Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland: Rankings

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The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 8th in Ireland, 1252nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 97 research topics. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,633 academic publications and 377,276 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 18 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1252 of 14,131 In the World
#462 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 32 In Ireland
#4 of 11 In Dublin
#141 of 1,654 For Biomedical Engineering
#297 of 1,911 For Critical Care Nursing
#307 of 2,196 For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine
#2336 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2256 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 94 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 5th for Medicine in Ireland and 598th in the World with 14,017 publications made and 340,638 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Ireland
#212 of 1,417 In Europe
#598 of 6,680 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 69 491
1992 55 581
1993 69 625
1994 66 560
1995 67 757
1996 79 715
1997 96 820
1998 68 854
1999 92 1038
2000 96 1317
2001 101 1704
2002 131 1772
2003 149 2110
2004 152 2500
2005 186 3055
2006 209 3736
2007 208 4471
2008 252 5220
2009 331 5946
2010 368 7350
2011 411 8484
2012 450 9879
2013 440 10824
2014 450 12239
2015 588 14236
2016 593 15752
2017 729 17148
2018 867 19004
2019 935 22899
2020 1215 29274
2021 1344 36897
2022 1163 39556
2023 1207 39740

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 38 141
Critical Care Nursing 2 119 297
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 93 307
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 106 330
Medical Physics 3 143 341
Family medicine 4 119 351
Nursing 5 122 351
Neurosurgery 1 138 357
Health Science 6 117 367
Occupational Therapy 5 149 377
Pediatrics 4 150 396
Respiratory Therapy 4 170 423
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 201 473
Clinical Psychology 5 166 474
Epidemiology 4 187 477
Plastic Surgery 2 151 481
Psychiatry 5 184 494
Anesthesiology 4 174 504
Gerontology 5 159 514
Oncology and Cancer research 4 181 514
Pharmacology 4 179 520
Surgery 3 187 523
Cardiology 4 200 532
Immunology 4 197 550
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 198 557
Pathology 5 201 564
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 201 571
Public Health 5 212 579
Physical Therapy 6 238 607
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 219 609
Anatomy and Physiology 5 230 649
Radiation Therapy 4 225 650
Ophthalmology 6 257 735
Optometry 6 250 747
Sports Medicine 7 310 790
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 268 796
Audiology 4 295 826
Urology 5 266 836
Virology 5 273 846
Social Work 9 271 854
Dermatology 4 271 855
Pharmacy 5 326 890
Forensic Science 5 303 948
Sports / Exercise science 7 352 977
Dentistry 7 379 1148
Orthodontics 7 447 1326

Biology rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 5th for Biology in Ireland and 928th in the World with 11,593 publications made and 312,778 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 22 In Ireland
#316 of 1,445 In Europe
#928 of 6,770 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 45 481
1992 44 549
1993 59 521
1994 52 471
1995 56 643
1996 72 639
1997 82 699
1998 67 765
1999 88 957
2000 93 1202
2001 90 1565
2002 131 1712
2003 131 1989
2004 152 2439
2005 173 2955
2006 197 3524
2007 193 4338
2008 233 4909
2009 284 5722
2010 344 7056
2011 358 8247
2012 395 9500
2013 368 10273
2014 401 11567
2015 484 13148
2016 512 14562
2017 609 16001
2018 715 17629
2019 752 21295
2020 957 27101
2021 1043 33687
2022 888 36017
2023 943 35991

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
Oncology and Cancer research 4 181 514
Pharmacology 4 179 520
Immunology 4 197 550
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 219 609
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 252 626
Neuroscience 5 245 639
Biophysics 5 241 647
Microbiology 6 230 654
Genetics 5 234 659
Molecular Biology 7 270 800
Biochemistry 5 280 804
Biotechnology 7 283 834
Virology 5 273 846
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 363 1180
Paleontology 9 463 1383
Nanotechnology 9 431 1463
Evolutionary Biology 9 515 1466
Botany 9 554 2144
Zoology 10 585 2217
Nutrition and Food Science 10 559 2262
Horticulture 10 682 3126
Agricultural Science 11 751 3175

