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University College Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, 254th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 14 research topics. University College Dublin ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 73,866 academic publications and 1,771,245 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 329 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#254 of 14,131 In the World
#90 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 32 In Ireland
#1 of 11 In Dublin
#38 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#41 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#53 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#167 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#303 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 11 other topics

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Biology rankings

University College Dublin ranked 2nd for Biology in Ireland and 321st in the World with 42,729 publications made and 1,237,724 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Ireland
#116 of 1,445 In Europe
#321 of 6,770 In the World

University College Dublin
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 173 1202
1992 146 1409
1993 175 1383
1994 217 1536
1995 257 1749
1996 297 2039
1997 306 2324
1998 378 2740
1999 367 3492
2000 413 4132
2001 463 4926
2002 514 5896
2003 601 7338
2004 695 8561
2005 805 10463
2006 876 12874
2007 1051 16066
2008 1152 19251
2009 1415 23645
2010 1628 30479
2011 1619 36883
2012 1644 44322
2013 1612 50734
2014 1658 57209
2015 1880 61463
2016 2000 64986
2017 2025 70481
2018 2189 78899
2019 2357 88348
2020 2767 106331
2021 2970 126376
2022 2729 131004
2023 2907 132505

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 38
Nutrition and Food Science 2 30 92
Forestry 1 31 115
Agricultural Science 1 54 184
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 66 207
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 80 239
Biotechnology 1 88 239
Astrobiology 1 103 259
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 102 264
Microbiology 3 97 265
Botany 1 96 272
Paleontology 2 108 296
Biophysics 1 109 298
Horticulture 1 104 308
Zoology 1 116 309
Genetics 2 120 317
Evolutionary Biology 2 129 327
Biochemistry 2 118 332
Virology 1 110 332
Oncology and Cancer research 1 120 334
Immunology 2 130 343
Molecular Biology 1 130 385
Neuroscience 2 156 392
Nanotechnology 2 123 402
Entomology 4 174 472
Pharmacology 2 169 491
Toxicology 1 176 549

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 248th in the World with 35,284 publications made and 708,882 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 26 In Ireland
#92 of 1,492 In Europe
#248 of 7,020 In the World

University College Dublin
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 125 418
1992 144 516
1993 158 536
1994 207 619
1995 215 660
1996 236 837
1997 251 924
1998 274 1068
1999 299 1484
2000 335 1711
2001 345 2188
2002 389 2530
2003 437 3239
2004 564 4115
2005 615 4915
2006 746 6247
2007 831 7935
2008 870 9610
2009 1116 11942
2010 1195 15168
2011 1198 18566
2012 1227 21909
2013 1319 25399
2014 1269 28922
2015 1480 30917
2016 1663 32871
2017 1703 35085
2018 1909 41783
2019 2064 49479
2020 2430 59018
2021 2626 73438
2022 2487 77741
2023 2670 80987

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 329th in the World with 33,347 publications made and 893,592 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 21 In Ireland
#120 of 1,417 In Europe
#329 of 6,680 In the World

University College Dublin
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 116 806
1992 85 890
1993 133 928
1994 161 1033
1995 168 1205
1996 192 1343
1997 200 1561
1998 254 1884
1999 246 2356
2000 314 2829
2001 301 3383
2002 367 4018
2003 410 4961
2004 485 6002
2005 535 7144
2006 657 8792
2007 740 11152
2008 809 13435
2009 976 16214
2010 1154 21279
2011 1169 25922
2012 1211 30924
2013 1217 35406
2014 1275 40546
2015 1541 43723
2016 1575 46257
2017 1644 50920
2018 1858 56857
2019 1995 63567
2020 2385 79222
2021 2587 96418
2022 2471 101008
2023 2554 102175

