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Research in Exeter

Science Explorer records 28 research institutions in Exeter, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Exeter, Met Office and Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.

Research institutions
28
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
59k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8M
29.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Exeter

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Exeter?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of ExeterUniversity 51,660 #134
2Met OfficeGovernment institution 6,905 #4,054
3Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 1,160 #7,807
4Exeter Primary CareHospital / health system 420 #20,998 all time
5Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic CentreHospital / health system 299 #21,703 all time
6Exeter HospitalHospital / health system 293 #18,490 all time
7South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustInstitution 254 #30,423 all time
8Devon Partnership NHS TrustHospital / health system 217 #27,416 all time
9Heavitree HospitalHospital / health system 208 #20,302 all time
10NIHR Exeter Clinical Research FacilityResearch facility 174 #21,395 all time
11Devon County CouncilGovernment institution 111 not ranked
12RegenNonprofit 41 not ranked
13Exercise Science ConsultingInstitution 22 not ranked
14Simpleware (United Kingdom)Company 22 not ranked
15NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South West PeninsulaResearch facility 16 not ranked
16Devon & Exeter InstitutionNonprofit 15 not ranked
17Electricity Storage Network (United Kingdom)Company 12 not ranked
18Exeter City CouncilGovernment institution 10 not ranked
19Bill Harvey Associates (United Kingdom)Company 9 not ranked
20Franklyn Community HospitalHospital / health system 7 not ranked
21Ashwoods Automotive (United Kingdom)Company 6 not ranked
22eCow Devon (United Kingdom)Company 5 not ranked
23Royal Albert Memorial MuseumArchive 5 not ranked
24Certus Technology (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
25Scimar Engineering LtdCompany 3 not ranked
26Choc Edge (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
27Gale & Snowden Architects (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
28The Bill Douglas Cinema MuseumArchive 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Exeter: 83.5%Met Office: 11.2%Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust: 1.9%Exeter Primary Care: 0.7%24 others listed: 2.8%83%largest
University of Exeter52k · 83.5%Met Office6,905 · 11.2%Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust1,160 · 1.9%Exeter Primary Care420 · 0.7%24 others listed1,736 · 2.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Exeter work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Exeter is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (16%), Social Sciences (15%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 4,014 fractional works · 35.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,262 fractional works · 11.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 473 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology: 243 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 91 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 997 fractional works · 8.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 193 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 120 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 118 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 116 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 82 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 563 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 329 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOceanography: 112 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 519 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 219 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 278 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 101 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 83 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 182 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 96 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 84 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,745 fractional works · 33.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,741 fractional works · 15.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 660 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 299 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 162 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 137 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 784 fractional works · 7.0% of its workHistory: 152 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 147 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 559 fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 204 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 185 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 281 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 257 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 206 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 123 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,222 fractional works · 19.8% of its workMedicine: 1,789 fractional works · 15.9% of its workSurgery: 214 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 181 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 131 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 117 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 112 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 111 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 181 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 369 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 237 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,266 fractional works · 11.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 593 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 247 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 226 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 370 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 131 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 100 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 228 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 136 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKExeter11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences33%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1,26211.2%
    2. Engineering9978.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences5635.0%
    4. Computer Science5194.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2782.5%
    6. Materials Science1821.6%
    7. Mathematics840.7%
    8. Energy740.7%
    9. Chemistry460.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.1%
  2. Social Sciences3,74533.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,74115.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities7847.0%
    3. Psychology5595.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2812.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2572.3%
