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The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th in Ireland, 631st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 203 research topics. The National University of Ireland, Galway ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 41,568 academic publications and 1,167,398 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 114 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#631 of 14,131 In the World
#257 of 2,785 In Europe
#4 of 32 In Ireland
#1 of 2 In Galway
#13 of 1,114 For Military science
#29 of 1,025 For International Law
#42 of 1,010 For Web Design and Development
#763 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#925 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 200 other topics

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Biology rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Biology in Ireland and 661st in the World with 22,863 publications made and 746,274 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 22 In Ireland
#228 of 1,449 In Europe
#661 of 6,841 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 93 897
1994 133 1016
1995 128 1157
1996 137 1350
1997 138 1507
1998 150 1523
1999 139 1832
2000 166 2090
2001 159 2193
2002 188 2510
2003 249 3052
2004 263 3436
2005 289 4309
2006 333 5069
2007 421 6320
2008 503 7311
2009 562 9132
2010 704 11477
2011 787 13883
2012 780 17315
2013 852 21672
2014 860 25833
2015 928 29069
2016 991 31890
2017 1060 36226
2018 1165 40329
2019 1283 46964
2020 1616 60120
2021 1593 71103
2022 1558 71714
2023 1455 74405
2024 1117 70359
2025 869 62666

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 85 257
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 123 379
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 180 456
Oncology and Cancer research 3 174 508
Neuroscience 4 209 536
Zoology 4 200 555
Microbiology 4 190 558
Genetics 4 197 566
Paleontology 4 228 599
Evolutionary Biology 4 243 601
Molecular Biology 4 209 623
Biochemistry 4 222 627
Immunology 5 219 628
Animal Science 4 198 669
Pharmacology 5 221 679
Biotechnology 5 240 696
Biophysics 6 254 697
Botany 4 278 799
Agricultural Science 4 276 887
Forestry 4 279 910
Virology 5 285 924
Nutrition and Food Science 7 304 949
Astrobiology 5 374 1030
Nanotechnology 7 321 1034
Toxicology 4 340 1262
Horticulture 6 378 1456

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 19,441 publications made and 493,958 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 26 In Ireland
#246 of 1,502 In Europe
#596 of 7,088 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
1993 62 286
1994 67 329
1995 98 429
1996 77 470
1997 100 552
1998 104 549
1999 110 658
2000 105 771
2001 127 897
2002 187 996
2003 184 1496
2004 244 1576
2005 269 2050
2006 327 2605
2007 400 3349
2008 465 4171
2009 569 5559
2010 630 6667
2011 706 8570
2012 651 10309
2013 662 14028
2014 746 16303
2015 816 18430
2016 853 19750
2017 973 22534
2018 1025 25417
2019 1079 31521
2020 1346 39833
2021 1414 47719
2022 1314 47967
2023 1247 50694
2024 875 45674
2025 716 40367

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 587th in the World with 19,389 publications made and 641,760 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Nursing, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 21 In Ireland
#206 of 1,437 In Europe
#587 of 6,793 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 44 421
1994 83 530
1995 69 574
1996 76 686
1997 89 846
1998 111 794
1999 98 1023
2000 114 1308
2001 100 1389
2002 119 1522
2003 151 1811
2004 187 2117
2005 196 2793
2006 243 3307
2007 315 4245
2008 391 5037
2009 489 6560
2010 552 8381
2011 624 10073
2012 633 12586
2013 673 17195
2014 694 20868
2015 756 24517
2016 829 26908
2017 918 30228
2018 1037 33289
2019 1145 39430
2020 1564 51540
2021 1610 61733
2022 1493 62650
2023 1346 64923
2024 1081 61985
2025 959 56287

