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The University of Limerick ranked 6th in Ireland, 740th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 175 research topics. The University of Limerick ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 28,673 academic publications and 649,612 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 23 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#740 of 14,131 In the World
#305 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 32 In Ireland
#1 of 2 In Limerick
#136 of 1,346 For Sports / Exercise science
#172 of 2,724 For Software Engineering
#196 of 1,000 For Special Education
#2047 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#712 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 172 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 742nd in the World with 15,314 publications made and 321,756 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

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

University of Limerick
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 48 30
1994 46 70
1995 54 73
1996 69 118
1997 51 143
1998 63 192
1999 75 361
2000 92 394
2001 74 387
2002 129 594
2003 192 801
2004 196 932
2005 279 1343
2006 314 2018
2007 324 2308
2008 394 3058
2009 398 3664
2010 440 4773
2011 484 5728
2012 509 7107
2013 507 8235
2014 597 9725
2015 632 10954
2016 721 11547
2017 815 13330
2018 862 15813
2019 846 18925
2020 1090 23904
2021 1137 30318
2022 1101 31500
2023 1221 34880
2024 859 31961
2025 676 29960

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 746th in the World with 14,470 publications made and 356,970 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 1,466 In Europe
#746 of 6,795 In the World

University of Limerick
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 63 72
1994 48 111
1995 66 127
1996 79 176
1997 79 205
1998 71 276
1999 76 335
2000 117 449
2001 139 578
2002 226 874
2003 284 1253
2004 337 1653
2005 374 2047
2006 424 2815
2007 482 3410
2008 494 4040
2009 508 4882
2010 481 6180
2011 559 7494
2012 520 8969
2013 508 10637
2014 603 12210
2015 566 13100
2016 607 14297
2017 666 16208
2018 732 19055
2019 720 21983
2020 875 26544
2021 902 32432
2022 842 33612
2023 883 36135
2024 631 34634
2025 451 32477

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 1010th in the World with 13,802 publications made and 388,444 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 22 In Ireland
#331 of 1,449 In Europe
#1010 of 6,841 In the World

University of Limerick
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 44 55
1994 35 71
1995 43 90
1996 40 125
1997 52 162
1998 55 209
1999 55 287
2000 81 416
2001 108 505
2002 146 746
2003 200 1015
2004 239 1326
2005 246 1732
2006 269 2374
2007 285 2837
2008 331 3258
2009 318 4191
2010 328 5128
2011 443 6561
2012 438 7880
2013 518 10067
2014 565 11945
2015 616 13068
2016 637 14455
2017 727 16845
2018 786 19754
2019 735 23192
2020 1006 29818
2021 1093 37522
2022 979 38799
2023 1090 41300
2024 750 38670
2025 570 36088

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 4 212 600
Nutrition and Food Science 5 208 621
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 232 650
Nanotechnology 5 222 680
Evolutionary Biology 6 322 826
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 320 858
Neuroscience 6 313 867
Paleontology 5 318 911
Virology 8 306 1022
Pharmacology 6 297 1033
Astrobiology 6 385 1059
Biochemistry 7 350 1081
Animal Science 6 308 1102
Immunology 9 338 1124
Genetics 8 368 1150
Agricultural Science 5 348 1166
Biophysics 9 392 1171
Forestry 5 345 1175
Microbiology 11 367 1200
Botany 5 393 1297
Oncology and Cancer research 9 416 1490
Molecular Biology 10 430 1503
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 429 1581
Zoology 8 469 1691
Horticulture 7 441 1777

Physics rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Physics in Ireland and 819th in the World with 12,615 publications made and 314,148 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Ireland
#298 of 1,460 In Europe
#819 of 6,729 In the World

University of Limerick
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 69 67
1994 46 116
1995 59 127
1996 70 180
1997 66 204
1998 67 264
1999 68 305
2000 94 415
2001 133 528
2002 200 781
2003 267 1190
2004 309 1460
2005 336 1798
2006 347 2502
2007 391 2946
2008 391 3367
2009 418 4065
2010 381 5132
2011 476 6397
2012 453 7682
2013 469 9241
2014 559 10728
2015 498 11390
2016 511 12472
2017 620 14373
2018 640 16938
2019 641 19725
2020 765 23651
2021 778 28705
2022 693 29737
2023 757 31356
2024 566 30032
2025 404 27763

