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Maynooth University ranked 7th in Ireland, 1008th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 131 research topics. Maynooth University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,038 academic publications and 256,835 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 48 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1008 of 14,131 In the World
#385 of 2,785 In Europe
#7 of 32 In Ireland
#1 of 2 In Maynooth
#180 of 1,014 For Entomology
#285 of 1,385 For Media Studies
#306 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
#1415 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#946 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 128 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Maynooth University ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 934th in the World with 8,165 publications made and 117,863 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

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

Maynooth University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 7 14
1992 10 24
1993 10 32
1994 7 52
1995 5 51
1996 5 55
1997 15 56
1998 54 55
1999 43 78
2000 82 130
2001 78 149
2002 104 249
2003 106 330
2004 130 530
2005 180 693
2006 211 869
2007 184 1143
2008 183 1404
2009 269 1569
2010 239 2021
2011 273 2210
2012 318 2805
2013 334 3365
2014 370 3817
2015 410 4750
2016 442 4983
2017 398 5573
2018 411 6733
2019 508 8148
2020 631 10015
2021 748 12843
2022 645 14510
2023 652 15268

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Media Studies 4 100 285
Human Rights Law 5 124 306
Political Economy 5 136 329
International Law 5 150 346
Gender Studies 6 140 440
Public Policy / Administration 8 180 484
Genealogy 5 183 502
Social Work 6 182 574
Aesthetics 5 237 585
Early Childhood Education 6 186 592
Urban and Regional planning 4 278 592
Special Education 8 226 609
Criminology and Criminal Justice 6 193 610
Broadcast Journalism 8 223 627
Law Enforcement 6 217 631
Classics and Ancient History 5 246 639
Anthropology 7 250 642
Communications and Public Relations 8 243 663
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 7 235 690
Radio and Television broadcasting 6 241 696
Linguistics 7 281 711
Art History 6 313 718
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 300 738
Publishing 5 272 744
Sociology 7 283 748
Military science 6 234 753
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 311 773
Education Majors 8 266 791
History 7 329 821
Law 7 324 839
Political Science 7 379 919
Journalism and Digital Media 8 335 923
Archaeology 7 378 964
Library and Information science 8 364 968
Philosophy 7 401 976
Demography 8 403 1166

Computer Science rankings

Maynooth University ranked 7th for Computer Science in Ireland and 990th in the World with 6,701 publications made and 131,656 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 21 In Ireland
#368 of 1,459 In Europe
#990 of 6,752 In the World

Maynooth University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 10 17
1992 10 27
1993 9 33
1994 6 37
1995 8 42
1996 3 63
1997 10 42
1998 25 58
1999 21 96
2000 55 163
2001 44 188
2002 82 243
2003 88 301
2004 121 616
2005 194 739
2006 212 1044
2007 221 1539
2008 204 1929
2009 265 2299
2010 263 2948
2011 293 3323
2012 289 3840
2013 286 4720
2014 302 5525
2015 314 6211
2016 367 7302
2017 294 7718
2018 314 8973
2019 358 10316
2020 416 11544
2021 506 13132
2022 477 14353
2023 537 14766

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

Computer Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Data Science 6 214 485
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 243 674
Software Engineering 7 319 705
Computer Networking 5 269 729
Cyber Security 7 282 753
Human-Computer Interaction 8 330 771
Multimedia 9 326 802
Telecommunications 6 295 803
Robotics 4 282 815
Cognitive Science 6 299 820
UX/UI Desgin 8 340 831
Management Information Systems 8 378 886
Computer Graphics 7 366 915
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 358 930
Computer Engineering 7 317 937
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 348 938
Game Design and Development 7 392 955
Library and Information science 8 364 968
Computational Linguistics 8 362 993
Computer Vision 6 386 1072
Neuroscience 8 396 1136
Machine Learning 7 383 1140

Engineering rankings

Maynooth University ranked 8th for Engineering in Ireland and 1349th in the World with 6,247 publications made and 133,086 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Optical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 22 In Ireland
#460 of 1,453 In Europe
#1349 of 6,684 In the World

Maynooth University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 14 26
1992 9 39
1993 20 48
1994 16 77
1995 14 83
1996 12 119
1997 23 112
1998 46 140
1999 35 179
2000 57 227
2001 48 247
2002 76 326
2003 83 456
2004 120 661
2005 177 803
2006 196 1211
2007 197 1590
2008 215 1902
2009 257 2278
2010 252 2885
2011 279 3191
2012 298 3729
2013 279 4624
2014 287 5458
2015 308 6099
2016 338 7534
2017 255 7857
2018 282 9299
2019 320 10249
2020 388 11149
2021 431 12089
2022 410 12830
2023 440 13306

