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The University of Limerick ranked 6th in Ireland, 760th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 174 research topics. The University of Limerick ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 24,147 academic publications and 426,753 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 23 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#760 of 14,131 In the World
#304 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 32 In Ireland
#1 of 2 In Limerick
#126 of 1,383 For Engineering Management
#147 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#158 of 2,488 For Software Engineering
#2082 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#725 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 171 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 717th in the World with 13,031 publications made and 203,138 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

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

University of Limerick
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 20 6
1992 32 13
1993 44 15
1994 45 31
1995 50 33
1996 65 53
1997 54 68
1998 57 98
1999 72 261
2000 86 220
2001 74 272
2002 117 434
2003 183 541
2004 191 728
2005 262 1047
2006 288 1527
2007 306 1817
2008 354 2427
2009 376 2919
2010 423 3875
2011 417 4510
2012 466 5581
2013 514 6837
2014 558 7913
2015 600 8870
2016 687 9141
2017 753 10271
2018 811 12113
2019 808 15047
2020 1011 18059
2021 1065 22928
2022 1022 24756
2023 1088 25765

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 4th for Engineering in Ireland and 742nd in the World with 12,710 publications made and 250,911 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 22 In Ireland
#268 of 1,453 In Europe
#742 of 6,684 In the World

University of Limerick
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 28 13
1992 57 41
1993 58 49
1994 45 80
1995 63 85
1996 74 117
1997 77 155
1998 66 217
1999 75 272
2000 113 350
2001 137 479
2002 204 715
2003 260 977
2004 315 1366
2005 366 1728
2006 382 2321
2007 451 2901
2008 448 3373
2009 473 4168
2010 455 5123
2011 518 6257
2012 476 7444
2013 503 9149
2014 557 10418
2015 545 11239
2016 586 12322
2017 601 13687
2018 702 16226
2019 697 19067
2020 820 22363
2021 864 27701
2022 792 29569
2023 811 30509

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 993rd in the World with 12,046 publications made and 266,586 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 22 In Ireland
#334 of 1,445 In Europe
#993 of 6,770 In the World

University of Limerick
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 15 12
1992 30 25
1993 41 47
1994 31 44
1995 43 65
1996 37 81
1997 52 112
1998 50 152
1999 58 235
2000 77 313
2001 106 428
2002 126 645
2003 191 815
2004 223 1124
2005 241 1477
2006 247 1976
2007 283 2470
2008 307 2765
2009 307 3738
2010 324 4386
2011 395 5493
2012 413 6597
2013 498 8529
2014 530 9732
2015 592 11059
2016 610 12140
2017 707 13993
2018 753 16704
2019 736 20230
2020 958 25083
2021 1061 31510
2022 914 34200
2023 1006 35539

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 4 209 587
Nutrition and Food Science 5 211 598
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 220 610
Nanotechnology 5 225 663
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 321 831
Evolutionary Biology 6 334 853
Neuroscience 6 319 881
Paleontology 5 320 886
Animal Science 6 304 1014
Pharmacology 6 296 1019
Agricultural Science 5 335 1047
Biochemistry 7 349 1056
Astrobiology 5 382 1064
Immunology 9 343 1091
Microbiology 11 360 1112
Genetics 9 366 1115
Forestry 5 347 1122
Virology 8 326 1127
Biophysics 10 402 1198
Botany 5 390 1228
Oncology and Cancer research 10 424 1480
Molecular Biology 10 444 1499
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 447 1612
Horticulture 7 425 1626
Zoology 8 476 1689

Physics rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Physics in Ireland and 811th in the World with 11,037 publications made and 224,330 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Ireland
#304 of 1,446 In Europe
#811 of 6,603 In the World

University of Limerick
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 26 12
1992 53 41
1993 63 47
1994 43 84
1995 55 85
1996 65 120
1997 64 152
1998 57 203
1999 63 245
2000 92 317
2001 134 433
2002 187 644
2003 242 934
2004 285 1218
2005 325 1525
2006 316 2069
2007 366 2492
2008 355 2897
2009 382 3513
2010 371 4322
2011 449 5393
2012 408 6416
2013 469 8054
2014 531 9184
2015 475 9921
2016 494 10765
2017 554 12200
2018 615 14599
2019 609 17210
2020 699 20157
2021 774 24800
2022 650 26057
2023 670 27060