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 13 41
Urology 1 37 140
Social Work 2 50 168
Forensic Science 1 71 169
Occupational Therapy 2 70 207
Sports Medicine 1 69 207
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 66 207
Cosmetology 1 80 226
Nursing 2 72 233
Medical Physics 1 91 234
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 86 244
Health Science 2 74 245
Physical Therapy 1 86 249
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 75 251
Pharmacy 1 115 252
Respiratory Therapy 1 95 258
Public Health 1 85 262
Sports / Exercise science 3 89 270
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 79 272
Family medicine 2 87 273
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 131 279
Pediatrics 1 105 281
Epidemiology 1 109 288
Optometry 2 100 296
Critical Care Nursing 3 124 305
Biomedical Engineering 4 110 320
Virology 1 110 332
Anatomy and Physiology 1 122 334
Oncology and Cancer research 1 120 334
Pathology 2 126 335
Gerontology 3 101 338
Clinical Psychology 2 115 342
Immunology 2 130 343
Dermatology 2 132 358
Psychiatry 2 138 366
Anesthesiology 1 143 381
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 129 382
Surgery 1 139 387
Cardiology 1 163 427
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 158 429
Ophthalmology 2 159 455
Pharmacology 2 169 491
Radiation Therapy 2 191 528
Toxicology 1 176 549
Audiology 2 219 584
Neurosurgery 2 222 635
Orthodontics 2 226 639
Dentistry 3 255 696
Plastic Surgery 5 260 875

Chemistry rankings

University College Dublin ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Ireland and 363rd in the World with 33,130 publications made and 1,038,921 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Ireland
#132 of 1,401 In Europe
#363 of 6,447 In the World

University College Dublin
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 166 1179
1992 126 1314
1993 133 1222
1994 189 1437
1995 209 1581
1996 253 1779
1997 266 2139
1998 306 2461
1999 340 3124
2000 346 3594
2001 388 4174
2002 461 5255
2003 506 6257
2004 534 7296
2005 656 8865
2006 719 10785
2007 853 13415
2008 923 15738
2009 1156 19460
2010 1362 24830
2011 1277 30492
2012 1290 36325
2013 1259 41653
2014 1279 47073
2015 1421 50983
2016 1536 53912
2017 1481 58575
2018 1604 65062
2019 1776 72066
2020 2057 85183
2021 2110 100428
2022 1885 104594
2023 2054 105447

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 26 66
Nutrition and Food Science 2 30 92
Pharmacy 1 115 252
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 104 283
Biochemistry 2 118 332
Computational Chemistry 2 167 372
Nanotechnology 2 123 402
Organic Chemistry 2 154 405
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 181 436
Materials Science 2 156 439
Chemical Engineering 2 132 454
Physical chemistry 3 190 537
Inorganic Chemistry 2 204 561
Environmental Chemistry 2 223 589
Radiochemistry 1 193 725

Engineering rankings

University College Dublin ranked 2nd for Engineering in Ireland and 348th in the World with 31,306 publications made and 787,160 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Ireland
#119 of 1,453 In Europe
#348 of 6,684 In the World

University College Dublin
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 106 745
1992 128 902
1993 123 768
1994 141 898
1995 184 1057
1996 184 1105
1997 230 1426
1998 269 1675
1999 286 2167
2000 268 2446
2001 323 2915
2002 427 3634
2003 431 4134
2004 523 4970
2005 677 6161
2006 735 7733
2007 774 9287
2008 859 11045
2009 1108 13956
2010 1161 17111
2011 1106 20886
2012 1193 25577
2013 1227 30068
2014 1261 34551
2015 1306 37544
2016 1424 40563
2017 1429 44011
2018 1568 49760
2019 1750 56713
2020 2024 66251
2021 2162 80321
2022 2053 85799
2023 2101 87760

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 53
Agricultural Engineering 1 15 63
Biochemical Engineering 1 26 66
Mining Engineering 1 11 75
Remote Sensing 1 38 126
Human-Computer Interaction 1 65 174
Landscape Architecture 1 85 182
Automotive Engineering 1 64 202
Architecture 2 99 222
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 60 227
Environmental Engineering 1 67 238
Biotechnology 1 88 239
Construction Management 1 88 240
Architectural Engineering 1 88 247
Operations Research 1 82 249
Civil Engineering 1 77 254
Systems Engineering 1 109 289
Transportation Engineering 2 107 301
Computer Networking 1 87 301
Marine Engineering 1 103 301
Electronic Engineering 1 88 304
Telecommunications 1 90 310
Aviation 4 114 310
Biomedical Engineering 4 110 320
Electrical Engineering 2 100 322
Acoustical Engineering 2 107 323
Geotechnical Engineering 2 98 326
Mechanical Engineering 1 117 341
Aerospace Engineering 1 124 365
Computer Engineering 2 126 374
Structural Engineering 2 129 380
Industrial Engineering 4 156 396
Nanotechnology 2 123 402
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 153 403
Engineering Management 6 147 411
Product and Industrial Design 3 168 417
Optical Engineering 2 169 425
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 181 436
Materials Science 2 156 439
Chemical Engineering 2 132 454
Petroleum Engineering 1 139 455
Nuclear Engineering 2 165 496
Technical Drawing 1 175 497
Automation and Control engineering 3 178 528
Metallurgical Engineering 2 200 539
Robotics 1 225 636

