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The National University of Ireland, System ranked 12th in Ireland, 2851st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 114 research topics. The National University of Ireland, System ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,820 academic publications and 267,380 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2851 of 14,131 In the World
#859 of 2,785 In Europe
#12 of 32 In Ireland
#6 of 11 In Dublin
#154 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#302 of 3,690 For Nutrition and Food Science
#371 of 2,188 For Remote Sensing
#3193 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#6002 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 111 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 1211th in the World with 4,766 publications made and 206,485 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nutrition and Food Science, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 22 In Ireland
#397 of 1,445 In Europe
#1211 of 6,770 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 8 281
1992 5 285
1993 7 279
1994 15 285
1995 15 271
1996 16 264
1997 22 303
1998 62 430
1999 113 579
2000 142 883
2001 151 1100
2002 167 1416
2003 172 1953
2004 173 2286
2005 191 2726
2006 193 3595
2007 166 4059
2008 149 4600
2009 188 5212
2010 156 5870
2011 130 6845
2012 159 7604
2013 152 8562
2014 159 9120
2015 147 9639
2016 132 9810
2017 157 10882
2018 136 11222
2019 197 13362
2020 228 15909
2021 190 18408
2022 154 19168
2023 130 18204

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 4 113 302
Animal Science 5 213 683
Microbiology 7 246 711
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 264 778
Immunology 6 271 805
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 323 836
Biotechnology 8 295 900
Horticulture 4 285 916
Paleontology 6 332 941
Oncology and Cancer research 8 298 959
Evolutionary Biology 7 368 973
Molecular Biology 8 320 974
Zoology 6 337 1007
Genetics 7 339 1014
Biophysics 8 372 1069
Biochemistry 8 355 1079
Agricultural Science 6 383 1243
Forestry 6 386 1251
Virology 10 367 1287
Botany 7 412 1322
Nanotechnology 8 418 1409
Pharmacology 8 393 1436
Neuroscience 9 478 1460

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 9th for Chemistry in Ireland and 1212th in the World with 4,373 publications made and 195,235 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 22 In Ireland
#409 of 1,401 In Europe
#1212 of 6,447 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 9 249
1992 2 255
1993 7 234
1994 15 208
1995 15 229
1996 15 221
1997 25 287
1998 63 401
1999 96 542
2000 110 815
2001 140 929
2002 181 1334
2003 156 1749
2004 156 2093
2005 185 2445
2006 197 3189
2007 202 3757
2008 140 4198
2009 175 4707
2010 148 5363
2011 117 6259
2012 140 6862
2013 151 7851
2014 157 8585
2015 140 8970
2016 145 9280
2017 139 10068
2018 134 10455
2019 156 12280
2020 191 14186
2021 148 16355
2022 125 17276
2023 114 16562

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 4 113 302
Biochemical Engineering 7 204 445
Biochemistry 8 355 1079
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 451 1317
Organic Chemistry 7 433 1378
Environmental Chemistry 7 449 1388
Nanotechnology 8 418 1409
Physical chemistry 7 428 1420
Materials Science 8 469 1469
Chemical Engineering 8 469 1691
Pharmacy 9 514 1824
Inorganic Chemistry 9 504 1841
Radiochemistry 7 447 1892

Engineering rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 9th for Engineering in Ireland and 1422nd in the World with 3,838 publications made and 127,984 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 22 In Ireland
#478 of 1,453 In Europe
#1422 of 6,684 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 4 135
1992 3 157
1993 9 139
1994 10 116
1995 13 139
1996 13 143
1997 27 182
1998 56 201
1999 69 258
2000 83 440
2001 118 515
2002 159 753
2003 136 1013
2004 133 1259
2005 168 1501
2006 187 2058
2007 178 2236
2008 131 2600
2009 151 3077
2010 143 3445
2011 127 4082
2012 140 4674
2013 144 5576
2014 150 6057
2015 147 6648
2016 148 7022
2017 128 7226
2018 134 7366
2019 126 8755
2020 142 9381
2021 119 10960
2022 112 11754
2023 95 11507

