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The University of Limerick ranked 6th in Ireland, 758th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 177 research topics. The University of Limerick ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,682 academic publications and 595,792 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 23 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#758 of 14,131 In the World
#302 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 32 In Ireland
#1 of 2 In Limerick
#141 of 1,302 For Sports / Exercise science
#168 of 2,691 For Software Engineering
#197 of 1,577 For Engineering Management
#2034 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#725 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 174 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 748th in the World with 14,790 publications made and 292,798 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

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

University of Limerick
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 32 24
1993 48 30
1994 46 70
1995 54 73
1996 69 119
1997 51 144
1998 63 193
1999 76 362
2000 92 394
2001 74 387
2002 129 596
2003 192 801
2004 196 932
2005 278 1346
2006 314 2017
2007 324 2307
2008 393 3061
2009 399 3665
2010 441 4775
2011 484 5749
2012 507 7109
2013 509 8250
2014 597 9724
2015 631 10959
2016 720 11564
2017 817 13340
2018 862 15819
2019 844 18974
2020 1100 23955
2021 1135 30362
2022 1109 31584
2023 1230 34957
2024 833 31503

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 5th for Engineering in Ireland and 740th in the World with 14,119 publications made and 329,630 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 22 In Ireland
#263 of 1,465 In Europe
#740 of 6,782 In the World

University of Limerick
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 59 61
1993 63 72
1994 48 111
1995 66 127
1996 79 176
1997 79 205
1998 70 273
1999 77 337
2000 117 449
2001 139 578
2002 226 874
2003 284 1253
2004 337 1653
2005 374 2047
2006 424 2811
2007 482 3412
2008 493 4035
2009 508 4876
2010 480 6177
2011 560 7504
2012 518 8974
2013 509 10635
2014 600 12216
2015 569 13148
2016 607 14293
2017 669 16273
2018 737 19070
2019 717 21985
2020 876 26550
2021 905 32441
2022 845 33626
2023 885 36164
2024 618 34276

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

Biology rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 7th for Biology in Ireland and 1007th in the World with 13,374 publications made and 355,323 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 22 In Ireland
#333 of 1,448 In Europe
#1007 of 6,833 In the World

University of Limerick
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 30 42
1993 44 55
1994 35 71
1995 43 90
1996 40 125
1997 52 162
1998 55 207
1999 55 287
2000 80 415
2001 108 504
2002 146 746
2003 200 1015
2004 239 1326
2005 246 1731
2006 269 2374
2007 285 2838
2008 330 3257
2009 318 4191
2010 329 5130
2011 443 6571
2012 439 7891
2013 519 10083
2014 563 11965
2015 615 13091
2016 637 14475
2017 727 16895
2018 786 19769
2019 735 23231
2020 1008 29900
2021 1100 37573
2022 986 38867
2023 1095 41352
2024 743 38325

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

Biology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 4 209 597
Nutrition and Food Science 5 213 635
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 229 644
Nanotechnology 5 223 674
Evolutionary Biology 6 327 839
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 321 856
Neuroscience 6 315 872
Paleontology 5 316 903
Pharmacology 6 299 1037
Astrobiology 6 380 1053
Virology 8 314 1061
Biochemistry 7 353 1087
Animal Science 6 309 1107
Immunology 9 339 1127
Biophysics 9 389 1142
Genetics 9 369 1158
Agricultural Science 5 349 1160
Forestry 5 344 1167
Microbiology 11 362 1168
Botany 6 399 1309
Oncology and Cancer research 10 423 1499
Molecular Biology 10 434 1507
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 444 1636
Zoology 8 469 1687
Horticulture 7 436 1767

Physics rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Physics in Ireland and 817th in the World with 12,303 publications made and 290,836 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Ireland
#301 of 1,457 In Europe
#817 of 6,713 In the World

University of Limerick
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 55 60
1993 69 67
1994 46 116
1995 59 127
1996 70 180
1997 66 204
1998 66 262
1999 68 305
2000 94 415
2001 134 527
2002 201 785
2003 267 1190
2004 309 1460
2005 336 1801
2006 347 2500
2007 391 2944
2008 390 3365
2009 419 4064
2010 382 5132
2011 478 6407
2012 451 7695
2013 470 9245
2014 558 10740
2015 502 11453
2016 513 12482
2017 622 14441
2018 642 16943
2019 636 19706
2020 765 23633
2021 778 28702
2022 696 29720
2023 759 31378
2024 556 29718

