Top-cited scientists by field in Ireland

20 fields · 144 subfields · Ireland

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in Ireland?

996 researchers whose current affiliation is in Ireland are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 20 fields and 144 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (323, 32.4%), followed by Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (93) and Information & Communication Technologies (88); the largest subfield is General & Internal Medicine (70). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 323 listed authors (32.4%)
General & Internal Medicine707.0%9O'Donnell, Martin J. #11,350
Neurology & Neurosurgery323.2%18Cryan, John F. #525
Surgery212.1%1Reynolds, John Vincent #76,101
Immunology181.8%8O’Neill, Luke A. #461
Pharmacology & Pharmacy181.8%4Souto, Eliana B. #4,285
Cardiovascular System & Hematology161.6%8Serruys, Patrick W. #5,730
Oncology & Carcinogenesis151.5%7Duffy, Michael Joseph #4,563
Psychiatry111.1%10G. Dinan, Timothy G. #1,134
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine101.0%1McAuliffe, Fionnuala M. #46,376
Pediatrics90.9%3Molloy, Eleanor Joan #48,306
Respiratory System90.9%4McNicholas, Walter T. #9,694
Dentistry80.8%2Duncan, Henry (Hal) #10,782
Sport Sciences80.8%5Delahunt, Eamonn #32,550
Urology & Nephrology80.8%1Cornford, Philip A. #69,688
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging70.7%1Brady, Adrian Paul #24,420
Geriatrics60.6%4O'Mahony, Denis #16,860
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases50.5%2Tobin, Desmond J. #15,727
Gastroenterology & Hepatology50.5%3Shanahan, Fergus L. #7,920
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine40.4%3Martin-loeches, Ignacio #10,059
Allergy30.3%1O'Mahony, Liam #36,876
Anesthesiology30.3%0Buggy, Donal J. #122,779
Arthritis & Rheumatology30.3%2Veale, Douglas James #42,973
Ophthalmology & Optometry30.3%1Flitcroft, Daniel Ian #14,456
Endocrinology & Metabolism20.2%2Gregg, Edward W. #7,903
Orthopedics20.2%0Devitt, Brian Meldan #239,448
Pathology20.2%1Doyle, Leona A. #67,197
Tropical Medicine20.2%1Killeen, Gerry Francis #84,714
Environmental & Occupational Health10.1%1Williams, Nerys R. #24,424
Legal & Forensic Medicine10.1%0Thompson, T. J.U. #130,265
Otorhinolaryngology10.1%0Sheahan, Patrick O. #513,070
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 93 listed authors (9.3%)
Dairy & Animal Science434.3%10Berry, Donagh P. #15,974
Food Science313.1%23Sun, Da-Wen #628
Veterinary Sciences121.2%1More, Simon John #17,348
Fisheries50.5%2Hynes, Stephen #84,823
Agronomy & Agriculture40.4%1Holden, Nicholas M. #98,107
Information & Communication Technologies · 88 listed authors (8.8%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing505.0%24Birhane, Abeba #9,894
Networking & Telecommunications252.5%8Pham, Quoc Viet #17,126
Information Systems30.3%2Conboy, Kieran #19,829
Software Engineering30.3%1Briand, Lionel C. #28,816
Medical Informatics20.2%0Carroll, Noel #127,288
Computer Hardware & Architecture10.1%0Blott, Michaela #354,315
Distributed Computing10.1%0Lastovetsky, Alexey L. #594,985
Biomedical Research · 77 listed authors (7.7%)
Microbiology363.6%17Hill, Colin #1,442
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology191.9%8Taylor, Cormac T. #11,180
Nutrition & Dietetics101.0%8Cashman, Kevin D. #12,164
Developmental Biology60.6%3Wolfe, Kenneth H. #20,702
Physiology30.3%0Farmer, Colleen G. #154,035
Mycology & Parasitology20.2%0Holland, Celia V. #108,594
Toxicology20.2%1O’Caoimh, Rónán #62,681
Virology20.2%0Mallon, Patrick W.G. #180,654
Biophysics10.1%0Caffrey, Martin #111,616
Genetics & Heredity10.1%0Pastores, Gregory M. #199,692
Microscopy10.1%0Jones, Lewys B. #456,744
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 65 listed authors (6.5%)
Energy242.4%14Milano, Federico #6,382
Optoelectronics & Photonics151.5%0Hess, Ortwin G. #139,929
Materials141.4%6Yin, Shuo #26,929
Biotechnology131.3%2Gupta, Vijai Kumar #7,080
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology50.5%5Coleman, Jonathan N. #1,923
Bioinformatics30.3%2Higgins, Desmond G. #40,840
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies10.1%0Conway, Maura #209,014
Engineering · 61 listed authors (6.1%)
Biomedical Engineering212.1%9O’Brien, Fergal J. #3,614
Mechanical Engineering & Transports111.1%3Taylor, David #12,758
Environmental Engineering80.8%3Rathnayake, Upaka Sanjeewa #33,491
Civil Engineering70.7%4Basu, Biswajit N. #49,111
Chemical Engineering60.6%4Kannuchamy, Vasanth Kumar #28,655
Electrical & Electronic Engineering60.6%1Kennedy, Michael Peter #74,632
Geological & Geomatics Engineering40.4%3Brunsdon, Chris F. #22,203
Aerospace & Aeronautics30.3%0Young, Trevor M. #279,898
