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University College Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, 247th in the global 2025 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 86,736 academic publications and 2,550,337 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 341 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#247 of 14,131 In the World
#88 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 32 In Ireland
#1 of 11 In Dublin
#39 of 2,294 For Animal Science
#45 of 2,131 For Veterinary
#57 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#166 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#303 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 320th in the World with 48,028 publications made and 1,660,948 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Ireland
#116 of 1,448 In Europe
#320 of 6,833 In the World

University College Dublin
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 163 1722
1993 195 1719
1994 242 1939
1995 276 2274
1996 317 2549
1997 328 2968
1998 416 3492
1999 404 4433
2000 445 5383
2001 493 6327
2002 565 7499
2003 659 9524
2004 830 11017
2005 911 13401
2006 951 15963
2007 1177 19999
2008 1272 24076
2009 1515 29443
2010 1770 37233
2011 1749 45283
2012 1722 54098
2013 1739 61604
2014 1725 68787
2015 2002 73655
2016 2041 78773
2017 2065 85996
2018 2256 94939
2019 2441 106326
2020 2892 130673
2021 3075 153006
2022 2880 151944
2023 3192 156842
2024 2544 145995

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 6 39
Nutrition and Food Science 2 31 105
Forestry 1 30 118
Agricultural Science 1 51 188
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 68 216
Biotechnology 1 84 234
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 76 239
Zoology 1 94 248
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 101 264
Microbiology 3 97 275
Botany 1 96 278
Paleontology 1 103 282
Astrobiology 1 115 289
Biophysics 1 107 293
Virology 1 103 315
Genetics 2 116 316
Evolutionary Biology 2 125 324
Biochemistry 2 117 333
Oncology and Cancer research 1 121 338
Immunology 2 128 340
Horticulture 1 107 346
Neuroscience 2 138 354
Molecular Biology 2 130 387
Nanotechnology 2 128 416
Entomology 4 172 474
Pharmacology 2 168 498
Toxicology 1 166 551

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 253rd in the World with 40,930 publications made and 1,061,735 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 26 In Ireland
#96 of 1,500 In Europe
#253 of 7,081 In the World

University College Dublin
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 165 677
1993 178 756
1994 224 821
1995 240 910
1996 276 1096
1997 266 1249
1998 313 1481
1999 321 1942
2000 363 2368
2001 390 2938
2002 422 3403
2003 469 4597
2004 629 5626
2005 723 6671
2006 819 8299
2007 957 10577
2008 997 13070
2009 1224 15958
2010 1311 20233
2011 1395 24726
2012 1339 29314
2013 1460 33738
2014 1378 37633
2015 1646 41752
2016 1765 44877
2017 1855 48988
2018 2087 56801
2019 2281 66880
2020 2611 81160
2021 2826 99124
2022 2701 99896
2023 3016 107557
2024 2171 95757

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 321st in the World with 37,922 publications made and 1,224,322 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 21 In Ireland
#113 of 1,433 In Europe
#321 of 6,775 In the World

University College Dublin
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 98 1094
1993 151 1159
1994 183 1344
1995 180 1571
1996 207 1710
1997 223 2016
1998 291 2460
1999 270 3113
2000 348 3820
2001 323 4430
2002 400 5199
2003 463 6664
2004 580 7804
2005 615 9195
2006 720 11068
2007 834 13962
2008 898 17089
2009 1047 20486
2010 1253 26356
2011 1274 32396
2012 1272 38401
2013 1295 43930
2014 1328 49708
2015 1621 53542
2016 1627 57392
2017 1677 63064
2018 1877 68564
2019 2058 77497
2020 2442 98625
2021 2693 118275
2022 2623 118282
2023 2825 121735
2024 2419 113087

