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The National University of Ireland, System ranked 12th in Ireland, 2942nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 117 research topics. The National University of Ireland, System ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,568 academic publications and 352,879 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 12 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2942 of 14,131 In the World
#881 of 2,785 In Europe
#12 of 32 In Ireland
#6 of 11 In Dublin
#351 of 3,895 For Nutrition and Food Science
#420 of 2,403 For Remote Sensing
#436 of 1,346 For Biochemical Engineering
#3187 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#6002 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 114 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 8th for Biology in Ireland and 1270th in the World with 5,178 publications made and 260,555 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nutrition and Food Science, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 22 In Ireland
#404 of 1,448 In Europe
#1270 of 6,833 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 7 279
1993 9 282
1994 13 288
1995 21 272
1996 18 295
1997 20 319
1998 79 453
1999 130 653
2000 150 1017
2001 158 1286
2002 179 1641
2003 196 2279
2004 187 2670
2005 200 3252
2006 191 3911
2007 196 4497
2008 160 5197
2009 220 5921
2010 176 6599
2011 150 7806
2012 196 8874
2013 180 9879
2014 205 10797
2015 140 11059
2016 140 11563
2017 155 13054
2018 149 13686
2019 212 15538
2020 238 19577
2021 210 22005
2022 163 21843
2023 140 20833
2024 93 19939

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

Biology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 4 123 351
Animal Science 5 212 738
Microbiology 7 252 752
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 270 817
Immunology 6 273 841
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 319 846
Biotechnology 8 295 908
Paleontology 6 350 994
Molecular Biology 9 325 997
Oncology and Cancer research 7 301 998
Evolutionary Biology 7 372 1010
Horticulture 4 295 1033
Genetics 7 343 1046
Biophysics 8 380 1098
Biochemistry 8 361 1119
Zoology 6 365 1158
Forestry 6 396 1353
Agricultural Science 6 392 1356
Pharmacology 8 371 1377
Virology 10 385 1389
Botany 7 429 1479
Neuroscience 9 489 1549
Nanotechnology 9 440 1555

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 9th for Chemistry in Ireland and 1283rd in the World with 4,573 publications made and 246,657 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 22 In Ireland
#418 of 1,417 In Europe
#1283 of 6,545 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 3 259
1993 8 248
1994 11 229
1995 17 238
1996 17 244
1997 24 301
1998 73 416
1999 103 602
2000 115 930
2001 144 1069
2002 188 1528
2003 181 2069
2004 161 2424
2005 199 2914
2006 183 3479
2007 206 4026
2008 142 4701
2009 193 5253
2010 147 5893
2011 123 7034
2012 167 7918
2013 156 8824
2014 177 9915
2015 136 10193
2016 138 10696
2017 142 12067
2018 136 12580
2019 163 14087
2020 184 17076
2021 167 19214
2022 132 19369
2023 123 18334
2024 94 17459

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

Chemistry subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 4 123 351
Biochemical Engineering 7 194 436
Biochemistry 8 361 1119
Organic Chemistry 7 446 1453
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 479 1472
Nanotechnology 9 440 1555
Environmental Chemistry 8 471 1568
Materials Science 8 482 1572
Physical chemistry 7 466 1606
Pharmacy 9 493 1773
Chemical Engineering 8 484 1812
Radiochemistry 7 477 2037
Inorganic Chemistry 9 540 2042

Engineering rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 9th for Engineering in Ireland and 1484th in the World with 4,045 publications made and 172,615 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 22 In Ireland
#483 of 1,465 In Europe
#1484 of 6,782 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 3 159
1993 8 161
1994 8 141
1995 15 149
1996 14 170
1997 27 197
1998 63 224
1999 81 270
2000 85 482
2001 122 619
2002 176 872
2003 156 1247
2004 138 1470
2005 185 1850
2006 167 2312
2007 179 2565
2008 129 3022
2009 183 3471
2010 131 3871
2011 133 4713
2012 153 5581
2013 158 6285
2014 167 7229
2015 148 7980
2016 141 8720
2017 124 9257
2018 132 10075
2019 128 10963
2020 140 12009
2021 133 13340
2022 113 13390
2023 96 13009
2024 76 12141