Chemistry rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 8th for Chemistry in Ireland and 1138th in the World with 7,492 publications made and 240,223 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 22 In Ireland
#386 of 1,401 In Europe
#1138 of 6,447 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 22 367
1992 26 417
1993 41 384
1994 23 325
1995 35 477
1996 56 445
1997 50 479
1998 50 539
1999 64 682
2000 70 864
2001 71 1142
2002 105 1319
2003 113 1558
2004 114 1926
2005 135 2279
2006 159 2761
2007 147 3254
2008 175 3789
2009 198 4315
2010 243 5345
2011 247 6271
2012 281 7124
2013 242 7603
2014 276 8561
2015 320 9666
2016 342 10726
2017 388 11618
2018 436 13047
2019 471 15373
2020 556 19178
2021 611 23850
2022 540 24998
2023 539 24986

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 5 280 804
Pharmacy 5 326 890
Nanotechnology 9 431 1463
Organic Chemistry 8 454 1475
Materials Science 9 537 1786
Inorganic Chemistry 10 582 2224
Chemical Engineering 10 594 2241
Nutrition and Food Science 10 559 2262
Radiochemistry 9 555 2403
Physical chemistry 10 689 2679

Psychology rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 6th for Psychology in Ireland and 714th in the World with 6,593 publications made and 164,756 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 19 In Ireland
#256 of 1,414 In Europe
#714 of 6,528 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 32 406
1992 29 471
1993 32 440
1994 30 365
1995 25 500
1996 28 491
1997 45 520
1998 25 502
1999 53 617
2000 45 724
2001 52 965
2002 63 996
2003 64 1169
2004 62 1251
2005 80 1481
2006 79 1699
2007 96 2253
2008 103 2406
2009 128 2833
2010 183 3482
2011 183 3872
2012 200 4628
2013 214 5181
2014 199 5857
2015 261 6859
2016 261 7695
2017 341 8133
2018 396 8933
2019 500 10931
2020 603 14080
2021 688 17485
2022 582 19287
2023 605 19249

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 5 149 377
Clinical Psychology 5 166 474
Psychiatry 5 184 494
Neuroscience 5 245 639
Special Education 9 273 723
Social Work 9 271 854
Child Psychology 8 301 860
Social Psychology 9 450 1281
Education Majors 9 472 1522
Cognitive Science 9 576 2017

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 1392nd in the World with 6,253 publications made and 137,523 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 26 In Ireland
#519 of 1,492 In Europe
#1392 of 7,020 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
1991 33 127
1992 25 130
1993 26 186
1994 44 167
1995 36 219
1996 37 242
1997 44 292
1998 35 295
1999 29 312
2000 31 379
2001 41 504
2002 54 491
2003 50 628
2004 44 806
2005 61 972
2006 58 1251
2007 77 1524
2008 90 1770
2009 124 1997
2010 161 2595
2011 168 2864
2012 182 3539
2013 184 3938
2014 181 4387
2015 259 5299
2016 248 5607
2017 310 6160
2018 411 6933
2019 465 8804
2020 589 11176
2021 671 14539
2022 575 15963
2023 595 16058

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 5 217 591
Special Education 9 273 723
Occupational Safety and Health 6 248 806
Social Work 9 271 854
Forensic Science 5 303 948
Genealogy 8 338 965
Sports / Exercise science 7 352 977
Anthropology 8 365 977
Sociology 9 357 980
Law 8 445 1216
Library and Information science 9 447 1259
Political Science 9 527 1379
Linguistics 8 496 1384
Communications and Public Relations 11 496 1432
History 8 516 1440
Gender Studies 9 465 1519
Education Majors 9 472 1522
Archaeology 8 549 1544
Classics and Ancient History 9 602 1874
Philosophy 9 645 1973
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 660 2117
Aesthetics 10 796 2690

Computer Science rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 9th for Computer Science in Ireland and 1326th in the World with 5,020 publications made and 132,787 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 21 In Ireland
#465 of 1,459 In Europe
#1326 of 6,752 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 17 343
1992 26 395
1993 31 370
1994 34 321
1995 22 396
1996 30 372
1997 27 380
1998 28 383
1999 39 455
2000 29 470
2001 48 651
2002 42 712
2003 51 855
2004 42 995
2005 62 1264
2006 73 1524
2007 82 1948
2008 89 2082
2009 121 2555
2010 151 3083
2011 145 3573
2012 176 4085
2013 169 4661
2014 176 5296
2015 199 5856
2016 225 6638
2017 268 7076
2018 308 7849
2019 328 9736
2020 393 12209
2021 455 15155
2022 427 16827
2023 404 16959