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 15 45
Urology 1 33 128
Forensic Science 1 57 167
Social Work 2 51 172
Occupational Therapy 2 60 192
Sports Medicine 1 69 206
Cosmetology 1 80 214
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 68 216
Medical Physics 1 88 225
Nursing 2 68 225
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 67 231
Health Science 2 71 234
Physical Therapy 1 83 239
Pharmacy 1 113 257
Public Health 1 81 260
Respiratory Therapy 1 95 260
Family medicine 2 82 263
Epidemiology 1 101 264
Sports / Exercise science 3 91 266
Pediatrics 1 101 273
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 81 276
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 127 288
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 106 288
Critical Care Nursing 3 119 300
Optometry 1 106 306
Virology 1 103 315
Biomedical Engineering 4 107 317
Anatomy and Physiology 1 115 325
Gerontology 3 95 327
Pathology 2 124 335
Clinical Psychology 2 113 337
Oncology and Cancer research 1 121 338
Psychiatry 2 125 339
Immunology 2 128 340
Dermatology 2 132 356
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 128 375
Anesthesiology 1 141 381
Surgery 1 133 385
Cardiology 1 161 417
Ophthalmology 2 151 427
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 157 431
Pharmacology 2 168 498
Radiation Therapy 2 188 535
Audiology 2 200 542
Toxicology 1 166 551
Neurosurgery 2 216 643
Orthodontics 3 253 697
Dentistry 3 272 775
Plastic Surgery 6 261 892

Chemistry rankings

University College Dublin ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Ireland and 359th in the World with 37,363 publications made and 1,390,762 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Ireland
#127 of 1,417 In Europe
#359 of 6,545 In the World

University College Dublin
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 134 1555
1993 151 1479
1994 211 1716
1995 225 1980
1996 265 2195
1997 287 2625
1998 338 2989
1999 373 3892
2000 374 4549
2001 415 5299
2002 501 6580
2003 569 8222
2004 652 9365
2005 741 11263
2006 777 13237
2007 963 16471
2008 1045 19668
2009 1227 24090
2010 1469 30234
2011 1407 37357
2012 1397 44476
2013 1389 50667
2014 1370 56231
2015 1592 61173
2016 1593 65377
2017 1553 71539
2018 1719 78459
2019 1857 87262
2020 2120 104491
2021 2169 121173
2022 1989 119847
2023 2233 122559
2024 1792 113546

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 31 85
Nutrition and Food Science 2 31 105
Pharmacy 1 113 257
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 100 275
Biochemistry 2 117 333
Computational Chemistry 2 149 343
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 143 348
Organic Chemistry 2 149 403
Nanotechnology 2 128 416
Materials Science 2 157 445
Chemical Engineering 2 125 445
Physical chemistry 3 187 537
Inorganic Chemistry 2 196 553
Environmental Chemistry 3 215 566
Radiochemistry 1 189 770

Engineering rankings

University College Dublin ranked 2nd for Engineering in Ireland and 352nd in the World with 36,063 publications made and 1,117,477 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 1,465 In Europe
#352 of 6,782 In the World

University College Dublin
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 142 1054
1993 139 986
1994 162 1095
1995 193 1289
1996 204 1408
1997 253 1768
1998 299 2067
1999 315 2569
2000 294 2967
2001 353 3621
2002 437 4552
2003 469 5437
2004 618 6661
2005 741 8034
2006 783 9537
2007 898 11745
2008 950 14351
2009 1212 17943
2010 1286 21923
2011 1270 27271
2012 1301 33524
2013 1381 38385
2014 1386 43170
2015 1506 47705
2016 1504 52087
2017 1545 56890
2018 1769 63916
2019 1903 73647
2020 2212 86707
2021 2320 102996
2022 2193 102483
2023 2324 108944
2024 1782 99255

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 19 57
Agricultural Engineering 1 18 73
Biochemical Engineering 1 31 85
Mining Engineering 1 27 122
Remote Sensing 1 53 158
Human-Computer Interaction 2 74 194
Landscape Architecture 1 95 200
Automotive Engineering 1 68 203
Construction Management 1 78 206
Biotechnology 1 84 234
Environmental Engineering 1 62 236
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 65 242
Architecture 2 109 242
Civil Engineering 1 74 247
Architectural Engineering 1 95 262
Operations Research 1 93 272
Electronic Engineering 1 80 283
Marine Engineering 1 97 287
Systems Engineering 1 112 293
Computer Networking 1 90 306
Geotechnical Engineering 1 86 309
Transportation Engineering 2 110 313
Telecommunications 1 92 315
Biomedical Engineering 4 107 317
Acoustical Engineering 1 107 324
Electrical Engineering 2 100 326
Aviation 4 127 335
Mechanical Engineering 1 115 339
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 143 348
Industrial Engineering 3 140 356
Aerospace Engineering 1 127 366
Structural Engineering 2 120 368
Product and Industrial Design 3 158 389
Engineering Management 6 138 408
Computer Engineering 2 135 409
Nanotechnology 2 128 416
Optical Engineering 2 167 426
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 173 442
Materials Science 2 157 445
Chemical Engineering 2 125 445
Petroleum Engineering 1 141 467
Automation and Control engineering 3 167 506
Technical Drawing 2 181 511
Metallurgical Engineering 2 190 530
Nuclear Engineering 2 187 560
Robotics 1 210 599

