Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Ireland
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Letterkenny Institute of Technology2,495 works
17.00
2National University of Ireland8,804 works
8.13
3Institute of Technology Sligo1,103 works
5.95
4Atlantic Technological University2,433 works
5.00
5University College Cork60,924 works
4.61
6Trinity College Dublin96,832 works
4.56
7University College Dublin106,500 works
4.35
8Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway51,194 works
4.18
9Dublin City University32,732 works
3.97
10Technological University Dublin10,261 works
3.45
11Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland26,593 works
3.42
12University of Limerick34,365 works
3.38
13South East Technological University1,645 works
2.97
14King's Inns98 works
2.90
15Dublin Institute of Technology7,952 works
2.62
16National University of Ireland, Maynooth22,398 works
2.56
17Dublin Business School361 works
2.38
18Limerick Institute of Technology433 works
2.33
19Dundalk Institute of Technology1,702 works
2.04
20Mary Immaculate College1,738 works
2.03
21Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown240 works
2.00
22Griffith College119 works
1.92
23Discovery Programme73 works
1.67
24Athlone Institute of Technology1,165 works
1.53
25Royal College of Physicians of Ireland634 works
1.52
26National College of Ireland1,687 works
1.15
27IBAT College15 works
1.00
28Kerry Education and Training Board2 works
1.00
29Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy179 works
1.00
30Transport Infrastructure Ireland67 works
0.98
31Institute of Child Education and Psychology Europe19 works
0.89
32The American College48 works
0.60
33Institute of Technology Tallaght698 works
0.50
34National College of Art and Design173 works
0.44
35Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology1,231 works
0.39
36Free University of Ireland42 works
0.38
37Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology281 works
0.32
38Griffith College Cork34 works
0.24
Highlights
Within Ireland, Letterkenny Institute of Technology ranks first in 2026 with 17.00, followed by National University of Ireland (8.13) and Institute of Technology Sligo (5.95).
Letterkenny Institute of Technology is 2.1 times higher than National University of Ireland, the runner-up.
Across 38 entries, values run from 17.00 (Letterkenny Institute of Technology) to 0.24 (Griffith College Cork), with a median of 2.03.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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