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University College Cork ranked 3rd in Ireland, 408th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 211 research topics. University College Cork ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 51,283 academic publications and 1,594,015 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 109 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#408 of 14,131 In the World
#174 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 32 In Ireland
#34 of 3,944 For Nutrition and Food Science
#120 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
#137 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#711 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#409 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 208 other topics

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Biology rankings

University College Cork ranked 3rd for Biology in Ireland and 404th in the World with 30,888 publications made and 1,263,729 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nutrition and Food Science, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Ireland
#146 of 1,449 In Europe
#404 of 6,841 In the World

University College Cork
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 135 1241
1994 117 1217
1995 189 1538
1996 180 1902
1997 235 2295
1998 247 2449
1999 284 3183
2000 324 4317
2001 350 5243
2002 389 6639
2003 386 8686
2004 443 10483
2005 485 11703
2006 612 13991
2007 638 16061
2008 702 17583
2009 835 20662
2010 987 24166
2011 1098 28665
2012 1082 33495
2013 1195 38305
2014 1212 43297
2015 1278 46919
2016 1411 52123
2017 1397 57359
2018 1465 62735
2019 1486 71946
2020 1826 91675
2021 2238 108126
2022 1781 108302
2023 1924 110988
2024 1499 107130
2025 1268 99047

The following table provides academic rankings for University College Cork in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 9 34
Microbiology 1 52 164
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 61 176
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 81 247
Animal Science 2 84 261
Paleontology 2 103 286
Biotechnology 2 123 325
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 111 336
Entomology 3 128 337
Immunology 3 137 367
Biochemistry 3 136 375
Neuroscience 3 148 378
Genetics 3 145 393
Evolutionary Biology 3 166 436
Zoology 3 165 440
Horticulture 2 143 457
Forestry 2 158 463
Nanotechnology 3 154 482
Pharmacology 2 165 492
Botany 3 181 501
Agricultural Science 2 172 572
Oncology and Cancer research 5 204 586
Molecular Biology 3 193 586
Virology 3 192 592
Biophysics 4 230 604
Astrobiology 3 313 814
Toxicology 3 271 947

Chemistry rankings

University College Cork ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Ireland and 424th in the World with 25,333 publications made and 1,098,057 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Ireland
#159 of 1,417 In Europe
#424 of 6,561 In the World

University College Cork
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 128 1201
1994 124 1179
1995 144 1463
1996 164 1764
1997 205 2215
1998 247 2373
1999 261 3037
2000 294 3950
2001 295 4669
2002 384 6250
2003 389 8037
2004 441 9740
2005 485 10818
2006 612 12757
2007 603 14671
2008 637 15719
2009 763 18609
2010 878 21688
2011 1041 26008
2012 956 29960
2013 999 33959
2014 981 38058
2015 1076 40854
2016 1178 45160
2017 1134 49474
2018 1101 53511
2019 1094 60330
2020 1338 74682
2021 1688 87908
2022 1237 87577
2023 1361 88581
2024 1031 85013
2025 866 77620

The following table provides academic rankings for University College Cork in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 9 34
Biochemical Engineering 2 66 157
Biochemistry 3 136 375
Organic Chemistry 3 172 462
Environmental Chemistry 1 175 474
Nanotechnology 3 154 482
Physical chemistry 2 161 483
Computational Chemistry 3 216 495
Chemical Engineering 3 163 541
Materials Science 3 200 559
Pharmacy 3 239 631
Inorganic Chemistry 4 232 665
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 299 818
Radiochemistry 2 222 887

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

University College Cork ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 547th in the World with 23,040 publications made and 552,890 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 26 In Ireland
#225 of 1,502 In Europe
#547 of 7,088 In the World

University College Cork
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 75 338
1994 94 415
1995 155 479
1996 142 612
1997 117 687
1998 165 760
1999 107 907
2000 158 1291
2001 198 1591
2002 221 1938
2003 228 2452
2004 256 3131
2005 315 3739
2006 335 4625
2007 427 5504
2008 482 6390
2009 543 7673
2010 617 9129
2011 841 10961
2012 790 12914
2013 857 14918
2014 868 17134
2015 988 19186
2016 1074 21535
2017 1137 23910
2018 1142 27340
2019 1256 32738
2020 1488 42591
2021 1702 51414
2022 1544 52856
2023 1638 55742
2024 1244 51222
2025 1074 47165

