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The University of Exeter ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, 214th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 22 research topics. The University of Exeter ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 76,868 academic publications and 2,062,317 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 135 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#214 of 14,131 In the World
#72 of 2,785 In Europe
#21 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#19 of 131 In England
#51 of 1,139 For Military science
#55 of 2,556 For Classics and Ancient History
#60 of 1,024 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#365 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#187 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 19 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Exeter ranked 25th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 179th in the World with 43,773 publications made and 1,082,283 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#25 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#63 of 1,492 In Europe
#179 of 7,020 In the World

University of Exeter
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 248 845
1992 287 969
1993 305 999
1994 306 1066
1995 377 1500
1996 408 1524
1997 423 1671
1998 398 1908
1999 438 2266
2000 493 3093
2001 465 3636
2002 469 4621
2003 497 5259
2004 546 6350
2005 585 7232
2006 665 8686
2007 888 10523
2008 818 12316
2009 1046 14706
2010 1166 17964
2011 1212 21667
2012 1436 26490
2013 1607 32393
2014 1727 37836
2015 1817 43158
2016 1944 47239
2017 2216 53971
2018 2427 66130
2019 2677 80483
2020 3040 100827
2021 3172 120846
2022 3190 128964
2023 3167 134535

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Exeter in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Biology rankings

The University of Exeter ranked 27th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 359th in the World with 40,885 publications made and 1,349,201 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#27 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#133 of 1,445 In Europe
#359 of 6,770 In the World

University of Exeter
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 197 1388
1992 198 1607
1993 228 1708
1994 236 1704
1995 279 2187
1996 317 2513
1997 410 2822
1998 358 3353
1999 369 3793
2000 435 4656
2001 453 5438
2002 455 6649
2003 423 7834
2004 408 8889
2005 484 10461
2006 509 12367
2007 644 14509
2008 649 16141
2009 776 19175
2010 950 22842
2011 1044 27193
2012 1184 32713
2013 1505 39990
2014 1700 47436
2015 1742 54541
2016 1887 61156
2017 2175 70430
2018 2525 86165
2019 2635 101585
2020 3217 127112
2021 3354 154595
2022 3351 166177
2023 3293 172477

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Exeter in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 8 25 88
Toxicology 8 34 108
Zoology 16 41 130
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 35 134
Evolutionary Biology 18 53 170
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 32 54 181
Animal Science 19 69 202
Agricultural Science 22 69 215
Paleontology 21 74 223
Forestry 17 77 237
Botany 22 90 248
Astrobiology 26 100 254
Horticulture 19 97 290
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 27 120 308
Biotechnology 26 131 336
Microbiology 28 129 350
Neuroscience 30 143 364
Nanotechnology 26 142 436
Biophysics 37 178 457
Biochemistry 34 185 485
Genetics 33 177 485
Virology 33 179 525
Pharmacology 35 193 563
Immunology 33 220 629
Nutrition and Food Science 35 230 678
Oncology and Cancer research 33 237 705
Molecular Biology 47 305 916

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Exeter ranked 18th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 184th in the World with 37,878 publications made and 1,162,933 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#18 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#57 of 1,458 In Europe
#184 of 6,798 In the World

University of Exeter
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 194 1189
1992 218 1280
1993 229 1356
1994 189 1302
1995 282 1815
1996 298 2000
1997 373 2229
1998 292 2455
1999 334 2803
2000 345 3724
2001 350 3890
2002 348 4666
2003 396 5236
2004 403 6367
2005 466 7136
2006 509 8858
2007 695 10861
2008 698 12398
2009 833 15175
2010 934 18880
2011 995 22832
2012 1163 27853
2013 1362 34480
2014 1569 40611
2015 1584 47410
2016 1793 52723
2017 1953 60455
2018 2320 74762
2019 2384 88984
2020 2784 112246
2021 2989 136591
2022 3037 146115
2023 3007 151666

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Exeter in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 8 24 90
Environmental Management 13 31 113
Oceanography 13 32 116
Urban and Regional planning 25 64 132
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 35 134
Ecology 16 40 137
Geography and Cartography 20 56 163
Mining Engineering 11 50 187
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 16 56 194
Geology 19 67 204
Earth science and Geophysics 21 67 209
Geotechnical Engineering 17 55 210
Agricultural Science 22 69 215
Paleontology 21 74 223
Forestry 17 77 237
Environmental Chemistry 19 99 275
Environmental Engineering 20 89 291
Petrology and Geochemistry 26 124 329