Environmental Science rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Ireland and 274th in the World with 34,929 publications made and 1,072,732 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 20 In Ireland
#91 of 1,464 In Europe
#274 of 6,876 In the World

University College Dublin
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 128 1061
1993 128 1022
1994 158 1105
1995 194 1330
1996 201 1535
1997 241 1555
1998 250 1919
1999 248 2461
2000 283 2665
2001 348 3363
2002 390 3899
2003 419 5214
2004 584 6087
2005 639 7584
2006 659 9160
2007 863 11442
2008 882 14032
2009 1110 17503
2010 1250 21727
2011 1246 26885
2012 1220 33001
2013 1271 37822
2014 1275 42729
2015 1415 46646
2016 1527 50977
2017 1575 54955
2018 1819 63380
2019 1832 73283
2020 2226 87969
2021 2402 104769
2022 2206 105869
2023 2413 110912
2024 1735 100114

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 33,156 publications made and 1,094,968 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 1,457 In Europe
#383 of 6,713 In the World

University College Dublin
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 134 1153
1993 137 970
1994 151 1140
1995 190 1323
1996 202 1510
1997 246 1800
1998 285 2199
1999 306 2713
2000 287 3020
2001 347 3570
2002 419 4431
2003 425 5418
2004 554 6560
2005 679 7721
2006 671 8965
2007 805 11157
2008 868 13672
2009 1081 16780
2010 1160 20775
2011 1170 25824
2012 1207 32080
2013 1277 36742
2014 1293 41140
2015 1410 46847
2016 1408 51295
2017 1473 56065
2018 1616 62656
2019 1723 73127
2020 1968 84041
2021 2077 97831
2022 1923 94088
2023 2006 99678
2024 1593 91045

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 88 225
Astrobiology 1 115 289
Biophysics 1 107 293
Acoustical Engineering 1 107 324
Quantum and Particle physics 2 144 370
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 176 412
Nanotechnology 2 128 416
Optical Engineering 2 167 426
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 173 442
Materials Science 2 157 445
Nuclear Physics 2 198 475
Theoretical Physics 2 221 486
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 246 552
Condensed Matter Physics 3 261 684

Computer Science rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Computer Science in Ireland and 310th in the World with 32,248 publications made and 949,036 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 1,469 In Europe
#310 of 6,845 In the World

University College Dublin
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 95 654
1993 132 779
1994 129 773
1995 165 875
1996 203 1010
1997 177 1264
1998 234 1478
1999 207 1818
2000 244 2164
2001 252 2562
2002 340 3300
2003 424 4052
2004 570 5103
2005 679 6216
2006 762 8033
2007 807 10172
2008 870 12321
2009 1054 15673
2010 1065 19692
2011 1084 23193
2012 1068 28202
2013 1110 31915
2014 1080 36145
2015 1319 38760
2016 1350 42410
2017 1396 46109
2018 1560 52989
2019 1794 62432
2020 2076 75745
2021 2263 90550
2022 2144 90014
2023 2389 98724
2024 1763 88045

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 320th in the World with 18,966 publications made and 570,414 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 19 In Ireland
#110 of 1,423 In Europe
#320 of 6,645 In the World

University College Dublin
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 40 449
1993 65 527
1994 65 491
1995 84 634
1996 96 739
1997 87 918
1998 119 1050
1999 117 1236
2000 140 1562
2001 142 1708
2002 173 2035
2003 202 2465
2004 277 3062
2005 337 3630
2006 364 4737
2007 397 6023
2008 460 7356
2009 534 9041
2010 552 11412
2011 589 13614
2012 601 16449
2013 640 19400
2014 665 22097
2015 783 24129
2016 811 25929
2017 868 27806
2018 941 31072
2019 1102 35991
2020 1267 45364
2021 1525 54732
2022 1491 55664
2023 1609 59770
2024 1224 53625

