Research in Exeter
Science Explorer records 30 research institutions in Exeter, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Exeter, Met Office and Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.
- Research institutions
- 30 4 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 59k ▲ 25% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 26.5% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of ExeterUniversity | 47,171 | #177 | |
| 2 | Met OfficeGovernment institution | 6,905 | #1,866 | |
| 3 | Royal Devon and Exeter HospitalHospital / health system | 1,884 | #13,409 | |
| 4 | Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system | 1,160 | #11,061 | |
| 5 | Exeter Primary CareHospital / health system | 420 | #32,178 all time | |
| 6 | Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic CentreHospital / health system | 299 | #32,093 all time | |
| 7 | Exeter HospitalHospital / health system | 293 | #17,951 all time | |
| 8 | South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustInstitution | 254 | #35,330 all time | |
| 9 | Devon Partnership NHS TrustHospital / health system | 217 | #31,920 all time | |
| 10 | Heavitree HospitalHospital / health system | 208 | #25,681 all time | |
| 11 | NIHR Exeter Clinical Research FacilityResearch facility | 174 | #29,971 all time | |
| 12 | Devon County CouncilGovernment institution | 111 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Wellcome Centre of Cultures and Environments of HealthResearch facility | 46 | not ranked | |
| 14 | RegenNonprofit | 41 | not ranked | |
| 15 | Exercise Science ConsultingInstitution | 22 | not ranked | |
| 16 | Simpleware (United Kingdom)Company | 22 | not ranked | |
| 17 | NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South West PeninsulaResearch facility | 16 | not ranked | |
| 18 | Devon & Exeter InstitutionNonprofit | 15 | not ranked | |
| 19 | Electricity Storage Network (United Kingdom)Company | 12 | not ranked | |
| 20 | Exeter City CouncilGovernment institution | 10 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Bill Harvey Associates (United Kingdom)Company | 9 | not ranked | |
| 22 | Franklyn Community HospitalHospital / health system | 7 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Ashwoods Automotive (United Kingdom)Company | 6 | not ranked | |
| 24 | eCow Devon (United Kingdom)Company | 5 | not ranked | |
| 25 | Royal Albert Memorial MuseumArchive | 5 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Certus Technology (United Kingdom)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 27 | Scimar Engineering LtdCompany | 3 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Choc Edge (United Kingdom)Company | 2 | not ranked | |
| 29 | Gale & Snowden Architects (United Kingdom)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 30 | The Bill Douglas Cinema MuseumArchive | 1 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
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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).
- ClassicsSubfield · 43.2 works7.5×
- Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 263.4 works6.2×
- Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 382.9 works5.2×
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 71.3 works4.8×
- AnthropologySubfield · 125.0 works4.6×
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.
Which keywords describe research in Exeter?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean Circulation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrological Cycle, Globalization, Data Assimilation and Extreme Events.
- Natural Selection
- Evolution
- Feminism
- Convective Parameterization
- Invasive Species
- Probabilistic Forecasting
- Literature
- Religion
- Climate Modeling
- Extreme Events
- Nationalism
- Human Rights
- Gender
- Biodiversity
- Renewable Energy
- Environmental Impact
- Mental Health
- Public Health
- Global Warming
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Globalization
- Sustainability
- Remote Sensing
- Ocean Circulation
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- History
- Hydrological Cycle
- Identity
- Colonialism
- Data Assimilation
- Conservation
- Precipitation Extremes
- Ethics
- Boundary Layer
- Population Dynamics
- Ensemble Kalman Filter
- Mesoscale Modeling
- Neuroscience
- Satellite Observations
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
- Climate Change809▲ 3.1×101 topics
- Epidemiology375◆ 0.98×134 topics
- Globalization307▲ 1.61×111 topics
- Global Warming280▲ 7.1×14 topics
- Sustainability246◆ 1.04×96 topics
- Public Health215▲ 1.53×62 topics
- Remote Sensing199▲ 1.67×39 topics
- Mental Health191▲ 1.34×43 topics
- Ocean Circulation169▲ 13×3 topics
- Environmental Impact167◆ 1.01×58 topics
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions162▲ 6.1×8 topics
- Renewable Energy160◆ 1.15×45 topics
- History155▲ 2.3×50 topics
- Biodiversity144▲ 1.99×35 topics
- Hydrological Cycle142▲ 15×2 topics
- Gender142▲ 2.7×49 topics
- Identity140▲ 1.99×63 topics
- Human Rights137▲ 1.38×59 topics
- Colonialism137▲ 3.0×45 topics
- Nationalism131▲ 2.9×32 topics
- Data Assimilation130▲ 8.5×4 topics
- Extreme Events127▲ 15×2 topics
- Conservation122▲ 2.9×23 topics
- Climate Modeling121▲ 18×1 topic
- Precipitation Extremes121▲ 18×1 topic
- Religion119▲ 2.6×35 topics
- Ethics114▲ 2.4×43 topics
- Literature114▲ 2.2×48 topics
- Boundary Layer106▲ 8.9×4 topics
- Probabilistic Forecasting101▲ 5.4×3 topics
- Population Dynamics101▲ 4.1×13 topics
- Invasive Species100▲ 2.4×20 topics
- Ensemble Kalman Filter97▲ 9.9×2 topics
- Convective Parameterization92▲ 17×1 topic
- Mesoscale Modeling92▲ 17×1 topic
- Feminism86▲ 3.1×22 topics
- Neuroscience85▲ 3.0×16 topics
- Evolution83▲ 3.5×19 topics
- Satellite Observations64▲ 6.8×3 topics
- Natural Selection54▲ 10×3 topics
What research is done in Exeter?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 121 works
- 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 92 works
- 3 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 40 works
- 4 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 39 works
- 5 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 39 works
- 6 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 36 works
- 7 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 36 works
- 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 34 works
- 9 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 32 works
- 10 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 31 works
Research output over time
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