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Ireland
Ireland ranks between 13th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Advanced aircraft engines
13–19tied, of 471.3 papers of credit
1stCN64.6%13–19HK0.6%13–19IR0.5%13–19IE0.4%13–19SA0.4%13–19VN0.3%
I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre0.1% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
14–21tied, of 452.0 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%14–21RU0.8%14–21PL0.8%14–21IE0.8%14–21NO0.6%22–35RS0.5%
University College Dublin0.7% of the top 10%
Large language models
24–27tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%22–23PT0.5%22–23MO0.4%24–27IE0.4%24–27PL0.4%24–27IL0.4%
Dublin City University0.1% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
23–29tied, of 562.4 papers of credit
1stCN40.8%23–29NL0.4%23–29BD0.4%23–29IE0.3%23–29IQ0.3%23–29CH0.3%
University College Dublin0.3% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
24–30tied, of 684.8 papers of credit
1stCN50.8%22–23EG0.6%24–30HU0.5%24–30IE0.5%24–30PK0.4%24–30NL0.4%
University College Dublin0.2% of the top 10%
Hypersonic flight
25–26tied, of 280.2 papers of credit
1stCN65.9%18–24SE0.1%18–24NA0.1%18–24ES0.1%25–26MY0.1%25–26IE0.1%
South East Technological University0.1% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
25–26tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%22–24JP0.7%25–26BR0.6%25–26IE0.6%27–29BE0.5%27–29RO0.5%
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
30–35tied, of 714.4 papers of credit
1stUS34.9%26–29ZA0.3%26–29HU0.3%30–35IE0.2%30–35PK0.2%30–35GR0.2%
University College Dublin0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
27–40tied, of 571.3 papers of credit
1stCN28.9%27–40BA0.3%27–40PT0.2%27–40IE0.2%27–40RU0.2%27–40EG0.2%
Outside the top 30
University College Dublin0.1% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
30–32tied, of 86
1stCN46.3%25–29BD0.3%30–32SE0.2%30–32IE0.2%30–32CL0.2%33–40PT0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Limerick0.0% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
26–36tied, of 480.6 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%26–36AE0.2%26–36ET0.1%26–36IE0.1%26–36LT0.1%26–36LU0.1%
Outside the top 30
University College Dublin0.1% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
30–33tied, of 804.8 papers of credit
1stCN39.9%26–29IR0.4%30–33VN0.3%30–33IE0.3%30–33BR0.3%30–33DK0.3%
Outside the top 30
University College Dublin0.1% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
29–33tied, of 104
1stCN14.8%29–33PT0.5%29–33SG0.5%29–33IE0.5%29–33FI0.5%29–33JP0.5%
Outside the top 30
University College Dublin0.2% of the top 10%
Advanced chip manufacturing
21–33tied, of 390.3 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%21–33GR0.1%21–33ET0.1%21–33IE0.1%21–33AT0.1%34–36KW0.1%
Outside the top 30
University College Cork0.0% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
31–37tied, of 701.9 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%31–37ZA0.2%31–37BR0.2%31–37IE0.2%31–37HK0.2%31–37MO0.2%
Outside the top 30
Trinity College Dublin0.1% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
33–40tied, of 733.9 papers of credit
1stCN55.5%30–32PL0.2%30–32IL0.2%33–40IE0.1%33–40MA0.1%33–40IQ0.1%
Outside the top 30
Trinity College Dublin0.1% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
34–40tied, of 581.6 papers of credit
1stCN43.0%23–33MX0.4%23–33VN0.4%34–40IE0.4%34–40AE0.3%34–40GR0.3%
Outside the top 30
University College Dublin0.2% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
31–40tied, of 551.2 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%31–40CO0.2%31–40CL0.2%31–40IE0.2%31–40KZ0.2%31–40GR0.2%
Outside the top 30
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway0.2% of the top 10%
Gene editing
30–35tied, of 772.8 papers of credit
1stUS32.2%30–35AE0.3%30–35ZA0.3%30–35IE0.2%36–40MX0.2%36–40NZ0.2%
Outside the top 30
University College Cork0.1% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
33–38tied, of 823.0 papers of credit
1stCN30.3%33–38SE0.4%33–38TR0.4%33–38IE0.4%33–38MO0.4%33–38NG0.3%
Outside the top 30
University College Dublin0.1% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
29–36tied, of 590.9 papers of credit
1stUS33.6%29–36BR0.1%29–36EC0.1%29–36IE0.1%37–40NZ0.1%37–40MO0.1%
Outside the top 30
University College Cork0.1% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
37–40tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%33–36RO0.5%33–36TH0.5%37–40IE0.4%37–40VN0.4%37–40SE0.4%
Outside the top 30
University College Dublin0.1% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
27–39tied, of 591.3 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%27–39TW0.4%27–39GE0.4%27–39IE0.4%27–39LU0.4%40thEE0.3%
Outside the top 30
Trinity College Dublin0.3% of the top 10%
Small satellites
40thof 470.2 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%24–39MY0.4%24–39IS0.4%24–39AT0.3%24–39HK0.2%40thIE0.2%
Outside the top 30
Atlantic Technological University0.2% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
28–40tied, of 894.8 papers of credit
1stCN68.0%28–40BR0.1%28–40AT0.1%28–40RU0.1%28–40IL0.1%28–40IE0.1%
Outside the top 30
Trinity College Dublin0.0% of the top 10%
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Satellite navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hyperspectral imaging
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method