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Dublin City University ranked 5th in Ireland, 679th in the global 2026 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 28,047 academic publications and 615,202 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 42 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#679 of 14,131 In the World
#283 of 2,785 In Europe
#5 of 32 In Ireland
#3 of 11 In Dublin
#120 of 2,360 For Multimedia
#178 of 3,009 For Computational Linguistics
#183 of 1,381 For Political Economy
#1209 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#556 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 722nd in the World with 14,892 publications made and 281,970 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 26 In Ireland
#297 of 1,502 In Europe
#722 of 7,088 In the World

Dublin City University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 39 78
1994 49 129
1995 40 128
1996 42 165
1997 58 218
1998 87 255
1999 62 335
2000 80 350
2001 90 346
2002 138 622
2003 126 710
2004 190 962
2005 203 1280
2006 273 1888
2007 297 2149
2008 340 2842
2009 399 3546
2010 458 4382
2011 496 5352
2012 501 6613
2013 597 7452
2014 595 9184
2015 635 10055
2016 664 10682
2017 744 11958
2018 788 13688
2019 942 17126
2020 978 21725
2021 1090 26159
2022 1279 26808
2023 1135 31105
2024 858 27609
2025 616 24491

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 768th in the World with 14,284 publications made and 338,884 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Ireland
#268 of 1,466 In Europe
#768 of 6,795 In the World

Dublin City University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 93 202
1994 116 338
1995 103 478
1996 116 662
1997 120 734
1998 125 828
1999 128 1058
2000 129 1167
2001 150 1284
2002 205 1658
2003 229 1943
2004 278 2434
2005 338 2968
2006 398 4192
2007 424 4771
2008 464 5867
2009 529 6808
2010 603 8291
2011 619 9456
2012 643 11345
2013 678 12624
2014 679 14343
2015 627 14666
2016 642 15815
2017 620 16993
2018 586 18196
2019 661 20294
2020 668 23618
2021 750 27168
2022 725 26501
2023 783 29517
2024 560 26288
2025 355 22926

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 647th in the World with 13,360 publications made and 284,928 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Ireland
#245 of 1,470 In Europe
#647 of 6,855 In the World

Dublin City University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 52 109
1994 65 162
1995 50 195
1996 46 284
1997 74 360
1998 89 423
1999 68 466
2000 75 496
2001 105 532
2002 160 894
2003 154 1012
2004 236 1417
2005 250 1679
2006 347 2655
2007 346 2956
2008 384 3893
2009 436 4707
2010 523 5708
2011 496 6351
2012 501 7753
2013 613 8489
2014 595 10167
2015 580 10736
2016 623 11278
2017 611 12539
2018 656 14371
2019 783 17247
2020 757 21211
2021 834 25213
2022 801 24968
2023 901 29075
2024 661 24745
2025 438 20512

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 31 120
Computational Linguistics 1 63 178
Human-Computer Interaction 2 76 198
Web Design and Development 4 111 291
Game Design and Development 3 143 333
Software Engineering 4 159 351
Management Information Systems 7 149 365
Data Science 4 152 371
Cyber Security 3 163 451
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 154 454
Library and Information science 4 190 474
UX/UI Desgin 6 218 507
Computer Networking 4 190 549
Computer Engineering 5 185 550
Information Technology 5 172 551
Computer Graphics 5 240 584
Telecommunications 4 212 602
Computer Vision 3 245 649
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 246 656
Cognitive Science 4 256 690
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 282 719
Database Administration 4 268 747
Machine Learning 5 263 765
Animation 3 321 858
Neuroscience 7 363 1046
Robotics 7 475 1512

Biology rankings

Dublin City University ranked 6th for Biology in Ireland and 983rd in the World with 12,775 publications made and 363,920 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Ireland
#324 of 1,449 In Europe
#983 of 6,841 In the World

Dublin City University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 84 207
1994 85 314
1995 72 410
1996 95 643
1997 117 771
1998 133 799
1999 116 1054
2000 135 1203
2001 117 1337
2002 147 1650
2003 168 1985
2004 237 2367
2005 242 2747
2006 323 3711
2007 337 4142
2008 349 5080
2009 441 5985
2010 529 7482
2011 559 8959
2012 546 10860
2013 569 12005
2014 563 13989
2015 552 14625
2016 601 15708
2017 562 17467
2018 588 18529
2019 652 21130
2020 649 25564
2021 728 29672
2022 725 28836
2023 745 31217
2024 532 27995
2025 356 24804

