Top-cited scientists by institution in Ireland

15 institutions with 10 or more listed authors · Ireland

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Which institutions in Ireland have the most top 2% scientists?

15 universities and institutes in Ireland have 10 or more researchers in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list. University College Dublin has the most (186), followed by Trinity College Dublin (136) and University of Galway (113). Each institution’s page has its top fields and subfields and its first 100 scientists.

#	Institution	Listed authors	Top 100k
1	University College Dublin	186	72
2	Trinity College Dublin	136	66
3	University of Galway	113	45
4	University College Cork	96	40
5	University of Limerick	65	27
6	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland	50	10
7	Dublin City University	47	18
8	Maynooth University	28	10
9	UCD School of Medicine	21	6
10	Technological University Dublin	20	11
11	St Vincent's University Hospital	13	4
12	Google LLC, Europe	12	8
13	Teagasc - Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority	12	6
14	APC Microbiome Ireland	11	9
15	Tyndall National Institute	11	2

Institution names are only recorded for large institutions. The 74 in Ireland with fewer than 10 listed authors are not listed here; the authors table finds them by name.