University of Plymouth: #119 in the world for Earth & Planetary Sciences collaboration

University of Plymouth stands at #119 of 1,195 universities worldwide on the Earth & Planetary Sciences collaboration index, the strongest of its 26 subject standings in the 2026 Research Collaboration Index, published today.

The standing rests on the open scholarly record: 627 co-authored works in the field over 2021 to 2025, built with 437 collaborating institutions across 50 countries, with a field-weighted citation impact of 3.21.

University of Plymouth holds Silver standing overall, at #451 in the world.

The full index, all 26 subject rankings and complete methodology are now public.

Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.