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 5 222 680
Acoustical Engineering 4 265 701
Materials Science 4 252 718
Medical Physics 6 276 743
Quantum and Particle physics 6 312 834
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 310 879
Optical Engineering 7 339 939
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 364 952
Astrobiology 6 385 1059
Condensed Matter Physics 5 383 1147
Biophysics 9 392 1171
Nuclear Physics 7 450 1421
Theoretical Physics 7 513 1572
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 587 2126

Computer Science rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Computer Science in Ireland and 745th in the World with 12,008 publications made and 261,760 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

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

University of Limerick
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 34 25
1994 46 63
1995 43 51
1996 38 98
1997 46 112
1998 45 138
1999 54 244
2000 74 256
2001 79 331
2002 159 591
2003 194 719
2004 229 1017
2005 313 1346
2006 313 1862
2007 362 2393
2008 406 3074
2009 390 3697
2010 390 4802
2011 448 5706
2012 386 6933
2013 370 7870
2014 515 9146
2015 507 9863
2016 561 10410
2017 568 11566
2018 634 13543
2019 579 15504
2020 792 19967
2021 796 24765
2022 768 25423
2023 843 28309
2024 580 25538
2025 434 23320

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 72 172
Management Information Systems 2 101 261
Multimedia 6 147 392
Computer Engineering 4 182 532
UX/UI Desgin 7 231 552
Data Science 7 244 559
Computer Graphics 4 237 576
Game Design and Development 5 268 597
Human-Computer Interaction 6 260 617
Robotics 2 221 641
Computational Linguistics 6 258 649
Cyber Security 6 256 707
Telecommunications 5 268 741
Web Design and Development 6 287 749
Computer Networking 6 278 791
Library and Information science 6 312 807
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 320 858
Neuroscience 6 313 867
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 332 878
Information Technology 7 259 894
Cognitive Science 7 320 924
Machine Learning 6 311 931
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 317 944
Computer Vision 8 431 1293

Medicine rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Medicine in Ireland and 860th in the World with 11,970 publications made and 287,711 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Surgery, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Ireland
#292 of 1,437 In Europe
#860 of 6,793 In the World

University of Limerick
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 21 20
1994 20 32
1995 18 23
1996 28 56
1997 21 59
1998 24 75
1999 28 139
2000 43 221
2001 44 198
2002 67 280
2003 103 406
2004 124 612
2005 138 771
2006 130 1033
2007 170 1310
2008 212 1627
2009 229 2179
2010 239 3004
2011 304 3835
2012 338 4713
2013 407 6201
2014 451 7946
2015 523 8872
2016 570 9964
2017 647 11710
2018 779 14070
2019 753 17340
2020 960 23117
2021 1040 30385
2022 1019 31804
2023 1088 33722
2024 849 32996
2025 670 31286

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 34 136
Sports Medicine 2 88 249
Health Science 4 91 299
Occupational Therapy 4 111 304
Physical Therapy 3 119 323
Biomedical Engineering 5 128 368
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 138 403
Nursing 6 151 436
Critical Care Nursing 6 228 572
Gerontology 6 183 591
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 232 650
Clinical Psychology 6 225 654
Family medicine 6 220 674
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 242 716
Psychiatry 6 263 728
Medical Physics 6 276 743
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 258 748
Anatomy and Physiology 6 275 807
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 267 813
Social Work 9 274 826
Surgery 6 274 849
Public Health 6 295 850
Pediatrics 6 269 852
Pathology 6 284 862
Epidemiology 6 294 869
Cardiology 6 302 888
Plastic Surgery 5 260 891
Neurosurgery 4 284 927
Audiology 7 340 985
Virology 8 306 1022
Pharmacology 6 297 1033
Anesthesiology 7 339 1100
Orthodontics 6 376 1107
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 321 1115
Urology 6 341 1117
Immunology 9 338 1124
Ophthalmology 7 368 1126
Dentistry 6 369 1163
Dermatology 7 349 1202
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 409 1270
Veterinary 5 330 1365
Radiation Therapy 7 388 1373
Oncology and Cancer research 9 416 1490
Pharmacy 8 467 1626

