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The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th in Ireland, 571st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 204 research topics. The National University of Ireland, Galway ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 40,203 academic publications and 1,084,209 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 107 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#571 of 14,131 In the World
#225 of 2,785 In Europe
#4 of 32 In Ireland
#1 of 2 In Galway
#12 of 1,095 For Military science
#29 of 1,018 For International Law
#41 of 1,001 For Web Design and Development
#760 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#681 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 201 other topics

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Biology rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Biology in Ireland and 656th in the World with 22,196 publications made and 691,679 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 22 In Ireland
#230 of 1,448 In Europe
#656 of 6,833 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 104 921
1993 93 895
1994 133 1014
1995 128 1157
1996 137 1346
1997 138 1507
1998 149 1520
1999 139 1832
2000 166 2088
2001 160 2192
2002 188 2508
2003 249 3052
2004 263 3430
2005 289 4308
2006 332 5061
2007 421 6321
2008 503 7319
2009 559 9129
2010 703 11442
2011 788 13884
2012 781 17314
2013 852 21683
2014 862 25840
2015 930 29110
2016 988 31946
2017 1061 36295
2018 1167 40391
2019 1283 47123
2020 1623 60368
2021 1600 71279
2022 1562 71907
2023 1457 74615
2024 1094 69702

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Ireland, Galway in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 86 263
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 121 374
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 180 455
Oncology and Cancer research 3 175 508
Neuroscience 4 208 534
Zoology 4 198 550
Microbiology 4 189 552
Genetics 4 197 568
Paleontology 4 225 591
Evolutionary Biology 4 243 601
Molecular Biology 4 206 615
Biochemistry 4 222 625
Immunology 5 219 628
Animal Science 4 198 665
Pharmacology 5 219 667
Biophysics 6 253 688
Biotechnology 5 239 694
Botany 4 280 803
Agricultural Science 4 276 892
Forestry 4 279 912
Virology 5 281 928
Nutrition and Food Science 7 303 951
Nanotechnology 7 325 1030
Astrobiology 5 377 1048
Toxicology 4 343 1244
Horticulture 5 372 1438

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 596th in the World with 18,907 publications made and 455,451 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 26 In Ireland
#244 of 1,500 In Europe
#596 of 7,081 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 70 296
1993 62 284
1994 67 325
1995 97 426
1996 77 468
1997 100 549
1998 103 552
1999 110 657
2000 105 767
2001 127 895
2002 187 990
2003 185 1495
2004 244 1578
2005 269 2038
2006 325 2593
2007 400 3350
2008 465 4165
2009 568 5564
2010 630 6659
2011 706 8565
2012 650 10327
2013 663 14023
2014 745 16338
2015 818 18454
2016 853 19850
2017 976 22583
2018 1029 25471
2019 1083 31637
2020 1370 40115
2021 1419 47984
2022 1323 48179
2023 1246 50885
2024 841 45032

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Ireland, Galway in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Medicine rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Medicine in Ireland and 589th in the World with 18,657 publications made and 591,469 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Nursing, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 21 In Ireland
#206 of 1,433 In Europe
#589 of 6,775 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 55 446
1993 44 421
1994 83 529
1995 69 574
1996 76 685
1997 89 846
1998 110 794
1999 99 1024
2000 114 1307
2001 100 1389
2002 119 1526
2003 151 1810
2004 187 2118
2005 196 2792
2006 243 3307
2007 315 4247
2008 391 5036
2009 487 6560
2010 551 8376
2011 624 10062
2012 632 12587
2013 673 17192
2014 692 20880
2015 758 24540
2016 830 26940
2017 922 30264
2018 1039 33331
2019 1151 39542
2020 1572 51675
2021 1618 61887
2022 1497 62789
2023 1343 65093
2024 1054 61219

