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2026-09-03 · Research focus · Trinity College Dublin · Ireland

What drives Trinity College Dublin's research

Ask where Trinity College Dublin's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 28,763 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 80 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Irish and British Studies; Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research; Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

The recorded collaborative funding footprint stands at €269M across the world's major funders, every award traceable to the funder's own public record. The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.36, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, published its first full edition on 15 September 2026. The full results are public.

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Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.

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