Engineering rankings

The University of Exeter ranked 28th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 364th in the World with 30,810 publications made and 940,668 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#28 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#126 of 1,453 In Europe
#364 of 6,684 In the World

University of Exeter
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 222 1304
1992 210 1571
1993 235 1603
1994 227 1666
1995 296 2082
1996 303 2450
1997 378 2520
1998 306 3010
1999 336 3357
2000 414 3891
2001 380 4081
2002 461 5146
2003 459 5926
2004 451 6840
2005 487 8588
2006 500 9869
2007 558 11262
2008 544 12592
2009 605 14694
2010 732 17183
2011 774 20041
2012 882 23093
2013 1014 28300
2014 1233 32429
2015 1262 36727
2016 1475 42008
2017 1494 46883
2018 1769 57456
2019 1779 67465
2020 2022 84052
2021 2247 101081
2022 2255 108774
2023 2198 112464

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Exeter in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 11 50 187
Marine Engineering 24 65 188
Landscape Architecture 26 101 208
Geotechnical Engineering 17 55 210
Operations Research 25 76 233
Remote Sensing 17 80 237
Applied/Engineering Physics 23 90 269
Civil Engineering 21 88 273
Acoustical Engineering 24 91 287
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 28 120 290
Environmental Engineering 20 89 291
Systems Engineering 30 111 292
Optical Engineering 23 104 296
Industrial Engineering 30 121 308
Architectural Engineering 35 113 308
Aviation 35 116 313
Renewable Energy Engineering 26 110 324
Reliability and Quality Engineering 26 101 335
Biotechnology 26 131 336
Aerospace Engineering 30 117 338
Human-Computer Interaction 38 152 368
Construction Management 47 139 377
Structural Engineering 29 131 382
Mechanical Engineering 31 143 391
Materials Science 27 139 403
Nanotechnology 26 142 436
Electrical Engineering 30 153 439
Technical Drawing 33 158 454
Telecommunications 34 158 462
Metallurgical Engineering 33 166 470
Petroleum Engineering 37 145 471
Transportation Engineering 36 180 486
Biochemical Engineering 40 221 486
Computer Networking 34 173 495
Automation and Control engineering 36 173 516
Firefighting and Fire Science 29 152 524
Chemical Engineering 28 170 533
Nuclear Engineering 35 190 554
Architecture 51 270 592
Agricultural Engineering 33 195 631
Biomedical Engineering 42 236 639
Product and Industrial Design 65 282 747
Electronic Engineering 45 252 752
Automotive Engineering 45 250 781
Engineering Management 79 294 855
Computer Engineering 48 305 891
Robotics 61 366 1088

Computer Science rankings

The University of Exeter ranked 28th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 320th in the World with 29,950 publications made and 822,518 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#28 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#113 of 1,459 In Europe
#320 of 6,752 In the World

University of Exeter
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 146 646
1992 169 885
1993 213 867
1994 201 891
1995 240 1244
1996 237 1227
1997 263 1360
1998 277 1776
1999 290 1892
2000 344 2392
2001 335 2658
2002 383 3651
2003 374 4199
2004 374 4765
2005 424 6202
2006 453 7210
2007 567 8621
2008 540 9693
2009 655 11751
2010 740 14234
2011 839 16970
2012 866 20012
2013 1054 24216
2014 1194 28404
2015 1253 33374
2016 1399 37422
2017 1541 42422
2018 1705 53622
2019 1909 62384
2020 2169 79099
2021 2291 94148
2022 2192 101074
2023 2311 105490