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

Physics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 5 223 674
Materials Science 5 252 715
Acoustical Engineering 4 273 716
Medical Physics 6 275 729
Quantum and Particle physics 6 317 837
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 314 879
Optical Engineering 7 342 942
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 368 955
Astrobiology 6 380 1053
Condensed Matter Physics 5 383 1140
Biophysics 9 389 1142
Nuclear Physics 7 450 1405
Theoretical Physics 7 510 1547
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 591 2128

Computer Science rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Computer Science in Ireland and 742nd in the World with 11,672 publications made and 240,429 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Ireland
#282 of 1,469 In Europe
#742 of 6,845 In the World

University of Limerick
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 30 21
1993 34 25
1994 46 63
1995 43 51
1996 38 98
1997 46 113
1998 45 139
1999 54 244
2000 73 255
2001 80 331
2002 159 592
2003 194 719
2004 229 1017
2005 312 1348
2006 313 1860
2007 362 2393
2008 404 3072
2009 390 3689
2010 390 4804
2011 449 5726
2012 384 6942
2013 370 7862
2014 512 9155
2015 508 9878
2016 560 10408
2017 568 11573
2018 636 13545
2019 580 15544
2020 802 20095
2021 798 24843
2022 775 25548
2023 851 28378
2024 559 25170

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

Computer Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Software Engineering 1 69 168
Management Information Systems 2 97 255
Multimedia 6 148 392
UX/UI Desgin 7 224 523
Computer Engineering 4 183 526
Data Science 7 241 545
Computer Graphics 4 232 568
Game Design and Development 5 273 616
Human-Computer Interaction 6 270 631
Computational Linguistics 6 255 639
Robotics 2 224 651
Cyber Security 6 258 709
Telecommunications 5 263 727
Web Design and Development 6 281 741
Computer Networking 6 278 785
Library and Information science 6 313 811
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 321 856
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 330 870
Neuroscience 6 315 872
Information Technology 7 258 883
Machine Learning 6 307 913
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 315 928
Cognitive Science 7 327 945
Computer Vision 8 431 1287

Medicine rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Medicine in Ireland and 871st in the World with 11,458 publications made and 260,988 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Surgery, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Ireland
#297 of 1,433 In Europe
#871 of 6,775 In the World

University of Limerick
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 9 11
1993 21 20
1994 20 32
1995 18 23
1996 28 56
1997 21 59
1998 24 75
1999 28 139
2000 42 220
2001 44 198
2002 68 284
2003 103 405
2004 124 612
2005 138 770
2006 130 1034
2007 170 1313
2008 212 1620
2009 230 2174
2010 239 3006
2011 305 3840
2012 338 4719
2013 407 6204
2014 450 7951
2015 524 8902
2016 571 9994
2017 645 11703
2018 784 14108
2019 753 17371
2020 962 23177
2021 1050 30437
2022 1017 31883
2023 1091 33762
2024 835 32566

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

Medicine subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 1 34 141
Sports Medicine 2 87 246
Health Science 4 94 305
Occupational Therapy 4 112 308
Physical Therapy 3 120 328
Biomedical Engineering 5 127 363
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 140 413
Nursing 6 151 442
Critical Care Nursing 6 225 561
Gerontology 6 185 598
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 229 644
Clinical Psychology 6 227 666
Family medicine 6 223 680
Medical Physics 6 275 729
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 251 731
Psychiatry 6 263 734
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 255 743
Anatomy and Physiology 6 277 809
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 266 812
Social Work 9 272 827
Surgery 6 270 838
Public Health 6 296 856
Plastic Surgery 5 255 874
Cardiology 6 300 878
Pediatrics 6 276 880
Pathology 6 290 881
Epidemiology 6 299 886
Audiology 7 342 997
Pharmacology 6 299 1037
Virology 8 314 1061
Orthodontics 6 370 1083
Anesthesiology 7 337 1096
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 319 1105
Ophthalmology 7 367 1112
Immunology 9 339 1127
Urology 6 344 1131
Dentistry 6 368 1157
Dermatology 7 356 1219
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 411 1271
Veterinary 5 328 1351
Radiation Therapy 7 387 1367
Oncology and Cancer research 10 423 1499
Pharmacy 8 469 1626

Chemistry rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Chemistry in Ireland and 968th in the World with 11,222 publications made and 298,333 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Ireland
#329 of 1,417 In Europe
#968 of 6,545 In the World