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
Mining Engineering 2 39 154
Remote Sensing 2 135 371
Biochemical Engineering 7 204 445
Biomedical Engineering 8 272 746
Biotechnology 8 295 900
Systems Engineering 8 416 1021
Electronic Engineering 10 394 1174
Mechanical Engineering 7 444 1208
Optical Engineering 8 419 1239
Aerospace Engineering 7 451 1256
Telecommunications 8 444 1312
Civil Engineering 8 462 1330
Acoustical Engineering 9 463 1340
Computer Engineering 8 453 1397
Electrical Engineering 9 468 1401
Computer Networking 10 467 1407
Nanotechnology 8 418 1409
Materials Science 8 469 1469
Geotechnical Engineering 7 484 1571
Structural Engineering 7 535 1667
Chemical Engineering 8 469 1691
Metallurgical Engineering 7 554 1898
Human-Computer Interaction 12 658 1950
Environmental Engineering 9 582 2184

Physics rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 9th for Physics in Ireland and 1473rd in the World with 3,509 publications made and 109,464 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
#486 of 1,446 In Europe
#1473 of 6,603 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 4 146
1992 0 155
1993 10 149
1994 9 124
1995 10 146
1996 9 146
1997 29 179
1998 58 189
1999 66 233
2000 84 410
2001 111 500
2002 149 715
2003 121 1005
2004 113 1184
2005 149 1410
2006 164 1844
2007 162 2091
2008 137 2370
2009 150 2723
2010 125 3090
2011 115 3537
2012 123 3951
2013 127 4679
2014 131 4985
2015 122 5377
2016 136 5883
2017 105 6045
2018 114 6091
2019 120 7178
2020 107 7690
2021 108 8933
2022 103 9701
2023 87 9755

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 8 372 1069
Optical Engineering 8 419 1239
Acoustical Engineering 9 463 1340
Quantum and Particle physics 8 464 1396
Nanotechnology 8 418 1409
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 472 1435
Materials Science 8 469 1469
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 534 1587
Theoretical Physics 8 530 1605
Nuclear Physics 8 505 1621
Condensed Matter Physics 8 536 1914

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Ireland and 1238th in the World with 3,347 publications made and 148,430 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 20 In Ireland
#431 of 1,458 In Europe
#1238 of 6,798 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 4 166
1992 0 149
1993 5 166
1994 4 132
1995 8 151
1996 10 163
1997 18 155
1998 33 160
1999 73 220
2000 88 333
2001 90 502
2002 132 725
2003 112 984
2004 134 1218
2005 156 1503
2006 141 2137
2007 158 2448
2008 125 2910
2009 126 3370
2010 110 3778
2011 95 4451
2012 127 5099
2013 127 5954
2014 131 6587
2015 118 6966
2016 108 7306
2017 110 7816
2018 103 8149
2019 128 9519
2020 126 10382
2021 107 11711
2022 108 12333
2023 95 11896

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
Mining Engineering 2 39 154
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 264 778
Paleontology 6 332 941
Geology 6 378 1045
Agricultural Science 6 383 1243
Forestry 6 386 1251
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 444 1268
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 451 1317
Geography and Cartography 8 487 1356
Environmental Chemistry 7 449 1388
Ecology 8 507 1548
Geotechnical Engineering 7 484 1571
Oceanography 9 514 1575
Earth science and Geophysics 7 533 1784
Environmental Engineering 9 582 2184
Environmental Management 9 639 2252

Medicine rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 8th for Medicine in Ireland and 1162nd in the World with 3,275 publications made and 141,259 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#8 of 21 In Ireland
#382 of 1,417 In Europe
#1162 of 6,680 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 9 195
1992 8 206
1993 5 170
1994 16 209
1995 12 176
1996 12 187
1997 17 237
1998 44 354
1999 87 472
2000 93 683
2001 91 789
2002 117 1007
2003 109 1332
2004 121 1645
2005 116 1815
2006 107 2255
2007 125 2609
2008 97 2954
2009 105 3341
2010 86 3727
2011 74 4211
2012 109 4871
2013 90 5424
2014 97 5907
2015 86 6128
2016 80 6123
2017 112 6929
2018 104 7482
2019 149 8649
2020 197 11222
2021 163 12961
2022 121 13236
2023 83 12424

