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University College Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, 225th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 11 research topics. University College Dublin ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 90,057 academic publications and 2,731,698 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 380 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#225 of 14,131 In the World
#82 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 32 In Ireland
#1 of 11 In Dublin
#40 of 2,330 For Animal Science
#44 of 2,198 For Veterinary
#58 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#165 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#268 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 8 other topics

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Biology rankings

University College Dublin ranked 2nd for Biology in Ireland and 321st in the World with 49,673 publications made and 1,766,959 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Ireland
#114 of 1,449 In Europe
#321 of 6,841 In the World

University College Dublin
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 195 1726
1994 242 1943
1995 276 2278
1996 318 2569
1997 329 2973
1998 416 3494
1999 403 4440
2000 446 5386
2001 494 6331
2002 565 7502
2003 659 9531
2004 828 11028
2005 911 13410
2006 951 15965
2007 1177 20001
2008 1270 24084
2009 1513 29438
2010 1768 37231
2011 1750 45290
2012 1725 54123
2013 1737 61571
2014 1729 68733
2015 1998 73602
2016 2042 78669
2017 2070 85960
2018 2266 94871
2019 2441 106138
2020 2888 130358
2021 3078 152782
2022 2879 151656
2023 3175 156606
2024 2577 147182
2025 2112 135328

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

Biology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animal Science 1 7 40
Nutrition and Food Science 2 32 107
Forestry 1 30 117
Agricultural Science 1 51 188
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 62 207
Biotechnology 1 85 235
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 76 240
Zoology 1 95 249
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 101 263
Microbiology 3 93 271
Botany 1 97 280
Paleontology 1 100 281
Astrobiology 1 115 288
Biophysics 1 105 291
Virology 1 103 313
Genetics 2 116 318
Evolutionary Biology 2 125 323
Biochemistry 2 117 332
Immunology 2 127 339
Oncology and Cancer research 1 122 344
Horticulture 1 107 348
Neuroscience 2 137 353
Molecular Biology 1 127 382
Nanotechnology 2 126 411
Entomology 4 175 473
Pharmacology 3 167 496
Toxicology 1 158 520

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 254th in the World with 42,265 publications made and 1,132,669 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

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

University College Dublin
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 178 755
1994 224 823
1995 240 912
1996 276 1101
1997 267 1250
1998 313 1481
1999 321 1941
2000 363 2370
2001 390 2940
2002 422 3402
2003 469 4594
2004 631 5632
2005 723 6670
2006 820 8294
2007 959 10579
2008 997 13069
2009 1224 15959
2010 1311 20219
2011 1391 24719
2012 1338 29284
2013 1460 33727
2014 1375 37633
2015 1646 41685
2016 1785 44804
2017 1868 48882
2018 2087 56683
2019 2274 66672
2020 2600 80656
2021 2830 98800
2022 2698 99509
2023 3013 107315
2024 2230 96979
2025 1637 86441

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

Medicine rankings

University College Dublin ranked 2nd for Medicine in Ireland and 316th in the World with 39,553 publications made and 1,316,439 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 21 In Ireland
#113 of 1,437 In Europe
#316 of 6,793 In the World

University College Dublin
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 152 1165
1994 184 1351
1995 180 1572
1996 207 1719
1997 224 2017
1998 291 2461
1999 270 3115
2000 348 3821
2001 323 4437
2002 400 5200
2003 462 6669
2004 582 7813
2005 615 9199
2006 720 11069
2007 834 13967
2008 898 17102
2009 1047 20484
2010 1252 26373
2011 1273 32393
2012 1272 38385
2013 1296 43889
2014 1327 49647
2015 1615 53467
2016 1623 57271
2017 1676 62957
2018 1877 68390
2019 2053 77355
2020 2433 98319
2021 2687 117884
2022 2618 117981
2023 2822 121564
2024 2451 114295
2025 2142 107069