University of Limerick
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 48 56
1993 60 74
1994 41 100
1995 51 110
1996 54 147
1997 56 181
1998 56 227
1999 58 276
2000 94 425
2001 137 551
2002 174 774
2003 223 1154
2004 262 1475
2005 257 1800
2006 292 2411
2007 311 2789
2008 303 3097
2009 308 3859
2010 291 4720
2011 378 5844
2012 378 7060
2013 429 8941
2014 457 10477
2015 453 11362
2016 479 12611
2017 573 14854
2018 605 17123
2019 603 19993
2020 771 24555
2021 813 30398
2022 759 32186
2023 807 33882
2024 553 32875

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

Chemistry subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 3 152 345
Chemical Engineering 4 192 604
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 253 629
Nutrition and Food Science 5 213 635
Physical chemistry 4 234 667
Nanotechnology 5 223 674
Materials Science 5 252 715
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 293 799
Inorganic Chemistry 5 275 813
Organic Chemistry 5 309 888
Radiochemistry 3 251 994
Environmental Chemistry 6 357 1043
Biochemistry 7 353 1087
Computational Chemistry 7 464 1526
Pharmacy 8 469 1626

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Ireland and 877th in the World with 11,106 publications made and 263,687 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 20 In Ireland
#317 of 1,464 In Europe
#877 of 6,876 In the World

University of Limerick
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 34 43
1993 33 45
1994 31 65
1995 47 90
1996 47 123
1997 58 161
1998 51 198
1999 47 284
2000 88 368
2001 93 435
2002 149 642
2003 213 952
2004 222 1146
2005 265 1490
2006 314 2136
2007 322 2516
2008 365 2969
2009 366 3601
2010 363 4572
2011 412 5614
2012 424 6697
2013 414 8021
2014 493 9268
2015 451 9867
2016 474 10800
2017 578 12549
2018 603 14672
2019 552 16767
2020 719 20932
2021 757 25798
2022 738 26672
2023 797 28903
2024 510 25158

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

Environmental Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 5 236 732
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 272 738
Environmental Management 5 257 741
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 293 799
Geography and Cartography 5 309 801
Geology 5 314 870
Urban and Regional planning 6 434 892
Oceanography 5 322 900
Paleontology 5 316 903
Ecology 5 358 1008
Environmental Chemistry 6 357 1043
Agricultural Science 5 349 1160
Forestry 5 344 1167
Earth science and Geophysics 5 384 1171
Environmental Engineering 6 377 1214
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 444 1636

Psychology rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 5th for Psychology in Ireland and 662nd in the World with 8,525 publications made and 192,180 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 19 In Ireland
#235 of 1,423 In Europe
#662 of 6,645 In the World

University of Limerick
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 5 6
1993 12 4
1994 11 21
1995 14 15
1996 19 47
1997 19 43
1998 17 55
1999 23 92
2000 31 132
2001 22 130
2002 49 202
2003 72 279
2004 97 331
2005 132 546
2006 116 763
2007 122 977
2008 166 1208
2009 170 1606
2010 192 2192
2011 224 2774
2012 254 3421
2013 302 4348
2014 374 5549
2015 396 6385
2016 424 7046
2017 492 8368
2018 547 10105
2019 548 12429
2020 760 16626
2021 741 20891
2022 753 22055
2023 838 23934
2024 556 22189

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

Psychology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 4 64 199
Education Majors 2 74 290
Occupational Therapy 4 112 308
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 146 372
Social Psychology 5 206 559
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 171 643
Child Psychology 5 232 652
Clinical Psychology 6 227 666
Sexology 7 205 680
Psychiatry 6 263 734
Social Work 9 272 827
Neuroscience 6 315 872
Cognitive Science 7 327 945

Mathematics rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Mathematics in Ireland and 794th in the World with 6,352 publications made and 131,739 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 20 In Ireland
#294 of 1,401 In Europe
#794 of 6,418 In the World

University of Limerick
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 15 10
1993 9 5
1994 11 24
1995 20 20
1996 13 28
1997 25 54
1998 16 62
1999 28 97
2000 27 104
2001 29 125
2002 74 202
2003 87 284
2004 102 397
2005 109 513
2006 142 830
2007 166 1005
2008 174 1252
2009 186 1608
2010 173 2065
2011 219 2625
2012 219 3144
2013 232 3701
2014 318 4480
2015 287 5014
2016 320 5436
2017 326 6135
2018 385 7361
2019 349 8748
2020 482 11295
2021 480 14226
2022 481 14925
2023 501 15727
2024 324 12675

