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Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 10th in Ireland, 2285th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 53 research topics. Waterford Institute of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,096 academic publications and 44,614 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 15 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2285 of 14,131 In the World
#746 of 2,785 In Europe
#10 of 32 In Ireland
#364 of 1,022 For Optometry
#707 of 1,621 For Ophthalmology
#907 of 2,080 For Multimedia
#2511 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2691 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 50 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland and 2787th in the World with 1,797 publications made and 22,403 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 26 In Ireland
#803 of 1,492 In Europe
#2787 of 7,020 In the World

Waterford Institute of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 3 3
1992 1 3
1993 0 6
1994 4 5
1995 7 6
1996 5 10
1997 5 7
1998 8 15
1999 8 22
2000 7 30
2001 12 19
2002 17 33
2003 17 42
2004 18 50
2005 31 81
2006 55 141
2007 56 200
2008 59 277
2009 75 382
2010 91 473
2011 73 615
2012 88 718
2013 85 806
2014 81 889
2015 76 891
2016 94 1013
2017 112 1187
2018 124 1417
2019 134 1741
2020 122 2187
2021 115 2781
2022 116 2784
2023 83 2781

The following table provides academic rankings for Waterford Institute of Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Communications and Public Relations 9 477 1372
Anthropology 9 511 1473
Gender Studies 10 547 1823
Education Majors 11 541 1860
Law 10 642 2018
Aesthetics 9 703 2246
Political Science 11 724 2253
Sociology 11 662 2256
Library and Information science 10 678 2288
Archaeology 10 752 2591
History 10 766 2713
Linguistics 10 773 2742
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 10 796 2849
Demography 12 728 2890
Philosophy 10 865 3025

Engineering rankings

Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 12th for Engineering in Ireland and 2704th in the World with 1,698 publications made and 25,849 citations received. Main research topics: Computer Networking, Materials Science, Telecommunications, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#12 of 22 In Ireland
#748 of 1,453 In Europe
#2704 of 6,684 In the World

Waterford Institute of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 0 2
1992 4 1
1993 4 3
1994 10 6
1995 8 9
1996 6 14
1997 5 19
1998 3 21
1999 12 22
2000 4 37
2001 10 28
2002 10 43
2003 18 43
2004 23 58
2005 30 83
2006 58 196
2007 79 276
2008 75 302
2009 99 468
2010 101 668
2011 87 743
2012 86 883
2013 90 959
2014 57 995
2015 64 978
2016 85 1224
2017 90 1315
2018 108 1626
2019 102 2025
2020 93 2420
2021 103 3004
2022 92 3000
2023 59 3171

The following table provides academic rankings for Waterford Institute of Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 8 414 975
Engineering Management 9 372 1127
Computer Networking 9 455 1368
Human-Computer Interaction 9 578 1586
Telecommunications 9 550 1737
Biotechnology 10 576 2242
Optical Engineering 12 694 2475
Electronic Engineering 12 695 2538
Nanotechnology 12 655 2542
Electrical Engineering 10 712 2550
Chemical Engineering 13 664 2572
Systems Engineering 12 865 2856
Materials Science 12 773 2923
Mechanical Engineering 10 878 3097
Structural Engineering 11 853 3128
Aerospace Engineering 10 849 3145
Civil Engineering 11 863 3174
Acoustical Engineering 11 893 3279
Metallurgical Engineering 12 844 3394

Computer Science rankings

Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 12th for Computer Science in Ireland and 2424th in the World with 1,695 publications made and 22,595 citations received. Main research topics: Computer Networking, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Cyber Security, Management Information Systems.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 21 In Ireland
#692 of 1,459 In Europe
#2424 of 6,752 In the World

Waterford Institute of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 2 3
1992 3 2
1993 3 3
1994 5 8
1995 8 9
1996 4 14
1997 5 16
1998 5 15
1999 11 21
2000 6 31
2001 8 13
2002 14 33
2003 17 50
2004 16 48
2005 29 69
2006 68 130
2007 73 194
2008 82 284
2009 90 377
2010 106 518
2011 86 652
2012 80 716
2013 95 813
2014 66 801
2015 62 920
2016 67 985
2017 95 1211
2018 113 1443
2019 110 1846
2020 99 2329
2021 101 2916
2022 84 2810
2023 68 2801