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

Medicine subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Veterinary 1 14 44
Urology 1 34 129
Forensic Science 1 61 173
Social Work 3 54 178
Occupational Therapy 2 60 191
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 62 207
Sports Medicine 1 72 211
Cosmetology 1 80 213
Medical Physics 1 85 216
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 63 217
Nursing 2 68 221
Health Science 2 68 229
Physical Therapy 1 82 237
Pharmacy 1 110 254
Public Health 1 80 259
Respiratory Therapy 1 95 260
Epidemiology 1 100 263
Family medicine 2 84 266
Sports / Exercise science 3 94 270
Pediatrics 1 99 271
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 83 276
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 101 282
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 127 287
Critical Care Nursing 3 119 298
Optometry 1 106 305
Virology 1 103 313
Biomedical Engineering 4 105 314
Anatomy and Physiology 1 114 322
Gerontology 3 93 324
Clinical Psychology 2 111 329
Pathology 2 122 329
Psychiatry 2 124 337
Immunology 2 127 339
Oncology and Cancer research 1 122 344
Dermatology 2 136 358
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 128 377
Anesthesiology 1 140 379
Surgery 1 132 383
Cardiology 1 161 417
Ophthalmology 2 151 428
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 155 429
Pharmacology 3 167 496
Toxicology 1 158 520
Audiology 2 199 535
Radiation Therapy 2 189 537
Neurosurgery 2 214 634
Orthodontics 3 255 707
Dentistry 3 274 775
Plastic Surgery 6 265 905

Chemistry rankings

University College Dublin ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Ireland and 358th in the World with 38,503 publications made and 1,478,395 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Ireland
#126 of 1,417 In Europe
#358 of 6,561 In the World

University College Dublin
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 152 1485
1994 211 1718
1995 225 1982
1996 265 2209
1997 288 2631
1998 338 2992
1999 372 3896
2000 375 4550
2001 416 5302
2002 501 6584
2003 569 8227
2004 651 9373
2005 742 11269
2006 777 13237
2007 964 16477
2008 1044 19661
2009 1226 24095
2010 1468 30233
2011 1403 37328
2012 1399 44464
2013 1389 50652
2014 1367 56173
2015 1594 61120
2016 1594 65340
2017 1558 71428
2018 1720 78355
2019 1857 87068
2020 2117 103990
2021 2168 120608
2022 1979 119507
2023 2232 122201
2024 1818 114263
2025 1462 103456

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

Chemistry subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 1 30 84
Nutrition and Food Science 2 32 107
Pharmacy 1 110 254
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 99 275
Biochemistry 2 117 332
Computational Chemistry 2 148 343
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 141 347
Organic Chemistry 2 147 406
Nanotechnology 2 126 411
Chemical Engineering 2 124 445
Materials Science 2 155 447
Physical chemistry 3 184 538
Environmental Chemistry 2 207 556
Inorganic Chemistry 2 195 558
Radiochemistry 1 191 788

Engineering rankings

University College Dublin ranked 2nd for Engineering in Ireland and 353rd in the World with 37,096 publications made and 1,183,874 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Ireland
#119 of 1,466 In Europe
#353 of 6,795 In the World

University College Dublin
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 138 988
1994 162 1095
1995 194 1291
1996 204 1413
1997 253 1769
1998 299 2066
1999 314 2571
2000 295 2969
2001 354 3626
2002 437 4554
2003 469 5441
2004 619 6667
2005 743 8041
2006 783 9539
2007 899 11750
2008 948 14345
2009 1209 17940
2010 1284 21910
2011 1272 27280
2012 1301 33495
2013 1381 38333
2014 1389 43161
2015 1506 47637
2016 1504 52095
2017 1547 56842
2018 1762 63911
2019 1910 73574
2020 2207 86508
2021 2309 102708
2022 2187 102185
2023 2328 108775
2024 1840 100502
2025 1272 88058

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

Engineering subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 20 58
Agricultural Engineering 1 20 79
Biochemical Engineering 1 30 84
Mining Engineering 1 28 124
Remote Sensing 1 54 155
Human-Computer Interaction 1 75 196
Construction Management 1 77 203
Automotive Engineering 1 69 212
Landscape Architecture 1 100 214
Environmental Engineering 1 57 234
Biotechnology 1 85 235
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 63 240
Architecture 2 106 240
Civil Engineering 1 72 247
Architectural Engineering 1 95 258
Electronic Engineering 1 75 275
Marine Engineering 1 95 277
Operations Research 1 96 278
Systems Engineering 1 112 294
Computer Networking 1 89 301
Geotechnical Engineering 1 86 310
Transportation Engineering 2 108 311
Telecommunications 1 92 314
Biomedical Engineering 4 105 314
Acoustical Engineering 1 108 323
Electrical Engineering 1 98 323
Industrial Engineering 2 123 325
Mechanical Engineering 1 113 337
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 141 347
Aviation 4 131 351
Aerospace Engineering 1 128 365
Structural Engineering 2 119 371
Product and Industrial Design 3 158 391
Engineering Management 6 142 411
Nanotechnology 2 126 411
Computer Engineering 2 135 414
Optical Engineering 2 163 423
Chemical Engineering 2 124 445
Materials Science 2 155 447
Petroleum Engineering 1 129 449
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 173 457
Technical Drawing 2 173 479
Automation and Control engineering 3 163 500
Metallurgical Engineering 2 190 537
Nuclear Engineering 2 193 577
Robotics 1 204 584