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 4 83 249
Nanotechnology 4 164 511
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 282 719
Oncology and Cancer research 6 238 728
Molecular Biology 6 245 737
Biotechnology 6 261 785
Biophysics 7 304 857
Immunology 7 282 872
Genetics 6 309 895
Biochemistry 6 304 901
Astrobiology 4 364 998
Microbiology 9 323 1016
Paleontology 7 367 1039
Neuroscience 7 363 1046
Evolutionary Biology 8 381 1060
Zoology 5 347 1061
Pharmacology 7 317 1144
Animal Science 7 328 1208
Virology 9 360 1249
Nutrition and Food Science 8 418 1464
Botany 8 431 1513
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 440 1612
Agricultural Science 8 451 1684
Forestry 7 520 1912
Horticulture 8 537 2356

Physics rankings

Dublin City University ranked 5th for Physics in Ireland and 811th in the World with 12,633 publications made and 307,156 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
#295 of 1,460 In Europe
#811 of 6,729 In the World

Dublin City University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 92 221
1994 104 357
1995 105 477
1996 120 710
1997 117 763
1998 132 843
1999 132 1060
2000 137 1171
2001 145 1283
2002 187 1616
2003 224 1890
2004 256 2315
2005 312 2789
2006 366 3879
2007 407 4445
2008 426 5465
2009 466 6318
2010 510 7846
2011 567 8923
2012 578 10375
2013 560 11419
2014 572 12967
2015 572 13460
2016 523 14206
2017 566 15487
2018 530 16374
2019 568 18190
2020 598 21448
2021 632 23982
2022 604 23713
2023 643 26217
2024 451 23740
2025 272 21023

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

Physics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 4 164 511
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 235 533
Materials Science 6 261 736
Nuclear Physics 4 289 746
Optical Engineering 5 284 757
Quantum and Particle physics 4 285 767
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 284 783
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 316 818
Biophysics 7 304 857
Condensed Matter Physics 4 315 887
Acoustical Engineering 6 344 919
Theoretical Physics 5 364 943
Astrobiology 4 364 998

Chemistry rankings

Dublin City University ranked 5th for Chemistry in Ireland and 899th in the World with 11,488 publications made and 339,740 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
#899 of 6,561 In the World

Dublin City University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 102 242
1994 100 401
1995 103 500
1996 127 788
1997 130 886
1998 152 988
1999 145 1244
2000 148 1383
2001 142 1543
2002 155 1864
2003 204 2203
2004 231 2662
2005 257 2948
2006 339 3964
2007 366 4444
2008 379 5447
2009 434 6192
2010 534 7702
2011 550 9250
2012 538 10921
2013 510 12020
2014 533 13717
2015 524 14405
2016 534 15022
2017 483 16688
2018 443 17383
2019 499 19419
2020 500 22786
2021 488 25610
2022 513 24804
2023 523 26381
2024 381 24547
2025 242 22090

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 6 179 412
Nanotechnology 4 164 511
Environmental Chemistry 4 251 680
Physical chemistry 5 243 705
Materials Science 6 261 736
Chemical Engineering 5 246 769
Inorganic Chemistry 6 287 871
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 324 873
Pharmacy 5 319 885
Biochemistry 6 304 901
Organic Chemistry 6 313 916
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 385 1093
Computational Chemistry 6 414 1263
Radiochemistry 6 322 1337
Nutrition and Food Science 8 418 1464

Environmental Science rankings

Dublin City University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Ireland and 1014th in the World with 9,811 publications made and 233,129 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
#1014 of 6,888 In the World

Dublin City University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 47 138
1994 55 190
1995 48 236
1996 61 350
1997 54 407
1998 84 469
1999 76 599
2000 75 645
2001 83 724
2002 124 900
2003 123 1159
2004 164 1393
2005 176 1677
2006 214 2270
2007 244 2566
2008 253 3211
2009 305 3710
2010 321 4677
2011 399 5301
2012 388 6511
2013 430 7311
2014 433 8438
2015 395 8831
2016 410 9456
2017 458 10456
2018 454 11534
2019 516 13383
2020 568 16220
2021 621 19484
2022 722 19821
2023 683 22569
2024 465 19454
2025 302 16633

