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2026-09-09 · Research focus · University College Cork · Ireland

What drives University College Cork's research

Ask where University College Cork's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 20,931 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 75 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Gut microbiota and health; Probiotics and Fermented Foods; Proteins in Food Systems.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 2.84, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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

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