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

Engineering subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Remote Sensing 2 156 420
Biochemical Engineering 7 194 436
Biomedical Engineering 8 244 661
Biotechnology 8 295 908
Systems Engineering 9 446 1118
Mechanical Engineering 7 459 1275
Acoustical Engineering 9 455 1311
Optical Engineering 8 446 1340
Aerospace Engineering 8 473 1353
Civil Engineering 8 485 1445
Geotechnical Engineering 7 440 1448
Telecommunications 8 481 1501
Electronic Engineering 10 464 1530
Nanotechnology 9 440 1555
Materials Science 8 482 1572
Computer Networking 10 504 1607
Electrical Engineering 9 526 1674
Structural Engineering 7 539 1694
Computer Engineering 8 534 1794
Chemical Engineering 8 484 1812
Metallurgical Engineering 7 556 1943
Environmental Engineering 9 584 2218
Human-Computer Interaction 12 702 2240

Physics rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 9th for Physics in Ireland and 1557th in the World with 3,716 publications made and 147,817 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 22 In Ireland
#499 of 1,457 In Europe
#1557 of 6,713 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 161
1993 8 172
1994 8 150
1995 12 156
1996 10 182
1997 29 199
1998 63 209
1999 82 242
2000 89 459
2001 119 597
2002 168 838
2003 140 1211
2004 120 1409
2005 165 1766
2006 160 2104
2007 174 2369
2008 127 2770
2009 162 3108
2010 119 3509
2011 121 4089
2012 132 4700
2013 138 5349
2014 136 5954
2015 123 6693
2016 127 7612
2017 106 8488
2018 117 9290
2019 126 9830
2020 106 10610
2021 121 11325
2022 105 11199
2023 85 11093
2024 70 10584

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

Physics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 8 380 1098
Acoustical Engineering 9 455 1311
Optical Engineering 8 446 1340
Quantum and Particle physics 8 486 1493
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 507 1497
Nanotechnology 9 440 1555
Materials Science 8 482 1572
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 500 1587
Theoretical Physics 8 520 1594
Nuclear Physics 8 513 1686
Condensed Matter Physics 8 573 2155

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Ireland and 1342nd in the World with 3,637 publications made and 187,996 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 20 In Ireland
#449 of 1,464 In Europe
#1342 of 6,876 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 145
1993 4 173
1994 2 159
1995 8 155
1996 12 191
1997 19 174
1998 38 188
1999 85 245
2000 91 392
2001 95 587
2002 137 858
2003 124 1151
2004 149 1403
2005 172 1873
2006 140 2403
2007 153 2776
2008 124 3320
2009 167 3868
2010 123 4247
2011 111 5110
2012 162 6142
2013 151 6823
2014 155 7880
2015 119 8339
2016 115 8848
2017 108 9396
2018 116 10051
2019 121 11196
2020 133 12834
2021 123 14051
2022 113 14074
2023 98 13820
2024 55 12005

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

Environmental Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 270 817
Paleontology 6 350 994
Geology 7 386 1101
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 450 1305
Forestry 6 396 1353
Agricultural Science 6 392 1356
Geotechnical Engineering 7 440 1448
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 479 1472
Geography and Cartography 8 515 1497
Environmental Chemistry 8 471 1568
Ecology 8 514 1641
Oceanography 9 541 1709
Earth science and Geophysics 7 546 1854
Environmental Engineering 9 584 2218
Environmental Management 9 629 2225

Medicine rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 8th for Medicine in Ireland and 1197th in the World with 3,573 publications made and 183,527 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#8 of 21 In Ireland
#381 of 1,433 In Europe
#1197 of 6,775 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 9 180
1993 9 170
1994 11 187
1995 16 174
1996 14 184
1997 15 244
1998 55 359
1999 95 526
2000 100 797
2001 100 939
2002 127 1160
2003 125 1599
2004 121 1882
2005 118 2074
2006 120 2526
2007 139 2946
2008 110 3368
2009 123 3946
2010 103 4390
2011 96 4960
2012 133 5695
2013 116 6417
2014 125 6861
2015 87 7196
2016 88 7205
2017 113 8364
2018 110 8832
2019 172 10335
2020 192 13810
2021 185 15674
2022 131 15165
2023 94 14646
2024 72 13560