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 51 170
Biomedical Engineering 3 61 189
Occupational Therapy 3 86 241
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 85 257
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 80 268
Plastic Surgery 1 86 293
Nursing 4 96 302
Health Science 5 99 316
Medical Physics 4 149 357
Critical Care Nursing 5 163 385
Gerontology 4 122 415
Physical Therapy 4 174 454
Epidemiology 4 174 458
Clinical Psychology 4 162 461
Family medicine 5 157 464
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 159 473
Respiratory Therapy 5 183 474
Psychiatry 4 176 479
Oncology and Cancer research 3 174 508
Cardiology 3 201 529
Public Health 4 190 540
Sports / Exercise science 6 209 550
Pathology 4 195 562
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 222 588
Anesthesiology 5 200 599
Radiation Therapy 3 208 603
Surgery 4 214 608
Immunology 5 219 628
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 222 637
Urology 2 216 645
Optometry 4 226 654
Anatomy and Physiology 5 236 663
Pediatrics 5 229 676
Pharmacology 5 221 679
Forensic Science 3 233 682
Ophthalmology 3 239 688
Sports Medicine 6 283 692
Pharmacy 4 274 738
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 263 762
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 259 817
Audiology 4 299 841
Virology 5 285 924
Veterinary 4 244 941
Neurosurgery 5 292 957
Orthodontics 4 336 993
Dentistry 5 328 1023
Dermatology 6 320 1088
Toxicology 4 340 1262

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Chemistry in Ireland and 712th in the World with 17,716 publications made and 629,658 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 22 In Ireland
#250 of 1,417 In Europe
#712 of 6,561 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 79 827
1994 129 971
1995 118 1091
1996 123 1201
1997 136 1304
1998 151 1375
1999 117 1608
2000 162 1874
2001 141 1905
2002 167 2296
2003 210 2777
2004 223 3137
2005 255 3880
2006 311 4548
2007 351 5707
2008 383 6583
2009 454 8018
2010 566 10126
2011 644 12207
2012 651 14801
2013 678 17905
2014 677 21426
2015 649 23355
2016 737 25692
2017 780 28788
2018 864 32670
2019 978 37426
2020 1122 46664
2021 1121 55037
2022 1158 56166
2023 1085 57848
2024 803 55563
2025 608 49032

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 5 172 393
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 215 566
Biochemistry 4 222 627
Environmental Chemistry 5 255 700
Pharmacy 4 274 738
Computational Chemistry 4 303 787
Physical chemistry 6 277 814
Organic Chemistry 4 285 822
Materials Science 7 308 902
Nutrition and Food Science 7 304 949
Inorganic Chemistry 7 325 1013
Nanotechnology 7 321 1034
Chemical Engineering 6 331 1109
Radiochemistry 5 282 1150

Engineering rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Engineering in Ireland and 744th in the World with 16,335 publications made and 486,561 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 22 In Ireland
#261 of 1,466 In Europe
#744 of 6,795 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 59 538
1994 85 572
1995 69 574
1996 80 681
1997 104 747
1998 88 778
1999 98 833
2000 104 940
2001 92 961
2002 141 1239
2003 185 1685
2004 209 1747
2005 266 2415
2006 310 3067
2007 348 3863
2008 450 4871
2009 470 6072
2010 542 7761
2011 609 9611
2012 595 11669
2013 643 14218
2014 630 17107
2015 637 18738
2016 737 20447
2017 782 23700
2018 882 26845
2019 887 30824
2020 1048 37984
2021 1102 45922
2022 1123 46500
2023 1048 48308
2024 707 45986
2025 482 40902

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 575th in the World with 16,295 publications made and 462,499 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
#222 of 1,470 In Europe
#575 of 6,855 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 41 299
1994 56 371
1995 71 432
1996 75 452
1997 102 637
1998 97 556
1999 107 754
2000 112 751
2001 93 878
2002 144 1056
2003 172 1437
2004 194 1470
2005 244 2040
2006 274 2679
2007 345 3427
2008 448 4269
2009 515 5304
2010 586 6991
2011 592 8584
2012 546 10610
2013 592 12988
2014 617 15528
2015 621 17557
2016 703 18898
2017 791 21156
2018 872 24307
2019 893 29160
2020 1050 37004
2021 1143 44114
2022 1120 44054
2023 1038 47084
2024 772 44498
2025 578 38479

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 620th in the World with 16,179 publications made and 497,518 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 20 In Ireland
#226 of 1,464 In Europe
#620 of 6,888 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 66 623
1994 97 687
1995 90 810
1996 104 965
1997 101 988
1998 99 1005
1999 117 1188
2000 139 1335
2001 116 1429
2002 162 1808
2003 190 2209
2004 219 2476
2005 240 3171
2006 289 3706
2007 352 4528
2008 402 5241
2009 412 6743
2010 508 8375
2011 572 9924
2012 559 11988
2013 620 14658
2014 619 16868
2015 634 17900
2016 732 19732
2017 747 21979
2018 825 25619
2019 832 29208
2020 999 37199
2021 1053 45186
2022 1102 46024
2023 1013 47986
2024 781 45318
2025 538 40470

