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Dublin City University ranked 5th in Ireland, 694th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 169 research topics. Dublin City University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,146 academic publications and 573,772 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 39 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#694 of 14,131 In the World
#277 of 2,785 In Europe
#5 of 32 In Ireland
#3 of 11 In Dublin
#115 of 2,313 For Multimedia
#168 of 2,945 For Computational Linguistics
#185 of 1,361 For Political Economy
#1196 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#547 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 166 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Dublin City University ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 727th in the World with 14,368 publications made and 259,415 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 26 In Ireland
#298 of 1,500 In Europe
#727 of 7,081 In the World

Dublin City University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 39 59
1993 38 78
1994 49 129
1995 40 128
1996 42 165
1997 58 218
1998 87 254
1999 62 335
2000 80 349
2001 90 346
2002 138 619
2003 126 711
2004 190 964
2005 203 1283
2006 273 1885
2007 297 2149
2008 341 2849
2009 400 3546
2010 458 4380
2011 495 5359
2012 501 6621
2013 598 7458
2014 597 9219
2015 636 10065
2016 666 10712
2017 748 11980
2018 784 13744
2019 943 17160
2020 981 21785
2021 1094 26205
2022 1281 26845
2023 1125 31127
2024 802 27124

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

Engineering rankings

Dublin City University ranked 6th for Engineering in Ireland and 757th in the World with 14,001 publications made and 319,402 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Ireland
#267 of 1,465 In Europe
#757 of 6,782 In the World

Dublin City University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 77 117
1993 93 202
1994 116 338
1995 103 478
1996 116 663
1997 120 735
1998 126 829
1999 128 1056
2000 129 1164
2001 150 1284
2002 205 1659
2003 229 1942
2004 278 2433
2005 338 2972
2006 399 4190
2007 424 4772
2008 465 5868
2009 529 6805
2010 603 8294
2011 619 9470
2012 644 11350
2013 678 12646
2014 680 14349
2015 627 14667
2016 642 15824
2017 622 17025
2018 584 18221
2019 663 20310
2020 668 23641
2021 752 27194
2022 725 26541
2023 782 29507
2024 547 26003

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

Computer Science rankings

Dublin City University ranked 5th for Computer Science in Ireland and 645th in the World with 13,005 publications made and 267,622 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Ireland
#246 of 1,469 In Europe
#645 of 6,845 In the World

Dublin City University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 48 59
1993 52 109
1994 65 162
1995 50 195
1996 46 284
1997 74 360
1998 90 423
1999 68 466
2000 75 496
2001 105 532
2002 160 894
2003 153 1010
2004 236 1417
2005 250 1683
2006 347 2653
2007 346 2955
2008 386 3901
2009 437 4711
2010 523 5717
2011 495 6347
2012 501 7752
2013 615 8499
2014 599 10198
2015 583 10741
2016 626 11337
2017 612 12561
2018 655 14410
2019 786 17275
2020 758 21263
2021 841 25265
2022 799 25053
2023 897 29100
2024 631 24324

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

Computer Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Multimedia 1 29 115
Computational Linguistics 1 60 168
Human-Computer Interaction 1 73 193
Web Design and Development 4 107 285
Game Design and Development 3 137 325
Software Engineering 4 158 349
Management Information Systems 6 147 363
Data Science 4 150 365
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 152 447
Cyber Security 3 164 456
Library and Information science 4 193 483
UX/UI Desgin 6 218 503
Computer Engineering 5 185 542
Computer Networking 4 192 550
Information Technology 5 176 563
Telecommunications 4 211 595
Computer Graphics 5 247 597
Computer Vision 3 245 642
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 246 649
Cognitive Science 4 261 699
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 279 707
Database Administration 4 271 744
Machine Learning 5 262 759
Animation 3 328 883
Neuroscience 7 365 1047
Robotics 7 477 1522

Biology rankings

Dublin City University ranked 6th for Biology in Ireland and 976th in the World with 12,493 publications made and 340,151 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Ireland
#322 of 1,448 In Europe
#976 of 6,833 In the World

Dublin City University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 64 119
1993 84 207
1994 85 314
1995 72 410
1996 95 643
1997 117 771
1998 134 798
1999 116 1052
2000 135 1204
2001 117 1337
2002 147 1650
2003 168 1986
2004 237 2367
2005 242 2749
2006 322 3708
2007 337 4142
2008 351 5081
2009 442 5984
2010 530 7479
2011 559 8966
2012 548 10856
2013 571 12015
2014 563 14008
2015 554 14650
2016 602 15728
2017 562 17506
2018 587 18576
2019 652 21151
2020 646 25609
2021 737 29723
2022 723 28863
2023 742 31265
2024 513 27712