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

Biology rankings

Maynooth University ranked 9th for Biology in Ireland and 1406th in the World with 5,922 publications made and 145,771 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 22 In Ireland
#445 of 1,445 In Europe
#1406 of 6,770 In the World

Maynooth University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 18 34
1992 21 78
1993 11 101
1994 22 175
1995 14 208
1996 10 222
1997 31 225
1998 35 265
1999 33 352
2000 60 521
2001 61 592
2002 79 606
2003 100 856
2004 104 1039
2005 151 1262
2006 160 1718
2007 187 2084
2008 160 2418
2009 201 2855
2010 209 3391
2011 252 3993
2012 243 4785
2013 225 5698
2014 250 6320
2015 236 6974
2016 258 7516
2017 258 8188
2018 298 9091
2019 371 10572
2020 412 12452
2021 474 15280
2022 448 16231
2023 434 16704

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

Biology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 1 66 180
Evolutionary Biology 5 255 631
Microbiology 8 275 796
Virology 7 291 926
Immunology 8 302 931
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 348 938
Molecular Biology 9 333 999
Genetics 8 365 1113
Neuroscience 8 396 1136
Astrobiology 6 403 1140
Biophysics 9 391 1145
Paleontology 8 419 1213
Botany 6 394 1245
Biochemistry 9 401 1275
Horticulture 6 357 1313
Oncology and Cancer research 9 399 1373
Agricultural Science 7 411 1377
Biotechnology 9 422 1409
Zoology 7 422 1424
Pharmacology 9 491 1914
Forestry 9 551 2073
Nanotechnology 10 560 2086
Nutrition and Food Science 11 581 2376
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 587 2396

Environmental Science rankings

Maynooth University ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Ireland and 1247th in the World with 5,670 publications made and 111,828 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 20 In Ireland
#436 of 1,458 In Europe
#1247 of 6,798 In the World

Maynooth University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 16 23
1992 10 37
1993 11 56
1994 15 68
1995 7 89
1996 3 102
1997 24 99
1998 34 107
1999 27 172
2000 47 214
2001 43 229
2002 67 273
2003 64 394
2004 65 469
2005 114 664
2006 129 968
2007 120 1261
2008 141 1497
2009 182 1689
2010 201 2177
2011 221 2565
2012 232 2956
2013 233 3750
2014 283 4443
2015 283 4962
2016 288 6070
2017 281 6431
2018 289 7450
2019 356 8999
2020 435 10719
2021 466 12697
2022 446 13502
2023 467 14343

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

Environmental Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 4 278 592
Geography and Cartography 7 402 1076
Paleontology 8 419 1213
Geology 8 431 1247
Oceanography 7 438 1250
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 469 1377
Agricultural Science 7 411 1377
Ecology 7 478 1435
Environmental Management 8 518 1627
Environmental Engineering 7 507 1767
Geotechnical Engineering 8 558 1948
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 612 2018
Earth science and Geophysics 8 593 2071
Forestry 9 551 2073
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 587 2396
Environmental Chemistry 10 674 2635

Physics rankings

Maynooth University ranked 8th for Physics in Ireland and 1313th in the World with 5,560 publications made and 120,836 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 22 In Ireland
#447 of 1,446 In Europe
#1313 of 6,603 In the World

Maynooth University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 18 32
1992 14 53
1993 27 70
1994 18 107
1995 14 116
1996 16 147
1997 26 137
1998 47 161
1999 46 210
2000 60 272
2001 55 276
2002 81 361
2003 102 506
2004 113 708
2005 167 887
2006 186 1210
2007 180 1561
2008 198 1824
2009 221 2146
2010 234 2663
2011 236 3085
2012 244 3493
2013 244 4397
2014 246 5218
2015 251 5800
2016 285 7431
2017 222 8003
2018 265 9411
2019 270 9657
2020 304 10382
2021 367 10958
2022 340 11614
2023 387 11937

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

Physics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 3 243 541
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 374 1006
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 389 1022
Astrobiology 6 403 1140
Biophysics 9 391 1145
Acoustical Engineering 8 413 1158
Quantum and Particle physics 7 425 1207
Nuclear Physics 6 424 1281
Optical Engineering 9 487 1524
Condensed Matter Physics 6 462 1538
Materials Science 10 561 1893
Nanotechnology 10 560 2086

Chemistry rankings

Maynooth University ranked 10th for Chemistry in Ireland and 1504th in the World with 4,381 publications made and 130,931 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 22 In Ireland
#472 of 1,401 In Europe
#1504 of 6,447 In the World

