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Clark University

In research, Clark University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,017 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,929 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,305 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Political Science and International Relations — History is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,328
of 28,054 · #1,537 all time
Rank in United States
#724
of 4,192
Research works
7.1k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
237k
33.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Clark 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,017 of 10,521 26.2%432 #314
Social SciencesField #1,929 of 6,365 28.1%240 #381
Physical SciencesDomain #5,305 of 12,888 17.4%189 #2256
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,111 of 2,578 32.1%88 #342
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,770 of 1,998 15.1%62 #995

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Clark 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#314 #2,017
  2. Social Sciences#381 #1,929
  3. Physical Sciences#2,256 #5,305
  4. Sociology and Political Science#342 #1,111
  5. Arts and Humanities#995 #1,770
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Clark University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 21.8 works9.3×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 43.7 works4.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.74× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.19× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.95× its world share, 62 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.70× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.38× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 240 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Clark University?

Ranked on the composite score, Harvey Gould, Roger E. Kasperson and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Clark University.

  1. 1 Harvey Gould United States · #5,431 worldwide 2.3k citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Roger E. Kasperson United States · #5,602 worldwide 1.2k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Jeffrey Jensen Arnett United States · #8,376 worldwide 3k citations · 50 works
  4. 4 James J. McCarthy United States · #8,718 worldwide 1.2k citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Anthony Bebbington United States · #11,287 worldwide 517 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Richard Peet United States · #17,585 worldwide 437 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Thomas Kühne United States · #18,582 worldwide 430 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Tamara Κ. Hareven United States · #18,664 worldwide 249 citations · 60 works
  9. 9 Heinz Werner United States · #21,000 worldwide 393 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Robert W. Kates United States · #31,268 worldwide 312 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Clark University

Which keywords describe research at Clark University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Gender, Nationalism, Identity, Mental Health, Colonialism, Social Movements and Politics.

▲ 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. Globalization54▲ 3.8×56 topics
  2. Mental Health38▲ 3.5×25 topics
  3. Climate Change36▲ 1.86×57 topics
  4. Sustainability34▲ 1.91×46 topics
  5. Gender33▲ 8.3×30 topics
  6. Identity32▲ 6.0×31 topics
  7. Nationalism30▲ 8.9×23 topics
  8. Colonialism25▲ 7.4×26 topics
  9. Social Movements23▲ 11×11 topics
  10. Politics22▲ 11×14 topics
  11. Culture20▲ 5.1×15 topics
  12. History19▲ 3.6×21 topics
  13. Human Rights18▲ 2.5×22 topics
  14. Public Opinion16▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Neoliberalism16▲ 6.0×19 topics
  16. Literature15▲ 3.7×24 topics
  17. Race14▲ 17×11 topics
  18. Political Philosophy14▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Religion13▲ 3.9×14 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services13▲ 4.6×10 topics
  21. Urbanization13▲ 4.2×10 topics
  22. Discrimination12▲ 8.7×8 topics
  23. Intersectionality12▲ 9.2×10 topics
  24. Migration12▲ 4.9×13 topics
  25. American founding12▲ 53×1 topic
  26. Constitutional government12▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Health Disparities12▲ 6.0×5 topics
  28. Society11▲ 8.0×10 topics
  29. African Diaspora11▲ 39×4 topics
  30. Economy11▲ 19×5 topics
  31. Postcolonialism11▲ 12×9 topics
  32. Revolution11▲ 67×2 topics
  33. Racial Identity10▲ 59×2 topics
  34. Stigma10▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Social-Ecological Systems10▲ 9.8×4 topics
  36. Historiography9▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Developmental Trajectories9▲ 10×3 topics
  38. French Revolution9▲ 81×1 topic
  39. Napoleonic Wars9▲ 81×1 topic
  40. Political Power9▲ 26×3 topics

Which research topics does Clark University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, European Political History Analysis, Colonialism, slavery, and trade and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.

American Constitutional …12American Constitutional Law and Politics: 12 fractional worksEuropean Political Histo…9European Political History Analysis: 9 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, an…8Colonialism, slavery, and trade: 8 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…8Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 8 fractional worksHistorical Studies in Latin America: 7 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 7 fractional worksMagnetism in coordinatio…6Magnetism in coordination complexes: 6 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 6 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 5 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…5Early Childhood Education and Development: 5 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsHistoryAnthropologyHistory and Philosophy of Science6 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  2. 2 European Political History Analysis History 9 works
  3. 3 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 8 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 8 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 7 works
  6. 6 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 7 works
  7. 7 Magnetism in coordination complexes Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 6 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  9. 9 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 5 works
  10. 10 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 5 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 available22.3%not open77.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Clark University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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