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Exeter in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Data Science 24 38 115
Library and Information science 32 60 190
Cognitive Science 30 96 288
Machine Learning 23 85 293
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 27 120 308
Computer Vision 24 111 312
Management Information Systems 38 129 323
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 28 120 346
Computer Graphics 29 134 350
Neuroscience 30 143 364
Human-Computer Interaction 38 152 368
Game Design and Development 45 173 397
Cyber Security 36 138 399
Software Engineering 39 191 423
Information Technology 50 126 426
Telecommunications 34 158 462
Database Administration 32 186 490
Computer Networking 34 173 495
Computational Linguistics 45 203 516
Multimedia 59 220 542
Blockchain and Cryptography 33 212 587
UX/UI Desgin 58 293 702
Animation 50 278 720
Computer Engineering 48 305 891
Robotics 61 366 1088

Physics rankings

The University of Exeter ranked 29th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 352nd in the World with 29,723 publications made and 910,283 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#29 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#132 of 1,446 In Europe
#352 of 6,603 In the World

University of Exeter
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 235 1368
1992 213 1635
1993 250 1792
1994 238 1796
1995 300 2223
1996 332 2612
1997 395 2560
1998 326 3174
1999 346 3446
2000 425 3926
2001 401 4091
2002 468 5106
2003 462 5888
2004 456 6969
2005 516 8848
2006 513 9767
2007 569 11530
2008 579 12628
2009 626 14269
2010 684 16776
2011 748 19442
2012 852 22817
2013 968 26738
2014 1183 30567
2015 1208 34879
2016 1378 39138
2017 1416 43972
2018 1638 54476
2019 1667 61665
2020 1841 75979
2021 1973 89410
2022 2111 95257
2023 1991 98580

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Exeter in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 20 88 210
Astrobiology 26 100 254
Atomic and Molecular physics 20 126 268
Condensed Matter Physics 17 107 268
Applied/Engineering Physics 23 90 269
Acoustical Engineering 24 91 287
Optical Engineering 23 104 296
Quantum and Particle physics 29 140 360
Medical Physics 33 172 395
Nuclear Physics 29 175 401
Materials Science 27 139 403
Nanotechnology 26 142 436
Theoretical Physics 35 210 453
Biophysics 37 178 457

Medicine rankings

The University of Exeter ranked 29th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 394th in the World with 28,793 publications made and 890,674 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#29 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#150 of 1,417 In Europe
#394 of 6,680 In the World

University of Exeter
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 119 688
1992 106 805
1993 118 898
1994 152 866
1995 192 1178
1996 198 1321
1997 231 1521
1998 239 1775
1999 216 2155
2000 259 2641
2001 252 3267
2002 269 4070
2003 238 4789
2004 222 5310
2005 244 6030
2006 288 6919
2007 346 8184
2008 372 9275
2009 461 11121
2010 607 13354
2011 711 15963
2012 833 19672
2013 1066 24050
2014 1190 29359
2015 1304 35435
2016 1352 39502
2017 1621 46430
2018 1824 56349
2019 2073 68475
2020 2458 88968
2021 2504 109979
2022 2622 118611
2023 2654 122334

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Exeter in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 6 16 64
Toxicology 8 34 108
Occupational Therapy 15 42 144
Health Science 26 41 147
Social Work 36 42 147
Physical Therapy 20 53 159
Sports Medicine 19 56 177
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 32 54 181
Gerontology 18 41 182
Nursing 29 61 196
Healthcare Management (MHA) 30 55 200
Public Health 24 69 215
Family medicine 29 76 236
Clinical Psychology 22 74 247
Critical Care Nursing 30 139 331
Psychiatry 29 126 338
Epidemiology 31 131 340
Pediatrics 29 130 350
Pathology 29 149 389
Audiology 32 155 389
Medical Physics 33 172 395
Forensic Science 43 152 403
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 39 147 445
Anatomy and Physiology 29 171 476
Respiratory Therapy 31 191 498
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 176 502
Pharmacy 34 215 510
Optometry 46 181 517
Virology 33 179 525
Cardiology 30 206 545
Veterinary 33 155 547
Surgery 31 194 548
Urology 29 187 559
Pharmacology 35 193 563
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 30 234 570
Immunology 33 220 629
Ophthalmology 44 225 631
Biomedical Engineering 42 236 639
Anesthesiology 36 223 652
Neurosurgery 26 229 659
Dermatology 33 233 680
Plastic Surgery 33 213 696
Oncology and Cancer research 33 237 705
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 31 236 708
Cosmetology 41 252 732
Dentistry 38 269 767
Orthodontics 45 284 793
Radiation Therapy 37 252 800
Sonography and Ultrasound 42 304 913

