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Dublin City University ranked 5th in Ireland, 697th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 165 research topics. Dublin City University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,944 academic publications and 403,860 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 34 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#697 of 14,131 In the World
#277 of 2,785 In Europe
#5 of 32 In Ireland
#3 of 11 In Dublin
#130 of 2,080 For Multimedia
#196 of 2,706 For Human-Computer Interaction
#199 of 1,244 For Political Economy
#1212 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#547 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 162 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Dublin City University ranked 7th for Engineering in Ireland and 784th in the World with 12,226 publications made and 236,357 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 22 In Ireland
#282 of 1,453 In Europe
#784 of 6,684 In the World

Dublin City University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 52 48
1992 70 86
1993 90 169
1994 105 286
1995 95 382
1996 106 560
1997 107 633
1998 117 743
1999 124 907
2000 121 1050
2001 141 1159
2002 173 1373
2003 195 1567
2004 239 1996
2005 298 2408
2006 342 3246
2007 369 3847
2008 407 4723
2009 456 5515
2010 540 6598
2011 545 7874
2012 582 9405
2013 616 10588
2014 614 12019
2015 572 12519
2016 600 13411
2017 596 14137
2018 539 15009
2019 608 16290
2020 605 18599
2021 687 21687
2022 712 22088
2023 690 23316

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin City University in various areas of Engineering.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Dublin City University ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 741st in the World with 12,056 publications made and 163,778 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 26 In Ireland
#309 of 1,492 In Europe
#741 of 7,020 In the World

Dublin City University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 26 14
1992 36 40
1993 38 55
1994 35 110
1995 39 77
1996 40 127
1997 57 161
1998 79 188
1999 60 243
2000 75 278
2001 84 267
2002 119 465
2003 106 548
2004 163 700
2005 177 912
2006 239 1212
2007 249 1475
2008 289 1986
2009 358 2595
2010 415 3153
2011 437 4023
2012 452 4839
2013 573 5752
2014 549 6779
2015 575 7666
2016 614 8093
2017 690 8544
2018 713 9682
2019 862 11902
2020 868 14661
2021 996 18010
2022 988 18951
2023 967 20879

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin City University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 3 83 199
Journalism and Digital Media 2 62 233
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 111 293
Media Studies 5 105 302
Sports / Exercise science 4 112 317
Broadcast Journalism 3 114 363
Human Rights Law 6 155 366
Public Policy / Administration 5 135 384
Special Education 6 141 395
Communications and Public Relations 6 140 402
Education Majors 5 126 415
Early Childhood Education 5 126 448
Anthropology 6 172 464
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 190 468
Gender Studies 7 157 479
Library and Information science 4 192 484
Radio and Television broadcasting 3 162 486
International Law 7 220 531
Linguistics 4 217 535
Law 6 220 572
Political Science 6 262 630
Aesthetics 7 263 640
Sociology 6 247 645
Social Work 7 207 650
Criminology and Criminal Justice 7 209 668
Law Enforcement 7 234 671
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 276 672
Genealogy 6 248 711
Classics and Ancient History 7 287 749
Publishing 6 274 750
History 6 304 755
Archaeology 6 303 766
Philosophy 5 341 825
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 8 281 838
Urban and Regional planning 6 443 938
Art History 7 389 967
Demography 9 437 1294

Biology rankings

Dublin City University ranked 6th for Biology in Ireland and 961st in the World with 11,123 publications made and 256,230 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Ireland
#322 of 1,445 In Europe
#961 of 6,770 In the World

Dublin City University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 44 43
1992 61 95
1993 81 167
1994 70 272
1995 67 341
1996 89 547
1997 108 674
1998 125 728
1999 110 925
2000 121 1088
2001 119 1208
2002 119 1449
2003 145 1660
2004 202 1988
2005 220 2358
2006 292 3029
2007 328 3598
2008 318 4277
2009 397 5193
2010 477 6341
2011 516 7850
2012 507 9444
2013 538 10655
2014 518 12196
2015 515 13030
2016 579 13850
2017 551 14974
2018 558 15760
2019 604 17276
2020 601 20075
2021 684 23378
2022 703 23468
2023 657 24408

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin City University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 71 226
Nanotechnology 4 160 493
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 273 685
Molecular Biology 6 235 689
Oncology and Cancer research 6 239 708
Biotechnology 6 261 769
Immunology 7 272 817
Biophysics 7 304 836
Biochemistry 6 303 878
Genetics 6 310 886
Microbiology 10 319 961
Zoology 5 336 1005
Astrobiology 4 371 1019
Paleontology 7 367 1037
Pharmacology 7 306 1057
Neuroscience 7 369 1059
Evolutionary Biology 8 395 1085
Animal Science 7 333 1171
Virology 9 350 1203
Nutrition and Food Science 8 411 1409
Botany 8 429 1459
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 435 1556
Agricultural Science 8 448 1557
Forestry 7 462 1621
Horticulture 8 518 2170