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 69 224
Nanotechnology 4 163 501
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 279 707
Oncology and Cancer research 6 235 714
Molecular Biology 6 242 731
Biotechnology 6 259 771
Biophysics 7 303 849
Immunology 7 279 860
Genetics 6 309 891
Biochemistry 6 304 898
Microbiology 10 323 997
Astrobiology 4 370 1019
Paleontology 7 364 1027
Zoology 5 339 1034
Evolutionary Biology 8 379 1046
Neuroscience 7 365 1047
Pharmacology 7 318 1142
Animal Science 7 329 1213
Virology 9 356 1241
Nutrition and Food Science 8 412 1454
Botany 8 430 1500
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 433 1593
Agricultural Science 8 450 1670
Forestry 7 517 1887
Horticulture 8 536 2348

Physics rankings

Dublin City University ranked 5th for Physics in Ireland and 797th in the World with 12,406 publications made and 289,864 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
#294 of 1,457 In Europe
#797 of 6,713 In the World

Dublin City University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 75 121
1993 92 221
1994 104 357
1995 105 477
1996 120 711
1997 117 764
1998 133 844
1999 132 1058
2000 137 1168
2001 145 1283
2002 187 1615
2003 224 1890
2004 256 2313
2005 312 2794
2006 366 3879
2007 407 4444
2008 426 5466
2009 466 6319
2010 510 7844
2011 568 8929
2012 579 10380
2013 558 11424
2014 573 12978
2015 572 13469
2016 527 14220
2017 567 15498
2018 527 16392
2019 568 18193
2020 596 21449
2021 630 23983
2022 602 23714
2023 639 26216
2024 439 23509

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

Physics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 4 163 501
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 236 530
Materials Science 6 258 725
Nuclear Physics 4 290 737
Optical Engineering 5 281 750
Quantum and Particle physics 4 284 756
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 281 765
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 314 816
Biophysics 7 303 849
Condensed Matter Physics 4 313 869
Acoustical Engineering 5 342 912
Theoretical Physics 5 364 938
Astrobiology 4 370 1019

Chemistry rankings

Dublin City University ranked 5th for Chemistry in Ireland and 891st in the World with 11,295 publications made and 319,721 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 22 In Ireland
#303 of 1,417 In Europe
#891 of 6,545 In the World

Dublin City University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 75 145
1993 102 242
1994 100 401
1995 103 500
1996 126 788
1997 130 887
1998 152 986
1999 145 1242
2000 148 1380
2001 142 1543
2002 155 1864
2003 204 2203
2004 231 2662
2005 257 2949
2006 338 3963
2007 366 4443
2008 379 5443
2009 433 6188
2010 535 7703
2011 550 9253
2012 540 10915
2013 511 12036
2014 534 13720
2015 523 14401
2016 536 15056
2017 484 16718
2018 442 17408
2019 496 19449
2020 503 22871
2021 488 25688
2022 516 24836
2023 524 26427
2024 369 24392

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 6 183 406
Nanotechnology 4 163 501
Environmental Chemistry 4 246 666
Physical chemistry 5 241 692
Materials Science 6 258 725
Chemical Engineering 5 243 746
Inorganic Chemistry 6 285 853
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 326 872
Pharmacy 5 318 882
Organic Chemistry 6 310 897
Biochemistry 6 304 898
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 386 1093
Computational Chemistry 6 418 1267
Radiochemistry 6 321 1305
Nutrition and Food Science 8 412 1454

Environmental Science rankings

Dublin City University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Ireland and 1006th in the World with 9,577 publications made and 216,498 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 20 In Ireland
#359 of 1,464 In Europe
#1006 of 6,876 In the World

Dublin City University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 48 72
1993 46 138
1994 55 190
1995 48 236
1996 61 351
1997 54 408
1998 83 468
1999 76 598
2000 75 647
2001 83 724
2002 124 898
2003 123 1161
2004 164 1395
2005 176 1679
2006 214 2267
2007 244 2567
2008 254 3212
2009 306 3709
2010 320 4680
2011 399 5309
2012 389 6517
2013 430 7324
2014 431 8431
2015 397 8826
2016 411 9485
2017 460 10471
2018 451 11548
2019 520 13368
2020 570 16249
2021 630 19489
2022 724 19874
2023 679 22595
2024 449 19186