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Ireland, Galway in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 1 50 169
Biomedical Engineering 3 61 193
Occupational Therapy 3 91 248
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 86 263
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 81 270
Plastic Surgery 1 87 295
Nursing 4 94 305
Health Science 5 100 321
Medical Physics 4 149 351
Critical Care Nursing 5 160 379
Gerontology 4 123 421
Physical Therapy 4 172 454
Epidemiology 4 173 455
Clinical Psychology 4 162 461
Family medicine 5 157 471
Respiratory Therapy 5 183 478
Psychiatry 4 177 482
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 159 483
Oncology and Cancer research 3 175 508
Cardiology 4 201 538
Public Health 4 191 541
Sports / Exercise science 6 205 545
Pathology 4 194 563
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 221 588
Anesthesiology 5 201 599
Radiation Therapy 3 209 604
Surgery 4 214 608
Immunology 5 219 628
Optometry 4 217 638
Urology 2 211 640
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 226 647
Forensic Science 3 225 661
Anatomy and Physiology 5 236 665
Pharmacology 5 219 667
Pediatrics 5 228 673
Ophthalmology 3 241 688
Sports Medicine 5 279 691
Pharmacy 4 273 737
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 261 761
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 255 805
Audiology 4 293 834
Veterinary 4 242 915
Virology 5 281 928
Orthodontics 4 334 984
Dentistry 5 328 1024
Dermatology 6 322 1089
Toxicology 4 343 1244

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Chemistry in Ireland and 709th in the World with 17,274 publications made and 587,785 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 22 In Ireland
#248 of 1,417 In Europe
#709 of 6,545 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 97 851
1993 79 826
1994 129 969
1995 116 1091
1996 123 1198
1997 136 1304
1998 151 1375
1999 117 1608
2000 162 1872
2001 142 1905
2002 167 2293
2003 210 2777
2004 222 3134
2005 255 3879
2006 310 4535
2007 349 5707
2008 383 6588
2009 453 8020
2010 568 10116
2011 644 12199
2012 651 14807
2013 678 17915
2014 680 21433
2015 652 23393
2016 736 25731
2017 785 28868
2018 862 32718
2019 976 37486
2020 1139 46878
2021 1128 55241
2022 1162 56393
2023 1097 58049
2024 789 55072

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Ireland, Galway in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 5 172 391
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 214 565
Biochemistry 4 222 625
Environmental Chemistry 5 257 696
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 282 715
Pharmacy 4 273 737
Computational Chemistry 4 303 779
Physical chemistry 6 277 804
Organic Chemistry 4 285 812
Materials Science 7 313 907
Nutrition and Food Science 7 303 951
Inorganic Chemistry 7 324 1002
Nanotechnology 7 325 1030
Chemical Engineering 6 332 1091
Radiochemistry 5 283 1147

Engineering rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Engineering in Ireland and 737th in the World with 15,935 publications made and 455,782 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 22 In Ireland
#262 of 1,465 In Europe
#737 of 6,782 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 74 505
1993 59 536
1994 85 568
1995 67 574
1996 80 678
1997 104 747
1998 88 781
1999 98 834
2000 104 935
2001 92 960
2002 141 1230
2003 185 1682
2004 208 1748
2005 266 2416
2006 307 3058
2007 348 3863
2008 450 4881
2009 468 6065
2010 543 7746
2011 608 9608
2012 595 11677
2013 646 14233
2014 631 17114
2015 638 18799
2016 738 20483
2017 791 23748
2018 887 26871
2019 880 30845
2020 1049 38038
2021 1103 46032
2022 1121 46577
2023 1042 48404
2024 682 45486

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Ireland, Galway in various areas of Engineering.

Computer Science rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Computer Science in Ireland and 574th in the World with 15,844 publications made and 431,445 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 21 In Ireland
#223 of 1,469 In Europe
#574 of 6,845 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 53 290
1993 41 296
1994 56 366
1995 70 430
1996 75 450
1997 102 636
1998 96 553
1999 106 753
2000 112 749
2001 93 878
2002 144 1051
2003 172 1438
2004 194 1467
2005 244 2039
2006 273 2678
2007 344 3426
2008 448 4275
2009 513 5310
2010 585 6987
2011 592 8572
2012 546 10620
2013 593 12997
2014 616 15530
2015 630 17607
2016 705 18922
2017 795 21201
2018 875 24351
2019 895 29265
2020 1057 37218
2021 1152 44364
2022 1124 44277
2023 1044 47306
2024 735 43855

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Ireland, Galway in various areas of Computer Science.