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 5 252 626
Neuroscience 5 245 639
Data Science 8 375 902
Library and Information science 9 447 1259
Cyber Security 10 524 1603
Cognitive Science 9 576 2017
Human-Computer Interaction 13 684 2102
Machine Learning 10 621 2173
Computational Linguistics 10 653 2323
Telecommunications 11 687 2475
Management Information Systems 13 827 2495
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 726 2557
Computer Vision 9 740 2713
Computer Networking 13 785 3028

Engineering rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 10th for Engineering in Ireland and 1757th in the World with 3,742 publications made and 110,933 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 22 In Ireland
#560 of 1,453 In Europe
#1757 of 6,684 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 11 79
1992 12 96
1993 22 136
1994 18 117
1995 15 132
1996 26 120
1997 22 163
1998 17 157
1999 21 232
2000 23 279
2001 28 340
2002 38 376
2003 48 489
2004 34 634
2005 40 818
2006 63 1074
2007 52 1275
2008 83 1472
2009 96 1695
2010 114 2145
2011 118 2630
2012 110 3023
2013 122 3301
2014 137 3772
2015 183 4667
2016 177 5404
2017 192 6114
2018 223 7065
2019 271 8524
2020 295 10381
2021 330 13054
2022 302 13510
2023 318 13622

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 38 141
Biotechnology 7 283 834
Systems Engineering 10 522 1350
Nanotechnology 9 431 1463
Aerospace Engineering 9 516 1525
Materials Science 9 537 1786
Optical Engineering 10 544 1802
Environmental Engineering 8 522 1803
Mechanical Engineering 9 611 1874
Human-Computer Interaction 13 684 2102
Metallurgical Engineering 9 599 2106
Acoustical Engineering 10 657 2203
Structural Engineering 9 673 2237
Chemical Engineering 10 594 2241
Geotechnical Engineering 9 628 2319
Electronic Engineering 11 678 2457
Telecommunications 11 687 2475
Civil Engineering 9 717 2525
Computer Networking 13 785 3028
Electrical Engineering 11 811 3048

Mathematics rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 9th for Mathematics in Ireland and 1178th in the World with 3,153 publications made and 79,254 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 20 In Ireland
#429 of 1,388 In Europe
#1178 of 6,305 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 3 44
1992 2 50
1993 13 74
1994 10 54
1995 5 62
1996 11 84
1997 8 92
1998 11 98
1999 11 133
2000 12 169
2001 9 171
2002 15 193
2003 16 225
2004 14 358
2005 27 372
2006 24 463
2007 41 620
2008 52 712
2009 48 771
2010 66 981
2011 76 1210
2012 88 1373
2013 98 1678
2014 110 1979
2015 141 2425
2016 157 2811
2017 188 3050
2018 228 3557
2019 262 4442
2020 316 5645
2021 366 7438
2022 333 8676
2023 332 8769

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 7 386 1048
Math Teachers 10 556 2077
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 724 2529

Economics rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 9th for Economics in Ireland and 1345th in the World with 1,711 publications made and 28,270 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#9 of 19 In Ireland
#498 of 1,366 In Europe
#1345 of 5,995 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 19
1992 4 17
1993 2 22
1994 2 11
1995 5 37
1996 2 30
1997 8 37
1998 3 28
1999 4 43
2000 3 61
2001 5 60
2002 11 82
2003 10 74
2004 5 128
2005 13 127
2006 10 174
2007 17 274
2008 26 321
2009 37 305
2010 42 460
2011 59 528
2012 47 689
2013 48 795
2014 52 971
2015 66 1242
2016 71 1308
2017 85 1414
2018 119 1742
2019 134 2136
2020 190 2751
2021 214 3709
2022 185 4156
2023 199 4362

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 9 323 901
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 724 2529
Finance 10 869 3130

Other rankings

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

Speciality Ireland Europe World Rank
Human Resource Management 7 434 1082
Management 9 496 1383
Business 9 563 1554
Advertising 9 556 1673
Geology 9 541 1694
Accounting 8 574 1729
Marketing 11 603 1755
Environmental Science 9 572 1811
Physics 10 579 1867
Geography and Cartography 9 619 1911
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 600 2043
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 659 2188
Fashion Design 10 705 2206
Quantum and Particle physics 9 647 2217
Literature 9 718 2319
Art & Design 11 723 2321
Nuclear Physics 9 645 2328
Environmental Management 10 673 2389
Oceanography 10 703 2548
Ecology 9 700 2561
Earth science and Geophysics 9 858 3503