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2. “Justify budget of €2bn, colleges warned”
3. “ According to Higher Education Authority figures, the number of permanent research-oriented staff in universities has risen 30 per cent in just six years...”
5. The number of research papers produced in the EU has increased by over 100%
6. Over the same period, the number of research papers produced in Ireland has increased by over 300%
7. Ireland has more than doubled its percentage share of world research papers. Currently Ireland produces 0.44% of all world research papers.
Source: National Science Indicators (Thomson Reuters)
8. In terms of research impact, Ireland has come from behind to match the European average…
10. Similarly, Ireland’s research impact has exceeded the world average over the past 10 years, and is rising…
15. * measured by citations per paper; source: Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators, accessed: May 1 2005
16. Between 2005 and 2009 the number of fields in which Irish universities feature within the world top 1% increased by 60%, with the addition of the following 6 fields: * measured by citations per paper
17. * measured by citations per paper
18. Ireland ranks No. 2 in the World in Immunology*
19. Ireland is 6th in the World in Molecular Biology and Genetics
20. Top 20 Countries in Multiple Sclerosis* Ireland currently ranks at 14th in the world in research into Multiple Sclerosis, ahead of Germany, France and Australia
23. Top 20 Countries in MRSA(Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
24. Physics: Impact of Ireland, Europe & the World