Environmental Science rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Ireland and 271st in the World with 35,962 publications made and 1,140,607 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 20 In Ireland
#89 of 1,464 In Europe
#271 of 6,888 In the World

University College Dublin
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 128 1023
1994 159 1109
1995 194 1333
1996 201 1545
1997 241 1558
1998 250 1920
1999 248 2462
2000 283 2665
2001 347 3366
2002 390 3902
2003 420 5217
2004 584 6086
2005 639 7585
2006 659 9159
2007 864 11447
2008 882 14029
2009 1110 17506
2010 1248 21705
2011 1248 26876
2012 1223 33005
2013 1272 37810
2014 1275 42710
2015 1413 46623
2016 1525 50926
2017 1578 54893
2018 1826 63412
2019 1828 73170
2020 2230 87681
2021 2398 104428
2022 2208 105502
2023 2421 110797
2024 1792 101101
2025 1242 90065

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

Physics rankings

University College Dublin ranked 2nd for Physics in Ireland and 383rd in the World with 34,084 publications made and 1,168,365 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Ireland
#145 of 1,460 In Europe
#383 of 6,729 In the World

University College Dublin
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 136 970
1994 151 1140
1995 190 1323
1996 202 1512
1997 246 1800
1998 285 2199
1999 305 2716
2000 288 3024
2001 347 3580
2002 419 4432
2003 426 5425
2004 553 6563
2005 681 7730
2006 671 8968
2007 806 11164
2008 868 13673
2009 1081 16782
2010 1159 20760
2011 1173 25826
2012 1207 32063
2013 1285 36778
2014 1295 41168
2015 1405 46814
2016 1408 51353
2017 1474 56128
2018 1617 62700
2019 1724 73109
2020 1972 84145
2021 2065 97771
2022 1930 94108
2023 2009 100006
2024 1624 92201
2025 1130 79814

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

Physics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 85 216
Astrobiology 1 115 288
Biophysics 1 105 291
Acoustical Engineering 1 108 323
Quantum and Particle physics 2 145 370
Nanotechnology 2 126 411
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 174 412
Optical Engineering 2 163 423
Materials Science 2 155 447
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 173 457
Nuclear Physics 2 199 473
Theoretical Physics 2 223 490
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 246 556
Condensed Matter Physics 3 262 695

Computer Science rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Computer Science in Ireland and 309th in the World with 33,310 publications made and 1,010,545 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 21 In Ireland
#108 of 1,470 In Europe
#309 of 6,855 In the World

University College Dublin
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 132 779
1994 129 773
1995 165 878
1996 203 1009
1997 178 1265
1998 234 1477
1999 207 1819
2000 245 2165
2001 253 2563
2002 340 3299
2003 424 4053
2004 570 5105
2005 678 6221
2006 762 8030
2007 808 10173
2008 872 12319
2009 1053 15675
2010 1066 19713
2011 1080 23198
2012 1066 28194
2013 1115 31933
2014 1078 36134
2015 1317 38719
2016 1347 42307
2017 1393 46086
2018 1562 52992
2019 1785 62147
2020 2056 75305
2021 2262 90217
2022 2124 89623
2023 2370 98376
2024 1818 89278
2025 1406 78737

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

Psychology rankings

University College Dublin ranked 2nd for Psychology in Ireland and 314th in the World with 19,749 publications made and 619,307 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 19 In Ireland
#106 of 1,424 In Europe
#314 of 6,663 In the World

University College Dublin
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 65 526
1994 65 491
1995 84 634
1996 96 742
1997 88 920
1998 119 1050
1999 117 1235
2000 141 1563
2001 142 1709
2002 173 2034
2003 202 2464
2004 277 3067
2005 336 3636
2006 364 4736
2007 397 6024
2008 461 7353
2009 534 9041
2010 553 11420
2011 589 13615
2012 601 16443
2013 641 19381
2014 668 22096
2015 780 24128
2016 810 25878
2017 864 27759
2018 939 30984
2019 1099 35830
2020 1251 44974
2021 1517 54450
2022 1489 55326
2023 1596 59478
2024 1230 54144
2025 1068 51620

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

Psychology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 2 32 107
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 47 140
Social Work 3 54 178
Occupational Therapy 2 60 191
Social Psychology 2 87 280
Child Psychology 2 82 285
Sexology 2 68 285
Education Majors 3 83 315
Clinical Psychology 2 111 329
Psychiatry 2 124 337
Neuroscience 2 137 353
Cognitive Science 2 130 353
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 143 554