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 4 251 680
Environmental Engineering 5 291 896
Geography and Cartography 6 352 926
Oceanography 6 341 980
Paleontology 7 367 1039
Environmental Management 7 361 1071
Geology 6 379 1074
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 385 1093
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 388 1100
Urban and Regional planning 7 524 1107
Ecology 6 393 1136
Geotechnical Engineering 6 406 1301
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 440 1612
Earth science and Geophysics 6 493 1642
Agricultural Science 8 451 1684
Forestry 7 520 1912

Medicine rankings

Dublin City University ranked 7th for Medicine in Ireland and 1057th in the World with 8,295 publications made and 225,836 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 21 In Ireland
#346 of 1,437 In Europe
#1057 of 6,793 In the World

Dublin City University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 39 86
1994 35 146
1995 27 159
1996 36 221
1997 49 266
1998 65 357
1999 42 462
2000 60 504
2001 47 567
2002 65 669
2003 82 810
2004 114 1036
2005 112 1191
2006 152 1433
2007 152 1784
2008 193 2327
2009 257 2859
2010 298 3755
2011 275 4538
2012 277 5679
2013 308 6548
2014 335 7960
2015 355 8597
2016 378 9339
2017 394 10754
2018 422 11686
2019 486 13396
2020 547 17783
2021 584 21499
2022 598 21652
2023 601 23190
2024 489 21250
2025 396 19558

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 4 83 249
Sports / Exercise science 4 143 381
Biomedical Engineering 6 181 530
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 210 608
Health Science 7 217 642
Nursing 7 227 644
Occupational Therapy 7 262 664
Sports Medicine 4 280 688
Social Work 7 234 717
Oncology and Cancer research 6 238 728
Physical Therapy 7 284 734
Cosmetology 4 258 790
Radiation Therapy 6 249 796
Immunology 7 282 872
Pharmacy 5 319 885
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 306 926
Gerontology 7 317 955
Family medicine 7 312 1045
Clinical Psychology 8 357 1055
Psychiatry 7 357 1076
Pathology 8 353 1133
Pharmacology 7 317 1144
Anatomy and Physiology 7 378 1167
Critical Care Nursing 8 375 1180
Surgery 8 366 1204
Cardiology 7 383 1224
Virology 9 360 1249
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 405 1271
Public Health 7 409 1277
Pediatrics 7 362 1286
Dermatology 8 383 1343
Veterinary 6 362 1538
Anesthesiology 8 438 1565
Ophthalmology 10 465 1575
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 501 1587
Orthodontics 9 534 1685
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 445 1708
Dentistry 9 573 1891

Business rankings

Dublin City University ranked 4th for Business in Ireland and 581st in the World with 6,843 publications made and 146,505 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 20 In Ireland
#215 of 1,436 In Europe
#581 of 6,366 In the World

Dublin City University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 11 22
1994 27 21
1995 22 49
1996 22 65
1997 23 73
1998 31 83
1999 19 111
2000 38 151
2001 50 163
2002 76 246
2003 44 288
2004 83 423
2005 97 548
2006 108 828
2007 133 912
2008 151 1242
2009 185 1568
2010 225 1968
2011 233 2388
2012 265 3191
2013 323 3658
2014 318 4725
2015 353 5186
2016 324 5327
2017 363 5907
2018 368 6870
2019 443 8600
2020 475 10825
2021 484 13429
2022 494 13307
2023 548 15874
2024 314 12899
2025 188 10746

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 1 115 297
International Business 3 174 320
Engineering Management 3 107 327
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 113 342
Project Management 5 146 343
Human Resource Management 4 129 362
Management Information Systems 7 149 365
International Trade 4 220 372
Public Policy / Administration 4 134 373
Entrepreneurship 4 211 446
Marketing 5 210 557
Advertising 5 221 590
Finance 4 246 603
Management 6 224 616
Accounting 4 268 723
Construction Management 6 279 724
Occupational Safety and Health 6 241 778
Supply Chain Management 5 269 828
Risk Management 6 358 833
Actuarial Science 4 318 850
Operations Research 6 438 1331
Hospitality and Hotel Management 7 507 1367

