Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland: Rankings

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The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 8th in Ireland, 1122nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 103 research topics. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,169 academic publications and 566,708 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 18 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1122 of 14,131 In the World
#432 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 32 In Ireland
#4 of 11 In Dublin
#139 of 1,852 For Biomedical Engineering
#288 of 2,279 For Critical Care Nursing
#311 of 1,039 For Medical Physics
#2387 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1549 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 100 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 5th for Medicine in Ireland and 593rd in the World with 16,972 publications made and 513,292 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Ireland
#207 of 1,437 In Europe
#593 of 6,793 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 78 769
1994 74 760
1995 79 931
1996 89 885
1997 100 1027
1998 84 1100
1999 94 1308
2000 106 1823
2001 112 2132
2002 141 2238
2003 157 2771
2004 160 3169
2005 207 3640
2006 219 4512
2007 227 5451
2008 271 6395
2009 337 7604
2010 375 8908
2011 453 10238
2012 466 11861
2013 465 12955
2014 470 14799
2015 621 17836
2016 607 19274
2017 724 21869
2018 894 23477
2019 968 28604
2020 1292 37772
2021 1383 45934
2022 1182 46582
2023 1335 47930
2024 1213 47061
2025 1244 45112

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 2 39 139
Critical Care Nursing 2 112 288
Medical Physics 3 134 311
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 96 312
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 108 332
Neurosurgery 1 128 337
Family medicine 4 117 356
Health Science 6 115 362
Nursing 5 123 365
Occupational Therapy 6 158 398
Plastic Surgery 2 128 403
Pediatrics 4 147 406
Respiratory Therapy 2 167 424
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 172 464
Anesthesiology 2 159 467
Cardiology 2 186 477
Psychiatry 5 184 500
Epidemiology 5 192 500
Surgery 3 178 502
Clinical Psychology 5 179 512
Oncology and Cancer research 4 179 519
Gerontology 5 159 523
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 187 539
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 210 548
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 191 550
Pharmacology 4 186 554
Immunology 4 200 573
Pathology 5 203 578
Public Health 5 212 598
Physical Therapy 6 240 610
Radiation Therapy 4 216 627
Anatomy and Physiology 4 234 659
Sports Medicine 7 292 727
Social Work 8 240 739
Ophthalmology 5 263 771
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 272 789
Dermatology 4 263 836
Audiology 5 305 873
Virology 4 281 909
Pharmacy 6 323 910
Urology 5 281 915
Optometry 6 297 933
Sports / Exercise science 7 392 1099
Dentistry 7 392 1230
Orthodontics 7 441 1356

Biology rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 5th for Biology in Ireland and 942nd in the World with 13,696 publications made and 459,778 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 22 In Ireland
#313 of 1,449 In Europe
#942 of 6,841 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 63 666
1994 56 646
1995 68 796
1996 79 794
1997 85 868
1998 75 994
1999 92 1209
2000 104 1614
2001 99 1959
2002 138 2117
2003 138 2582
2004 154 3025
2005 192 3471
2006 198 4129
2007 213 5057
2008 251 5860
2009 297 7048
2010 346 8314
2011 395 9749
2012 410 11159
2013 389 12037
2014 420 13833
2015 496 16447
2016 514 17652
2017 603 20292
2018 736 21793
2019 776 26411
2020 1005 34525
2021 1065 41783
2022 888 42182
2023 1031 43218
2024 880 41790
2025 884 39456

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 172 464
Oncology and Cancer research 4 179 519
Pharmacology 4 186 554
Immunology 4 200 573
Biophysics 5 241 649
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 260 661
Genetics 5 237 671
Neuroscience 5 253 674
Microbiology 6 230 691
Molecular Biology 7 265 801
Biochemistry 5 278 811
Biotechnology 7 282 850
Virology 4 281 909
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 370 1262
Evolutionary Biology 9 494 1434
Paleontology 9 468 1447
Nanotechnology 8 419 1464
Zoology 10 564 2164
Botany 9 558 2214
Nutrition and Food Science 10 591 2456
Agricultural Science 11 771 3321
Horticulture 10 732 3443