Environmental Science rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Ireland and 279th in the World with 30,533 publications made and 760,199 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 20 In Ireland
#94 of 1,458 In Europe
#279 of 6,798 In the World

University College Dublin
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 104 671
1992 117 862
1993 117 806
1994 145 891
1995 178 1002
1996 181 1222
1997 225 1194
1998 225 1499
1999 223 2001
2000 261 2078
2001 321 2600
2002 348 3039
2003 384 4005
2004 480 4562
2005 559 5759
2006 610 7327
2007 736 8957
2008 789 10811
2009 1033 13786
2010 1163 17430
2011 1109 21259
2012 1111 25915
2013 1163 30123
2014 1165 34502
2015 1281 37045
2016 1454 39975
2017 1463 42857
2018 1672 49975
2019 1695 57840
2020 2078 68407
2021 2272 82350
2022 2102 87726
2023 2129 89544

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 387th in the World with 28,209 publications made and 742,096 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Ireland
#147 of 1,446 In Europe
#387 of 6,603 In the World

University College Dublin
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 111 844
1992 118 976
1993 117 790
1994 136 952
1995 180 1067
1996 180 1209
1997 229 1463
1998 261 1768
1999 281 2297
2000 257 2500
2001 320 2913
2002 401 3537
2003 381 3920
2004 479 4726
2005 603 5883
2006 624 7049
2007 692 8627
2008 762 10199
2009 963 12758
2010 1027 15631
2011 986 19196
2012 1056 23374
2013 1095 27444
2014 1107 31265
2015 1167 34480
2016 1274 37061
2017 1300 40489
2018 1414 45380
2019 1576 51510
2020 1792 59737
2021 1918 71962
2022 1767 75412
2023 1739 77216

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 91 234
Astrobiology 1 103 259
Biophysics 1 109 298
Acoustical Engineering 2 107 323
Quantum and Particle physics 2 144 372
Nanotechnology 2 123 402
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 153 403
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 180 419
Optical Engineering 2 169 425
Materials Science 2 156 439
Theoretical Physics 2 223 486
Nuclear Physics 2 211 499
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 256 574
Condensed Matter Physics 3 274 713

Computer Science rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Computer Science in Ireland and 318th in the World with 28,147 publications made and 657,070 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 21 In Ireland
#112 of 1,459 In Europe
#318 of 6,752 In the World

University College Dublin
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 70 476
1992 77 524
1993 125 554
1994 119 589
1995 152 673
1996 185 776
1997 157 994
1998 206 1127
1999 196 1463
2000 231 1651
2001 228 1952
2002 338 2482
2003 399 3014
2004 518 3722
2005 638 4607
2006 713 6088
2007 714 7919
2008 802 9480
2009 976 11931
2010 982 15189
2011 959 17813
2012 998 21304
2013 1030 24970
2014 1000 28281
2015 1186 30769
2016 1283 32936
2017 1306 35202
2018 1468 41090
2019 1663 47258
2020 1900 57009
2021 2142 69933
2022 1974 74208
2023 2100 77375

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 335th in the World with 16,757 publications made and 391,376 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 19 In Ireland
#119 of 1,414 In Europe
#335 of 6,528 In the World

University College Dublin
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 36 312
1992 31 344
1993 58 383
1994 61 378
1995 80 499
1996 87 548
1997 85 740
1998 105 799
1999 99 922
2000 128 1123
2001 131 1271
2002 159 1476
2003 183 1741
2004 243 2214
2005 310 2719
2006 326 3578
2007 348 4688
2008 428 5617
2009 497 6880
2010 506 8651
2011 513 10359
2012 578 12515
2013 607 14851
2014 625 16977
2015 742 19005
2016 813 20745
2017 825 21676
2018 926 24866
2019 1091 28721
2020 1244 35231
2021 1464 43375
2022 1410 46519
2023 1487 48769

