 works88×
- CorkIE · 55.8 works60×
- DublinIE · 234.5 works59×
- LimerickIE · 24.8 works51×
- GalwayIE · 28.6 works47×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Irish and British Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Irish and British Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Queen's University Belfast, Technological University Dublin and Dublin City University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen's University BelfastUnited Kingdom | 73.9 | 10.6% | 110.6× | 87 | +18.6% |
| 2 | Technological University DublinIreland | 72.0 | 17.3% | 45.3× | 10 | +246.2% |
| 3 | Dublin City UniversityIreland | 71.0 | 13.0% | 92.6× | 38 | +45.6% |
| 4 | Cardiff UniversityUnited Kingdom | 70.9 | 19.8% | 21.8× | 22 | -11.5% |
| 5 | University College DublinIreland | 68.7 | 5.3% | 81.0× | 84 | +75.4% |
| 6 | Trinity College DublinIreland | 67.6 | 6.3% | 96.9× | 78 | +39.6% |
| 7 | University of LiverpoolUnited Kingdom | 67.4 | 14.8% | 17.4× | 21 | +11.3% |
| 8 | Newcastle UniversityUnited Kingdom | 65.9 | 14.3% | 15.9× | 16 | +55.3% |
| 9 | University College CorkIreland | 64.5 | 8.9% | 85.3× | 52 | +15.7% |
| 10 | University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom | 63.3 | 12.1% | 13.2× | 25 | +19.4% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Irish and British Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Irish and British Studies.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.