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 5 140 421
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 229 682
Biomedical Engineering 8 272 746
Immunology 6 271 805
Critical Care Nursing 7 303 808
Anesthesiology 6 290 906
Dentistry 5 315 949
Oncology and Cancer research 8 298 959
Pathology 7 324 979
Orthodontics 6 354 1012
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 367 1017
Family medicine 8 321 1035
Health Science 9 345 1061
Nursing 8 367 1083
Surgery 7 349 1105
Anatomy and Physiology 7 385 1166
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 403 1235
Cardiology 8 401 1260
Virology 10 367 1287
Psychiatry 9 416 1324
Physical Therapy 8 462 1391
Public Health 10 446 1392
Pediatrics 8 407 1410
Pharmacology 8 393 1436
Gerontology 9 466 1504
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 509 1554
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 478 1651
Clinical Psychology 9 492 1658
Sports Medicine 9 549 1768
Pharmacy 9 514 1824

Computer Science rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 8th for Computer Science in Ireland and 1324th in the World with 3,033 publications made and 107,489 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 21 In Ireland
#463 of 1,459 In Europe
#1324 of 6,752 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 5 86
1992 4 111
1993 3 97
1994 7 63
1995 6 112
1996 7 96
1997 14 106
1998 33 111
1999 53 185
2000 79 234
2001 78 342
2002 84 514
2003 100 640
2004 110 772
2005 132 1028
2006 129 1371
2007 137 1646
2008 105 1845
2009 127 2177
2010 126 2503
2011 104 3137
2012 129 3501
2013 111 4347
2014 135 4804
2015 112 5276
2016 138 5874
2017 126 5943
2018 118 6288
2019 114 7208
2020 141 8079
2021 109 9014
2022 103 9301
2023 70 8965

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 5 233 600
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 323 836
Library and Information science 7 347 923
Data Science 9 419 1035
Cognitive Science 8 359 1056
Computer Vision 7 410 1173
Management Information Systems 10 492 1205
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 454 1269
Telecommunications 8 444 1312
Cyber Security 8 459 1320
Computer Engineering 8 453 1397
Computer Networking 10 467 1407
Computational Linguistics 9 464 1437
Neuroscience 9 478 1460
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 471 1475
Machine Learning 8 509 1636
Software Engineering 10 605 1675
Human-Computer Interaction 12 658 1950

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 1584th in the World with 2,852 publications made and 91,162 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 26 In Ireland
#559 of 1,492 In Europe
#1584 of 7,020 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
1991 6 98
1992 2 76
1993 4 81
1994 7 72
1995 7 97
1996 11 125
1997 24 97
1998 54 122
1999 72 196
2000 97 245
2001 81 352
2002 102 559
2003 95 661
2004 91 823
2005 111 907
2006 108 1273
2007 112 1432
2008 97 1653
2009 104 1922
2010 102 2253
2011 104 2689
2012 129 3043
2013 90 3505
2014 105 3899
2015 89 4132
2016 87 4210
2017 105 4760
2018 105 5041
2019 101 5752
2020 143 7337
2021 117 8501
2022 108 8362
2023 64 7620

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
Social Work 5 140 421
International Law 6 213 511
Human Rights Law 8 269 683
Special Education 10 327 866
Library and Information science 7 347 923
Media Studies 9 354 1052
Law 9 474 1310
Art History 8 503 1375
Aesthetics 8 506 1377
Communications and Public Relations 10 483 1385
Classics and Ancient History 8 490 1417
Political Science 10 545 1444
Linguistics 9 511 1449
Gender Studies 8 454 1452
Anthropology 10 522 1502
Sociology 10 505 1503
Demography 10 473 1511
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 540 1522
History 9 550 1562
Philosophy 8 560 1599
Education Majors 10 492 1608
Archaeology 9 575 1653

Psychology rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 10th for Psychology in Ireland and 1432nd in the World with 1,497 publications made and 60,325 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 19 In Ireland
#464 of 1,414 In Europe
#1432 of 6,528 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 2 74
1992 4 97
1993 3 67
1994 5 61
1995 3 90
1996 4 88
1997 12 98
1998 18 119
1999 28 130
2000 45 180
2001 34 241
2002 33 316
2003 48 357
2004 53 515
2005 55 606
2006 47 801
2007 65 899
2008 46 1040
2009 60 1281
2010 49 1387
2011 45 1674
2012 63 1991
2013 46 2287
2014 55 2646
2015 49 2884
2016 44 3266
2017 63 3245
2018 48 3528
2019 80 4025
2020 93 4908
2021 77 5420
2022 63 5609
2023 41 5250