The following table provides academic rankings for University College Cork in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human Rights Law 3 47 120
International Law 2 68 148
Social Work 4 78 229
Classics and Ancient History 3 111 284
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 119 310
Genealogy 3 106 313
Political Economy 4 134 314
Anthropology 3 112 317
Media Studies 7 125 343
Gender Studies 3 105 344
Aesthetics 3 139 361
Public Policy / Administration 5 136 376
Demography 3 137 388
Special Education 7 133 392
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 2 130 399
Sociology 3 148 411
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 164 421
Criminology and Criminal Justice 4 127 422
Publishing 4 155 424
Art History 3 185 430
Occupational Safety and Health 3 122 436
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 177 457
Law 3 170 461
Sports / Exercise science 5 174 472
Communications and Public Relations 7 170 476
History 3 188 477
Military science 4 149 480
Linguistics 3 195 482
Library and Information science 5 196 490
Archaeology 3 194 511
Political Science 3 223 530
Law Enforcement 5 191 569
Broadcast Journalism 6 213 599
Education Majors 6 197 601
Journalism and Digital Media 6 223 604
Philosophy 3 287 681
Early Childhood Education 7 236 707
Forensic Science 4 246 730
Urban and Regional planning 5 359 746

Medicine rankings

University College Cork ranked 3rd for Medicine in Ireland and 435th in the World with 22,967 publications made and 835,857 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 21 In Ireland
#158 of 1,437 In Europe
#435 of 6,793 In the World

University College Cork
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 63 484
1994 75 527
1995 86 627
1996 105 888
1997 106 1114
1998 116 1190
1999 120 1559
2000 192 2186
2001 195 2671
2002 208 3276
2003 177 4166
2004 230 4979
2005 264 5803
2006 320 6850
2007 352 8092
2008 458 9092
2009 534 10974
2010 627 13343
2011 757 16030
2012 749 19033
2013 901 22648
2014 921 26709
2015 1020 30183
2016 1109 34680
2017 1118 39377
2018 1162 44209
2019 1249 51976
2020 1536 68509
2021 1710 82408
2022 1540 84297
2023 1626 86515
2024 1524 82662
2025 1264 77089

The following table provides academic rankings for University College Cork in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 4 78 229
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 81 247
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 74 248
Nursing 3 76 249
Health Science 3 82 268
Gerontology 2 75 271
Family medicine 3 94 305
Public Health 3 103 306
Pediatrics 2 112 311
Critical Care Nursing 4 128 318
Occupational Therapy 5 141 365
Immunology 3 137 367
Medical Physics 5 157 368
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 116 374
Pathology 3 146 383
Psychiatry 3 140 384
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 132 386
Clinical Psychology 3 142 425
Epidemiology 3 162 433
Respiratory Therapy 3 169 436
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 177 446
Physical Therapy 5 180 469
Sports / Exercise science 5 174 472
Pharmacology 2 165 492
Anesthesiology 4 177 509
Dentistry 2 188 531
Anatomy and Physiology 3 185 534
Plastic Surgery 3 175 534
Cardiology 5 216 572
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 207 578
Biomedical Engineering 7 207 585
Oncology and Cancer research 5 204 586
Virology 3 192 592
Audiology 3 226 601
Surgery 5 220 624
Pharmacy 3 239 631
Orthodontics 2 233 656
Sports Medicine 5 282 691
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 240 693
Dermatology 3 237 699
Radiation Therapy 5 237 719
Forensic Science 4 246 730
Cosmetology 3 253 765
Ophthalmology 6 276 813
Veterinary 3 223 832
Optometry 5 281 837
Urology 4 265 849
Toxicology 3 271 947

Engineering rankings

University College Cork ranked 3rd for Engineering in Ireland and 534th in the World with 22,473 publications made and 666,294 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Ireland
#194 of 1,466 In Europe
#534 of 6,795 In the World

University College Cork
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 110 762
1994 95 712
1995 109 833
1996 131 1074
1997 141 1350
1998 187 1395
1999 175 1662
2000 204 2107
2001 196 2539
2002 355 3487
2003 355 4150
2004 406 4937
2005 471 5690
2006 566 7192
2007 591 8219
2008 569 9461
2009 685 11118
2010 786 13509
2011 1013 16539
2012 878 18712
2013 912 21332
2014 925 23747
2015 979 25834
2016 1028 28089
2017 1006 30797
2018 995 32899
2019 984 37001
2020 1174 45008
2021 1487 54353
2022 1158 54273
2023 1312 55968
2024 898 53728
2025 676 49112

The following table provides academic rankings for University College Cork in various areas of Engineering.