Mathematics rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Mathematics in Ireland and 323rd in the World with 16,704 publications made and 498,305 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 20 In Ireland
#108 of 1,406 In Europe
#323 of 6,434 In the World

University College Dublin
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 48 230
1994 38 272
1995 56 325
1996 66 407
1997 89 469
1998 95 550
1999 82 672
2000 104 830
2001 124 1141
2002 161 1426
2003 181 1757
2004 270 2135
2005 309 2571
2006 344 3345
2007 438 4295
2008 447 5254
2009 534 6727
2010 580 8283
2011 559 10259
2012 531 12301
2013 579 14159
2014 621 16248
2015 643 18370
2016 708 19660
2017 774 21264
2018 854 24473
2019 965 28833
2020 1089 35513
2021 1308 44387
2022 1133 45113
2023 1211 48256
2024 831 37085
2025 582 30547

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

Mathematics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 93 246
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 75 248
Operations Research 1 96 278
Actuarial Science 1 109 305
Statistics 1 116 324
Math Teachers 4 109 398
Applied Mathematics 2 299 723

Business rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Business in Ireland and 230th in the World with 14,969 publications made and 405,665 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 20 In Ireland
#73 of 1,436 In Europe
#230 of 6,366 In the World

University College Dublin
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 51 220
1994 54 268
1995 73 317
1996 73 310
1997 93 442
1998 107 511
1999 125 688
2000 148 917
2001 169 1176
2002 176 1416
2003 188 1748
2004 257 2230
2005 277 2551
2006 285 3246
2007 403 4103
2008 373 4923
2009 448 5894
2010 482 7387
2011 495 8562
2012 461 10052
2013 471 11458
2014 550 12761
2015 612 13832
2016 599 14518
2017 677 16172
2018 759 18586
2019 821 21869
2020 953 27205
2021 1129 32510
2022 1023 33664
2023 1079 37380
2024 688 30113
2025 500 25466

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

Economics rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Economics in Ireland and 178th in the World with 12,348 publications made and 356,215 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Ireland
#54 of 1,391 In Europe
#178 of 6,188 In the World

University College Dublin
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 24 149
1994 37 198
1995 41 227
1996 67 220
1997 67 323
1998 81 401
1999 92 479
2000 114 635
2001 117 825
2002 119 921
2003 144 1306
2004 187 1673
2005 180 1948
2006 206 2425
2007 323 3048
2008 295 3710
2009 374 4544
2010 420 5730
2011 408 6849
2012 367 8099
2013 417 9468
2014 410 10521
2015 514 11604
2016 511 12321
2017 574 13317
2018 675 15609
2019 693 18296
2020 843 23523
2021 927 28813
2022 865 29435
2023 943 32420
2024 593 26871
2025 486 23106

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

Art & Design rankings

University College Dublin ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Ireland and 236th in the World with 7,612 publications made and 148,325 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, 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
#2 of 20 In Ireland
#85 of 1,385 In Europe
#236 of 6,010 In the World

University College Dublin
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 33 114
1994 39 135
1995 49 121
1996 44 169
1997 60 171
1998 60 229
1999 68 302
2000 64 344
2001 66 412
2002 88 575
2003 117 700
2004 120 1007
2005 179 1109
2006 204 1430
2007 180 1751
2008 185 1949
2009 265 2570
2010 246 3126
2011 241 3456
2012 215 4112
2013 255 4833
2014 226 5141
2015 283 5567
2016 325 5850
2017 345 6729
2018 390 7380
2019 375 8882
2020 477 10813
2021 507 12836
2022 461 13235
2023 532 14545
2024 355 13641
2025 242 12124

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

Art & Design subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Music 1 26 84
Creative Writing 2 41 125
Photography 1 48 134
Multimedia 3 43 149
Game Design and Development 1 57 161
Aesthetics 1 70 189
UX/UI Desgin 3 78 190
Landscape Architecture 1 100 214
Literature 2 82 222
Architecture 2 106 240
Performing arts 2 101 243
Art History 2 101 246
Interior Design 1 112 252
Cinematography 4 132 303
Fashion Design 3 129 331
Entertainment Industry Business 2 149 368
Computer Graphics 3 197 472
Animation 2 194 488
Painting and Drawing 2 240 541
Sculpture 2 240 541
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 210 554
Graphic Design 5 216 559
Illustration and Concept Art 2 244 561