Computer Science rankings

Dublin City University ranked 5th for Computer Science in Ireland and 683rd in the World with 11,098 publications made and 170,028 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Ireland
#262 of 1,459 In Europe
#683 of 6,752 In the World

Dublin City University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 27 17
1992 48 43
1993 51 81
1994 57 144
1995 46 153
1996 41 227
1997 73 277
1998 79 348
1999 65 381
2000 68 400
2001 99 429
2002 135 677
2003 127 779
2004 195 1025
2005 220 1226
2006 288 1748
2007 304 2020
2008 338 2763
2009 359 3391
2010 442 4098
2011 441 4808
2012 454 5833
2013 553 6527
2014 548 7791
2015 538 8254
2016 575 8931
2017 583 9449
2018 597 10629
2019 707 12316
2020 685 14792
2021 759 18106
2022 718 18660
2023 787 20260

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin City University in various areas of Computer Science.

Physics rankings

Dublin City University ranked 5th for Physics in Ireland and 802nd in the World with 10,881 publications made and 220,764 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 22 In Ireland
#301 of 1,446 In Europe
#802 of 6,603 In the World

Dublin City University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 54 53
1992 71 89
1993 89 186
1994 91 303
1995 96 400
1996 107 609
1997 106 660
1998 118 756
1999 124 928
2000 127 1066
2001 136 1173
2002 157 1364
2003 196 1521
2004 209 1909
2005 274 2321
2006 315 3127
2007 360 3745
2008 374 4483
2009 405 5230
2010 454 6367
2011 505 7565
2012 519 8734
2013 509 9780
2014 514 10980
2015 525 11569
2016 512 12306
2017 532 13063
2018 487 13684
2019 513 14921
2020 547 17041
2021 571 19487
2022 610 19839
2023 569 21056

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin City University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 4 160 493
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 244 545
Nuclear Physics 3 289 719
Materials Science 5 263 725
Optical Engineering 5 293 765
Quantum and Particle physics 4 293 766
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 293 791
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 322 829
Biophysics 7 304 836
Condensed Matter Physics 4 320 888
Acoustical Engineering 6 350 933
Theoretical Physics 6 360 952
Astrobiology 4 371 1019

Chemistry rankings

Dublin City University ranked 5th for Chemistry in Ireland and 894th in the World with 10,084 publications made and 253,115 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 22 In Ireland
#311 of 1,401 In Europe
#894 of 6,447 In the World

Dublin City University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 57 61
1992 71 113
1993 97 202
1994 90 351
1995 93 428
1996 113 695
1997 121 777
1998 140 908
1999 136 1097
2000 135 1269
2001 137 1417
2002 132 1608
2003 179 1865
2004 205 2284
2005 228 2533
2006 290 3351
2007 338 3888
2008 341 4705
2009 386 5544
2010 466 6636
2011 518 8247
2012 495 9705
2013 481 10885
2014 486 12245
2015 481 13090
2016 518 13617
2017 468 14616
2018 424 15158
2019 455 16436
2020 459 18570
2021 440 21040
2022 522 21003
2023 476 21636

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin City University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 5 164 366
Nanotechnology 4 160 493
Environmental Chemistry 4 243 642
Physical chemistry 5 244 673
Materials Science 5 263 725
Chemical Engineering 5 244 737
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 310 780
Inorganic Chemistry 6 277 810
Organic Chemistry 5 312 875
Biochemistry 6 303 878
Pharmacy 6 328 892
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 389 1073
Radiochemistry 6 324 1268
Computational Chemistry 6 430 1302
Nutrition and Food Science 8 411 1409

Environmental Science rankings

Dublin City University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Ireland and 1002nd in the World with 8,285 publications made and 158,486 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 20 In Ireland
#362 of 1,458 In Europe
#1002 of 6,798 In the World

Dublin City University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 29 24
1992 43 50
1993 46 108
1994 48 147
1995 47 186
1996 58 302
1997 55 355
1998 76 426
1999 75 512
2000 67 582
2001 77 643
2002 102 735
2003 108 932
2004 142 1162
2005 151 1370
2006 191 1762
2007 217 2086
2008 234 2586
2009 273 3024
2010 296 3810
2011 370 4496
2012 352 5392
2013 395 6191
2014 393 6841
2015 360 7385
2016 391 7986
2017 437 8539
2018 405 9372
2019 464 10466
2020 503 12407
2021 589 15063
2022 620 15876
2023 603 17184

