Cork Institute of Technology: Rankings

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Cork Institute of Technology ranked 11th in Ireland, 2541st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 14 research topics. Cork Institute of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 1,931 academic publications and 50,080 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 16 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2541 of 14,131 In the World
#790 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 32 In Ireland
#376 of 1,916 For Automation and Control engineering
#611 of 2,500 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#645 of 3,602 For Microbiology
#2985 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2116 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 11 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Cork Institute of Technology ranked 11th for Engineering in Ireland and 2137th in the World with 726 publications made and 11,852 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Computer Networking, Automation and Control engineering, Electronic Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#11 of 22 In Ireland
#636 of 1,465 In Europe
#2137 of 6,782 In the World

Cork Institute of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1998 5 1
1999 5 3
2000 2 4
2001 7 21
2002 9 56
2003 16 73
2004 20 112
2005 31 143
2006 18 152
2007 24 176
2008 30 224
2009 54 303
2010 54 350
2011 36 381
2012 32 423
2013 25 475
2014 37 538
2015 32 581
2016 61 655
2017 59 744
2018 58 825
2019 46 883
2020 45 951
2021 20 956

The following table provides academic rankings for Cork Institute of Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Automation and Control engineering 2 120 376
Computer Networking 8 406 1165
Electronic Engineering 9 396 1210
Optical Engineering 11 619 2123
Materials Science 11 648 2317

Physics rankings

Cork Institute of Technology ranked 12th for Physics in Ireland and 3090th in the World with 458 publications made and 13,933 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#12 of 22 In Ireland
#819 of 1,457 In Europe
#3090 of 6,713 In the World

Cork Institute of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1999 3 21
2000 1 21
2001 4 37
2002 10 78
2003 10 96
2004 12 121
2005 15 145
2006 15 182
2007 19 200
2008 15 270
2009 38 384
2010 23 447
2011 25 518
2012 28 592
2013 24 674
2014 32 754
2015 20 788
2016 34 831
2017 34 895
2018 38 958
2019 32 986
2020 15 989
2021 11 991

The following table provides academic rankings for Cork Institute of Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Optical Engineering 11 619 2123
Materials Science 11 648 2317
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 925 3569

Computer Science rankings

Cork Institute of Technology ranked 11th for Computer Science in Ireland and 2482nd in the World with 407 publications made and 6,156 citations received. Main research topics: Computer Networking, Blockchain and Cryptography, Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 21 In Ireland
#694 of 1,469 In Europe
#2482 of 6,845 In the World

Cork Institute of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1999 3 1
2000 0 0
2001 1 1
2002 1 0
2003 10 5
2004 10 15
2005 16 30
2006 10 36
2007 12 57
2008 16 77
2009 21 103
2010 32 128
2011 16 136
2012 17 159
2013 24 223
2014 21 254
2015 17 272
2016 36 331
2017 37 385
2018 29 419
2019 32 527
2020 34 595
2021 11 598

The following table provides academic rankings for Cork Institute of Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 219 611
Computer Networking 8 406 1165
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 12 929 3563

Biology rankings

Cork Institute of Technology ranked 11th for Biology in Ireland and 2998th in the World with 406 publications made and 15,739 citations received. Main research topics: Microbiology, Virology, Genetics.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 22 In Ireland
#738 of 1,448 In Europe
#2998 of 6,833 In the World

Cork Institute of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1999 3 14
2000 5 33
2001 2 41
2002 10 71
2003 8 100
2004 12 156
2005 15 220
2006 8 241
2007 4 250
2008 7 263
2009 15 328
2010 25 426
2011 17 461
2012 28 600
2013 22 671
2014 40 790
2015 33 866
2016 33 954
2017 33 1048
2018 18 1096
2019 21 1138
2020 32 1178
2021 13 1190

The following table provides academic rankings for Cork Institute of Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Microbiology 5 219 645
Virology 6 297 965
Genetics 12 858 3802

Chemistry rankings

Cork Institute of Technology ranked 11th for Chemistry in Ireland and 3166th in the World with 306 publications made and 7,096 citations received. Main research topic: Materials Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 22 In Ireland
#784 of 1,417 In Europe
#3166 of 6,545 In the World

Cork Institute of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1997 1 1
1998 0 0
1999 2 15
2000 0 0
2001 5 36
2002 7 70
2003 5 79
2004 9 107
2005 5 108
2006 7 112
2007 11 115
2008 6 139
2009 19 157
2010 18 195
2011 11 205
2012 14 242
2013 13 286
2014 14 309
2015 13 346
2016 21 384
2017 29 435
2018 29 499
2019 29 532
2020 25 545
2021 13 548

The following table provides academic rankings for Cork Institute of Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Materials Science 11 648 2317

Medicine rankings

Cork Institute of Technology ranked 12th for Medicine in Ireland and 3405th in the World with 227 publications made and 8,564 citations received. Main research topic: Virology.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 21 In Ireland
#827 of 1,433 In Europe
#3405 of 6,775 In the World

Cork Institute of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1999 2 3
2000 3 15
2001 1 16
2002 2 18
2003 2 19
2004 3 47
2005 7 83
2006 4 93
2007 2 95
2008 8 108
2009 5 144
2010 16 206
2011 9 220
2012 13 304
2013 6 310
2014 17 360
2015 13 372
2016 15 382
2017 28 657
2018 12 690
2019 21 710
2020 24 736
2021 13 752

The following table provides academic rankings for Cork Institute of Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Virology 6 297 965

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Cork Institute of Technology ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 4806th in the World with 169 publications made and 5,777 citations received. Main research topic: Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 26 In Ireland
#1179 of 1,500 In Europe
#4806 of 7,081 In the World

Cork Institute of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1999 3 8
2000 4 14
2001 5 29
2002 3 34
2003 0 0
2004 1 37
2005 2 38
2006 2 49
2007 2 51
2008 5 70
2009 8 72
2010 3 81
2011 5 85
2012 5 92
2013 7 98
2014 11 113
2015 5 116
2016 25 269
2017 16 527
2018 9 531
2019 19 556
2020 20 565
2021 9 574

The following table provides academic rankings for Cork Institute of Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Demography 11 575 2073

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Cork Institute of Technology

Speciality Ireland Europe World Rank
Art & Design 12 865 3124
Mathematics 12 867 3506
Business 13 954 3513
Environmental Science 16 1023 4238