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Ireland and 616th in the World with 15,739 publications made and 462,555 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 20 In Ireland
#227 of 1,464 In Europe
#616 of 6,876 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 79 660
1993 66 620
1994 97 686
1995 89 809
1996 104 961
1997 101 987
1998 99 1003
1999 117 1186
2000 139 1334
2001 115 1427
2002 162 1802
2003 190 2210
2004 218 2475
2005 240 3167
2006 289 3705
2007 352 4527
2008 401 5239
2009 410 6739
2010 509 8379
2011 573 9918
2012 560 11987
2013 620 14648
2014 619 16885
2015 634 17936
2016 733 19766
2017 747 21990
2018 825 25646
2019 831 29217
2020 997 37252
2021 1057 45282
2022 1106 46100
2023 1007 48084
2024 753 44914

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Ireland, Galway in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 3 116 370
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 121 374
Oceanography 4 179 489
Environmental Management 3 177 526
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 198 561
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 214 565
Ecology 4 220 591
Paleontology 4 225 591
Geology 4 223 604
Geography and Cartography 4 233 616
Urban and Regional planning 4 318 658
Earth science and Geophysics 3 245 684
Environmental Chemistry 5 257 696
Geotechnical Engineering 4 232 726
Hydrology and Water resources management 3 191 739
Agricultural Science 4 276 892
Forestry 4 279 912

Physics rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Physics in Ireland and 792nd in the World with 14,336 publications made and 394,797 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 22 In Ireland
#290 of 1,457 In Europe
#792 of 6,713 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 62 496
1993 58 466
1994 71 490
1995 68 508
1996 74 658
1997 114 693
1998 122 773
1999 125 749
2000 137 866
2001 107 1021
2002 163 1227
2003 173 1688
2004 219 1813
2005 272 2399
2006 298 3098
2007 325 3859
2008 416 4716
2009 417 5743
2010 521 7288
2011 539 8769
2012 543 10950
2013 588 13104
2014 564 14953
2015 565 16250
2016 641 17857
2017 700 20204
2018 769 22949
2019 805 25874
2020 915 31728
2021 857 37405
2022 954 38205
2023 843 39825
2024 584 38309

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Ireland, Galway in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 4 149 351
Biophysics 6 253 688
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 299 762
Quantum and Particle physics 5 292 773
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 306 854
Optical Engineering 6 323 870
Materials Science 7 313 907
Acoustical Engineering 6 346 921
Theoretical Physics 6 374 979
Nanotechnology 7 325 1030
Astrobiology 5 377 1048
Nuclear Physics 5 401 1189
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 430 1249
Condensed Matter Physics 7 467 1587

Psychology rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Psychology in Ireland and 547th in the World with 10,331 publications made and 312,221 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 19 In Ireland
#203 of 1,423 In Europe
#547 of 6,645 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 21 169
1993 22 158
1994 32 214
1995 34 246
1996 38 275
1997 45 367
1998 45 319
1999 42 466
2000 59 489
2001 37 575
2002 64 679
2003 79 803
2004 98 907
2005 107 1169
2006 145 1521
2007 176 2081
2008 233 2573
2009 275 3332
2010 295 4379
2011 314 5096
2012 333 6408
2013 344 8617
2014 378 10860
2015 408 12952
2016 454 13831
2017 587 16140
2018 624 18290
2019 680 22385
2020 860 29672
2021 975 35388
2022 866 36348
2023 787 38532
2024 576 35070

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Ireland, Galway in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 3 53 167
Social Work 1 50 169
Occupational Therapy 3 91 248
Sexology 3 106 382
Child Psychology 4 161 457
Clinical Psychology 4 162 461
Psychiatry 4 177 482
Neuroscience 4 208 534
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 222 545
Social Psychology 4 204 555
Education Majors 7 218 659
Cognitive Science 5 271 746

Mathematics rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Mathematics in Ireland and 685th in the World with 7,286 publications made and 216,528 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 20 In Ireland
#254 of 1,401 In Europe
#685 of 6,418 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 28 120
1993 19 129
1994 19 144
1995 20 143
1996 17 203
1997 35 257
1998 36 236
1999 63 250
2000 45 333
2001 37 415
2002 74 459
2003 69 572
2004 95 653
2005 114 921
2006 124 1287
2007 145 1582
2008 192 1909
2009 214 2455
2010 196 2959
2011 260 3647
2012 237 4738
2013 266 5678
2014 293 7067
2015 295 7859
2016 317 8735
2017 386 10042
2018 417 11373
2019 461 13928
2020 543 18042
2021 599 21618
2022 581 21741
2023 561 22928
2024 331 17500