Maynooth University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 20 34
1992 22 85
1993 22 113
1994 24 199
1995 17 214
1996 11 224
1997 24 244
1998 42 285
1999 34 381
2000 57 511
2001 52 546
2002 71 548
2003 77 778
2004 100 969
2005 135 1114
2006 141 1458
2007 162 1884
2008 138 2070
2009 167 2471
2010 186 2907
2011 206 3466
2012 195 3935
2013 184 4813
2014 174 5381
2015 188 5754
2016 200 6899
2017 188 7048
2018 208 7633
2019 254 8445
2020 236 9591
2021 247 10726
2022 253 10914
2023 263 11339

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

Chemistry subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 5 409 1183
Biochemistry 9 401 1275
Pharmacy 7 430 1363
Inorganic Chemistry 8 412 1404
Physical chemistry 8 493 1698
Organic Chemistry 9 534 1826
Materials Science 10 561 1893
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 612 2018
Nanotechnology 10 560 2086
Radiochemistry 8 528 2259
Chemical Engineering 11 601 2274
Nutrition and Food Science 11 581 2376
Environmental Chemistry 10 674 2635

Medicine rankings

Maynooth University ranked 9th for Medicine in Ireland and 1371st in the World with 4,066 publications made and 99,451 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Public Health, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 21 In Ireland
#420 of 1,417 In Europe
#1371 of 6,680 In the World

Maynooth University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 10 19
1992 12 58
1993 9 62
1994 6 101
1995 2 128
1996 4 126
1997 13 132
1998 24 169
1999 23 238
2000 42 367
2001 41 384
2002 51 453
2003 57 613
2004 60 780
2005 74 861
2006 100 1022
2007 103 1275
2008 89 1428
2009 129 1691
2010 129 2155
2011 147 2400
2012 139 3049
2013 154 3786
2014 165 4101
2015 159 4554
2016 163 4663
2017 158 4885
2018 210 5549
2019 269 6484
2020 336 8298
2021 419 11551
2022 364 12838
2023 355 13107

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

Medicine subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 6 182 574
Virology 7 291 926
Immunology 8 302 931
Clinical Psychology 7 317 940
Audiology 6 329 955
Occupational Therapy 8 355 990
Dermatology 6 312 1015
Gerontology 8 372 1111
Psychiatry 8 395 1215
Health Science 10 376 1216
Ophthalmology 7 394 1224
Nursing 9 415 1267
Public Health 9 424 1274
Pharmacy 7 430 1363
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 444 1372
Oncology and Cancer research 9 399 1373
Pathology 9 424 1396
Family medicine 9 413 1512
Anatomy and Physiology 9 477 1530
Sports Medicine 8 511 1572
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 518 1805
Pharmacology 9 491 1914
Physical Therapy 9 580 1941
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 601 2036
Anesthesiology 9 572 2101
Surgery 9 613 2169
Cardiology 9 675 2386

Mathematics rankings

Maynooth University ranked 7th for Mathematics in Ireland and 1033rd in the World with 3,469 publications made and 62,454 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 20 In Ireland
#379 of 1,388 In Europe
#1033 of 6,305 In the World

Maynooth University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 5 15
1992 3 2
1993 5 22
1994 1 13
1995 4 17
1996 2 38
1997 4 17
1998 15 14
1999 8 36
2000 14 37
2001 20 57
2002 32 110
2003 49 135
2004 66 244
2005 93 327
2006 139 498
2007 102 676
2008 96 755
2009 131 1003
2010 128 1312
2011 128 1387
2012 159 1599
2013 156 1929
2014 160 2326
2015 139 2785
2016 170 3488
2017 146 3396
2018 157 4288
2019 191 4665
2020 240 5428
2021 301 6640
2022 282 7661
2023 287 7872

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

Mathematics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 243 674
Math Teachers 7 243 746
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 332 827
Applied Mathematics 4 351 848
Statistics 8 394 1069
Operations Research 7 505 1600

Psychology rankings

Maynooth University ranked 8th for Psychology in Ireland and 1193rd in the World with 3,414 publications made and 54,976 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 19 In Ireland
#401 of 1,414 In Europe
#1193 of 6,528 In the World

Maynooth University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 3 4
1992 1 10
1993 1 16
1994 1 20
1995 0 17
1996 1 36
1997 3 19
1998 11 45
1999 6 41
2000 24 100
2001 26 139
2002 32 148
2003 40 160
2004 47 322
2005 78 345
2006 81 390
2007 74 512
2008 82 736
2009 93 869
2010 101 1225
2011 131 1188
2012 113 1592
2013 108 2010
2014 148 2166
2015 142 2739
2016 171 2550
2017 155 2986
2018 165 3287
2019 223 3964
2020 284 5323
2021 359 7194
2022 332 8848
2023 351 9323