Chemistry rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Chemistry in Ireland and 966th in the World with 11,563 publications made and 325,324 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Ireland
#327 of 1,417 In Europe
#966 of 6,561 In the World

University of Limerick
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 60 74
1994 41 100
1995 51 110
1996 54 147
1997 56 181
1998 57 230
1999 58 276
2000 95 426
2001 136 552
2002 174 774
2003 223 1154
2004 262 1475
2005 257 1800
2006 292 2413
2007 311 2789
2008 303 3097
2009 308 3862
2010 290 4722
2011 376 5844
2012 378 7049
2013 428 8935
2014 457 10474
2015 453 11354
2016 478 12599
2017 576 14845
2018 604 17098
2019 604 19969
2020 767 24499
2021 808 30361
2022 753 32154
2023 804 33837
2024 559 33066
2025 460 31698

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 3 155 356
Chemical Engineering 4 192 611
Nutrition and Food Science 5 208 621
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 253 629
Physical chemistry 4 233 671
Nanotechnology 5 222 680
Materials Science 4 252 718
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 295 809
Inorganic Chemistry 5 273 814
Organic Chemistry 5 302 885
Radiochemistry 3 249 991
Environmental Chemistry 6 360 1058
Biochemistry 7 350 1081
Computational Chemistry 7 453 1500
Pharmacy 8 467 1626

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Ireland and 883rd in the World with 11,406 publications made and 285,526 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 20 In Ireland
#318 of 1,464 In Europe
#883 of 6,888 In the World

University of Limerick
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 33 45
1994 31 65
1995 47 90
1996 47 123
1997 58 160
1998 50 197
1999 46 283
2000 88 368
2001 93 436
2002 149 642
2003 212 950
2004 222 1146
2005 265 1493
2006 314 2137
2007 322 2512
2008 365 2970
2009 365 3608
2010 362 4571
2011 411 5590
2012 426 6697
2013 415 8002
2014 493 9253
2015 449 9824
2016 476 10819
2017 575 12475
2018 600 14620
2019 551 16729
2020 724 20863
2021 759 25717
2022 740 26567
2023 793 28816
2024 527 25439
2025 377 23078

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 4 227 724
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 273 748
Environmental Management 5 258 759
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 295 809
Geography and Cartography 5 312 812
Geology 5 315 869
Oceanography 5 321 904
Paleontology 5 318 911
Urban and Regional planning 6 444 921
Ecology 5 357 1007
Environmental Chemistry 6 360 1058
Agricultural Science 5 348 1166
Forestry 5 345 1175
Earth science and Geophysics 5 385 1179
Environmental Engineering 6 364 1180
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 429 1581

Psychology rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 5th for Psychology in Ireland and 652nd in the World with 8,878 publications made and 212,215 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 19 In Ireland
#232 of 1,424 In Europe
#652 of 6,663 In the World

University of Limerick
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 12 4
1994 11 21
1995 14 15
1996 19 47
1997 19 43
1998 17 55
1999 23 92
2000 32 133
2001 22 130
2002 49 202
2003 72 279
2004 97 330
2005 132 546
2006 116 763
2007 122 974
2008 167 1209
2009 170 1606
2010 192 2190
2011 224 2758
2012 254 3415
2013 301 4338
2014 375 5529
2015 395 6364
2016 423 7013
2017 490 8361
2018 540 10083
2019 550 12377
2020 753 16501
2021 737 20786
2022 739 21920
2023 832 23854
2024 566 22493
2025 481 21738

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 64 196
Education Majors 1 70 283
Occupational Therapy 4 111 304
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 144 370
Social Psychology 4 200 549
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 171 626
Child Psychology 5 232 647
Clinical Psychology 6 225 654
Sexology 7 199 657
Psychiatry 6 263 728
Social Work 9 274 826
Neuroscience 6 313 867
Cognitive Science 7 320 924

Mathematics rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Mathematics in Ireland and 791st in the World with 6,513 publications made and 143,512 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
#293 of 1,406 In Europe
#791 of 6,434 In the World