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

Medicine subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 5 163 490
Biomedical Engineering 8 244 661
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 229 694
Immunology 6 273 841
Critical Care Nursing 7 305 856
Dentistry 4 315 966
Oncology and Cancer research 7 301 998
Pathology 7 320 1000
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 354 1004
Anesthesiology 6 312 1005
Orthodontics 5 353 1038
Health Science 9 339 1058
Family medicine 8 315 1065
Nursing 8 363 1067
Surgery 7 342 1100
Anatomy and Physiology 8 383 1175
Cardiology 8 386 1237
Ophthalmology 8 405 1276
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 411 1279
Psychiatry 9 424 1366
Pharmacology 8 371 1377
Virology 10 385 1389
Physical Therapy 8 473 1442
Public Health 10 451 1482
Pediatrics 8 418 1507
Gerontology 9 473 1518
Clinical Psychology 9 470 1546
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 503 1592
Dermatology 9 435 1610
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 467 1635
Pharmacy 9 493 1773
Sports Medicine 9 588 1914

Computer Science rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 9th for Computer Science in Ireland and 1461st in the World with 3,280 publications made and 146,025 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 21 In Ireland
#487 of 1,469 In Europe
#1461 of 6,845 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 5 95
1993 2 97
1994 5 68
1995 5 112
1996 8 96
1997 14 115
1998 44 119
1999 53 189
2000 80 259
2001 75 395
2002 93 590
2003 111 762
2004 117 950
2005 144 1232
2006 125 1635
2007 147 1942
2008 118 2205
2009 157 2616
2010 127 2940
2011 120 3697
2012 146 4356
2013 121 4955
2014 143 5727
2015 119 6359
2016 138 7208
2017 112 7459
2018 127 8175
2019 128 8987
2020 147 10448
2021 135 11174
2022 104 10683
2023 85 10850
2024 56 9738

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

Computer Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 5 210 538
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 319 846
Library and Information science 8 398 1070
Data Science 8 436 1123
Cognitive Science 8 388 1191
Computer Vision 7 421 1238
Management Information Systems 10 515 1255
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 473 1395
Computer Graphics 8 511 1417
Telecommunications 8 481 1501
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 479 1526
Cyber Security 8 501 1536
Neuroscience 9 489 1549
Computer Networking 10 504 1607
Software Engineering 10 589 1610
Computational Linguistics 9 521 1700
Computer Engineering 8 534 1794
Machine Learning 8 540 1811
Human-Computer Interaction 12 702 2240

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 1674th in the World with 3,252 publications made and 121,245 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 26 In Ireland
#575 of 1,500 In Europe
#1674 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 4 87
1993 5 88
1994 8 94
1995 8 110
1996 11 132
1997 26 107
1998 68 141
1999 80 218
2000 99 274
2001 88 429
2002 114 617
2003 107 801
2004 104 968
2005 120 1121
2006 119 1431
2007 115 1729
2008 113 2048
2009 154 2357
2010 112 2708
2011 125 3354
2012 153 3824
2013 116 4311
2014 129 4794
2015 103 5238
2016 103 5448
2017 106 6283
2018 109 6692
2019 102 7634
2020 148 9781
2021 137 10967
2022 114 10198
2023 77 9971
2024 56 9010

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Law 7 210 488
Social Work 5 163 490
Media Studies 9 216 579
Human Rights Law 8 278 712
Special Education 9 293 773
Art History 8 344 829
Aesthetics 8 416 1067
Library and Information science 8 398 1070
Gender Studies 8 441 1386
Law 9 497 1389
Linguistics 8 504 1427
Communications and Public Relations 10 519 1499
Political Science 9 565 1547
Sociology 10 514 1550
Classics and Ancient History 8 532 1586
History 9 557 1602
Demography 10 487 1609
Anthropology 10 543 1629
Philosophy 8 579 1707
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 593 1792
Archaeology 9 599 1805
Education Majors 11 537 1838

Psychology rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 10th for Psychology in Ireland and 1484th in the World with 1,627 publications made and 76,375 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 19 In Ireland
#470 of 1,423 In Europe
#1484 of 6,645 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 2 77
1993 4 52
1994 3 45
1995 7 80
1996 4 85
1997 11 99
1998 24 122
1999 33 135
2000 49 186
2001 35 274
2002 34 363
2003 47 415
2004 64 607
2005 53 648
2006 48 895
2007 74 1004
2008 57 1217
2009 59 1499
2010 54 1648
2011 56 2012
2012 66 2353
2013 62 2787
2014 74 3203
2015 51 3531
2016 43 3642
2017 65 3736
2018 50 4209
2019 81 4754
2020 100 6122
2021 89 6670
2022 67 6509
2023 45 6440
2024 29 5581