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin City University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 4 243 642
Environmental Engineering 5 300 874
Geography and Cartography 6 355 929
Urban and Regional planning 6 443 938
Oceanography 6 336 938
Environmental Management 7 353 1024
Paleontology 7 367 1037
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 378 1046
Geology 7 383 1068
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 389 1073
Ecology 6 404 1127
Geotechnical Engineering 6 397 1222
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 435 1556
Agricultural Science 8 448 1557
Earth science and Geophysics 6 487 1590
Forestry 7 462 1621

Medicine rankings

Dublin City University ranked 7th for Medicine in Ireland and 1020th in the World with 7,002 publications made and 151,198 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Immunology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 21 In Ireland
#343 of 1,417 In Europe
#1020 of 6,680 In the World

Dublin City University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 21 23
1992 30 39
1993 41 67
1994 34 124
1995 25 133
1996 32 192
1997 42 214
1998 59 303
1999 42 387
2000 56 447
2001 48 500
2002 49 594
2003 71 716
2004 98 889
2005 98 1018
2006 132 1213
2007 153 1524
2008 178 1937
2009 235 2402
2010 268 3123
2011 266 3925
2012 253 4864
2013 288 5752
2014 310 6947
2015 340 7624
2016 360 8240
2017 383 9259
2018 397 10011
2019 461 11161
2020 505 13775
2021 557 16760
2022 548 17264
2023 551 17867

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin City University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 71 226
Sports / Exercise science 4 112 317
Biomedical Engineering 6 181 510
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 219 629
Health Science 7 222 640
Social Work 7 207 650
Nursing 7 241 671
Sports Medicine 5 279 693
Physical Therapy 7 268 701
Oncology and Cancer research 6 239 708
Occupational Therapy 7 280 728
Radiation Therapy 6 242 734
Cosmetology 3 264 779
Immunology 7 272 817
Pharmacy 6 328 892
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 304 909
Gerontology 7 305 917
Family medicine 7 307 983
Clinical Psychology 8 348 1034
Pharmacology 7 306 1057
Cardiology 7 346 1077
Pathology 8 353 1084
Psychiatry 7 363 1098
Surgery 8 357 1130
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 378 1155
Anatomy and Physiology 8 390 1177
Public Health 8 403 1202
Virology 9 350 1203
Critical Care Nursing 8 390 1216
Pediatrics 7 359 1219
Veterinary 6 322 1244
Dermatology 8 381 1292
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 503 1524
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 422 1544
Orthodontics 8 517 1609
Anesthesiology 8 457 1612
Dentistry 8 576 1861

Business rankings

Dublin City University ranked 6th for Business in Ireland and 620th in the World with 5,870 publications made and 86,707 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 20 In Ireland
#238 of 1,414 In Europe
#620 of 6,187 In the World

Dublin City University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 7 0
1992 16 8
1993 11 11
1994 21 12
1995 20 28
1996 23 34
1997 21 44
1998 26 46
1999 19 76
2000 35 120
2001 47 118
2002 63 170
2003 40 226
2004 66 291
2005 92 369
2006 88 464
2007 120 585
2008 135 852
2009 170 1061
2010 203 1401
2011 208 1761
2012 250 2301
2013 317 2893
2014 303 3564
2015 316 3997
2016 314 4117
2017 346 4359
2018 333 4960
2019 402 6232
2020 445 7752
2021 454 9807
2022 431 10230
2023 486 11343

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin City University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Engineering Management 3 84 253
Entertainment Industry Business 1 93 267
Project Management 5 131 307
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 109 314
International Business 3 174 328
Management Information Systems 6 145 362
Public Policy / Administration 5 135 384
International Trade 5 229 395
Human Resource Management 4 143 397
Entrepreneurship 4 215 448
Advertising 6 219 577
Marketing 7 225 587
Finance 4 254 617
Accounting 4 249 675
Management 5 252 676
Construction Management 6 270 682
Actuarial Science 4 291 779
Supply Chain Management 5 261 784
Risk Management 7 376 901
Operations Research 6 421 1255

Mathematics rankings

Dublin City University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Ireland and 755th in the World with 5,495 publications made and 99,128 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 20 In Ireland
#284 of 1,388 In Europe
#755 of 6,305 In the World

