Universities by Research Publications in Ireland
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University College Dublin7,243,337 citations
106,500
2Trinity College Dublin8,443,141 citations
96,832
3University College Cork4,806,476 citations
60,924
4Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway3,261,610 citations
51,194
5University of Limerick1,564,305 citations
34,365
6Dublin City University1,550,143 citations
32,732
7Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland1,845,621 citations
26,593
8National University of Ireland, Maynooth824,113 citations
22,398
9Technological University Dublin184,405 citations
10,261
10National University of Ireland936,349 citations
8,804
11Dublin Institute of Technology522,499 citations
7,952
12Letterkenny Institute of Technology18,273 citations
2,495
13Atlantic Technological University33,520 citations
2,433
14Mary Immaculate College27,754 citations
1,738
15Dundalk Institute of Technology54,416 citations
1,702
16National College of Ireland32,153 citations
1,687
17South East Technological University18,902 citations
1,645
18Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology81,140 citations
1,231
19Athlone Institute of Technology79,616 citations
1,165
20Institute of Technology Sligo82,505 citations
1,103
21Institute of Technology Tallaght43,891 citations
698
22Royal College of Physicians of Ireland9,674 citations
634
23Limerick Institute of Technology13,147 citations
433
24Dublin Business School5,586 citations
361
25Institute of Technology Tralee37,048 citations
326
26Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology2,824 citations
281
27Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown11,373 citations
240
28Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy302 citations
179
29National College of Art and Design716 citations
173
30Griffith College791 citations
119
31King's Inns717 citations
98
32Discovery Programme881 citations
73
33Irish Management Institute1,770 citations
69
34Transport Infrastructure Ireland221 citations
67
35All Hallows College217 citations
60
36The American College438 citations
48
37Free University of Ireland284 citations
42
38Griffith College Cork82 citations
34
39Institute of Child Education and Psychology Europe1,272 citations
19
40IBAT College48 citations
15
41Garda Síochána College23 citations
9
42Isles International University0 citations
7
43Irish Archaeology Field School17 citations
4
44Griffith College Limerick7 citations
2
45Kerry Education and Training Board7 citations
2
46Project Arts Centre0 citations
2
Highlights
Within Ireland, University College Dublin ranks first in 2026 with 106,500, followed by Trinity College Dublin (96,832) and University College Cork (60,924).
Across 46 entries, values run from 106,500 (University College Dublin) to 2 (Project Arts Centre), with a median of 397.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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