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Dublin Institute of Technology ranked 9th in Ireland, 1628th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 67 research topics. Dublin Institute of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,604 academic publications and 159,550 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 58 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1628 of 14,131 In the World
#600 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 32 In Ireland
#5 of 11 In Dublin
#8 of 1,105 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#80 of 1,623 For Engineering Management
#94 of 1,887 For Public Policy / Administration
#991 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1708 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 64 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Dublin Institute of Technology ranked 7th for Engineering in Ireland and 920th in the World with 1,938 publications made and 56,011 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Nanotechnology, Renewable Energy Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 22 In Ireland
#319 of 1,466 In Europe
#920 of 6,795 In the World

Dublin Institute of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1995 4 1
1996 10 5
1997 7 12
1998 17 47
1999 18 84
2000 24 123
2001 22 152
2002 17 163
2003 55 233
2004 54 316
2005 70 368
2006 88 499
2007 90 719
2008 116 1012
2009 133 1221
2010 144 1561
2011 126 1894
2012 146 2288
2013 122 2515
2014 142 2776
2015 126 3039
2016 132 3380
2017 121 3561
2018 95 3730
2019 21 3753
2020 10 3762
2021 3 3764

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

Engineering subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Engineering Management 1 20 80
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 36 98
Automation and Control engineering 1 45 188
Electronic Engineering 3 159 465
Optical Engineering 3 205 544
Materials Science 5 257 732
Systems Engineering 7 318 765
Human-Computer Interaction 8 365 877
Nanotechnology 6 304 968
Acoustical Engineering 7 373 1025
Electrical Engineering 7 402 1215
Chemical Engineering 7 378 1314

Chemistry rankings

Dublin Institute of Technology ranked 8th for Chemistry in Ireland and 1192nd in the World with 1,301 publications made and 59,122 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 22 In Ireland
#389 of 1,417 In Europe
#1192 of 6,561 In the World

Dublin Institute of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 1 9
1994 2 10
1995 4 11
1996 9 16
1997 7 30
1998 11 47
1999 20 81
2000 20 128
2001 15 193
2002 10 224
2003 32 252
2004 27 317
2005 42 366
2006 51 477
2007 57 777
2008 62 1037
2009 91 1315
2010 105 1822
2011 88 2121
2012 97 2530
2013 70 2704
2014 90 3010
2015 72 3225
2016 93 3527
2017 99 3694
2018 75 3859
2019 20 3890
2020 9 3900
2021 3 3902

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

Chemistry subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 3 70 217
Inorganic Chemistry 3 224 639
Materials Science 5 257 732
Nanotechnology 6 304 968
Chemical Engineering 7 378 1314
Biochemistry 10 607 2396
Organic Chemistry 10 714 2903

Physics rankings

Dublin Institute of Technology ranked 7th for Physics in Ireland and 1158th in the World with 1,265 publications made and 40,883 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering, Biophysics.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 22 In Ireland
#398 of 1,460 In Europe
#1158 of 6,729 In the World

Dublin Institute of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1997 3 6
1998 12 21
1999 19 53
2000 11 86
2001 18 120
2002 7 124
2003 39 156
2004 32 218
2005 48 257
2006 45 338
2007 53 461
2008 79 698
2009 89 838
2010 93 1029
2011 83 1257
2012 94 1670
2013 65 1800
2014 88 2022
2015 76 2235
2016 96 2517
2017 93 2661
2018 63 2760
2019 17 2777
2020 10 2787
2021 3 2789

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

Physics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 3 149 386
Optical Engineering 3 205 544
Materials Science 5 257 732
Nanotechnology 6 304 968
Acoustical Engineering 7 373 1025