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 4 246 666
Environmental Engineering 5 290 873
Geography and Cartography 6 348 921
Oceanography 6 340 973
Paleontology 7 364 1027
Environmental Management 7 359 1057
Geology 6 378 1072
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 385 1075
Urban and Regional planning 7 517 1082
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 386 1093
Ecology 6 393 1121
Geotechnical Engineering 6 404 1282
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 433 1593
Earth science and Geophysics 6 488 1613
Agricultural Science 8 450 1670
Forestry 7 517 1887

Medicine rankings

Dublin City University ranked 7th for Medicine in Ireland and 1059th in the World with 7,980 publications made and 206,586 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 21 In Ireland
#345 of 1,433 In Europe
#1059 of 6,775 In the World

Dublin City University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 26 52
1993 39 86
1994 35 146
1995 27 159
1996 36 220
1997 49 266
1998 65 355
1999 42 462
2000 60 505
2001 47 567
2002 65 669
2003 81 809
2004 114 1036
2005 112 1191
2006 152 1432
2007 152 1782
2008 193 2326
2009 257 2860
2010 297 3750
2011 275 4536
2012 278 5680
2013 310 6554
2014 335 7979
2015 354 8630
2016 379 9376
2017 395 10775
2018 419 11717
2019 485 13399
2020 550 17846
2021 587 21511
2022 597 21698
2023 601 23238
2024 477 21009

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 69 224
Sports / Exercise science 4 143 382
Biomedical Engineering 6 182 524
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 214 618
Health Science 7 220 653
Nursing 7 229 656
Occupational Therapy 7 259 658
Sports Medicine 4 277 688
Social Work 7 229 707
Oncology and Cancer research 6 235 714
Physical Therapy 7 283 739
Radiation Therapy 6 251 786
Cosmetology 4 263 792
Immunology 7 279 860
Pharmacy 5 318 882
Gerontology 7 314 947
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 316 967
Family medicine 7 311 1036
Clinical Psychology 8 362 1081
Psychiatry 7 361 1094
Pathology 8 355 1132
Pharmacology 7 318 1142
Anatomy and Physiology 7 382 1171
Critical Care Nursing 8 378 1192
Surgery 8 365 1194
Cardiology 7 378 1214
Virology 9 356 1241
Pediatrics 7 356 1270
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 408 1274
Public Health 7 417 1296
Dermatology 8 382 1331
Veterinary 6 356 1492
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 495 1562
Ophthalmology 10 464 1572
Anesthesiology 8 441 1584
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 440 1681
Orthodontics 8 538 1706
Dentistry 9 582 1915

Business rankings

Dublin City University ranked 4th for Business in Ireland and 584th in the World with 6,698 publications made and 134,901 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 20 In Ireland
#217 of 1,433 In Europe
#584 of 6,339 In the World

Dublin City University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 15 15
1993 11 22
1994 27 21
1995 22 49
1996 23 65
1997 23 73
1998 31 83
1999 19 111
2000 38 152
2001 50 163
2002 76 246
2003 44 288
2004 83 423
2005 97 549
2006 108 828
2007 133 912
2008 152 1246
2009 185 1569
2010 225 1970
2011 232 2389
2012 264 3191
2013 321 3671
2014 318 4724
2015 353 5193
2016 325 5335
2017 367 5901
2018 369 6911
2019 445 8610
2020 477 10864
2021 486 13489
2022 493 13397
2023 543 15911
2024 305 12680

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

Business subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 1 110 292
Engineering Management 3 99 314
International Business 3 174 325
Project Management 5 146 340
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 115 346
Management Information Systems 6 147 363
Human Resource Management 4 133 370
Public Policy / Administration 4 133 372
International Trade 5 228 392
Entrepreneurship 4 215 458
Marketing 5 209 552
Advertising 5 219 585
Finance 4 250 611
Management 5 223 615
Construction Management 6 270 700
Accounting 4 264 721
Occupational Safety and Health 6 249 798
Supply Chain Management 5 266 812
Risk Management 6 362 837
Actuarial Science 4 329 875
Operations Research 6 440 1314
Hospitality and Hotel Management 7 504 1347

Psychology rankings

Dublin City University ranked 7th for Psychology in Ireland and 838th in the World with 6,273 publications made and 129,473 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 19 In Ireland
#294 of 1,423 In Europe
#838 of 6,645 In the World