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 5 225 663
Medical Physics 6 286 722
Materials Science 6 265 728
Acoustical Engineering 4 281 733
Quantum and Particle physics 6 321 830
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 309 845
Optical Engineering 7 346 936
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 373 971
Condensed Matter Physics 5 368 1057
Astrobiology 5 382 1064
Biophysics 10 402 1198
Nuclear Physics 7 441 1359
Theoretical Physics 7 510 1513
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 601 2141

Computer Science rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Computer Science in Ireland and 744th in the World with 10,371 publications made and 171,329 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

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

University of Limerick
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 20 5
1992 28 17
1993 33 12
1994 43 47
1995 40 38
1996 39 64
1997 47 71
1998 43 94
1999 51 189
2000 70 171
2001 77 261
2002 142 455
2003 177 525
2004 212 819
2005 291 1064
2006 294 1494
2007 346 1890
2008 361 2479
2009 373 2945
2010 371 3877
2011 389 4512
2012 366 5553
2013 363 6558
2014 464 7537
2015 480 8042
2016 537 8513
2017 526 9155
2018 576 10628
2019 569 12826
2020 737 15793
2021 770 19943
2022 686 21312
2023 767 22179

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 64 158
Management Information Systems 2 85 215
Multimedia 6 149 387
Computer Graphics 4 202 495
UX/UI Desgin 6 216 496
Computer Engineering 4 184 525
Data Science 7 235 537
Human-Computer Interaction 6 276 628
Computational Linguistics 6 262 646
Game Design and Development 6 290 653
Robotics 2 233 679
Telecommunications 5 252 693
Web Design and Development 6 269 700
Cyber Security 6 270 724
Information Technology 7 228 725
Computer Networking 6 278 752
Library and Information science 6 300 790
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 321 831
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 334 865
Machine Learning 6 307 875
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 306 877
Neuroscience 6 319 881
Cognitive Science 7 351 1017
Computer Vision 8 447 1317

Chemistry rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Chemistry in Ireland and 949th in the World with 10,142 publications made and 229,214 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Ireland
#333 of 1,401 In Europe
#949 of 6,447 In the World

University of Limerick
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 24 12
1992 46 40
1993 55 56
1994 37 75
1995 48 78
1996 49 99
1997 54 134
1998 53 188
1999 56 232
2000 92 337
2001 135 471
2002 157 678
2003 206 930
2004 245 1270
2005 252 1538
2006 265 2031
2007 293 2466
2008 278 2690
2009 288 3434
2010 287 4097
2011 359 5057
2012 345 5954
2013 419 7683
2014 434 8646
2015 429 9750
2016 481 10863
2017 511 12636
2018 593 14912
2019 584 17691
2020 729 21266
2021 814 26696
2022 691 29188
2023 746 30439

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 3 144 322
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 241 587
Nutrition and Food Science 5 211 598
Chemical Engineering 4 195 604
Nanotechnology 5 225 663
Physical chemistry 4 241 665
Materials Science 6 265 728
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 282 746
Inorganic Chemistry 5 273 794
Organic Chemistry 6 313 881
Radiochemistry 3 249 977
Environmental Chemistry 6 358 1013
Biochemistry 7 349 1056
Computational Chemistry 7 469 1509
Pharmacy 8 460 1545

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Ireland and 850th in the World with 10,040 publications made and 194,069 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 20 In Ireland
#307 of 1,458 In Europe
#850 of 6,798 In the World

University of Limerick
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 17 13
1992 32 25
1993 37 34
1994 31 38
1995 45 61
1996 46 77
1997 56 107
1998 47 134
1999 44 218
2000 82 264
2001 96 352
2002 144 523
2003 194 706
2004 207 946
2005 255 1236
2006 279 1698
2007 311 2125
2008 345 2431
2009 343 3073
2010 357 3861
2011 362 4580
2012 402 5581
2013 406 6949
2014 467 7890
2015 445 8436
2016 472 9068
2017 528 10406
2018 571 12233
2019 531 14258
2020 689 17205
2021 725 21217
2022 683 22970
2023 720 23766