Psychology rankings

Dublin City University ranked 7th for Psychology in Ireland and 829th in the World with 6,572 publications made and 145,788 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 19 In Ireland
#291 of 1,424 In Europe
#829 of 6,663 In the World

Dublin City University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 18 34
1994 24 63
1995 14 64
1996 13 101
1997 16 121
1998 24 130
1999 9 142
2000 24 146
2001 33 149
2002 55 237
2003 44 276
2004 67 351
2005 86 456
2006 102 702
2007 120 877
2008 130 1193
2009 177 1481
2010 200 1917
2011 184 2379
2012 183 3043
2013 217 3504
2014 241 4399
2015 260 4937
2016 266 5122
2017 304 6230
2018 376 7041
2019 427 8907
2020 451 11678
2021 504 14149
2022 586 15072
2023 636 17776
2024 435 15752
2025 372 14474

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 6 120 349
Education Majors 5 101 367
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 157 409
Sexology 5 118 410
Occupational Therapy 7 262 664
Cognitive Science 4 256 690
Social Psychology 6 261 696
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 194 709
Social Work 7 234 717
Child Psychology 6 274 781
Neuroscience 7 363 1046
Clinical Psychology 8 357 1055
Psychiatry 7 357 1076

Mathematics rankings

Dublin City University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Ireland and 715th in the World with 6,389 publications made and 151,651 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
#266 of 1,406 In Europe
#715 of 6,434 In the World

Dublin City University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 30 62
1994 37 95
1995 20 127
1996 23 174
1997 33 235
1998 32 222
1999 29 332
2000 34 327
2001 45 303
2002 79 474
2003 75 592
2004 118 755
2005 123 982
2006 156 1405
2007 156 1649
2008 182 1970
2009 197 2425
2010 213 2942
2011 230 3353
2012 249 3826
2013 295 4395
2014 267 4999
2015 292 5476
2016 246 5505
2017 281 6061
2018 314 7051
2019 371 8589
2020 415 10809
2021 412 13312
2022 447 13526
2023 463 15205
2024 295 11290
2025 204 9032

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 5 124 431
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 154 454
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 303 757
Statistics 5 309 832
Actuarial Science 4 318 850
Applied Mathematics 5 363 904
Operations Research 6 438 1331

Economics rankings

Dublin City University ranked 6th for Economics in Ireland and 599th in the World with 4,825 publications made and 100,363 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 19 In Ireland
#227 of 1,391 In Europe
#599 of 6,188 In the World

Dublin City University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
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 70 413
2007 80 421
2008 93 671
2009 103 896
2010 139 1176
2011 148 1443
2012 156 1906
2013 192 2290
2014 184 2822
2015 228 3291
2016 194 3295
2017 247 3707
2018 273 4197
2019 357 5644
2020 370 7260
2021 377 9584
2022 405 10209
2023 444 12032
2024 304 9880
2025 188 8705

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 78 183
International Economics 3 154 241
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 94 250
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 113 342
International Trade 4 220 372
Finance 4 246 603
Development Studies 6 214 630
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 303 757
Actuarial Science 4 318 850
Environmental Economics 6 422 1069

Art & Design rankings

Dublin City University ranked 4th for Art & Design in Ireland and 506th in the World with 3,779 publications made and 65,426 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
#208 of 1,385 In Europe
#506 of 6,010 In the World

Dublin City University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
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 43 202
2003 47 275
2004 80 308
2005 58 431
2006 79 650
2007 89 669
2008 112 859
2009 113 1007
2010 118 1215
2011 137 1326
2012 148 1583
2013 163 1751
2014 166 2098
2015 148 2218
2016 169 2357
2017 187 2539
2018 206 2982
2019 234 3380
2020 244 4401
2021 263 5105
2022 237 5161
2023 277 5996
2024 181 5004
2025 133 4262

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 31 120
Cinematography 1 59 138
Entertainment Industry Business 1 115 297
Architecture 3 147 318
Game Design and Development 3 143 333
Creative Writing 7 168 416
Photography 4 175 445
UX/UI Desgin 6 218 507
Fashion Design 5 244 574
Computer Graphics 5 240 584
Literature 6 253 600
Aesthetics 5 251 612
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 241 642
Performing arts 7 297 682
Art History 7 319 746
Graphic Design 6 285 760
Music 5 311 812
Animation 3 321 858