Chemistry rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 7th for Chemistry in Ireland and 1163rd in the World with 8,662 publications made and 344,665 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 22 In Ireland
#382 of 1,417 In Europe
#1163 of 6,561 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 41 482
1994 28 454
1995 45 585
1996 63 550
1997 52 598
1998 58 701
1999 65 872
2000 77 1163
2001 80 1439
2002 105 1622
2003 114 1965
2004 125 2312
2005 150 2642
2006 159 3154
2007 154 3711
2008 191 4349
2009 205 5240
2010 252 6194
2011 277 7270
2012 276 8251
2013 254 8747
2014 292 10046
2015 330 11772
2016 338 12845
2017 387 14589
2018 435 15933
2019 496 18952
2020 574 23911
2021 602 28678
2022 515 28612
2023 591 29307
2024 500 27529
2025 488 25897

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 5 278 811
Pharmacy 6 323 910
Nanotechnology 8 419 1464
Organic Chemistry 8 455 1495
Materials Science 9 536 1825
Chemical Engineering 10 582 2240
Inorganic Chemistry 10 580 2282
Radiochemistry 8 540 2385
Nutrition and Food Science 10 591 2456
Physical chemistry 9 690 2713

Psychology rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 6th for Psychology in Ireland and 726th in the World with 7,651 publications made and 243,404 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 19 In Ireland
#258 of 1,424 In Europe
#726 of 6,663 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 34 531
1994 31 451
1995 28 581
1996 32 561
1997 47 606
1998 34 618
1999 53 728
2000 46 958
2001 51 1115
2002 64 1164
2003 65 1410
2004 64 1464
2005 86 1632
2006 83 1965
2007 104 2577
2008 120 2833
2009 128 3497
2010 174 4099
2011 186 4557
2012 212 5521
2013 227 6125
2014 197 7123
2015 277 8841
2016 257 9367
2017 339 10523
2018 391 11209
2019 500 14088
2020 612 18484
2021 686 22324
2022 572 22922
2023 623 23269
2024 538 22248
2025 524 21228

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 6 158 398
Psychiatry 5 184 500
Clinical Psychology 5 179 512
Neuroscience 5 253 674
Social Work 8 240 739
Special Education 9 322 851
Child Psychology 8 327 961
Social Psychology 9 493 1475
Education Majors 9 500 1649
Cognitive Science 9 588 2106

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 1509th in the World with 7,394 publications made and 199,760 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 26 In Ireland
#540 of 1,502 In Europe
#1509 of 7,088 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 29 219
1994 52 219
1995 43 266
1996 39 295
1997 48 353
1998 41 338
1999 28 395
2000 33 462
2001 43 619
2002 54 600
2003 56 805
2004 49 1021
2005 65 1105
2006 59 1514
2007 80 1831
2008 97 2113
2009 129 2619
2010 154 3074
2011 167 3539
2012 189 4274
2013 190 4797
2014 174 5415
2015 281 6784
2016 248 6945
2017 303 8198
2018 410 8875
2019 459 11226
2020 609 15041
2021 664 18650
2022 558 18976
2023 624 19758
2024 578 17891
2025 553 16637

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Demography 5 220 618
Social Work 8 240 739
Special Education 9 322 851
Occupational Safety and Health 7 278 907
Genealogy 8 341 950
Anthropology 8 375 1021
Sociology 8 389 1088
Sports / Exercise science 7 392 1099
Library and Information science 9 440 1242
Law 8 462 1269
Political Science 8 552 1488
Linguistics 9 518 1495
Communications and Public Relations 11 535 1545
History 8 553 1583
Education Majors 9 500 1649
Gender Studies 9 504 1658
Archaeology 8 570 1692
Classics and Ancient History 9 638 2014
Philosophy 9 685 2131
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 715 2332
Aesthetics 10 822 2778

Computer Science rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 8th for Computer Science in Ireland and 1440th in the World with 5,879 publications made and 199,865 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 21 In Ireland
#480 of 1,470 In Europe
#1440 of 6,855 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 32 444
1994 34 409
1995 29 451
1996 32 425
1997 27 451
1998 36 445
1999 38 524
2000 30 600
2001 49 737
2002 44 837
2003 54 1066
2004 45 1167
2005 64 1424
2006 73 1752
2007 80 2178
2008 105 2499
2009 119 3135
2010 148 3568
2011 158 4153
2012 185 4821
2013 170 5375
2014 184 6407
2015 218 7780
2016 238 8342
2017 274 9431
2018 300 10250
2019 345 12727
2020 400 16231
2021 459 19647
2022 414 20312
2023 425 20903
2024 389 20365
2025 382 19123

