-Lero among top 15 IS research centres in the world-
-Lero professor ranked second highest IS researcher in the world-

Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre has been placed among the top 15 Information Systems research centres in the world according to a recently published ranking by the Association for Information Systems (AIS). Based on publications in MIS Quarterly and Information Systems Research, two leading international journals in the field of Information Systems, AIS also ranked Lero Professor, Brian Fitzgerald, as world’s number two IS researcher.
 
“This is an exceptional honour for Lero and Professor Fitzgerald naturally. These journals are widely regarded at the best in the field and it is extremely rewarding and encouraging to have our expertise recognised by an organisation such as the AIS which has 4,000 members in 90 countries across the globe,” comments Professor Kevin Ryan, Centre Director of Lero.
 
“Traditionally the IS field  has been dominated by North American academics so it is particularly encouraging for Lero to be ranked so highly on the international stage. “  ‘Lero’s Software Engineering research is relevant to the critical Information Systems on which the world depends” he continued.
 
Full comprehensive list of the top 100 research centres visit - http://www.vvenkatesh.com/ISranking/RankingsMISQISRbyUni.asp?RYear=3 and for a full list of world’s top 100 Information Systems researchers visit - http://www.vvenkatesh.com/ISranking/RankingsMISQISRbyAut.asp?RYear=3