Research Collaboration Index · 2026

University of Leeds

Europe · Platinum standing

#59World rank
89.2RCI score
1,166Collaborating institutions
80Partner countries
48,991Joint works, 5 yr
3.21FWCI

Strongest in Earth & Planetary Sciences, at #3 in the world.

The profile

Collaboration profile

85Influence
88Brokerage
97Reach
90Diversity
95Sustained
83Impact
85International

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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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Piers Forster

Piers ForsterSubject Award Winner 2026

Earth & Planetary Sciences · featured academic

Professor of Physical Climate Change and founding Director of the Priestley Centre at the University of Leeds, Piers Forster leads the Indicators of Global Climate Change collaboration. His 2023 Earth System Science Data paper, with co-authors from dozens of institutions worldwide, delivers annual updates of human induced warming, emissions and energy imbalance to track the evolving climate system.

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