The following table provides academic rankings for Waterford Institute of Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Multimedia 10 361 907
Management Information Systems 9 406 950
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 346 1011
Software Engineering 9 498 1217
Computer Networking 9 455 1368
Data Science 10 521 1395
Cyber Security 9 486 1432
Human-Computer Interaction 9 578 1586
Telecommunications 9 550 1737
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 590 2104
Library and Information science 10 678 2288
Neuroscience 10 717 2569
Computer Vision 10 741 2728
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 11 769 2795
Machine Learning 11 808 3192
Cognitive Science 10 821 3315

Biology rankings

Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 12th for Biology in Ireland and 2975th in the World with 1,497 publications made and 29,022 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 22 In Ireland
#746 of 1,445 In Europe
#2975 of 6,770 In the World

Waterford Institute of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 2 2
1992 2 1
1993 2 2
1994 5 5
1995 6 6
1996 4 14
1997 2 10
1998 0 14
1999 5 20
2000 3 23
2001 6 29
2002 6 27
2003 18 38
2004 24 47
2005 22 83
2006 42 176
2007 41 240
2008 46 278
2009 61 381
2010 70 537
2011 61 655
2012 79 878
2013 76 1010
2014 69 1105
2015 67 1109
2016 101 1371
2017 90 1504
2018 98 1793
2019 99 2079
2020 111 2726
2021 105 3369
2022 86 3288
2023 72 3383

The following table provides academic rankings for Waterford Institute of Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animal Science 8 408 1480
Nutrition and Food Science 9 487 1801
Forestry 8 535 1989
Pharmacology 10 524 2083
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 590 2104
Biotechnology 10 576 2242
Botany 10 613 2407
Agricultural Science 10 610 2414
Nanotechnology 12 655 2542
Neuroscience 10 717 2569
Virology 11 626 2607
Microbiology 13 616 2673
Biochemistry 11 707 2885
Paleontology 10 758 2896
Zoology 11 705 2947
Genetics 10 749 3056
Immunology 10 762 3358

Environmental Science rankings

Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 11th for Environmental Science in Ireland and 3135th in the World with 1,341 publications made and 20,400 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 20 In Ireland
#817 of 1,458 In Europe
#3135 of 6,798 In the World

Waterford Institute of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1 2
1992 1 1
1993 3 3
1994 3 2
1995 7 4
1996 3 13
1997 3 14
1998 2 11
1999 5 16
2000 3 30
2001 8 26
2002 11 28
2003 18 34
2004 17 40
2005 22 77
2006 40 138
2007 41 213
2008 42 230
2009 58 339
2010 66 341
2011 54 496
2012 59 626
2013 63 743
2014 64 792
2015 65 800
2016 73 890
2017 79 1037
2018 103 1296
2019 91 1581
2020 85 2015
2021 91 2531
2022 86 2700
2023 61 2710

The following table provides academic rankings for Waterford Institute of Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 8 535 1989
Agricultural Science 10 610 2414
Paleontology 10 758 2896
Ecology 11 763 2916
Environmental Chemistry 12 718 2953
Geography and Cartography 11 822 3053
Oceanography 12 803 3067
Geology 11 799 3071
Environmental Management 15 866 3402
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 13 890 3450

Physics rankings

Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 12th for Physics in Ireland and 2955th in the World with 1,274 publications made and 19,510 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#12 of 22 In Ireland
#802 of 1,446 In Europe
#2955 of 6,603 In the World

Waterford Institute of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 2 4
1992 3 1
1993 5 3
1994 9 10
1995 7 8
1996 6 18
1997 4 20
1998 4 21
1999 11 27
2000 4 39
2001 11 28
2002 14 40
2003 13 52
2004 21 59
2005 25 87
2006 37 176
2007 48 234
2008 53 268
2009 58 346
2010 76 525
2011 60 576
2012 65 668
2013 70 744
2014 54 780
2015 47 757
2016 52 938
2017 76 964
2018 72 1227
2019 76 1488
2020 77 1796
2021 76 2131
2022 77 2121
2023 41 2342

