Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland: Rankings

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The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 8th in Ireland, 1268th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 101 research topics. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 18,044 academic publications and 520,968 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 18 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1268 of 14,131 In the World
#469 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 32 In Ireland
#4 of 11 In Dublin
#137 of 1,803 For Biomedical Engineering
#289 of 2,181 For Critical Care Nursing
#310 of 2,422 For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine
#2338 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2256 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 98 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 5th for Medicine in Ireland and 594th in the World with 15,992 publications made and 469,882 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Ireland
#210 of 1,433 In Europe
#594 of 6,775 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 61 736
1993 78 769
1994 74 757
1995 78 930
1996 89 885
1997 100 1024
1998 84 1098
1999 94 1308
2000 106 1819
2001 112 2131
2002 141 2238
2003 157 2769
2004 160 3166
2005 207 3634
2006 219 4507
2007 227 5431
2008 269 6337
2009 337 7518
2010 375 8812
2011 453 10153
2012 467 11733
2013 466 12812
2014 470 14611
2015 620 17579
2016 608 19094
2017 724 21709
2018 894 23325
2019 969 28505
2020 1295 37491
2021 1386 45642
2022 1180 46214
2023 1338 47473
2024 1202 46091

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 38 137
Critical Care Nursing 2 113 289
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 94 310
Medical Physics 3 133 312
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 104 331
Neurosurgery 1 128 336
Family medicine 4 117 359
Health Science 6 115 364
Nursing 5 124 368
Occupational Therapy 6 157 396
Plastic Surgery 2 131 410
Pediatrics 4 150 411
Respiratory Therapy 2 167 425
Anesthesiology 2 160 463
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 177 478
Cardiology 2 186 479
Epidemiology 5 193 500
Psychiatry 5 184 501
Surgery 3 177 502
Clinical Psychology 5 180 512
Gerontology 5 158 514
Oncology and Cancer research 4 179 517
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 188 541
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 209 545
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 190 548
Pharmacology 4 185 555
Immunology 4 199 568
Pathology 5 201 574
Public Health 5 210 590
Physical Therapy 6 241 608
Radiation Therapy 4 217 633
Anatomy and Physiology 4 233 659
Sports Medicine 7 291 732
Social Work 8 236 739
Ophthalmology 5 264 770
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 269 785
Dermatology 4 264 843
Audiology 5 304 864
Virology 4 278 913
Pharmacy 6 329 919
Urology 5 290 934
Optometry 6 296 941
Sports / Exercise science 7 383 1080
Dentistry 7 402 1259
Orthodontics 7 451 1382

Biology rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 5th for Biology in Ireland and 944th in the World with 13,039 publications made and 421,288 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 22 In Ireland
#314 of 1,448 In Europe
#944 of 6,833 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 45 675
1993 63 666
1994 56 646
1995 67 795
1996 79 793
1997 85 865
1998 75 993
1999 92 1210
2000 104 1612
2001 99 1958
2002 139 2117
2003 138 2581
2004 154 3023
2005 192 3469
2006 198 4121
2007 213 5038
2008 250 5805
2009 297 6970
2010 348 8235
2011 395 9680
2012 411 11029
2013 389 11903
2014 421 13651
2015 497 16223
2016 517 17503
2017 600 20155
2018 739 21656
2019 782 26320
2020 1011 34261
2021 1072 41511
2022 891 41846
2023 1035 42831
2024 880 40962

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 6 177 478
Oncology and Cancer research 4 179 517
Pharmacology 4 185 555
Immunology 4 199 568
Biophysics 5 244 652
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 257 654
Genetics 5 235 670
Neuroscience 5 252 674
Microbiology 6 233 691
Molecular Biology 7 266 796
Biochemistry 5 280 809
Biotechnology 7 282 849
Virology 4 278 913
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 370 1258
Evolutionary Biology 9 494 1436
Paleontology 9 467 1443
Nanotechnology 8 420 1452
Zoology 10 567 2174
Botany 9 557 2198
Nutrition and Food Science 10 579 2398
Agricultural Science 11 770 3310
Horticulture 10 729 3400