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
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 268 705
Environmental Management 5 253 714
Geotechnical Engineering 5 250 728
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 282 746
Geography and Cartography 5 302 771
Geology 5 305 837
Oceanography 5 316 872
Paleontology 5 320 886
Ecology 5 347 954
Environmental Chemistry 6 358 1013
Agricultural Science 5 335 1047
Environmental Engineering 6 362 1110
Earth science and Geophysics 5 379 1122
Forestry 5 347 1122
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 447 1612

Medicine rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Medicine in Ireland and 871st in the World with 9,980 publications made and 181,968 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Surgery, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Ireland
#302 of 1,417 In Europe
#871 of 6,680 In the World

University of Limerick
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 5 7
1992 10 8
1993 20 20
1994 18 19
1995 16 21
1996 27 34
1997 18 43
1998 25 58
1999 34 118
2000 42 165
2001 42 178
2002 63 242
2003 90 319
2004 115 535
2005 122 635
2006 130 852
2007 164 1143
2008 180 1341
2009 219 1824
2010 231 2501
2011 278 3114
2012 306 3809
2013 396 5090
2014 408 6392
2015 505 7212
2016 540 8120
2017 617 9477
2018 736 11502
2019 721 14610
2020 913 18713
2021 1013 24557
2022 916 27167
2023 990 27655

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 34 147
Sports Medicine 2 89 254
Occupational Therapy 4 110 299
Health Science 4 102 321
Biomedical Engineering 5 122 343
Physical Therapy 3 131 351
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 142 425
Nursing 6 153 441
Critical Care Nursing 6 229 571
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 220 610
Gerontology 6 201 620
Clinical Psychology 6 231 681
Family medicine 6 232 690
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 248 712
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 247 722
Medical Physics 6 286 722
Psychiatry 6 271 757
Anatomy and Physiology 6 271 772
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 272 795
Social Work 8 258 807
Public Health 6 293 817
Surgery 6 273 817
Epidemiology 6 288 821
Pediatrics 6 267 825
Cardiology 6 301 865
Plastic Surgery 6 261 877
Pathology 6 295 890
Orthodontics 5 329 949
Audiology 7 343 1003
Pharmacology 6 296 1019
Dentistry 6 343 1042
Urology 6 336 1065
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 321 1073
Veterinary 5 289 1074
Anesthesiology 7 339 1080
Immunology 9 343 1091
Dermatology 7 334 1109
Virology 8 326 1127
Ophthalmology 8 403 1240
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 436 1279
Radiation Therapy 7 408 1429
Oncology and Cancer research 10 424 1480
Pharmacy 8 460 1545

Psychology rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 5th for Psychology in Ireland and 678th in the World with 7,601 publications made and 128,356 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 19 In Ireland
#245 of 1,414 In Europe
#678 of 6,528 In the World

University of Limerick
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 1 0
1992 4 5
1993 10 4
1994 9 12
1995 14 8
1996 20 23
1997 20 24
1998 18 23
1999 22 58
2000 33 74
2001 23 102
2002 44 159
2003 68 198
2004 92 280
2005 120 447
2006 111 612
2007 125 812
2008 157 991
2009 158 1289
2010 193 1809
2011 196 2193
2012 234 2743
2013 306 3668
2014 338 4464
2015 383 5249
2016 415 5783
2017 478 6730
2018 522 8020
2019 539 10142
2020 715 13036
2021 722 16556
2022 689 18229
2023 773 18782

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 5 80 255
Education Majors 3 71 285
Occupational Therapy 4 110 299
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 150 379
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 138 510
Social Psychology 5 220 580
Child Psychology 5 241 663
Clinical Psychology 6 231 681
Sexology 7 204 690
Psychiatry 6 271 757
Social Work 8 258 807
Neuroscience 6 319 881
Cognitive Science 7 351 1017

Mathematics rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Mathematics in Ireland and 804th in the World with 5,750 publications made and 93,049 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
#303 of 1,388 In Europe
#804 of 6,305 In the World

University of Limerick
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 6 0
1992 15 6
1993 8 3
1994 11 14
1995 20 15
1996 13 13
1997 26 37
1998 17 52
1999 26 77
2000 24 70
2001 28 104
2002 67 164
2003 84 193
2004 90 321
2005 100 401
2006 128 654
2007 164 796
2008 163 1003
2009 178 1262
2010 164 1714
2011 193 2098
2012 199 2548
2013 220 3143
2014 300 3682
2015 283 4137
2016 322 4583
2017 308 4984
2018 365 6065
2019 346 7297
2020 462 9075
2021 471 11669
2022 444 12493
2023 471 12737