Dublin City University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 21 14
1992 24 29
1993 29 56
1994 31 79
1995 21 95
1996 18 141
1997 34 183
1998 35 191
1999 24 267
2000 32 293
2001 45 257
2002 63 384
2003 65 463
2004 93 586
2005 95 741
2006 141 1051
2007 148 1217
2008 161 1404
2009 178 1837
2010 181 2179
2011 212 2590
2012 224 2977
2013 269 3549
2014 255 3967
2015 282 4285
2016 241 4541
2017 280 4806
2018 279 5457
2019 337 6591
2020 390 7962
2021 397 9965
2022 420 10508
2023 419 11270

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin City University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 5 139 466
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 164 477
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 307 754
Actuarial Science 4 291 779
Statistics 5 323 854
Applied Mathematics 5 368 912
Operations Research 6 421 1255

Psychology rankings

Dublin City University ranked 7th for Psychology in Ireland and 868th in the World with 5,410 publications made and 84,529 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 19 In Ireland
#306 of 1,414 In Europe
#868 of 6,528 In the World

Dublin City University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 7 6
1992 11 31
1993 17 26
1994 14 54
1995 14 51
1996 15 86
1997 18 101
1998 17 101
1999 9 118
2000 21 131
2001 28 120
2002 41 190
2003 40 229
2004 55 246
2005 66 362
2006 85 458
2007 100 652
2008 119 819
2009 154 1088
2010 187 1416
2011 169 1787
2012 167 2347
2013 206 2764
2014 226 3396
2015 256 3855
2016 264 4138
2017 288 4792
2018 343 5322
2019 413 6756
2020 429 8379
2021 489 10320
2022 537 11304
2023 560 12593

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin City University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 6 141 395
Education Majors 5 126 415
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 190 468
Sexology 6 157 524
Social Work 7 207 650
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 198 698
Social Psychology 6 276 727
Occupational Therapy 7 280 728
Cognitive Science 4 271 734
Child Psychology 6 293 836
Clinical Psychology 8 348 1034
Neuroscience 7 369 1059
Psychiatry 7 363 1098

Economics rankings

Dublin City University ranked 6th for Economics in Ireland and 620th in the World with 4,035 publications made and 58,780 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 19 In Ireland
#242 of 1,366 In Europe
#620 of 5,995 In the World

Dublin City University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 5 1
1992 10 6
1993 3 5
1994 5 9
1995 8 17
1996 14 22
1997 8 25
1998 18 27
1999 8 44
2000 20 53
2001 22 69
2002 33 86
2003 26 113
2004 37 168
2005 48 210
2006 59 248
2007 74 320
2008 77 471
2009 99 661
2010 120 855
2011 129 1092
2012 143 1374
2013 193 1897
2014 170 2140
2015 207 2545
2016 190 2663
2017 242 2812
2018 255 3213
2019 310 4228
2020 359 5381
2021 358 7138
2022 361 7884
2023 397 8808

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin City University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 3 83 199
International Economics 3 165 262
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 111 293
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 109 314
International Trade 5 229 395
Finance 4 254 617
Development Studies 7 234 664
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 307 754
Actuarial Science 4 291 779
Environmental Economics 6 408 999

Art & Design rankings

Dublin City University ranked 4th for Art & Design in Ireland and 535th in the World with 3,116 publications made and 37,625 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Multimedia, Aesthetics, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#4 of 20 In Ireland
#216 of 1,349 In Europe
#535 of 5,720 In the World

Dublin City University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 3 6
1992 10 7
1993 9 16
1994 6 11
1995 6 18
1996 10 28
1997 13 39
1998 14 53
1999 22 63
2000 22 84
2001 27 97
2002 35 113
2003 40 192
2004 62 194
2005 54 297
2006 65 407
2007 66 457
2008 103 561
2009 91 710
2010 103 868
2011 120 981
2012 130 1137
2013 153 1279
2014 149 1504
2015 138 1618
2016 154 1751
2017 175 1876
2018 199 2173
2019 210 2386
2020 223 3024
2021 246 3625
2022 210 3592
2023 234 4046

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin City University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Multimedia 3 39 130
Cinematography 1 56 133
Entertainment Industry Business 1 93 267
Game Design and Development 3 130 319
Architecture 4 162 348
Creative Writing 6 153 401
Photography 4 173 449
UX/UI Desgin 7 246 565
Fashion Design 5 248 583
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 214 585
Literature 6 260 619
Aesthetics 7 263 640
Performing arts 7 301 689
Computer Graphics 6 286 693
Graphic Design 8 286 734
Music 6 299 787
Art History 7 389 967