Cork scientists "world leaders" in probiotic research

Ireland’s scientists are punching above their weight on a global stage. This is according to the independent international ratings agency Thomson Reuters Science Watch global analysis, which tracks trends and performance in research disciplines according to scientific publications.
..University College Cork weighs in at number two in the world for probiotics research, due primarily to publications from researchers in the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC), a research centre funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). The report, based on overall citations of APC research publications over the past 10 years, was published on http://sciencewatch.com/ana/st/probiotics/institution/. The report  also indicated that six present and former APC researchers ranked in the top 20 of more than 15,000 authors globally, namely Professor Fergus Shanahan,  Professor Gerald Fitzgerald, Dr  Liam O’Mahony and  Professor Kevin Collins, from UCC, and  Professor Paul Ross and  Dr Catherine Stanton from Teagasc.

Source: http://www.ucc.ie