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 34 114
Social Work 2 50 168
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 58 171
Occupational Therapy 2 70 207
Sexology 2 75 302
Social Psychology 2 96 304
Child Psychology 2 92 309
Education Majors 4 83 311
Clinical Psychology 2 115 342
Psychiatry 2 138 366
Cognitive Science 2 142 384
Neuroscience 2 156 392
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 148 545

Mathematics rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Mathematics in Ireland and 329th in the World with 14,611 publications made and 339,405 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 20 In Ireland
#115 of 1,388 In Europe
#329 of 6,305 In the World

University College Dublin
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 22 158
1992 40 198
1993 46 180
1994 41 215
1995 52 260
1996 63 329
1997 74 383
1998 85 448
1999 81 549
2000 92 659
2001 108 884
2002 160 1128
2003 167 1272
2004 248 1554
2005 290 1992
2006 322 2550
2007 370 3239
2008 416 3968
2009 510 5213
2010 525 6279
2011 498 7698
2012 508 9390
2013 578 11276
2014 561 12881
2015 615 14328
2016 695 15503
2017 735 16488
2018 822 19375
2019 938 23100
2020 1072 27872
2021 1250 35103
2022 1084 38128
2023 1111 39563

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

Mathematics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 82 249
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 77 251
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 93 252
Actuarial Science 1 115 325
Statistics 1 120 329
Math Teachers 4 109 405
Applied Mathematics 2 297 710

Business rankings

University College Dublin ranked 1st for Business in Ireland and 230th in the World with 12,939 publications made and 259,108 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 20 In Ireland
#73 of 1,414 In Europe
#230 of 6,187 In the World

University College Dublin
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 26 120
1992 49 166
1993 50 155
1994 52 190
1995 67 239
1996 63 229
1997 87 294
1998 93 387
1999 117 547
2000 133 687
2001 146 883
2002 159 1041
2003 172 1229
2004 232 1645
2005 257 1931
2006 265 2386
2007 340 3150
2008 351 3691
2009 408 4597
2010 450 5627
2011 447 6621
2012 446 7714
2013 445 9028
2014 510 10080
2015 541 10621
2016 588 11386
2017 642 12209
2018 727 14528
2019 792 17024
2020 868 20722
2021 1063 25294
2022 992 27467
2023 964 28832

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 10,586 publications made and 219,070 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Ireland
#57 of 1,366 In Europe
#181 of 5,995 In the World

University College Dublin
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 14 104
1992 30 135
1993 23 125
1994 36 163
1995 38 182
1996 54 174
1997 70 245
1998 72 305
1999 86 385
2000 111 474
2001 100 640
2002 110 686
2003 134 914
2004 165 1233
2005 168 1421
2006 196 1776
2007 275 2288
2008 262 2740
2009 342 3436
2010 396 4256
2011 358 5208
2012 355 6089
2013 390 7334
2014 387 8148
2015 462 8797
2016 480 9439
2017 532 9704
2018 632 11869
2019 668 13732
2020 783 17578
2021 889 21938
2022 831 23744
2023 838 24732

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 238th in the World with 6,482 publications made and 95,339 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
#88 of 1,349 In Europe
#238 of 5,720 In the World

University College Dublin
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 14 60
1992 25 82
1993 27 75
1994 36 97
1995 48 81
1996 39 127
1997 59 117
1998 58 164
1999 58 228
2000 64 228
2001 63 322
2002 85 413
2003 110 518
2004 118 722
2005 150 831
2006 177 1083
2007 162 1358
2008 168 1516
2009 241 1994
2010 225 2362
2011 205 2668
2012 211 3196
2013 234 3599
2014 214 4032
2015 254 4187
2016 315 4535
2017 333 4890
2018 351 5528
2019 335 6423
2020 452 7865
2021 485 9380
2022 399 9884
2023 447 10342

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 23 73
Multimedia 1 20 84
Creative Writing 2 40 121
Photography 1 52 137
Landscape Architecture 1 85 182
Game Design and Development 2 65 186
Interior Design 2 80 187
UX/UI Desgin 3 81 196
Aesthetics 1 73 208
Architecture 2 99 222
Literature 2 83 227
Performing arts 2 103 246
Art History 2 101 249
Cinematography 4 113 258
Fashion Design 3 136 339
Entertainment Industry Business 2 135 344
Animation 2 178 446
Graphic Design 5 191 478
Computer Graphics 3 197 481
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 211 582
Painting and Drawing 3 285 654
Sculpture 3 285 654
Illustration and Concept Art 3 287 672