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Clark Atlanta University

In research, Clark Atlanta University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,626 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,999 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,515
of 28,054 · #5,325 all time
Rank in United States
#1,132
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Clark Atlanta University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,626 of 12,888 17.0%71 #3493
Social SciencesDomain #7,999 of 10,521 16.4%98 #4922

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Clark Atlanta University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.60× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.39× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.73× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.91× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.74× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.75× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 58 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Clark Atlanta University?

Ranked on the composite score, John H. Young, G. S. Japaridze and Barbara Harris Combs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Clark Atlanta University.

  1. 1 John H. Young United States · #41,090 worldwide 238 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 G. S. Japaridze United States · #68,915 worldwide 620 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Barbara Harris Combs United States · #105,690 worldwide 113 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 W. E. B. Du Bois United States · #106,729 worldwide 71 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 O. Fadiran United States · #175,266 worldwide 225 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Romain Murenzi United States · #257,094 worldwide 118 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 W. E. Burghardt Du Bois United States · #313,999 worldwide 107 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Rushton Coulborn United States · #338,031 worldwide 34 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Ira De A. Reid United States · #364,903 worldwide 23 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Xiaoqian Wang United States · #412,190 worldwide 73 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Clark Atlanta University

Which keywords describe research at Clark Atlanta University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Migration, Colonialism, Identity, Cancer, Immunotherapy, Feminism and Prostate Cancer.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Globalization13▲ 3.1×22 topics
  2. Cancer8▲ 2.8×13 topics
  3. Machine Learning8◆ 1.12×26 topics
  4. Identity7▲ 4.3×10 topics
  5. Mental Health7▲ 2.1×15 topics
  6. Migration7▲ 9.1×9 topics
  7. Immunotherapy6▲ 4.1×3 topics
  8. Colonialism6▲ 6.0×9 topics
  9. Catalysis5▲ 3.3×5 topics
  10. Feminism5▲ 7.5×4 topics
  11. Genetic Mutations4▲ 4.7×4 topics
  12. Prostate Cancer4▲ 16×3 topics
  13. Biomarkers4▲ 2.9×5 topics
  14. Citizenship4▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Ethnicity4▲ 5.1×3 topics
  16. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  17. Methane Storage4▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Social Movements4▲ 6.2×3 topics
  19. Cold War4▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Androgen Receptor4▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Genomic Profiling4▲ 17×1 topic
  22. Nationalism4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  23. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 4.0×4 topics
  24. Student Engagement4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  25. Income Inequality4▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Black Studies3▲ 69×1 topic
  27. Civil Rights Movement3▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Social Networks3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  29. Cell Proliferation3▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Intersectionality3▲ 8.5×5 topics
  31. Postcolonialism3▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Immigration3▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Cosmopolitanism3▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Cultural Diversity3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  35. Academic Achievement3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  36. National Identity3▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Poverty Reduction3▲ 10.0×3 topics
  38. Decolonization3▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Investment Decisions3▲ 10×2 topics
  40. NGOs3▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Clark Atlanta University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research, Race, History, and American Society, Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis and Covalent Organic Framework Applications.

Prostate Cancer Treatmen…4Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 4 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…3Race, History, and American Society: 3 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 3 fractional worksCovalent Organic Framework Applications: 2 fractional worksDiaspora, migration, transnational identity: 2 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 2 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…2Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksEducational Environments and Student Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHippo pathway signaling …2Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSociology and Political ScienceAccountingMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 3 works
  4. 4 Covalent Organic Framework Applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Diaspora, migration, transnational identity Demography 2 works
  6. 6 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Educational Environments and Student Outcomes Education 2 works
  10. 10 Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ Cell Biology 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Clark Atlanta University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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