    6. Decision Sciences1231.1%
  3. Health Sciences2,22219.8%
    1. Medicine1,78915.9%
    2. Health Professions3693.3%
    3. Nursing240.2%
    4. Veterinary220.2%
    5. Dentistry180.2%
  4. Life Sciences1,26611.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5935.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3703.3%
    3. Neuroscience2282.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology610.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics140.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Exeter strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Exeter is most concentrated in Classics, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change (7.5× the world share in Classics).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 43.2 works7.5×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 263.4 works6.2×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 382.9 works5.2×
  4. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 71.3 works4.8×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 125.0 works4.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 330 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 515 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 51 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 194 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 43 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 434 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 454 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 66 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 891 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.21× its world share, 1,066 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 162 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 73 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 235 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 315 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 1,520 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.47× its world share, 19 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.44× its world share, 683 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 248 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 103 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 233 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 476 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 1,536 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.99×454 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.44×683 works
  3. Environmental Science2.21×1,066 works
  4. Psychology1.61×476 works
  5. Veterinary1.47×19 works
  6. Social Sciences1.25×1,536 works
  7. Neuroscience1.23×194 works
  8. Health Professions1.23×315 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.12×233 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.10×103 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.09×235 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.00×515 works
  13. Medicine0.82×1,520 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.79×248 works
  15. Energy0.74×66 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.72×330 works
  17. Mathematics0.64×73 works
  18. Engineering0.61×891 works
  19. Computer Science0.58×434 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.53×51 works
  21. Materials Science0.48×162 works
  22. Nursing0.44×21 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×12 works
  24. Chemistry0.28×43 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.24×8 works
  26. Dentistry0.18×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Exeter?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean Circulation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrological Cycle, Data Assimilation, Extreme Events and Globalization.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change979▲ 3.2×103 topics
  2. Epidemiology442◆ 0.99×135 topics
  3. Globalization349▲ 1.58×120 topics
  4. Global Warming346▲ 7.2×14 topics
  5. Sustainability284◆ 1.03×101 topics
  6. Machine Learning262▼ 0.70×81 topics
  7. Public Health251▲ 1.53×64 topics
  8. Remote Sensing244▲ 1.78×39 topics
  9. Mental Health221▲ 1.38×43 topics
  10. Ocean Circulation208▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Greenhouse Gas Emissions200▲ 6.4×8 topics
  12. Environmental Impact198◆ 1.03×59 topics
  13. Renewable Energy189▲ 1.16×49 topics
  14. History179▲ 2.3×52 topics
  15. Hydrological Cycle179▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Gender168▲ 2.8×51 topics
  17. Biodiversity166▲ 1.94×35 topics
  18. Identity163▲ 2.0×65 topics
  19. Colonialism161▲ 3.0×45 topics
  20. Data Assimilation160▲ 8.7×4 topics
  21. Extreme Events159▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Climate Modeling150▲ 18×1 topic
  23. Precipitation Extremes150▲ 18×1 topic
  24. Nationalism146▲ 2.9×32 topics
  25. Literature138▲ 2.2×50 topics
  26. Conservation137▲ 2.8×23 topics
  27. Religion136▲ 2.6×37 topics
  28. Ethics136▲ 2.4×44 topics
  29. Boundary Layer132▲ 9.3×4 topics
  30. Probabilistic Forecasting128▲ 5.9×3 topics
  31. Ensemble Kalman Filter121▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Population Dynamics117▲ 4.1×13 topics
  33. Convective Parameterization116▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Mesoscale Modeling116▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Feminism97▲ 3.0×24 topics
  36. Evolution94▲ 3.1×19 topics
  37. Ecosystem Resilience79▲ 4.6×5 topics
  38. Satellite Observations75▲ 6.7×3 topics
  39. Sea Level Rise74▲ 5.2×3 topics
  40. Natural Selection64▲ 10×3 topics

What research is done in Exeter?

Climate variability and …121Climate variability and models: 121 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 92 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 40 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 39 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 39 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 36 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 36 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 34 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 32 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 31 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceAnthropologyPsychiatry and Mental health3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 121 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 92 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 40 works
  4. 4 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 39 works
  5. 5 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 39 works
  6. 6 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 36 works
  7. 7 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 36 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 34 works
  9. 9 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 32 works
  10. 10 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 31 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Exeter23.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 39.0% in 2016.

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