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 3 115 368
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 123 379
Oceanography 4 180 500
Environmental Management 3 176 530
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 199 560
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 215 566
Ecology 4 217 592
Paleontology 4 228 599
Geology 4 224 607
Geography and Cartography 4 235 623
Urban and Regional planning 4 321 668
Earth science and Geophysics 3 249 694
Environmental Chemistry 5 255 700
Hydrology and Water resources management 3 184 721
Geotechnical Engineering 5 231 730
Agricultural Science 4 276 887
Forestry 4 279 910

Physics rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Physics in Ireland and 796th in the World with 14,686 publications made and 422,047 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
#289 of 1,460 In Europe
#796 of 6,729 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 58 467
1994 71 494
1995 70 508
1996 74 658
1997 114 693
1998 123 775
1999 125 748
2000 137 871
2001 107 1023
2002 163 1232
2003 173 1690
2004 220 1814
2005 272 2400
2006 300 3109
2007 325 3859
2008 416 4718
2009 418 5748
2010 520 7301
2011 539 8770
2012 542 10953
2013 587 13096
2014 562 14944
2015 566 16231
2016 642 17846
2017 702 20200
2018 773 22951
2019 808 25848
2020 912 31733
2021 855 37376
2022 956 38252
2023 844 39912
2024 598 38706
2025 422 34218

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 4 149 357
Biophysics 6 254 697
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 297 761
Quantum and Particle physics 5 287 772
Optical Engineering 6 321 873
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 309 874
Materials Science 7 308 902
Acoustical Engineering 5 343 918
Theoretical Physics 6 374 981
Astrobiology 5 374 1030
Nanotechnology 7 321 1034
Nuclear Physics 5 402 1209
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 429 1259
Condensed Matter Physics 7 466 1605

Psychology rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Psychology in Ireland and 541st in the World with 10,663 publications made and 343,239 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 19 In Ireland
#200 of 1,424 In Europe
#541 of 6,663 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 22 159
1994 32 215
1995 34 246
1996 38 276
1997 45 367
1998 46 320
1999 42 466
2000 59 491
2001 37 575
2002 64 680
2003 78 803
2004 98 908
2005 107 1170
2006 146 1523
2007 177 2080
2008 233 2564
2009 274 3328
2010 298 4387
2011 313 5089
2012 333 6395
2013 342 8602
2014 377 10841
2015 405 12947
2016 449 13781
2017 585 16091
2018 625 18234
2019 670 22267
2020 848 29472
2021 967 35183
2022 858 36193
2023 781 38267
2024 589 35474
2025 486 31832

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 53 164
Social Work 1 51 170
Occupational Therapy 3 86 241
Sexology 4 108 385
Child Psychology 4 161 456
Clinical Psychology 4 162 461
Psychiatry 4 176 479
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 215 530
Neuroscience 4 209 536
Social Psychology 5 204 555
Education Majors 7 222 661
Cognitive Science 5 273 758
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 254 961

Mathematics rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Mathematics in Ireland and 684th in the World with 7,416 publications made and 223,506 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
#253 of 1,406 In Europe
#684 of 6,434 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 19 130
1994 19 144
1995 20 143
1996 17 204
1997 35 258
1998 36 234
1999 64 250
2000 45 334
2001 37 415
2002 74 461
2003 69 569
2004 95 653
2005 114 923
2006 125 1284
2007 145 1581
2008 192 1909
2009 214 2449
2010 195 2956
2011 261 3628
2012 235 4723
2013 267 5661
2014 292 6990
2015 289 7787
2016 312 8638
2017 380 9923
2018 409 11238
2019 453 13708
2020 525 17588
2021 593 21263
2022 572 21290
2023 548 22563
2024 332 17641
2025 269 14492

