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CR E AT I NG VA LU E FROM K NOW L EDGE

U N I VE R SI T Y COLLEG E DU BL I N

International Reputation
The reputation of a University is based upon
excellence in both teaching and research.
In recent years, many international
rankings organisations have endeavoured to
quantify the relative excellence of academic
institutions. These rankings utilise various
combinations of academic, student and
employer reputation surveys in conjunction
with an assortment of citation and funding
measures to come up with an overall world
ranking for the institutions.

UCD Rankings 2005–2013
Until 2010 QS compiled the THE rankings.
Post 2010 Thomson Reuters compiles
the THE rankings, while QS publish
independent rankings.
50th

89th

Quacquarelli
Symonds

139th
161st

150th

221st
Times Higher
Education

The Times Higher Education World
University Rankings draws upon a number
of indicators to produce a ranking of the
top higher education institutions globally.
The thirteen indicators cover five areas:
teaching, research, citations, knowledge
transfer and international outlook. It also
includes a reputation survey undertaken
by over 10,000 academics.

07

08

09

10

11

12

2013

161

UCD is
in the World

In 2013, University College Dublin’s ranking
rose 26 places from 187 to 161. The main
areas where UCD improved its scores in
the Times Higher Education ranking were
in publications per academic, citation
impact and international co-authorship.
These indicators all fall within the category
of improved quality and productivity in
research outputs.
The 2013 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
rankings show a statistically insignificant
fall of 8 places, and UCD remains in the
130–140 area for the past 3 years.

250th
2005 06

UCD, made initial strong progress in these
rankings since their introduction in 2005,
reaching a high point of 89th in the world
in 2009. However, changes in the rankings
methodology, the economic crisis and
increased competition from other universities saw UCD ranking slide dramatically in
2011 and in 2012 from this high point.

UCD is in the

st

Top 1%

of Higher Education
Institutions worldwide

UCD is the in the top 1% globally for 18 out of 22 subject areas in Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators
Chemistry

Social Sciences, General

Agricultural Sciences

Physics

Economics & Business

Plant & Animal Science

Environment/Ecology

Engineering

Psychiatry/Psychology

Geosciences

Computer Science

Neuroscience & Behaviour

Molecular Biology
& Genetics
Microbiology
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Immunology

Clinical Medicine
Biology & Biochemistry
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