The following table provides academic rankings for Waterford Institute of Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Optical Engineering 12 694 2475
Nanotechnology 12 655 2542
Astrophysics and Astronomy 11 789 2837
Quantum and Particle physics 10 793 2910
Materials Science 12 773 2923
Acoustical Engineering 11 893 3279

Medicine rankings

Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 11th for Medicine in Ireland and 2751st in the World with 1,155 publications made and 19,572 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 21 In Ireland
#709 of 1,417 In Europe
#2751 of 6,680 In the World

Waterford Institute of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 1
1993 1 1
1994 2 4
1995 2 2
1996 2 7
1997 1 8
1998 3 12
1999 7 21
2000 8 19
2001 4 26
2002 6 21
2003 9 21
2004 13 24
2005 20 57
2006 25 103
2007 24 135
2008 45 193
2009 34 225
2010 51 382
2011 46 487
2012 64 654
2013 61 721
2014 47 779
2015 53 848
2016 81 980
2017 85 1120
2018 78 1329
2019 64 1455
2020 99 2011
2021 81 2530
2022 71 2483
2023 59 2459

The following table provides academic rankings for Waterford Institute of Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Optometry 4 128 364
Ophthalmology 4 249 707
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 419 1259
Nursing 10 451 1445
Family medicine 10 430 1599
Health Science 11 478 1685
Gerontology 10 526 1780
Sports Medicine 10 597 1949
Psychiatry 10 560 1957
Pharmacology 10 524 2083
Anesthesiology 10 575 2107
Public Health 11 599 2179
Physical Therapy 10 627 2217
Clinical Psychology 11 637 2406
Surgery 10 679 2479
Virology 11 626 2607
Pathology 10 677 2636
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 10 755 2731
Anatomy and Physiology 10 779 3010
Immunology 10 762 3358

Chemistry rankings

Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 12th for Chemistry in Ireland and 3064th in the World with 1,076 publications made and 21,446 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#12 of 22 In Ireland
#778 of 1,401 In Europe
#3064 of 6,447 In the World

Waterford Institute of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1 0
1992 3 0
1993 5 0
1994 8 6
1995 4 7
1996 4 14
1997 4 12
1998 3 15
1999 6 16
2000 2 23
2001 7 15
2002 5 22
2003 14 37
2004 18 42
2005 17 73
2006 25 164
2007 45 217
2008 38 235
2009 50 334
2010 61 448
2011 54 543
2012 57 689
2013 50 828
2014 45 872
2015 39 862
2016 64 1092
2017 62 1155
2018 58 1406
2019 66 1673
2020 65 2063
2021 77 2713
2022 65 2615
2023 45 2790

The following table provides academic rankings for Waterford Institute of Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 9 487 1801
Nanotechnology 12 655 2542
Chemical Engineering 13 664 2572
Physical chemistry 9 681 2636
Biochemistry 11 707 2885
Materials Science 12 773 2923
Environmental Chemistry 12 718 2953
Organic Chemistry 11 748 3013

Business rankings

Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 11th for Business in Ireland and 2063rd in the World with 970 publications made and 12,985 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Finance, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#11 of 20 In Ireland
#659 of 1,414 In Europe
#2063 of 6,187 In the World

Waterford Institute of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 1 2
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 2 4
1995 3 1
1996 5 2
1997 3 4
1998 3 6
1999 4 8
2000 4 15
2001 7 3
2002 13 21
2003 14 37
2004 13 39
2005 16 58
2006 46 98
2007 35 141
2008 45 190
2009 48 260
2010 46 286
2011 50 360
2012 53 439
2013 50 436
2014 45 476
2015 32 491
2016 47 515
2017 56 603
2018 64 723
2019 55 830
2020 56 1087
2021 61 1382
2022 48 1382
2023 45 1363

The following table provides academic rankings for Waterford Institute of Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 9 406 950
Project Management 10 449 1065
Engineering Management 9 372 1127
Marketing 9 510 1387
Advertising 11 569 1728
Management 11 679 2229
Finance 9 805 2783

