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News 2022
College of SEFS researchers featured in Top Scientist list

Congratulations to our researchers from the College of Sceince, Engineering and Food Science (SEFS) who featured in Research.com's list of Top Scientists in Ireland.
Research.com boasts an impressive list of top scientists ranked by their Microsoft Academic Graph h-index and number of citations. Each scientist’s profile also contains the number of citations, number of publications, and a list of their awards and achievements. This allow users to easily and quickly find current leading experts in their field. The list of top scientists features leading scholars from over 3,000 universities and research agencies.
44 UCC STEM researchers were featured in the list across a range of different categories.
Name | Category |
Andrew J. Wheeler | Earth Science |
Patrick F. Fox | Biology and Biochemistry |
Joseph P. Kerry | Biology and Biochemistry |
Thomas G. Cotter |
Biology and Biochemistry |
Alan L. Kelly | Biology and Biochemistry |
Paul L.H. McSweeney | Biology and Biochemistry |
Nora M. O'Brien | Biology and Biochemistry |
Alan D. W. Dobson | Biology and Biochemistry |
John P. Morrissey | Biology and Biochemistry |
J. Maxwell Dow | Biology and Biochemistry |
D.J. Buckley | Biology and Biochemistry |
Patrick A. Morrissey | Biology and Biochemistry |
David Sheehan |
Biology and Biochemistry |
John H. T. Luong | Chemistry |
Yrjö H. Roos | Chemistry |
Laurence D. Burke | Chemistry |
Eugene C. Freuder | Computer Science |
Cormac J. Sreenan | Computer Science |
Paul S. Giller | Ecology and Evolution |
John Davenport | Ecology and Evolution |
Nabeel A. Riza | Electronics and Electronical Engineering |
Jerry D. Murphy | Engineering and Technology |
Gregorio Iglesias | Engineering and Technology |
Philipp Hövel | Engineering and Technology |
Brian Ó Gallachóir | Engineering and Technology |
Gordon Lightbody | Engineering and Technology |
Gerard Kiely |
Environmental Sciences |
John C. Wenger | Environmental Sciences |
John O'Halloran | Environmental Sciences |
John F. Atkins | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
Douwe van Sinderen | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
Rebecca L. O'Brien | Immunology |
Jonathan O'b. Hourihane | Immunology |
Justin D. Holmes |
Material Science |
Paul H. Holloway | Material Science |
John F. Cryan | Medicine |
Colin Hill | Microbiology |
R. Paul Ross | Microbiology |
Gerald F. Fitzgerald | Microbiology |
Douwe van Sinderen | Microbiology |
Paul W. O'Toole | Microbiology |
Cormac G. M. Gahan | Microbiology |
Fergal O'Gara | Microbiology |
Marcel A. K. Jansen | Plant Science and Agromony |