Chemistry rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 8th for Chemistry in Ireland and 1157th in the World with 8,308 publications made and 319,098 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 22 In Ireland
#386 of 1,417 In Europe
#1157 of 6,545 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 26 503
1993 41 482
1994 28 455
1995 45 586
1996 63 550
1997 52 596
1998 58 700
1999 65 871
2000 77 1163
2001 80 1438
2002 105 1622
2003 114 1965
2004 125 2311
2005 150 2641
2006 159 3148
2007 155 3704
2008 190 4323
2009 205 5213
2010 252 6166
2011 277 7259
2012 278 8201
2013 254 8678
2014 293 9995
2015 333 11718
2016 337 12814
2017 386 14581
2018 434 15895
2019 498 18917
2020 581 23907
2021 610 28772
2022 520 28640
2023 595 29260
2024 497 27169

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 5 280 809
Pharmacy 6 329 919
Nanotechnology 8 420 1452
Organic Chemistry 8 455 1475
Materials Science 9 540 1825
Chemical Engineering 10 583 2232
Inorganic Chemistry 10 578 2270
Radiochemistry 8 542 2393
Nutrition and Food Science 10 579 2398
Physical chemistry 9 683 2679

Psychology rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 6th for Psychology in Ireland and 732nd in the World with 7,282 publications made and 225,690 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 19 In Ireland
#261 of 1,423 In Europe
#732 of 6,645 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 27 557
1993 34 531
1994 31 452
1995 28 581
1996 32 561
1997 47 604
1998 34 618
1999 53 729
2000 46 956
2001 51 1116
2002 65 1163
2003 65 1411
2004 64 1461
2005 86 1630
2006 83 1962
2007 104 2569
2008 119 2811
2009 128 3468
2010 175 4075
2011 187 4547
2012 212 5487
2013 226 6108
2014 198 7067
2015 278 8764
2016 259 9330
2017 340 10504
2018 393 11168
2019 504 14155
2020 624 18530
2021 691 22353
2022 577 22953
2023 624 23216
2024 538 21919

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 6 157 396
Psychiatry 5 184 501
Clinical Psychology 5 180 512
Neuroscience 5 252 674
Social Work 8 236 739
Special Education 10 321 868
Child Psychology 8 327 966
Social Psychology 9 491 1460
Education Majors 9 502 1669
Cognitive Science 9 587 2098

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 1508th in the World with 7,008 publications made and 182,446 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 26 In Ireland
#541 of 1,500 In Europe
#1508 of 7,081 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
1992 29 169
1993 29 219
1994 52 220
1995 43 266
1996 39 294
1997 48 353
1998 41 337
1999 28 397
2000 33 459
2001 43 620
2002 54 598
2003 56 807
2004 49 1021
2005 65 1106
2006 59 1513
2007 80 1823
2008 97 2104
2009 129 2592
2010 156 3063
2011 167 3514
2012 189 4239
2013 188 4751
2014 174 5365
2015 281 6745
2016 246 6930
2017 307 8204
2018 408 8893
2019 469 11286
2020 630 15137
2021 674 18702
2022 565 19035
2023 629 19707
2024 573 17653

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 5 219 615
Social Work 8 236 739
Special Education 10 321 868
Occupational Safety and Health 7 278 897
Genealogy 8 337 958
Anthropology 8 377 1035
Sports / Exercise science 7 383 1080
Sociology 8 388 1087
Library and Information science 9 439 1244
Law 8 465 1282
Political Science 8 555 1509
Linguistics 9 524 1514
Communications and Public Relations 11 533 1551
History 8 543 1557
Archaeology 8 566 1659
Gender Studies 9 501 1661
Education Majors 9 502 1669
Classics and Ancient History 9 627 1984
Philosophy 9 687 2149
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 722 2396
Aesthetics 10 820 2781

Computer Science rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 8th for Computer Science in Ireland and 1428th in the World with 5,613 publications made and 186,013 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
#481 of 1,469 In Europe
#1428 of 6,845 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 23 447
1993 32 444
1994 34 409
1995 29 451
1996 32 425
1997 27 450
1998 36 445
1999 38 525
2000 30 599
2001 49 737
2002 45 835
2003 54 1066
2004 45 1168
2005 64 1424
2006 73 1750
2007 80 2175
2008 105 2490
2009 119 3126
2010 150 3561
2011 159 4148
2012 185 4807
2013 169 5381
2014 184 6367
2015 219 7760
2016 239 8334
2017 273 9415
2018 300 10229
2019 352 12796
2020 403 16304
2021 468 19679
2022 416 20347
2023 427 20929
2024 395 20117