Environmental Science rankings

University College Cork ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Ireland and 436th in the World with 20,283 publications made and 762,683 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 20 In Ireland
#159 of 1,464 In Europe
#436 of 6,888 In the World

University College Cork
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 84 764
1994 76 702
1995 155 920
1996 148 1209
1997 138 1251
1998 149 1350
1999 168 1878
2000 183 2394
2001 232 2992
2002 259 3925
2003 251 4957
2004 297 5952
2005 357 7180
2006 403 8882
2007 453 10229
2008 458 11352
2009 544 13411
2010 654 15392
2011 751 18298
2012 758 21431
2013 794 24596
2014 819 26798
2015 814 29119
2016 874 31146
2017 953 34523
2018 978 38111
2019 1019 43545
2020 1230 55364
2021 1345 65127
2022 1222 66349
2023 1260 68798
2024 971 62612
2025 744 56488

The following table provides academic rankings for University College Cork in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 2 103 286
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 111 336
Geology 3 134 365
Oceanography 3 154 421
Ecology 3 171 462
Forestry 2 158 463
Environmental Chemistry 1 175 474
Environmental Management 4 181 536
Geography and Cartography 3 198 537
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 189 546
Agricultural Science 2 172 572
Geotechnical Engineering 3 220 690
Urban and Regional planning 5 359 746
Earth science and Geophysics 4 275 786
Environmental Engineering 4 267 810
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 299 818

Physics rankings

University College Cork ranked 3rd for Physics in Ireland and 583rd in the World with 19,604 publications made and 555,317 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Ireland
#217 of 1,460 In Europe
#583 of 6,729 In the World

University College Cork
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 90 683
1994 94 754
1995 113 896
1996 133 1066
1997 149 1320
1998 183 1392
1999 169 1614
2000 190 1983
2001 183 2299
2002 309 3165
2003 301 3792
2004 338 4409
2005 409 5068
2006 490 6187
2007 526 7261
2008 518 8246
2009 604 9664
2010 697 11673
2011 879 13920
2012 781 15961
2013 786 18111
2014 821 20119
2015 887 22213
2016 947 23965
2017 879 25867
2018 866 27754
2019 847 31346
2020 1000 37809
2021 1075 44277
2022 930 43901
2023 1035 46081
2024 789 44988
2025 622 40501

The following table provides academic rankings for University College Cork in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 116 326
Medical Physics 5 157 368
Nanotechnology 3 154 482
Condensed Matter Physics 2 207 513
Acoustical Engineering 3 216 558
Quantum and Particle physics 3 212 558
Materials Science 3 200 559
Optical Engineering 4 221 592
Biophysics 4 230 604
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 262 657
Theoretical Physics 4 301 719
Nuclear Physics 3 287 742
Astrobiology 3 313 814
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 319 819

Computer Science rankings

University College Cork ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Ireland and 471st in the World with 19,061 publications made and 640,542 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 21 In Ireland
#181 of 1,470 In Europe
#471 of 6,855 In the World

University College Cork
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 62 329
1994 67 354
1995 111 417
1996 81 550
1997 91 653
1998 128 732
1999 89 894
2000 152 1176
2001 168 1603
2002 248 2128
2003 262 2794
2004 277 3243
2005 367 3956
2006 428 4881
2007 466 5776
2008 482 6573
2009 543 7955
2010 601 9438
2011 772 11448
2012 682 13601
2013 692 15704
2014 739 18326
2015 781 20937
2016 867 23595
2017 931 27022
2018 908 30775
2019 972 36489
2020 1101 46092
2021 1230 54865
2022 1147 56988
2023 1260 59743
2024 999 57787
2025 838 53422

The following table provides academic rankings for University College Cork in various areas of Computer Science.

Psychology rankings

University College Cork ranked 3rd for Psychology in Ireland and 434th in the World with 12,273 publications made and 412,100 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 19 In Ireland
#151 of 1,424 In Europe
#434 of 6,663 In the World

University College Cork
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 28 184
1994 24 188
1995 33 252
1996 46 353
1997 45 427
1998 43 411
1999 42 487
2000 76 768
2001 88 914
2002 97 1077
2003 84 1338
2004 114 1631
2005 144 1923
2006 171 2262
2007 211 2824
2008 238 3330
2009 261 3880
2010 306 4937
2011 406 6118
2012 401 7343
2013 441 8765
2014 498 11054
2015 538 13190
2016 592 15571
2017 675 17782
2018 689 20586
2019 756 25031
2020 820 32642
2021 941 38984
2022 925 40560
2023 931 42234
2024 764 39882
2025 701 37952

The following table provides academic rankings for University College Cork in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 4 78 229
Occupational Therapy 5 141 365
Sexology 3 104 376
Neuroscience 3 148 378
Psychiatry 3 140 384
Special Education 7 133 392
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 164 421
Clinical Psychology 3 142 425
Child Psychology 3 152 441
Social Psychology 3 195 536
Education Majors 6 197 601
Cognitive Science 3 225 603
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 248 944