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

Psychology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 5 163 490
Special Education 9 293 773
Cognitive Science 8 388 1191
Psychiatry 9 424 1366
Clinical Psychology 9 470 1546
Neuroscience 9 489 1549
Child Psychology 9 482 1550
Social Psychology 10 562 1790
Education Majors 11 537 1838

Mathematics rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 10th for Mathematics in Ireland and 1650th in the World with 1,540 publications made and 65,539 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 20 In Ireland
#527 of 1,401 In Europe
#1650 of 6,418 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 37
1993 1 41
1994 3 42
1995 0 39
1996 4 46
1997 8 39
1998 30 54
1999 26 72
2000 42 101
2001 49 205
2002 56 293
2003 60 380
2004 51 410
2005 64 544
2006 57 731
2007 55 840
2008 57 989
2009 68 1212
2010 45 1306
2011 48 1587
2012 62 1926
2013 69 2293
2014 73 2623
2015 48 3037
2016 57 3521
2017 49 3412
2018 57 3976
2019 67 4281
2020 74 5339
2021 72 5255
2022 71 5114
2023 36 5222
2024 21 3524

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

Mathematics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 8 472 1299
Statistics 9 498 1507
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 479 1526
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 614 1976
Math Teachers 12 678 2724

Business rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 10th for Business in Ireland and 1900th in the World with 1,141 publications made and 31,521 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 20 In Ireland
#638 of 1,433 In Europe
#1900 of 6,339 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 3 17
1993 3 18
1994 3 33
1995 2 19
1996 5 37
1997 4 32
1998 26 36
1999 23 48
2000 25 62
2001 23 94
2002 28 142
2003 38 171
2004 55 214
2005 51 324
2006 49 467
2007 40 507
2008 53 621
2009 71 747
2010 41 894
2011 50 1119
2012 66 1327
2013 38 1379
2014 34 1381
2015 31 1487
2016 40 1536
2017 36 1524
2018 47 1781
2019 36 1967
2020 54 2225
2021 50 2522
2022 42 2488
2023 25 2529
2024 8 1899

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

Business subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 10 515 1255
International Trade 8 658 1427
Project Management 11 586 1428
International Business 8 660 1505
Advertising 9 577 1741
Marketing 10 604 1803
Management 10 611 1922
Finance 8 676 2069
Accounting 9 667 2132

Economics rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 10th for Economics in Ireland and 1747th in the World with 801 publications made and 23,933 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#10 of 19 In Ireland
#592 of 1,388 In Europe
#1747 of 6,167 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 1 10
1993 3 12
1994 2 22
1995 1 12
1996 3 22
1997 2 24
1998 21 28
1999 13 34
2000 20 60
2001 16 72
2002 23 119
2003 27 119
2004 28 169
2005 39 215
2006 29 340
2007 27 330
2008 33 350
2009 39 485
2010 29 531
2011 29 661
2012 44 777
2013 36 907
2014 20 990
2015 23 1122
2016 21 1154
2017 29 1310
2018 35 1537
2019 30 1735
2020 42 2097
2021 41 2268
2022 47 2189
2023 19 2331
2024 11 1974

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

Economics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 8 648 1340
International Trade 8 658 1427
Development Studies 10 505 1596
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 614 1976
Finance 8 676 2069

Art & Design rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 9th for Art & Design in Ireland and 1416th in the World with 633 publications made and 15,658 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
#9 of 20 In Ireland
#528 of 1,381 In Europe
#1416 of 5,966 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 13
1993 0 11
1994 0 12
1995 3 20
1996 0 16
1997 3 9
1998 16 32
1999 13 31
2000 16 44
2001 22 47
2002 22 70
2003 21 143
2004 27 127
2005 29 201
2006 29 234
2007 29 257
2008 32 342
2009 28 385
2010 22 461
2011 32 558
2012 27 699
2013 31 781
2014 19 749
2015 31 870
2016 22 854
2017 16 939
2018 26 898
2019 9 1065
2020 16 1245
2021 21 1440
2022 18 1271
2023 13 1306
2024 9 1183

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

Art & Design subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Art History 8 344 829
Aesthetics 8 416 1067
Computer Graphics 8 511 1417
Creative Writing 8 497 1426
Literature 8 560 1635
Fashion Design 8 635 1846