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

Psychology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sexology 5 152 500
Social Work 6 182 574
Special Education 8 226 609
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 311 773
Education Majors 8 266 791
Cognitive Science 6 299 820
Child Psychology 7 295 839
Clinical Psychology 7 317 940
Social Psychology 7 363 989
Occupational Therapy 8 355 990
Neuroscience 8 396 1136
Psychiatry 8 395 1215

Business rankings

Maynooth University ranked 8th for Business in Ireland and 913th in the World with 3,407 publications made and 48,909 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 20 In Ireland
#365 of 1,414 In Europe
#913 of 6,187 In the World

Maynooth University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 5 13
1992 2 9
1993 5 7
1994 3 19
1995 3 12
1996 1 26
1997 5 14
1998 9 12
1999 5 28
2000 14 46
2001 19 45
2002 33 78
2003 32 126
2004 69 177
2005 94 241
2006 93 423
2007 81 566
2008 91 768
2009 116 933
2010 106 1031
2011 145 1149
2012 163 1343
2013 156 1676
2014 139 1879
2015 160 2173
2016 195 2290
2017 151 2596
2018 149 3099
2019 212 3749
2020 273 4597
2021 298 5444
2022 284 5979
2023 272 6597

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

Business subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Real Estate 4 135 438
Public Policy / Administration 8 180 484
International Trade 7 348 604
International Business 7 371 678
Entrepreneurship 8 348 776
Management 7 314 832
Risk Management 6 365 865
Entertainment Industry Business 7 328 869
Management Information Systems 8 378 886
Finance 7 371 901
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 347 922
Project Management 9 430 1008
Human Resource Management 8 448 1108
Accounting 7 431 1139
Engineering Management 10 398 1257
Advertising 8 461 1259
Marketing 8 473 1262
Operations Research 7 505 1600

Economics rankings

Maynooth University ranked 8th for Economics in Ireland and 827th in the World with 2,582 publications made and 32,373 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 19 In Ireland
#327 of 1,366 In Europe
#827 of 5,995 In the World

Maynooth University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 11
1992 2 3
1993 3 9
1994 1 11
1995 2 9
1996 0 16
1997 2 11
1998 14 6
1999 6 24
2000 9 35
2001 18 26
2002 28 68
2003 15 86
2004 33 94
2005 50 144
2006 52 235
2007 57 308
2008 44 380
2009 70 421
2010 72 509
2011 107 504
2012 113 674
2013 114 873
2014 111 1027
2015 119 1256
2016 145 1431
2017 137 1629
2018 147 2043
2019 179 2524
2020 232 3275
2021 250 3986
2022 202 4385
2023 215 4715

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

Economics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 5 136 329
International Trade 7 348 604
International Economics 7 381 642
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 332 827
Development Studies 8 311 877
Finance 7 371 901
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 347 922

Art & Design rankings

Maynooth University ranked 7th for Art & Design in Ireland and 731st in the World with 1,894 publications made and 21,224 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, 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
#7 of 20 In Ireland
#307 of 1,349 In Europe
#731 of 5,720 In the World

Maynooth University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 0
1992 3 4
1993 1 3
1994 1 11
1995 1 7
1996 5 8
1997 2 10
1998 7 1
1999 8 8
2000 17 21
2001 15 26
2002 16 35
2003 28 43
2004 30 103
2005 32 162
2006 51 169
2007 35 195
2008 53 272
2009 65 351
2010 67 397
2011 76 426
2012 83 564
2013 74 620
2014 75 733
2015 111 911
2016 116 960
2017 96 1050
2018 97 1236
2019 117 1546
2020 132 1834
2021 179 2106
2022 138 2351
2023 147 2423

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

Art & Design subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Creative Writing 7 196 500
Architecture 7 253 558
Singing and Vocal Performance 4 213 584
Aesthetics 5 237 585
Cinematography 7 271 670
Graphic Design 7 274 688
Art History 6 313 718
Performing arts 8 328 761
Literature 7 326 789
Multimedia 9 326 802
UX/UI Desgin 8 340 831
Fashion Design 7 355 855
Entertainment Industry Business 7 328 869
Music 7 330 897
Computer Graphics 7 366 915
Game Design and Development 7 392 955
Landscape Architecture 4 387 1053
Interior Design 4 359 1067