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🎓 Top Research Universities in Ireland

Universities and colleges in Ireland ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations44 entries🇮🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Trinity College Dublin96,772 papers
8,419,970
2
University College Dublin106,403 papers
7,217,121
3
University College Cork60,853 papers
4,790,201
4
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway51,158 papers
3,247,611
5
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland26,533 papers
1,841,336
6
University of Limerick34,355 papers
1,558,168
7
Dublin City University32,702 papers
1,540,465
8
National University of Ireland8,800 papers
933,547
9
National University of Ireland, Maynooth22,380 papers
819,733
10
Dublin Institute of Technology7,952 papers
520,895
11
Technological University Dublin10,241 papers
182,654
12
Institute of Technology Sligo1,103 papers
82,293
13
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology1,232 papers
80,764
14
Athlone Institute of Technology1,165 papers
78,917
15
Dundalk Institute of Technology1,699 papers
53,554
16
Institute of Technology Tallaght698 papers
43,829
17
Institute of Technology Tralee327 papers
36,083
18
Atlantic Technological University2,426 papers
33,180
19
National College of Ireland1,685 papers
31,851
20
Mary Immaculate College1,738 papers
27,650
21
South East Technological University1,638 papers
18,713
22
Letterkenny Institute of Technology2,495 papers
18,160
23
Limerick Institute of Technology433 papers
13,078
24
Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown240 papers
11,328
25
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland633 papers
9,640
26
Dublin Business School361 papers
5,519
27
Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology281 papers
2,809
28
Irish Management Institute69 papers
1,766
29
Institute of Child Education and Psychology Europe19 papers
1,270
30
Discovery Programme73 papers
878
31
Griffith College119 papers
790
32
National College of Art and Design173 papers
715
33
King's Inns98 papers
711
34
The American College48 papers
428
35
Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy179 papers
299
36
Free University of Ireland42 papers
284
37
Transport Infrastructure Ireland67 papers
221
38
All Hallows College61 papers
217
39
Griffith College Cork29 papers
82
40
IBAT College15 papers
47
41
Garda Síochána College9 papers
23
42
Irish Archaeology Field School3 papers
17
43
Griffith College Limerick2 papers
7
44
Kerry Education and Training Board2 papers
7

Highlights

Within Ireland, Trinity College Dublin ranks first in 2026 with 8,419,970, followed by University College Dublin (7,217,121) and University College Cork (4,790,201).

Across 44 entries, values run from 8,419,970 (Trinity College Dublin) to 7 (Kerry Education and Training Board), with a median of 15,619.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.