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Dublin Institute of Technology ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 1670th in the World with 1,157 publications made and 15,769 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Education Majors, Communications and Public Relations, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 26 In Ireland
#572 of 1,502 In Europe
#1670 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 1 3
1994 4 5
1995 1 0
1996 6 8
1997 7 9
1998 11 19
1999 9 31
2000 24 43
2001 13 64
2002 18 129
2003 15 138
2004 30 193
2005 21 213
2006 27 235
2007 29 266
2008 74 369
2009 89 431
2010 96 567
2011 85 624
2012 104 666
2013 91 724
2014 105 793
2015 61 816
2016 59 848
2017 39 886
2018 55 925
2019 38 956
2020 9 962

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 1 2 8
Public Policy / Administration 1 28 94
Early Childhood Education 1 23 119
Broadcast Journalism 1 31 121
Communications and Public Relations 1 47 156
Special Education 5 76 236
Media Studies 3 95 258
Education Majors 4 90 334
Journalism and Digital Media 4 142 415
Demography 6 276 788
Sociology 9 422 1187
Political Science 10 624 1758
Law 14 1092 4426

Business rankings

Dublin Institute of Technology ranked 7th for Business in Ireland and 798th in the World with 832 publications made and 14,257 citations received. Main research topics: Management Information Systems, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, Advertising, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 20 In Ireland
#318 of 1,436 In Europe
#798 of 6,366 In the World

Dublin Institute of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 7 5
1997 3 35
1998 6 55
1999 5 66
2000 10 75
2001 9 79
2002 16 105
2003 17 119
2004 25 152
2005 24 183
2006 29 212
2007 18 234
2008 40 323
2009 72 372
2010 84 443
2011 59 488
2012 81 539
2013 84 680
2014 68 759
2015 48 789
2016 32 803
2017 26 822
2018 33 846
2019 13 860
2020 3 862
2021 2 862

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin Institute of Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 3 17
Real Estate 1 11 35
Engineering Management 1 20 80
Supply Chain Management 1 24 93
Public Policy / Administration 1 28 94
Project Management 1 69 154
Management Information Systems 1 84 223
Advertising 3 122 379
Marketing 7 244 645
Management 9 554 1669

Medicine rankings

Dublin Institute of Technology ranked 10th for Medicine in Ireland and 1730th in the World with 772 publications made and 24,308 citations received. Main research topics: Health Science, Oncology and Cancer research, Public Health, Healthcare Management (MHA).

Medicine ranking Location
#10 of 21 In Ireland
#504 of 1,437 In Europe
#1730 of 6,793 In the World

Dublin Institute of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 2 4
1994 10 16
1995 3 16
1996 4 33
1997 15 81
1998 11 117
1999 15 149
2000 21 198
2001 13 225
2002 17 296
2003 18 355
2004 21 403
2005 14 426
2006 22 459
2007 16 525
2008 28 559
2009 27 634
2010 53 788
2011 48 845
2012 55 938
2013 34 987
2014 53 1050
2015 51 1130
2016 55 1219
2017 54 1355
2018 36 1392
2019 36 1428
2020 9 1434
2021 8 1435

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

Medicine subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 137 400
Oncology and Cancer research 8 315 1065
Health Science 8 342 1067
Public Health 9 446 1453

Computer Science rankings

Dublin Institute of Technology ranked 10th for Computer Science in Ireland and 1658th in the World with 763 publications made and 14,082 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Management Information Systems, Computational Linguistics, Multimedia, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 21 In Ireland
#533 of 1,470 In Europe
#1658 of 6,855 In the World

Dublin Institute of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 3 4
1995 0 0
1996 2 4
1997 2 4
1998 3 6
1999 1 6
2000 8 21
2001 8 67
2002 16 85
2003 23 107
2004 23 135
2005 30 177
2006 35 212
2007 28 325
2008 46 356
2009 71 385
2010 56 438
2011 44 457
2012 77 572
2013 50 673
2014 44 697
2015 38 738
2016 48 767
2017 35 787
2018 44 868
2019 7 870
2020 5 873
2021 5 874

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

Computer Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Information Technology 1 1 9
UX/UI Desgin 1 32 91
Management Information Systems 1 84 223
Multimedia 4 81 247
Computational Linguistics 5 203 516
Human-Computer Interaction 8 365 877
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 532 1633
Machine Learning 9 598 2111