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 260 661
Neuroscience 5 253 674
Data Science 8 431 1103
Library and Information science 9 440 1242
Cyber Security 10 561 1795
Multimedia 12 576 1867
Cognitive Science 9 588 2106
Machine Learning 10 638 2320
Human-Computer Interaction 13 731 2392
Computational Linguistics 10 681 2526
Management Information Systems 13 828 2548
Telecommunications 10 701 2604
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 732 2685
Computer Vision 9 739 2746
Computer Networking 13 790 3083

Engineering rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 10th for Engineering in Ireland and 1801st in the World with 4,485 publications made and 154,807 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 22 In Ireland
#557 of 1,466 In Europe
#1801 of 6,795 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 23 166
1994 16 165
1995 17 183
1996 27 161
1997 21 205
1998 21 224
1999 26 292
2000 27 395
2001 33 407
2002 39 466
2003 50 647
2004 36 799
2005 49 968
2006 61 1292
2007 60 1579
2008 92 1804
2009 92 2098
2010 105 2455
2011 144 3107
2012 108 3464
2013 128 3793
2014 148 4483
2015 189 5366
2016 184 6123
2017 192 7050
2018 220 8065
2019 281 9663
2020 322 12387
2021 342 14977
2022 313 14935
2023 336 15317
2024 306 14870
2025 299 14521

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 2 39 139
Biotechnology 7 282 850
Nanotechnology 8 419 1464
Systems Engineering 10 556 1502
Aerospace Engineering 9 515 1558
Materials Science 9 536 1825
Optical Engineering 10 556 1856
Mechanical Engineering 9 608 1884
Environmental Engineering 8 534 1930
Metallurgical Engineering 9 596 2159
Structural Engineering 9 669 2219
Chemical Engineering 10 582 2240
Acoustical Engineering 10 667 2256
Geotechnical Engineering 9 614 2287
Human-Computer Interaction 13 731 2392
Telecommunications 10 701 2604
Electronic Engineering 12 730 2730
Civil Engineering 9 797 2910
Computer Networking 13 790 3083
Electrical Engineering 11 834 3183

Mathematics rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 8th for Mathematics in Ireland and 1215th in the World with 3,500 publications made and 103,395 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 20 In Ireland
#423 of 1,406 In Europe
#1215 of 6,434 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 12 80
1994 10 61
1995 6 70
1996 10 90
1997 7 99
1998 13 101
1999 11 137
2000 11 203
2001 10 208
2002 13 241
2003 17 301
2004 17 418
2005 23 427
2006 22 534
2007 46 711
2008 52 798
2009 53 966
2010 64 1153
2011 79 1339
2012 90 1595
2013 93 1894
2014 110 2265
2015 139 2891
2016 145 3136
2017 161 3581
2018 222 4109
2019 253 5122
2020 299 6982
2021 357 9007
2022 312 9713
2023 311 9698
2024 267 8127
2025 270 7494

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 8 393 1083
Math Teachers 9 514 1823
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 704 2419

Economics rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 9th for Economics in Ireland and 1389th in the World with 2,009 publications made and 46,547 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#9 of 19 In Ireland
#504 of 1,391 In Europe
#1389 of 6,188 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 2 23
1994 2 20
1995 6 39
1996 3 29
1997 8 48
1998 3 37
1999 6 52
2000 4 87
2001 4 75
2002 9 89
2003 10 91
2004 8 150
2005 13 145
2006 10 229
2007 18 342
2008 26 374
2009 43 431
2010 36 548
2011 52 644
2012 47 805
2013 51 932
2014 52 1129
2015 75 1527
2016 71 1564
2017 83 1802
2018 123 1965
2019 138 2553
2020 192 3636
2021 200 4652
2022 187 4706
2023 206 4928
2024 163 4467
2025 158 4213

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Development Studies 9 324 923
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 704 2419
Finance 10 882 3114

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Speciality Ireland Europe World Rank
Human Resource Management 7 514 1282
Management 8 521 1509
Business 9 583 1678
Accounting 8 572 1680
Geology 9 549 1790
Marketing 10 611 1832
Physics 10 584 1923
Advertising 10 627 1940
Environmental Science 9 587 1960
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 588 2020
Geography and Cartography 9 644 2077
Fashion Design 10 693 2129
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 641 2131
Project Management 12 789 2151
Quantum and Particle physics 9 663 2323
Nuclear Physics 9 639 2361
Art & Design 11 734 2380
Literature 9 748 2448
Environmental Management 10 686 2505
Ecology 10 725 2705
Oceanography 10 764 2869
Earth science and Geophysics 9 798 3182