Research and Innovation. University College Dublin. 2016.

1. Research and Innovation
University College Dublin
2016

2. Research Themes
at UCD Dublin

3. ICT
Culture,
Economy
& Society
Agri-Food
Energy Environment
Health

4. A research paper
by UCD Prof
Des Higgins is
named in the
Top 10 most
highly cited
publications of
all time
Source Nature

5. About UCD Dublin
Ireland’s Global University

6. €1.3bn Annual economic
output generated by
UCD and its students
in Ireland
Source UCD Delivering Impact Report 2015

7. The Largest
University in Ireland
655
Research
Funded Staff
1,520
Academic
Staff
Source About UCD http://www.ucd.ie/
about-ucd/about/ucdbynumbers/
Source RMS

8. The Largest
University in Ireland
1,546
PhD
Students
8,652
Graduate
Students
Source About UCD http://www.ucd.ie/
about-ucd/about/ucdbynumbers/
Source About UCD http://www.ucd.ie/
about-ucd/about/ucdbynumbers/

9. Produces
22%
of Ireland’s PhD
Graduates per year
The Largest
University in Ireland
Source HEA website

10. Global Ranking

11. TOP 1%
of Higher Education
Institutions
Worldwide
Source Times Higher Education Rankings 2016

12. Source QS Worldwide University Rankings
http://www.topuniversities.com/qs-world-university-rankings
73rd
in Europe
176th
in the World

13. Research
Awards

14. Research Awards
€1.08bn in new awards since 2005
Source RMS Grants

15. Research Awards
€93.7m in new externally funded
research awards for 2015/16
Source RMS Grants

16. Research Awards
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Irish State European Commission
Other Irish & International Business
€81.2m
€121.2m
€112.2m
Source RMS Grants
€119m
€93.7m

17. Science Foundation Ireland
European Commission
Enterprise Ireland
Irish Research Councils
Department of Agriculture,
Food and the Marine
Irish Foundations
Health Research Board
International Foundations
Irish Business
Others €42.9m
€16.7m
€21.3m
€24.1m
€24.9m
€35.2m
€37.2m
€47.3m
€88.3m
€164.6m
Funding Sources
in the last 5 years
Source RMS Grants

18. Publications Summary

19. Publications
421 books
from 2013-2016
Source RMS Profiles

20. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
3,247
3,0092,9722,9662,8982,969
2,725
2,585
2,255
1,888
Number of Publications
in Scopus
Source Elsevier SciVal

21. Source Elsevier SciVal
0
0.6
1.2
1.8
2.4
Univ
Coll
Cork
Uni
Coll
Dublin
Trinity
Coll
Dublin
Queens
Uni
Belfast
Uni
Edinburgh
Uni
Oxford
2.31
2.15
1.751.71.65
1.48
Publication Impact 2012-16
World Average

22. UCD Areas of Strength
Top 1% in 19 fields
1. Clinical Medicine
2. Physics
3. Chemistry
4. Molecular Biology & Genetics
5. Biology & Biochemistry
6. Agricultural Sciences
7. Neuroscience & Behavior
8. Computer Science
9. Plant & Animal Science
10.Environment/Ecology
Source Essential Science Indicators
https://esi.incites.thomsonreuters.com/IndicatorsAction.action
11. Immunology
12.Engineering
13. Social Sciences, General
14. Geosciences
15. Pharmacology & Toxicology
16.Microbiology
17. Psychiatry/Psychology
18.Economics & Business
19. Materials Science

23. Source QS Worldwide University Rankings by subject 2017
https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2017
1. English
2. Nursing
3. Veterinary Science
4. Geography
5. Archaeology
6. Development Studies
7. History
Top 100
in the world
UCD has 13
subjects in
the top 100
8. Law
9. Modern Languages
10.Politics & International
Studies
11. Philosophy
12. Sports-related Subjects
13. Agriculture & Forestry

24. 1st in Irelandfor 40 out of 43 subject areas offered
Source QS Worldwide University Rankings by subject 2017
https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2017
1. Arts & Humanities*
2. Engineering & Technology
3. Life Sciences & Medicine
4. Natural Sciences
5. Social Sciences & Management
UCD is # 1 in
Ireland for
each of the
five major
subject
groupings
*World top 100

25. Source Thomson Reuters InCites™, 20011-2015 data among
institutions publishing at scale (Min 500 papers)
#1 UCD is the #1 University Globally
on citations per paper in the area of
Agricultural Science

26. Collaboration Summary

27. Collaboration
UCD collaborates with
158
countries
Source Thomson Reuters InCites https://incites.thomsonreuters.com/#/
reports/dbr_7002/collaborations

28. Collaboration on
Publications
Source Elsevier SciVal 2011-2015
Europe
1,432
Middle East
123
Asia Pacific
521
Africa
74
South America
66
North America
532

29. Collaboration
Trinity College Dublin Ireland 887
Imperial College London UK 781
Universite Paris Saclay France 762
CNRS France 750
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and
Experimental Physics
Russian
Federation
695
Moscow State University
Russian
Federation
616
University of Manchester UK 610
Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas Brazil 606
Institute for High Energy Physics
Russian
Federation
604
Top 10
Collaborating
Institutions
2011-15
By number of
co-authored
publications
Source Elsevier SciVal 2011-2015

30. Innovation
Summary
Innovation Summary

31. 250+ Industry
partnerships
16
UCD Spin-out
companies
2012-16
Innovation
Source UCD Innovation
http://www.ucd.ie/innovation/aboutus/ucdinnovationimpacts/

32. Innovation
287
Inventions
Disclosed
2012-16
105
Patents
Filed
2012-16
Source UCD Innovation
http://www.ucd.ie/innovation/aboutus/ucdinnovationimpacts/

33. Innovation
23
Patents
Granted
2012-16
95
Licence Agreements
Concluded
2012-16
Source UCD Innovation
http://www.ucd.ie/innovation/aboutus/ucdinnovationimpacts/

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