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 1 215 525
Math Teachers 7 204 653
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 279 694
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 240 696
Statistics 4 261 696
Actuarial Science 6 407 1131
Operations Research 5 393 1148

Business rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 5th for Business in Ireland and 598th in the World with 6,577 publications made and 171,105 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 20 In Ireland
#223 of 1,436 In Europe
#598 of 6,366 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 22 91
1994 28 131
1995 32 153
1996 32 177
1997 64 192
1998 46 203
1999 39 235
2000 37 232
2001 42 338
2002 62 369
2003 76 540
2004 87 543
2005 110 751
2006 136 1081
2007 152 1326
2008 183 1829
2009 211 2245
2010 238 2677
2011 268 3333
2012 266 4173
2013 234 4950
2014 251 5684
2015 280 6153
2016 298 6564
2017 317 7387
2018 339 8461
2019 383 10285
2020 403 12874
2021 452 15153
2022 448 15119
2023 392 16656
2024 259 13334
2025 204 11167

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 3 102 235
Management Information Systems 3 105 272
Engineering Management 4 127 381
Public Policy / Administration 6 140 383
International Trade 6 232 395
International Business 6 237 437
Construction Management 3 171 456
Occupational Safety and Health 4 145 501
Entrepreneurship 6 254 546
Marketing 6 213 568
Management 5 223 615
Risk Management 3 279 650
Tax Law 3 266 698
Entertainment Industry Business 6 270 706
Supply Chain Management 4 230 708
Finance 5 300 715
Advertising 7 276 740
Accounting 5 276 742
Human Resource Management 6 293 744
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 309 776
Actuarial Science 6 407 1131
Operations Research 5 393 1148
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 450 1314

Economics rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 4th for Economics in Ireland and 525th in the World with 5,459 publications made and 173,698 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 19 In Ireland
#199 of 1,391 In Europe
#525 of 6,188 In the World

National University of Ireland, Galway
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 12 69
1994 18 87
1995 14 89
1996 23 142
1997 40 133
1998 39 179
1999 44 193
2000 34 224
2001 26 333
2002 57 270
2003 48 413
2004 62 501
2005 84 647
2006 102 841
2007 102 988
2008 121 1301
2009 154 1635
2010 165 1808
2011 192 2321
2012 220 2972
2013 189 3788
2014 208 4564
2015 247 4949
2016 243 5469
2017 274 6194
2018 296 6922
2019 334 8308
2020 352 10505
2021 439 12762
2022 383 12768
2023 369 13683
2024 267 11449
2025 204 10007

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 7 155 361
International Trade 6 232 395
International Economics 6 246 396
Development Studies 4 140 441
Agricultural Economics 4 150 519
Environmental Economics 5 231 568
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 236 654
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 279 694
Finance 5 300 715
Actuarial Science 6 407 1131
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 450 1314

Art & Design rankings

The National University of Ireland, Galway ranked 5th for Art & Design in Ireland and 544th in the World with 3,405 publications made and 56,185 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
#225 of 1,385 In Europe
#544 of 6,010 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 9 45
1994 10 49
1995 17 60
1996 14 80
1997 29 102
1998 22 93
1999 20 106
2000 20 91
2001 16 130
2002 32 143
2003 38 230
2004 46 258
2005 60 327
2006 83 403
2007 68 548
2008 105 674
2009 113 1038
2010 128 1142
2011 119 1313
2012 117 1521
2013 130 1996
2014 131 2183
2015 112 2380
2016 159 2554
2017 177 2922
2018 184 3298
2019 162 4127
2020 233 4931
2021 209 5999
2022 240 6225
2023 206 6120
2024 155 5794
2025 101 5291

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 64 165
Photography 3 130 333
Multimedia 5 134 369
Architecture 4 171 376
Creative Writing 4 148 383
Performing arts 4 176 405
Cinematography 5 182 425
Landscape Architecture 4 199 436
Interior Design 2 194 461
Graphic Design 4 178 462
Art History 4 214 504
Literature 5 242 566
Fashion Design 6 251 597
Aesthetics 6 253 614
Illustration and Concept Art 4 275 654
Computer Graphics 6 282 680
Entertainment Industry Business 6 270 706
Painting and Drawing 4 299 714
Sculpture 4 299 714
Game Design and Development 6 318 721
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 333 956