Research Collaboration Index · 2026

University of Bristol

Europe · Platinum standing

#43World rank
91.1RCI score
1,154Collaborating institutions
80Partner countries
53,578Joint works, 5 yr
3.77FWCI

Strongest in Earth & Planetary Sciences, at #6 in the world.

The profile

Collaboration profile

88Influence
88Brokerage
94Reach
90Diversity
93Sustained
96Impact
84International

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Subject standings

World rank in each of the 26 subject indices; gold cards mark top-500 standings. Click through to any full subject ranking.

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The researchers behind the standing

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Jonathan Bamber

Jonathan Bamber

Professor, School of Geographical Sciences

Bamber uses satellite observations to measure how ice sheets and glaciers contribute to sea level rise. His structured expert judgement studies have become reference points for high end sea level projections, and his group's work on closing the global water budget links glaciology to practical coastal planning decisions around the world.

Tim Parkin

Tim Parkin

Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology and Head of Bristol Veterinary School

Parkin applies epidemiology to veterinary and equine public health, building risk models that predict and help prevent fatal musculoskeletal injury in racehorses across international racing jurisdictions. As Head of Bristol Veterinary School and an officer of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, he connects data driven injury prevention research to regulation and veterinary training.

David Gordon

David Gordon

Professor of Social Justice and Director of the Bristol Poverty Institute, School for Policy Studies

Gordon directs the Bristol Poverty Institute and helped develop the consensual method of poverty measurement now used in international surveys. His recent collaborative studies quantify how deprivation shapes child nutrition, adult mental health and cognitive development in settings from Cameroon to Hong Kong, informing poverty reduction targets under the Sustainable Development Goals.

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