Biology rankings

Dublin Institute of Technology ranked 10th for Biology in Ireland and 1663rd in the World with 735 publications made and 50,496 citations received. Main research topics: Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Oncology and Cancer research, Molecular Biology.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 22 In Ireland
#492 of 1,449 In Europe
#1663 of 6,841 In the World

Dublin Institute of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 3 6
1994 5 11
1995 4 12
1996 5 16
1997 15 100
1998 10 137
1999 14 157
2000 15 229
2001 17 342
2002 10 377
2003 18 433
2004 20 459
2005 21 505
2006 20 557
2007 24 761
2008 24 897
2009 50 1176
2010 65 1610
2011 36 1775
2012 53 2144
2013 31 2220
2014 38 2478
2015 43 2675
2016 61 2861
2017 48 3000
2018 42 3159
2019 14 3182
2020 10 3189
2021 2 3190

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

Biology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 3 70 217
Biophysics 3 149 386
Molecular Biology 5 239 716
Nanotechnology 6 304 968
Microbiology 10 330 1027
Oncology and Cancer research 8 315 1065
Biochemistry 10 607 2396

Psychology rankings

Dublin Institute of Technology ranked 9th for Psychology in Ireland and 1477th in the World with 417 publications made and 8,552 citations received. Main research topics: Education Majors, Social Psychology, Special Education.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 19 In Ireland
#466 of 1,424 In Europe
#1477 of 6,663 In the World

Dublin Institute of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 2 18
1997 4 20
1998 2 21
1999 4 23
2000 9 41
2001 5 69
2002 6 72
2003 10 81
2004 13 128
2005 15 149
2006 17 161
2007 8 168
2008 25 180
2009 19 208
2010 35 310
2011 28 335
2012 59 381
2013 27 399
2014 30 442
2015 29 448
2016 22 464
2017 13 474
2018 16 485
2019 13 492

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin Institute of Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 5 76 236
Education Majors 4 90 334
Social Psychology 8 474 1399

Art & Design rankings

Dublin Institute of Technology ranked 8th for Art & Design in Ireland and 1037th in the World with 277 publications made and 2,854 citations received. Main research topics: Multimedia, UX/UI Desgin.

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
#8 of 20 In Ireland
#403 of 1,385 In Europe
#1037 of 6,010 In the World

Dublin Institute of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1996 3 1
1997 0 0
1998 2 1
1999 1 1
2000 5 6
2001 5 17
2002 6 24
2003 6 25
2004 7 26
2005 10 26
2006 6 30
2007 8 34
2008 19 52
2009 19 57
2010 22 82
2011 12 87
2012 27 96
2013 26 150
2014 22 153
2015 24 162
2016 12 165
2017 7 168
2018 13 183
2019 3 185

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

Art & Design subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 1 32 91
Multimedia 4 81 247

Economics rankings

Dublin Institute of Technology ranked 8th for Economics in Ireland and 892nd in the World with 232 publications made and 13,204 citations received. Main research topic: Development Studies.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 19 In Ireland
#346 of 1,391 In Europe
#892 of 6,188 In the World

Dublin Institute of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1994 1 4
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 4
1998 1 14
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 3 14
2002 2 14
2003 2 17
2004 3 21
2005 3 22
2006 6 30
2007 4 39
2008 17 472
2009 18 486
2010 21 634
2011 17 644
2012 17 684
2013 24 721
2014 24 759
2015 18 762
2016 11 767
2017 11 771
2018 18 782
2019 4 785

The following table provides academic rankings for Dublin Institute of Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Development Studies 7 263 753

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Dublin Institute of Technology

Speciality Ireland Europe World Rank
Math Teachers 3 102 384
Environmental Management 6 340 1007
Mathematics 9 453 1331
Environmental Science 10 674 2360
Geography and Cartography 11 850 3181