Mathematics rankings

University College Cork ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Ireland and 544th in the World with 9,242 publications made and 268,121 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 20 In Ireland
#201 of 1,406 In Europe
#544 of 6,434 In the World

University College Cork
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 18 82
1994 22 130
1995 34 145
1996 45 184
1997 38 246
1998 61 296
1999 43 373
2000 53 421
2001 66 567
2002 111 862
2003 98 967
2004 132 1199
2005 185 1581
2006 209 1981
2007 211 2312
2008 253 2629
2009 249 3097
2010 267 3680
2011 376 4388
2012 331 5145
2013 382 6299
2014 405 6793
2015 429 8204
2016 418 8853
2017 439 9820
2018 424 11088
2019 513 13235
2020 538 17021
2021 659 21359
2022 602 21688
2023 648 23153
2024 453 18854
2025 401 16312

The following table provides academic rankings for University College Cork in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 6 159 511
Statistics 3 199 523
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 205 585
Operations Research 3 232 645
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 283 704
Actuarial Science 5 330 875
Applied Mathematics 6 392 1012

Business rankings

University College Cork ranked 3rd for Business in Ireland and 547th in the World with 7,951 publications made and 167,384 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 20 In Ireland
#202 of 1,436 In Europe
#547 of 6,366 In the World

University College Cork
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 20 70
1994 23 94
1995 57 119
1996 43 98
1997 37 169
1998 56 202
1999 38 225
2000 53 300
2001 63 378
2002 100 604
2003 97 714
2004 110 871
2005 126 1072
2006 138 1339
2007 153 1512
2008 199 1921
2009 216 2220
2010 217 2631
2011 337 3088
2012 260 3700
2013 271 4142
2014 323 4657
2015 340 5101
2016 431 5764
2017 402 6268
2018 385 7350
2019 460 8959
2020 505 11447
2021 567 13909
2022 574 14767
2023 557 16205
2024 368 13633
2025 288 11832

The following table provides academic rankings for University College Cork in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

University College Cork ranked 3rd for Economics in Ireland and 460th in the World with 6,575 publications made and 144,743 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 19 In Ireland
#176 of 1,391 In Europe
#460 of 6,188 In the World

University College Cork
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 16 42
1994 9 64
1995 30 74
1996 33 82
1997 30 120
1998 37 144
1999 20 180
2000 36 206
2001 46 329
2002 58 316
2003 46 421
2004 63 483
2005 75 640
2006 87 745
2007 97 894
2008 139 1106
2009 158 1524
2010 172 1669
2011 221 2013
2012 211 2626
2013 224 2998
2014 249 3424
2015 303 4130
2016 357 4609
2017 378 5131
2018 329 6075
2019 415 7519
2020 448 10023
2021 474 12094
2022 533 13245
2023 548 14977
2024 338 12717
2025 296 10967

The following table provides academic rankings for University College Cork in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 2 79 182
International Economics 4 176 278
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 119 310
Political Economy 4 134 314
International Trade 3 182 317
Agricultural Economics 3 116 406
Development Studies 3 132 420
Finance 3 239 586
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 283 704
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 249 708
Actuarial Science 5 330 875

Art & Design rankings

University College Cork ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Ireland and 355th in the World with 4,701 publications made and 131,498 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
#3 of 20 In Ireland
#139 of 1,385 In Europe
#355 of 6,010 In the World

University College Cork
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 19 85
1994 18 69
1995 56 109
1996 26 110
1997 19 171
1998 42 168
1999 24 192
2000 43 268
2001 45 316
2002 51 395
2003 73 576
2004 68 644
2005 86 771
2006 107 1024
2007 121 1167
2008 106 1360
2009 123 1585
2010 144 1850
2011 193 2103
2012 177 2338
2013 203 2863
2014 172 3010
2015 223 3165
2016 206 3577
2017 248 3883
2018 260 4556
2019 233 5265
2020 328 6595
2021 275 7380
2022 262 7410
2023 297 7829
2024 190 7748
2025 145 7750

The following table provides academic rankings for University College Cork in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cinematography 3 120 279
Photography 2 106 286
UX/UI Desgin 5 133 303
Creative Writing 3 121 308
Fashion Design 2 125 323
Literature 3 141 343
Performing arts 3 149 347
Aesthetics 3 139 361
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 149 382
Landscape Architecture 3 183 387
Entertainment Industry Business 4 160 395
Computer Graphics 2 162 401
Art History 3 185 430
Graphic Design 3 168 443
Architecture 6 219 490
Game Design and Development 4 216 502
Painting and Drawing 3 244 549
Sculpture 3 244 549
Illustration and Concept Art 3 251 576
Music 4 228 613
Multimedia 7 251 641