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 2 69 301
Actuarial Science 3 288 770
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 306 877
Statistics 6 345 912
Operations Research 4 341 973
Applied Mathematics 7 428 1134
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 465 1190

Business rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 4th for Business in Ireland and 590th in the World with 5,625 publications made and 89,383 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 20 In Ireland
#220 of 1,414 In Europe
#590 of 6,187 In the World

University of Limerick
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 11 3
1992 10 6
1993 13 7
1994 17 12
1995 26 17
1996 42 33
1997 38 49
1998 25 58
1999 28 136
2000 47 131
2001 37 154
2002 57 264
2003 84 335
2004 93 444
2005 135 625
2006 154 876
2007 173 1096
2008 189 1515
2009 207 1800
2010 223 2331
2011 229 2724
2012 226 3202
2013 214 3819
2014 243 4349
2015 243 4525
2016 280 4514
2017 279 4813
2018 327 5506
2019 331 6389
2020 401 7730
2021 417 9768
2022 389 9965
2023 409 10394

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 35 126
Project Management 2 78 176
Human Resource Management 1 60 191
Management Information Systems 2 85 215
Entrepreneurship 1 152 337
Construction Management 2 126 345
Advertising 4 148 421
International Trade 6 255 437
Public Policy / Administration 6 164 452
International Business 6 250 464
Supply Chain Management 3 169 538
Marketing 5 202 540
Entertainment Industry Business 5 211 560
Management 3 217 598
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 264 618
Occupational Safety and Health 5 220 715
Risk Management 5 313 722
Finance 6 312 759
Actuarial Science 3 288 770
Accounting 6 295 783
Tax Law 4 311 823
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 354 953
Operations Research 4 341 973

Economics rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 5th for Economics in Ireland and 596th in the World with 4,348 publications made and 60,741 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Political Economy.

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

University of Limerick
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 2
1992 4 9
1993 7 3
1994 12 7
1995 10 10
1996 27 21
1997 15 17
1998 19 24
1999 21 68
2000 36 66
2001 23 78
2002 36 162
2003 65 175
2004 54 208
2005 72 308
2006 83 452
2007 90 524
2008 97 678
2009 107 782
2010 145 1149
2011 146 1386
2012 173 1721
2013 193 2175
2014 192 2513
2015 209 2862
2016 225 2895
2017 231 3207
2018 258 3938
2019 281 4591
2020 341 5705
2021 371 7309
2022 391 7901
2023 387 8262

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 3 93 253
Political Economy 6 155 368
International Economics 5 239 390
Environmental Economics 4 171 401
International Trade 6 255 437
Development Studies 5 158 480
Finance 6 312 759
Actuarial Science 3 288 770
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 354 953
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 465 1190

Art & Design rankings

The University of Limerick ranked 6th for Art & Design in Ireland and 545th in the World with 2,912 publications made and 37,510 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Multimedia.

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
#223 of 1,349 In Europe
#545 of 5,720 In the World

University of Limerick
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 3 0
1992 8 6
1993 10 0
1994 14 14
1995 14 8
1996 12 15
1997 8 17
1998 19 18
1999 17 45
2000 17 29
2001 20 59
2002 34 125
2003 54 138
2004 54 177
2005 70 244
2006 81 352
2007 95 464
2008 95 541
2009 100 619
2010 117 855
2011 115 934
2012 101 1149
2013 112 1482
2014 118 1594
2015 141 1726
2016 163 1699
2017 169 1994
2018 168 2218
2019 165 2635
2020 195 3049
2021 187 3930
2022 190 4087
2023 214 4306

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 45 121
Music 3 97 260
Graphic Design 2 109 295
Architecture 5 167 363
Creative Writing 4 142 377
Multimedia 6 149 387
Performing arts 6 176 401
Computer Graphics 4 202 495
UX/UI Desgin 6 216 496
Literature 4 230 548
Fashion Design 4 236 552
Entertainment Industry Business 5 211 560
Aesthetics 4 232 571
Art History 5 245 593
Game Design and Development 6 290 653
Cinematography 8 291 721