Psychology rankings

Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 11th for Psychology in Ireland and 2419th in the World with 878 publications made and 13,225 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#11 of 19 In Ireland
#658 of 1,414 In Europe
#2419 of 6,528 In the World

Waterford Institute of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 1 1
1992 1 2
1993 0 2
1994 0 1
1995 1 3
1996 1 5
1997 1 6
1998 2 5
1999 1 12
2000 6 10
2001 6 8
2002 5 13
2003 8 13
2004 5 15
2005 14 47
2006 33 74
2007 15 97
2008 32 159
2009 37 194
2010 50 308
2011 36 386
2012 51 477
2013 43 500
2014 38 565
2015 36 603
2016 52 740
2017 56 835
2018 59 881
2019 56 1010
2020 64 1316
2021 65 1578
2022 51 1502
2023 50 1561

The following table provides academic rankings for Waterford Institute of Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Education Majors 11 541 1860
Psychiatry 10 560 1957
Clinical Psychology 11 637 2406
Social Psychology 11 719 2462
Neuroscience 10 717 2569
Child Psychology 11 740 2968
Cognitive Science 10 821 3315

Mathematics rankings

Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 11th for Mathematics in Ireland and 2733rd in the World with 789 publications made and 11,476 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#11 of 20 In Ireland
#747 of 1,388 In Europe
#2733 of 6,305 In the World

Waterford Institute of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 4
1992 1 2
1993 1 1
1994 1 6
1995 2 5
1996 3 13
1997 1 6
1998 1 4
1999 2 7
2000 2 21
2001 5 5
2002 2 18
2003 4 23
2004 5 22
2005 19 46
2006 32 75
2007 33 119
2008 32 143
2009 28 188
2010 53 337
2011 46 330
2012 44 434
2013 41 385
2014 33 442
2015 33 504
2016 53 589
2017 43 683
2018 51 781
2019 48 989
2020 43 1173
2021 45 1495
2022 42 1500
2023 33 1426

The following table provides academic rankings for Waterford Institute of Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 346 1011
Math Teachers 9 546 2027
Statistics 10 816 3175

Economics rankings

Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 11th for Economics in Ireland and 2439th in the World with 572 publications made and 6,738 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#11 of 19 In Ireland
#722 of 1,366 In Europe
#2439 of 5,995 In the World

Waterford Institute of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 1 2
1992 0 2
1993 1 1
1994 0 2
1995 2 2
1996 0 3
1997 1 3
1998 3 1
1999 3 10
2000 4 13
2001 4 1
2002 7 10
2003 9 21
2004 5 13
2005 10 32
2006 19 46
2007 7 57
2008 25 94
2009 13 87
2010 24 139
2011 17 147
2012 38 228
2013 23 243
2014 29 257
2015 34 295
2016 30 291
2017 43 335
2018 43 398
2019 39 491
2020 41 661
2021 38 799
2022 32 852
2023 27 856

The following table provides academic rankings for Waterford Institute of Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Development Studies 11 619 2108
Finance 9 805 2783

Art & Design rankings

Waterford Institute of Technology ranked 10th for Art & Design in Ireland and 2089th in the World with 452 publications made and 5,341 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Architecture.

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
#10 of 20 In Ireland
#674 of 1,349 In Europe
#2089 of 5,720 In the World

Waterford Institute of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 1 4
1994 2 5
1995 4 2
1996 3 3
1997 0 1
1998 1 2
1999 2 2
2000 1 5
2001 4 3
2002 8 8
2003 4 12
2004 9 11
2005 9 18
2006 27 41
2007 21 76
2008 21 63
2009 30 116
2010 29 152
2011 25 125
2012 25 182
2013 15 167
2014 20 243
2015 16 200
2016 24 256
2017 18 292
2018 23 308
2019 25 383
2020 25 394
2021 20 523
2022 19 502
2023 17 464

The following table provides academic rankings for Waterford Institute of Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Ireland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Multimedia 10 361 907
Architecture 8 414 975
Fashion Design 9 652 1923
Aesthetics 9 703 2246
Literature 10 759 2534