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Ireland, Galway in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 213 516
Math Teachers 7 201 650
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 239 688
Statistics 4 263 696
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 281 697
Actuarial Science 6 402 1114
Operations Research 5 391 1135

Business rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 5th for Business in Ireland and 595th in the World with 6,441 publications made and 159,682 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 20 In Ireland
#223 of 1,433 In Europe
#595 of 6,339 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 36 100
1993 22 88
1994 28 129
1995 32 151
1996 32 175
1997 64 191
1998 46 202
1999 39 235
2000 37 229
2001 42 336
2002 62 365
2003 75 542
2004 87 542
2005 110 748
2006 137 1079
2007 152 1326
2008 183 1832
2009 211 2239
2010 238 2676
2011 269 3326
2012 267 4180
2013 235 4953
2014 252 5682
2015 280 6168
2016 299 6576
2017 318 7424
2018 345 8476
2019 382 10309
2020 405 13051
2021 460 15326
2022 459 15248
2023 395 16759
2024 239 13108

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Ireland, Galway in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Project Management 3 102 232
Management Information Systems 3 106 273
Engineering Management 4 121 366
Public Policy / Administration 6 141 387
International Trade 6 229 393
International Business 6 228 423
Construction Management 3 163 434
Occupational Safety and Health 4 145 500
Entrepreneurship 6 258 555
Marketing 6 213 569
Management 6 226 618
Risk Management 3 280 650
Entertainment Industry Business 6 263 690
Finance 5 292 701
Supply Chain Management 4 232 709
Tax Law 3 269 711
Advertising 7 273 732
Accounting 5 277 739
Human Resource Management 6 293 743
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 302 750
Actuarial Science 6 402 1114
Operations Research 5 391 1135
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 450 1319

Economics rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Economics in Ireland and 530th in the World with 5,317 publications made and 160,719 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 19 In Ireland
#201 of 1,388 In Europe
#530 of 6,167 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 22 75
1993 12 68
1994 18 87
1995 14 89
1996 23 141
1997 40 131
1998 37 176
1999 44 193
2000 34 222
2001 26 331
2002 57 266
2003 47 412
2004 62 500
2005 84 644
2006 102 841
2007 102 989
2008 122 1302
2009 154 1628
2010 165 1803
2011 192 2319
2012 220 2986
2013 191 3792
2014 209 4577
2015 250 4971
2016 244 5498
2017 276 6227
2018 299 6930
2019 339 8355
2020 352 10615
2021 445 12842
2022 386 12819
2023 375 13728
2024 252 11270

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Ireland, Galway in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 6 154 359
International Economics 6 232 376
International Trade 6 229 393
Development Studies 4 140 442
Agricultural Economics 4 150 530
Environmental Economics 5 240 586
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 231 649
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 281 697
Finance 5 292 701
Actuarial Science 6 402 1114
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 450 1319

Art & Design rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 5th for Art & Design in Ireland and 544th in the World with 3,320 publications made and 52,092 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, 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
#5 of 20 In Ireland
#224 of 1,381 In Europe
#544 of 5,966 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 14 46
1993 9 44
1994 10 46
1995 17 60
1996 14 80
1997 29 102
1998 22 92
1999 20 107
2000 20 91
2001 16 130
2002 32 141
2003 38 230
2004 46 260
2005 60 326
2006 83 400
2007 68 547
2008 105 676
2009 113 1038
2010 128 1140
2011 119 1317
2012 118 1530
2013 131 2000
2014 129 2176
2015 111 2364
2016 159 2564
2017 177 2907
2018 183 3300
2019 161 4117
2020 233 4934
2021 210 6009
2022 241 6248
2023 206 6113
2024 146 5695

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Ireland, Galway in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 2 64 160
Photography 3 126 322
Architecture 4 160 354
Multimedia 5 130 360
Creative Writing 4 146 384
Performing arts 4 169 391
Landscape Architecture 4 196 427
Cinematography 5 183 428
Graphic Design 3 167 440
Interior Design 2 193 452
Art History 4 220 520
Literature 5 241 565
Fashion Design 6 252 595
Illustration and Concept Art 4 261 608
Aesthetics 6 256 616
Painting and Drawing 4 288 672
Sculpture 4 288 672
Computer Graphics 6 282 678
Entertainment Industry Business 6 263 690
Game Design and Development 6 318 725
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 347 1014