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 32 108
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 51 147
Social Work 2 51 172
Occupational Therapy 2 60 192
Social Psychology 2 89 288
Child Psychology 2 82 290
Sexology 2 70 291
Education Majors 3 83 315
Clinical Psychology 2 113 337
Psychiatry 2 125 339
Neuroscience 2 138 354
Cognitive Science 2 130 356
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 146 563

Mathematics rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Mathematics in Ireland and 328th in the World with 16,320 publications made and 466,562 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
#111 of 1,401 In Europe
#328 of 6,418 In the World

University College Dublin
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 49 251
1993 48 230
1994 38 271
1995 56 324
1996 66 406
1997 89 469
1998 95 550
1999 82 673
2000 104 831
2001 122 1138
2002 161 1429
2003 181 1755
2004 270 2132
2005 307 2569
2006 344 3346
2007 438 4294
2008 448 5264
2009 535 6732
2010 580 8282
2011 558 10289
2012 532 12329
2013 582 14218
2014 623 16300
2015 650 18465
2016 711 19745
2017 775 21441
2018 852 24594
2019 976 29147
2020 1103 36081
2021 1318 44941
2022 1144 45699
2023 1223 48777
2024 813 36579

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 91 246
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 75 248
Operations Research 1 93 272
Actuarial Science 1 112 317
Statistics 1 120 331
Math Teachers 4 109 401
Applied Mathematics 2 297 715

Business rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Business in Ireland and 229th in the World with 14,590 publications made and 377,340 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 20 In Ireland
#73 of 1,433 In Europe
#229 of 6,339 In the World

University College Dublin
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 59 213
1993 51 220
1994 54 267
1995 73 313
1996 73 307
1997 94 443
1998 107 509
1999 125 688
2000 148 917
2001 169 1176
2002 176 1416
2003 188 1751
2004 257 2229
2005 278 2552
2006 285 3246
2007 403 4097
2008 373 4920
2009 446 5894
2010 483 7385
2011 495 8576
2012 462 10069
2013 474 11471
2014 548 12760
2015 614 13882
2016 596 14582
2017 675 16196
2018 762 18662
2019 824 21957
2020 961 27394
2021 1132 32694
2022 1023 33846
2023 1083 37592
2024 664 29677

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 181st in the World with 11,966 publications made and 328,164 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Ireland
#56 of 1,388 In Europe
#181 of 6,167 In the World

University College Dublin
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 39 170
1993 24 149
1994 37 198
1995 41 225
1996 67 220
1997 68 324
1998 81 400
1999 92 479
2000 114 634
2001 117 825
2002 119 920
2003 144 1309
2004 187 1671
2005 180 1947
2006 206 2427
2007 323 3045
2008 293 3709
2009 376 4543
2010 421 5722
2011 409 6869
2012 367 8110
2013 418 9480
2014 412 10526
2015 514 11616
2016 504 12348
2017 571 13317
2018 673 15632
2019 696 18398
2020 843 23683
2021 934 29016
2022 871 29618
2023 944 32577
2024 581 26507

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 235th in the World with 7,407 publications made and 137,691 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 1,381 In Europe
#235 of 5,966 In the World

University College Dublin
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 26 100
1993 33 114
1994 39 134
1995 49 120
1996 44 169
1997 61 171
1998 61 228
1999 67 302
2000 64 344
2001 66 410
2002 88 576
2003 117 698
2004 120 1005
2005 179 1109
2006 204 1430
2007 180 1751
2008 184 1951
2009 265 2573
2010 246 3127
2011 240 3459
2012 217 4104
2013 256 4836
2014 227 5128
2015 283 5547
2016 327 5834
2017 342 6705
2018 391 7385
2019 372 8847
2020 479 10823
2021 508 12823
2022 462 13187
2023 528 14586
2024 344 13439

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 25 85
Creative Writing 2 41 124
Photography 1 49 137
Multimedia 3 41 144
Game Design and Development 1 56 160
UX/UI Desgin 3 77 188
Aesthetics 1 70 189
Landscape Architecture 1 95 200
Literature 2 82 220
Interior Design 1 104 238
Performing arts 2 100 241
Architecture 2 109 242
Art History 2 99 245
Cinematography 4 129 294
Fashion Design 3 128 329
Entertainment Industry Business 2 150 371
Animation 2 191 482
Computer Graphics 3 205 501
Painting and Drawing 2 232 522
Sculpture 2 232 522
Illustration and Concept Art 2 236 543
Graphic Design 5 216 552
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 210 575