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 5 257 654
Neuroscience 5 252 674
Data Science 9 438 1128
Library and Information science 9 439 1244
Cyber Security 10 552 1761
Multimedia 12 581 1891
Cognitive Science 9 587 2098
Machine Learning 10 642 2325
Human-Computer Interaction 13 735 2422
Computational Linguistics 10 677 2518
Management Information Systems 14 838 2545
Telecommunications 10 704 2623
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 739 2703
Computer Vision 9 740 2743
Computer Networking 13 802 3129

Engineering rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 10th for Engineering in Ireland and 1794th in the World with 4,257 publications made and 143,410 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 22 In Ireland
#557 of 1,465 In Europe
#1794 of 6,782 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 11 135
1993 23 166
1994 16 165
1995 17 182
1996 27 161
1997 21 205
1998 21 224
1999 26 291
2000 27 395
2001 33 407
2002 39 465
2003 50 650
2004 36 799
2005 49 969
2006 61 1291
2007 60 1577
2008 92 1800
2009 92 2087
2010 105 2453
2011 143 3114
2012 109 3460
2013 128 3799
2014 148 4463
2015 190 5357
2016 184 6127
2017 192 7044
2018 222 8088
2019 282 9671
2020 316 12384
2021 342 15016
2022 317 14915
2023 337 15283
2024 300 14720

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 38 137
Biotechnology 7 282 849
Nanotechnology 8 420 1452
Systems Engineering 10 553 1480
Aerospace Engineering 9 523 1579
Materials Science 9 540 1825
Optical Engineering 10 559 1859
Mechanical Engineering 9 607 1882
Environmental Engineering 8 528 1896
Metallurgical Engineering 9 598 2141
Structural Engineering 9 671 2228
Chemical Engineering 10 583 2232
Acoustical Engineering 10 661 2237
Geotechnical Engineering 9 614 2285
Human-Computer Interaction 13 735 2422
Telecommunications 10 704 2623
Electronic Engineering 12 729 2720
Civil Engineering 9 790 2881
Computer Networking 13 802 3129
Electrical Engineering 11 835 3180

Mathematics rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 8th for Mathematics in Ireland and 1218th in the World with 3,332 publications made and 96,885 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 20 In Ireland
#428 of 1,401 In Europe
#1218 of 6,418 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 57
1993 12 80
1994 10 61
1995 6 70
1996 10 90
1997 7 100
1998 13 101
1999 11 139
2000 11 203
2001 10 208
2002 13 241
2003 17 303
2004 17 419
2005 23 427
2006 22 534
2007 46 710
2008 52 797
2009 53 958
2010 65 1154
2011 79 1342
2012 90 1594
2013 94 1902
2014 108 2277
2015 138 2893
2016 144 3171
2017 167 3626
2018 221 4178
2019 262 5236
2020 307 7253
2021 369 9200
2022 317 9918
2023 314 9857
2024 272 8102

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 8 398 1090
Math Teachers 9 513 1814
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 702 2422

Economics rankings

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ranked 9th for Economics in Ireland and 1408th in the World with 1,897 publications made and 40,438 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#9 of 19 In Ireland
#509 of 1,388 In Europe
#1408 of 6,167 In the World

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 4 22
1993 2 23
1994 2 20
1995 6 39
1996 3 29
1997 8 48
1998 3 36
1999 6 52
2000 4 87
2001 4 75
2002 9 89
2003 10 91
2004 8 152
2005 13 145
2006 10 229
2007 18 340
2008 26 374
2009 43 429
2010 37 550
2011 52 639
2012 47 806
2013 51 929
2014 52 1122
2015 75 1527
2016 72 1545
2017 84 1799
2018 123 1974
2019 140 2578
2020 198 3671
2021 198 4656
2022 195 4756
2023 207 4959
2024 157 4388

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 9 329 934
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 702 2422
Finance 10 882 3119

Other rankings

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

Speciality Ireland Europe World Rank
Human Resource Management 7 495 1229
Management 8 518 1496
Accounting 8 566 1663
Business 9 578 1667
Geology 9 551 1777
Marketing 11 615 1845
Physics 10 586 1919
Environmental Science 9 584 1949
Advertising 11 646 2000
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 597 2035
Geography and Cartography 9 640 2054
Project Management 12 775 2103
Fashion Design 10 691 2116
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 643 2163
Quantum and Particle physics 9 662 2315
Nuclear Physics 9 646 2376
Art & Design 11 732 2388
Environmental Management 10 674 2434
Literature 9 756 2508
Ecology 10 719 2680
Oceanography 10 767 2877
Earth science and Geophysics 9 789 3130