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 5 140 421
Special Education 10 327 866
Cognitive Science 8 359 1056
Psychiatry 9 416 1324
Neuroscience 9 478 1460
Child Psychology 9 472 1473
Education Majors 10 492 1608
Clinical Psychology 9 492 1658
Social Psychology 10 590 1844

Mathematics rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 10th for Mathematics in Ireland and 1494th in the World with 1,475 publications made and 46,151 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
#506 of 1,388 In Europe
#1494 of 6,305 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 28
1992 1 32
1993 3 34
1994 2 35
1995 0 39
1996 4 39
1997 9 34
1998 26 45
1999 29 65
2000 38 88
2001 50 177
2002 47 232
2003 54 307
2004 49 352
2005 53 443
2006 59 543
2007 50 666
2008 55 765
2009 60 1034
2010 53 1092
2011 45 1317
2012 57 1541
2013 63 2013
2014 70 2232
2015 52 2519
2016 54 2872
2017 50 2784
2018 55 3107
2019 70 3718
2020 72 4290
2021 68 4413
2022 71 4614
2023 36 4598

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 8 473 1302
Statistics 9 477 1374
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 471 1475
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 613 1918
Math Teachers 12 656 2627

Business rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 10th for Business in Ireland and 1762nd in the World with 1,012 publications made and 23,952 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 20 In Ireland
#609 of 1,414 In Europe
#1762 of 6,187 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 2 13
1992 3 13
1993 4 17
1994 4 18
1995 3 18
1996 4 36
1997 4 31
1998 22 28
1999 19 50
2000 19 62
2001 22 83
2002 27 120
2003 29 142
2004 45 176
2005 39 259
2006 49 342
2007 40 387
2008 40 459
2009 49 606
2010 36 690
2011 40 939
2012 51 1043
2013 34 1216
2014 39 1155
2015 27 1180
2016 41 1303
2017 40 1284
2018 41 1409
2019 38 1552
2020 47 1769
2021 42 1964
2022 45 2039
2023 22 1904

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
International Trade 8 579 1189
Management Information Systems 10 492 1205
International Business 8 590 1302
Project Management 11 551 1359
Marketing 10 575 1657
Advertising 10 557 1675
Finance 8 594 1676
Management 10 578 1755
Accounting 9 648 2021

Economics rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 10th for Economics in Ireland and 1583rd in the World with 693 publications made and 19,994 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#10 of 19 In Ireland
#556 of 1,366 In Europe
#1583 of 5,995 In the World

National University of Ireland, System
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 7
1992 1 10
1993 2 8
1994 3 16
1995 1 8
1996 3 24
1997 2 20
1998 19 21
1999 12 35
2000 18 55
2001 14 58
2002 22 103
2003 21 84
2004 24 148
2005 28 176
2006 31 285
2007 27 272
2008 20 296
2009 29 418
2010 25 406
2011 23 509
2012 36 621
2013 23 727
2014 22 796
2015 24 847
2016 21 933
2017 27 957
2018 32 1135
2019 31 1297
2020 37 1505
2021 34 1677
2022 42 1760
2023 15 1731

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 Trade 8 579 1189
Development Studies 10 472 1443
Finance 8 594 1676
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 613 1918

Art & Design rankings

The National University of Ireland, System ranked 9th for Art & Design in Ireland and 1556th in the World with 575 publications made and 10,174 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History.

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
#562 of 1,349 In Europe
#1556 of 5,720 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 7
1992 0 7
1993 0 9
1994 0 6
1995 4 16
1996 1 15
1997 3 8
1998 14 28
1999 9 27
2000 16 34
2001 19 45
2002 22 65
2003 14 104
2004 24 114
2005 25 150
2006 25 208
2007 24 206
2008 32 259
2009 21 325
2010 28 380
2011 31 439
2012 30 566
2013 21 583
2014 26 633
2015 19 660
2016 21 651
2017 19 664
2018 23 617
2019 11 761
2020 18 899
2021 18 1038
2022 14 988
2023 10 859

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 8 503 1375
Aesthetics 8 506 1377
Literature 8 544 1555
Fashion Design 8 567 1556