University of Limerick
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 9 5
1994 11 24
1995 20 20
1996 13 28
1997 25 54
1998 16 61
1999 28 97
2000 27 104
2001 29 125
2002 74 201
2003 87 284
2004 102 397
2005 109 514
2006 142 829
2007 166 1004
2008 174 1253
2009 185 1607
2010 173 2064
2011 218 2615
2012 221 3129
2013 232 3712
2014 322 4482
2015 286 5003
2016 322 5417
2017 324 6085
2018 384 7350
2019 351 8678
2020 477 11162
2021 478 14084
2022 474 14754
2023 495 15606
2024 325 12795
2025 226 11342

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 62 299
Actuarial Science 3 258 686
Statistics 6 338 903
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 317 944
Operations Research 4 350 1030
Applied Mathematics 7 434 1161
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 476 1249

Business rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Business in Ireland and 606th in the World with 6,336 publications made and 137,151 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

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

University of Limerick
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 13 11
1994 18 33
1995 26 37
1996 46 68
1997 39 102
1998 29 112
1999 31 205
2000 50 234
2001 39 222
2002 61 353
2003 95 486
2004 97 553
2005 155 778
2006 168 1152
2007 177 1347
2008 222 1891
2009 213 2218
2010 242 2941
2011 255 3363
2012 237 4017
2013 212 4477
2014 257 5165
2015 247 5551
2016 279 5618
2017 294 6165
2018 349 7016
2019 346 7972
2020 419 10005
2021 429 12239
2022 407 12290
2023 426 13740
2024 254 11130
2025 212 9806

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 58 200
Human Resource Management 1 63 203
Project Management 2 96 214
Management Information Systems 2 101 261
Entrepreneurship 1 146 324
Construction Management 2 139 376
International Trade 5 225 385
International Business 5 232 432
Public Policy / Administration 7 171 466
Advertising 4 187 521
Entertainment Industry Business 5 200 525
Marketing 4 201 537
Management 4 218 596
Supply Chain Management 3 196 612
Actuarial Science 3 258 686
Occupational Safety and Health 5 215 720
Risk Management 5 315 731
Finance 6 324 791
Tax Law 4 299 802
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 321 811
Accounting 6 327 891
Operations Research 4 350 1030
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 380 1058

Economics rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 5th for Economics in Ireland and 591st in the World with 4,983 publications made and 98,634 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 19 In Ireland
#222 of 1,391 In Europe
#591 of 6,188 In the World

University of Limerick
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 7 5
1994 13 26
1995 10 31
1996 28 53
1997 16 62
1998 21 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 96 654
2008 111 844
2009 117 1023
2010 148 1391
2011 160 1724
2012 187 2160
2013 188 2548
2014 201 2965
2015 215 3484
2016 226 3608
2017 237 4039
2018 273 4858
2019 298 5623
2020 362 7361
2021 379 9301
2022 419 9697
2023 413 10949
2024 256 8809
2025 203 7904

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 87 233
Political Economy 6 152 355
International Economics 5 227 369
International Trade 5 225 385
Development Studies 5 154 470
Environmental Economics 4 202 482
Actuarial Science 3 258 686
Finance 6 324 791
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 380 1058
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 476 1249

Art & Design rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Art & Design in Ireland and 551st in the World with 3,381 publications made and 61,299 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
#227 of 1,385 In Europe
#551 of 6,010 In the World

University of Limerick
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 9 4
1994 14 19
1995 15 12
1996 12 25
1997 7 23
1998 17 37
1999 19 62
2000 18 62
2001 19 82
2002 35 161
2003 58 182
2004 53 216
2005 73 310
2006 92 452
2007 100 561
2008 104 687
2009 101 773
2010 124 1026
2011 129 1260
2012 105 1455
2013 107 1760
2014 144 1990
2015 143 2123
2016 173 2204
2017 184 2514
2018 183 3002
2019 185 3345
2020 215 4047
2021 210 5207
2022 216 5378
2023 255 6509
2024 145 5852
2025 102 5214

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 46 124
Music 2 105 262
Graphic Design 1 120 311
Creative Writing 5 149 389
Architecture 5 178 389
Multimedia 6 147 392
Performing arts 5 180 412
Cinematography 6 219 508
Entertainment Industry Business 5 200 525
Literature 4 229 541
Fashion Design 4 236 547
UX/UI Desgin 7 231 552
Computer Graphics 4 237 576
Aesthetics 4 240 580
Game Design and Development 5 268 597
Art History 6 260 602