Chemistry rankings

The University of Exeter ranked 32nd for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 421st in the World with 28,790 publications made and 1,007,407 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#32 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#162 of 1,401 In Europe
#421 of 6,447 In the World

University of Exeter
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 200 1451
1992 191 1625
1993 230 1822
1994 220 1785
1995 274 2189
1996 300 2640
1997 352 2666
1998 328 3386
1999 340 3726
2000 442 4330
2001 429 4950
2002 443 5867
2003 412 6832
2004 373 7747
2005 433 9418
2006 406 10537
2007 461 12235
2008 445 13350
2009 475 14788
2010 619 17142
2011 679 19815
2012 791 23498
2013 923 28182
2014 1129 33223
2015 1164 38426
2016 1264 43239
2017 1442 49522
2018 1659 59919
2019 1783 71594
2020 1974 87060
2021 2086 105702
2022 2171 116563
2023 2193 120252

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Exeter in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 19 99 275
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 28 120 290
Petrology and Geochemistry 26 124 329
Computational Chemistry 25 156 353
Materials Science 27 139 403
Nanotechnology 26 142 436
Biochemistry 34 185 485
Biochemical Engineering 40 221 486
Organic Chemistry 35 192 505
Pharmacy 34 215 510
Chemical Engineering 28 170 533
Inorganic Chemistry 33 216 604
Physical chemistry 37 230 639
Nutrition and Food Science 35 230 678
Radiochemistry 50 358 1431

Psychology rankings

The University of Exeter ranked 26th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 276th in the World with 19,095 publications made and 561,294 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#26 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#94 of 1,414 In Europe
#276 of 6,528 In the World

University of Exeter
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 78 395
1992 80 524
1993 87 519
1994 90 528
1995 138 687
1996 149 841
1997 127 911
1998 165 1050
1999 147 1155
2000 189 1611
2001 156 1769
2002 182 2439
2003 185 2671
2004 194 3036
2005 226 3647
2006 258 4327
2007 303 5264
2008 269 6042
2009 348 7223
2010 427 8715
2011 517 10626
2012 578 12713
2013 714 15410
2014 752 18865
2015 848 22149
2016 862 24429
2017 1065 28270
2018 1176 34311
2019 1349 42016
2020 1553 54944
2021 1617 65176
2022 1584 69061
2023 1665 71761

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Exeter in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 21 35 114
Education Majors 17 23 121
Sexology 14 21 129
Occupational Therapy 15 42 144
Social Work 36 42 147
Social Psychology 17 37 152
Special Education 30 56 184
Child Psychology 23 53 223
Clinical Psychology 22 74 247
Cognitive Science 30 96 288
Psychiatry 29 126 338
Neuroscience 30 143 364
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 37 99 405

Mathematics rankings

The University of Exeter ranked 26th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 311th in the World with 14,728 publications made and 437,306 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#26 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#106 of 1,388 In Europe
#311 of 6,305 In the World

University of Exeter
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 65 286
1992 76 348
1993 82 396
1994 87 401
1995 109 627
1996 132 639
1997 134 715
1998 137 847
1999 128 918
2000 177 1214
2001 137 1317
2002 168 1624
2003 159 1925
2004 168 2193
2005 211 2814
2006 215 3377
2007 244 3902
2008 219 4411
2009 292 5233
2010 336 6273
2011 379 7346
2012 446 8988
2013 532 10894
2014 614 13155
2015 605 15363
2016 651 17042
2017 761 18968
2018 823 23407
2019 968 29115
2020 1148 37041
2021 1225 46047
2022 1176 50805
2023 1222 52792

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Exeter in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 16 22 143
Operations Research 25 76 233
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 31 91 244
Actuarial Science 35 106 295
Statistics 29 117 325
Applied Mathematics 37 233 556
Blockchain and Cryptography 33 212 587

Business rankings

The University of Exeter ranked 31st for Business in the United Kingdom and 219th in the World with 13,414 publications made and 345,297 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#31 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#69 of 1,414 In Europe
#219 of 6,187 In the World