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

Mathematics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 1 66 303
Actuarial Science 3 268 711
Statistics 6 340 905
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 315 928
Operations Research 4 353 1026
Applied Mathematics 7 435 1159
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 472 1240

Business rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Business in Ireland and 608th in the World with 6,194 publications made and 127,387 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

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

University of Limerick
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 11 13
1993 13 11
1994 18 33
1995 26 37
1996 46 68
1997 39 103
1998 29 112
1999 31 205
2000 50 234
2001 39 221
2002 61 353
2003 95 486
2004 97 553
2005 155 779
2006 168 1151
2007 177 1349
2008 221 1891
2009 213 2213
2010 242 2943
2011 254 3364
2012 238 4032
2013 214 4488
2014 256 5171
2015 246 5555
2016 279 5632
2017 298 6208
2018 352 7036
2019 346 7986
2020 425 10088
2021 432 12328
2022 414 12402
2023 437 13851
2024 247 10956

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

Business subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Engineering Management 2 57 197
Human Resource Management 1 61 202
Project Management 2 95 212
Management Information Systems 2 97 255
Entrepreneurship 1 138 314
Construction Management 2 138 371
International Trade 4 219 374
International Business 5 226 421
Public Policy / Administration 7 169 462
Advertising 4 188 522
Marketing 4 202 538
Entertainment Industry Business 5 206 541
Supply Chain Management 3 190 593
Management 4 218 598
Actuarial Science 3 268 711
Occupational Safety and Health 5 227 745
Risk Management 5 332 766
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 310 776
Finance 6 321 779
Tax Law 4 313 833
Accounting 6 322 885
Operations Research 4 353 1026
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 379 1045

Economics rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 5th for Economics in Ireland and 598th in the World with 4,839 publications made and 89,753 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 19 In Ireland
#226 of 1,388 In Europe
#598 of 6,167 In the World

University of Limerick
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 4 12
1993 7 5
1994 13 26
1995 10 31
1996 28 53
1997 16 62
1998 20 75
1999 23 129
2000 36 153
2001 22 121
2002 40 224
2003 66 290
2004 58 278
2005 88 403
2006 87 646
2007 96 657
2008 111 843
2009 117 1019
2010 149 1394
2011 160 1723
2012 189 2171
2013 189 2555
2014 203 2972
2015 214 3492
2016 225 3608
2017 239 4050
2018 273 4864
2019 299 5664
2020 367 7446
2021 380 9362
2022 420 9772
2023 422 11027
2024 250 8696

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

Economics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 85 229
Political Economy 7 155 360
International Economics 5 223 362
International Trade 4 219 374
Development Studies 5 158 484
Environmental Economics 4 203 490
Actuarial Science 3 268 711
Finance 6 321 779
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 379 1045
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 472 1240

Art & Design rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Art & Design in Ireland and 557th in the World with 3,292 publications made and 56,000 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Art History.

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
#6 of 20 In Ireland
#228 of 1,381 In Europe
#557 of 5,966 In the World

University of Limerick
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 7 6
1993 9 4
1994 14 19
1995 15 12
1996 12 25
1997 7 24
1998 17 37
1999 19 62
2000 18 62
2001 19 83
2002 35 161
2003 58 182
2004 53 216
2005 73 311
2006 92 451
2007 100 561
2008 104 685
2009 101 772
2010 124 1027
2011 130 1264
2012 105 1457
2013 108 1763
2014 143 1989
2015 142 2113
2016 175 2200
2017 182 2505
2018 183 2992
2019 184 3352
2020 218 4028
2021 212 5200
2022 217 5397
2023 254 6500
2024 130 5722

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

Art & Design subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 51 135
Music 2 107 266
Graphic Design 1 114 300
Architecture 5 175 378
Creative Writing 5 147 386
Multimedia 6 148 392
Performing arts 5 178 406
UX/UI Desgin 7 224 523
Cinematography 6 226 539
Entertainment Industry Business 5 206 541
Literature 4 230 544
Fashion Design 4 237 552
Computer Graphics 4 232 568
Aesthetics 4 241 583
Art History 6 260 609
Game Design and Development 5 273 616