Irish research ranks with the best

IRISH researchers have been ranked among the world’s best in terms of the impact of their work on immunology.

The news that Trinity College Dublin and other colleges have helped the country to reach second in immunology research emerged as plans were announced for more than 400 events next week to mark Science Week.

The global ranking in Lab Times journal is based on the number of times papers from each country’s immunology research was cited by other scientists between 2000 and 2006, with Ireland behind first-placed Switzerland and ahead of the United States in third place.