Industrial Engineering & Automation10.1%0Ghadimi, Pezhman #136,647
Public Health & Health Services · 50 listed authors (5.0%)
Nursing343.4%9Coyne, Imelda T. #7,195
Public Health90.9%4Daly, Michael J. #7,454
Rehabilitation60.6%0O'Sullivan, Kieran James #106,754
Health Policy & Services40.4%0McAuliffe, E. #186,751
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology30.3%1Speyer, Renée #31,552
Substance Abuse20.2%1Van Hout, Marie Claire #66,293
Epidemiology10.1%1Humphreys, Hilary W. #62,959
Physics & Astronomy · 49 listed authors (4.9%)
Applied Physics171.7%7Coey, JMD Michael David #996
Chemical Physics80.8%5Nolan, Michael #31,916
General Physics80.8%3Woerner, Stefan #91,028
Nuclear & Particle Physics80.8%3Burgess, Clifford P. #19,197
Astronomy & Astrophysics30.3%3Vink, Jorick S. #9,119
Fluids & Plasmas30.3%3Gleeson, James P. #66,756
Acoustics20.2%0Murphy, Enda #117,996
Mathematical Physics10.1%0Ivanov, Rossen I. #211,075
Optics10.1%0Sheridan, J. T. #294,835
Social Sciences · 47 listed authors (4.7%)
Education191.9%8Biesta, Gert J.J. #449
Law60.6%0Schabas, William A. #104,644
Social Work60.6%2Lundy, Laura #18,686
Geography50.5%5Kitchin, Rob #718
Information & Library Sciences30.3%0Sonnenwald, Diane H. #278,666
Political Science & Public Administration20.2%2Dukalskis, Alexander #75,634
Criminology10.1%1McElvaney, Rosaleen #86,875
Family Studies10.1%1Carr, Alan #16,975
Gender Studies10.1%1Ging, Debbie #49,608
International Relations10.1%1Kaunert, Christian #65,780
Sociology10.1%1Favell, Adrian #54,128
Chemistry · 42 listed authors (4.2%)
Organic Chemistry121.2%4Zaworotko, Michael J. #26,175
Analytical Chemistry90.9%3Luong, John H.T. #24,299
Polymers60.6%2Collins, Maurice N. #23,332
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry40.4%1Erxleben, Andrea #66,707
Physical Chemistry20.2%2Pillai, Suresh C. #26,588
General Chemistry10.1%0Sarkar, Shaheen M. #408,248
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry10.1%0Rozas, Isabel #128,778
Economics & Business · 25 listed authors (2.5%)
Business & Management101.0%10Collings, David G. #16,327
Economics30.3%3Conley, Timothy G. #19,927
Finance30.3%3Lucey, Brian M. #7,685
Industrial Relations20.2%0McDonnell, Anthony #102,677
Sport, Leisure & Tourism20.2%2Ali, Faizan #4,320
Accounting10.1%1Brennan, Niamh M. #41,748
Logistics & Transportation10.1%0Tchouamou Njoya, Eric Tchouamou #159,810
Marketing10.1%1Prothero, Andrea #86,901
Biology · 23 listed authors (2.3%)
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology70.7%3Guiry, Michael D. #43,546
Plant Biology & Botany60.6%2Jansen, Marcel A.K. #27,336
Ecology30.3%3Stout, Jane Catherine #52,965
Evolutionary Biology20.2%1Teeling, Emma C. #60,938
Entomology10.1%0Griffin, Christine T. #308,925
Ornithology10.1%0O’Halloran, John A. #706,750
Zoology10.1%0Myers, Alan An A. #752,160
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 20 listed authors (2.0%)
Environmental Sciences70.7%4Rowan, Neil J. #11,639
Geochemistry & Geophysics30.3%2Chew, David M. #59,333
Geology30.3%0Hitzman, Murray W. #207,557
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences20.2%2Mills, Gerald M. #40,392
Oceanography20.2%0Möller, Iris #133,064
Paleontology10.1%1McElwain, Jennifer C. #54,346
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 10 listed authors (1.0%)
Clinical Psychology30.3%3Hevey, David #23,352
Experimental Psychology30.3%3Robertson, Ian H. #27,025
Developmental & Child Psychology10.1%1Wright, Michelle F. #13,143
Social Psychology10.1%1Glaveanu, Vlad Petre #7,704
Historical Studies · 7 listed authors (0.7%)
History30.3%0Gerwarth, Robert #418,645
Archaeology20.2%0Brück, Joanna #182,006
History of Science, Technology & Medicine10.1%0Lu, Zhouxiang #398,202
History of Social Sciences10.1%0Ó Gráda, Cormac Ó. #125,781
Mathematics & Statistics · 6 listed authors (0.6%)
General Mathematics20.2%1O'Regan, Donal #33,666
Numerical & Computational Mathematics20.2%0Kopteva, Natalia V. #159,257
Statistics & Probability20.2%2Parnell, Andrew C. #62,384
Applied Mathematics10.1%0Crane, Lawrence J. #116,193
Communication & Textual Studies · 4 listed authors (0.4%)
Languages & Linguistics30.3%3Moorkens, Joss #36,544
Literary Studies20.2%1Butler, Judith E. #1,380
Communication & Media Studies10.1%1Siapera, Eugenia #83,286
Built Environment & Design · 4 listed authors (0.4%)
Urban & Regional Planning30.3%3Cugurullo, Federico #12,487
Building & Construction10.1%1Khan, Mehran #48,549
Design Practice & Management10.1%1Hao, Guangbo #89,214
Philosophy & Theology · 1 listed authors (0.1%)
Applied Ethics10.1%1Danaher, John #8,132
Visual & Performing Arts · 1 listed authors (0.1%)
Music10.1%0Varvarigou, Maria #638,198

996 listed scientists in Ireland

See all 996 in the interactive table →