University of Exeter
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 72 210
1992 88 298
1993 72 279
1994 79 274
1995 115 591
1996 143 495
1997 153 527
1998 119 634
1999 143 783
2000 144 1005
2001 129 1143
2002 186 1655
2003 187 1778
2004 213 2310
2005 206 2560
2006 234 3182
2007 272 3813
2008 240 4463
2009 310 5305
2010 356 6209
2011 395 7518
2012 457 9049
2013 519 11057
2014 576 12862
2015 558 14189
2016 644 15379
2017 731 17204
2018 761 20959
2019 808 24877
2020 948 31632
2021 946 37877
2022 923 39815
2023 955 41001

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Exeter in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 11 15 63
Tax Law 7 19 75
Hospitality and Hotel Management 14 31 93
Public Policy / Administration 22 34 108
International Trade 29 82 135
Accounting 21 29 138
International Business 32 85 146
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 45 168
Risk Management 26 64 176
Finance 27 62 183
Human Resource Management 23 58 189
Operations Research 25 76 233
Advertising 33 75 245
Management 29 73 256
Supply Chain Management 25 78 258
Marketing 33 89 269
Actuarial Science 35 106 295
Entrepreneurship 47 134 308
Project Management 42 133 309
Management Information Systems 38 129 323
Construction Management 47 139 377
Occupational Safety and Health 40 121 434
Engineering Management 79 294 855
Real Estate 66 324 977

Economics rankings

The University of Exeter ranked 25th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 166th in the World with 11,854 publications made and 307,146 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#25 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#49 of 1,366 In Europe
#166 of 5,995 In the World

University of Exeter
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 52 181
1992 63 236
1993 59 242
1994 46 204
1995 99 492
1996 129 380
1997 114 454
1998 108 524
1999 98 599
2000 128 897
2001 126 1027
2002 130 1320
2003 156 1395
2004 194 2060
2005 177 2040
2006 182 2656
2007 227 2979
2008 219 3451
2009 276 4170
2010 309 4970
2011 325 5825
2012 408 7136
2013 456 8835
2014 464 10247
2015 491 11690
2016 545 12739
2017 641 14320
2018 674 17771
2019 728 21532
2020 897 28192
2021 882 34659
2022 880 36319
2023 928 38289

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Exeter in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 17 25 60
Political Economy 22 30 76
International Trade 29 82 135
International Economics 30 89 136
Environmental Economics 20 72 165
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 45 168
Finance 27 62 183
Development Studies 28 51 197
Agricultural Economics 25 60 224
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 31 91 244
Actuarial Science 35 106 295

Art & Design rankings

The University of Exeter ranked 19th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 92nd in the World with 9,351 publications made and 180,394 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#19 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#25 of 1,349 In Europe
#92 of 5,720 In the World

University of Exeter
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 58 184
1992 65 170
1993 83 162
1994 71 204
1995 93 340
1996 94 329
1997 94 281
1998 106 390
1999 115 436
2000 139 595
2001 111 604
2002 125 835
2003 158 1031
2004 171 1260
2005 169 1373
2006 167 1724
2007 253 2122
2008 223 2546
2009 289 3152
2010 290 3855
2011 311 4850
2012 322 5586
2013 360 6580
2014 374 7561
2015 377 7721
2016 485 8763
2017 446 9173
2018 506 10382
2019 537 13155
2020 556 15744
2021 538 17053
2022 537 17559
2023 507 18249

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Exeter in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cinematography 1 2 5
Creative Writing 7 7 22
Performing arts 14 15 45
Music 10 14 52
Entertainment Industry Business 11 15 63
Aesthetics 14 17 64
Art History 18 20 64
Literature 15 20 72
Singing and Vocal Performance 14 24 73
Photography 29 48 124
Fashion Design 18 41 128
Painting and Drawing 21 72 129
Sculpture 21 72 129
Illustration and Concept Art 23 76 135
Interior Design 21 83 194
Landscape Architecture 26 101 208
Computer Graphics 29 134 350
Game Design and Development 45 173 397
Graphic Design 32 169 434
Multimedia 59 220 542
Architecture 51 270 592
UX/UI Desgin 58 293 702
Animation 50 278 720