Research Collaboration Index · 2026

University of Exeter

Europe · Platinum standing

#45World rank
90.8RCI score
1,146Collaborating institutions
80Partner countries
41,995Joint works, 5 yr
4.04FWCI

Strongest in Environmental Science, at #6 in the world.

The profile

Collaboration profile

82Influence
74Brokerage
92Reach
90Diversity
93Sustained
98Impact
93International

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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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Tim Lenton

Tim Lenton

Chair in Climate Change and Earth System Science; Founding Director, Global Systems Institute

Lenton is one of the world's foremost authorities on climate tipping points, research that underpinned the 1.5C target and net zero commitments. He convened more than 200 researchers from over 90 organisations in 26 countries to deliver the Global Tipping Points Report, and now champions positive tipping points for accelerating decarbonisation.

Charles Tyler

Charles Tyler

Professor of Environmental Biology

Tyler is a world leading ecotoxicologist whose discoveries on endocrine disrupting chemicals in fish reshaped water quality regulation. His twenty year resurveys of English rivers, run with regulators and the water industry, showed feminisation of wild fish has fallen, and he co-directs sustainable aquaculture research with government partners.

Frances Wall

Frances Wall

Professor of Applied Mineralogy, Camborne School of Mines

Wall, appointed OBE for services to geoscience, is a global authority on rare earth elements and responsible sourcing of critical minerals. First female head of Camborne School of Mines, she leads the UKRI funded Critical Minerals Challenge Centre, connecting geology, industry and policy to secure materials for the energy transition.

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