Dublin City University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 12 36
1993 18 34
1994 24 63
1995 14 64
1996 13 101
1997 16 121
1998 24 129
1999 9 142
2000 24 146
2001 33 149
2002 55 238
2003 44 276
2004 67 351
2005 86 456
2006 102 702
2007 120 876
2008 130 1195
2009 178 1485
2010 200 1925
2011 183 2372
2012 183 3040
2013 220 3522
2014 241 4415
2015 261 4947
2016 270 5146
2017 304 6266
2018 372 7084
2019 428 8931
2020 454 11747
2021 506 14229
2022 585 15134
2023 636 17854
2024 420 15500

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 6 125 364
Education Majors 5 104 378
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 162 420
Sexology 5 126 429
Occupational Therapy 7 259 658
Cognitive Science 4 261 699
Social Work 7 229 707
Social Psychology 6 266 709
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 192 714
Child Psychology 6 284 814
Neuroscience 7 365 1047
Clinical Psychology 8 362 1081
Psychiatry 7 361 1094

Mathematics rankings

Dublin City University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Ireland and 715th in the World with 6,246 publications made and 141,818 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
#267 of 1,401 In Europe
#715 of 6,418 In the World

Dublin City University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 22 37
1993 30 62
1994 37 95
1995 20 127
1996 23 174
1997 33 235
1998 32 222
1999 29 331
2000 34 327
2001 45 303
2002 79 476
2003 75 592
2004 118 753
2005 123 985
2006 157 1403
2007 156 1649
2008 182 1968
2009 198 2428
2010 213 2946
2011 230 3358
2012 250 3833
2013 296 4395
2014 271 5023
2015 292 5498
2016 246 5500
2017 282 6080
2018 312 7074
2019 370 8605
2020 420 10927
2021 412 13408
2022 450 13654
2023 466 15286
2024 290 11096

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 5 129 443
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 152 447
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 299 749
Statistics 5 308 826
Actuarial Science 4 329 875
Applied Mathematics 5 363 901
Operations Research 6 440 1314

Economics rankings

Dublin City University ranked 6th for Economics in Ireland and 606th in the World with 4,683 publications made and 90,566 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 19 In Ireland
#229 of 1,388 In Europe
#606 of 6,167 In the World

Dublin City University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 10 10
1993 3 11
1994 6 13
1995 8 32
1996 15 38
1997 9 43
1998 19 50
1999 7 67
2000 21 70
2001 24 91
2002 40 117
2003 29 149
2004 49 245
2005 54 301
2006 71 413
2007 80 421
2008 93 671
2009 103 900
2010 140 1179
2011 147 1441
2012 155 1903
2013 192 2296
2014 184 2824
2015 227 3294
2016 197 3314
2017 248 3725
2018 272 4223
2019 357 5665
2020 374 7316
2021 379 9613
2022 404 10273
2023 444 12098
2024 298 9741

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 77 185
International Economics 3 158 248
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 94 254
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 115 346
International Trade 5 228 392
Finance 4 250 611
Development Studies 6 219 641
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 299 749
Actuarial Science 4 329 875
Environmental Economics 6 425 1062

Art & Design rankings

Dublin City University ranked 4th for Art & Design in Ireland and 508th in the World with 3,655 publications made and 60,982 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
#209 of 1,381 In Europe
#508 of 5,966 In the World

Dublin City University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 10 11
1993 10 26
1994 16 20
1995 6 46
1996 12 39
1997 13 55
1998 19 75
1999 20 83
2000 25 104
2001 29 129
2002 43 201
2003 47 276
2004 80 308
2005 58 431
2006 80 649
2007 89 669
2008 112 859
2009 114 1005
2010 118 1215
2011 138 1335
2012 148 1588
2013 164 1749
2014 167 2103
2015 148 2223
2016 168 2360
2017 187 2545
2018 204 2988
2019 232 3379
2020 241 4404
2021 262 5109
2022 235 5192
2023 280 5998
2024 162 4921

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 1 29 115
Cinematography 1 55 133
Entertainment Industry Business 1 110 292
Architecture 3 145 314
Game Design and Development 3 137 325
Creative Writing 7 166 417
Photography 4 174 442
UX/UI Desgin 6 218 503
Fashion Design 5 242 569
Computer Graphics 5 247 597
Literature 6 254 600
Aesthetics 5 255 614
Performing arts 7 297 672
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 247 677
Art History 7 320 755
Graphic Design 6 291 771
Music 5 317 830
Animation 3 328 883