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Clarkson University

In research, Clarkson University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,476 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,955 of 6,636 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,378 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis — Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,479
of 28,054 · #1,087 all time
Rank in United States
#375
of 4,192
Research works
9.6k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
266k
27.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Clarkson 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 #1,476 of 12,888 17.6%730 #781
EngineeringField #1,955 of 6,636 14.0%316 #633
Environmental ScienceField #1,378 of 3,551 24.3%109 #973
Computer ScienceField #2,235 of 4,667 21.6%105 #1414
Health SciencesDomain #6,695 of 11,982 17.4%87 #7590
Social SciencesDomain #6,012 of 10,521 19.7%143 #2183
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,672 of 2,318 10.1%81 #743
MedicineField #8,729 of 10,443 16.8%70 #8152
Life SciencesDomain #6,533 of 7,800 14.5%78 #4340

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Clarkson 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. Physical Sciences#781 #1,476
  2. Engineering#633 #1,955
  3. Environmental Science#973 #1,378
  4. Computer Science#1,414 #2,235
  5. Health Sciences#7,590 #6,695
  6. Social Sciences#2,183 #6,012
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#743 #1,672
  8. Medicine#8,152 #8,729
  9. Life Sciences#4,340 #6,533
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 Clarkson University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 27.5 works5.0×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.97× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.27× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.29× its world share, 104 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.13× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.03× its world share, 316 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.11× its world share, 109 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.49× its world share, 54 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.44× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 70 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 59 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Clarkson University?

Ranked on the composite score, Egon Matijević, L. S. Schulman and Daniel ben‐Avraham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Clarkson University.

  1. 1 Egon Matijević · #13,652 worldwide 1.2k citations · 82 works
  2. 2 L. S. Schulman · #16,215 worldwide 716 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Daniel ben‐Avraham · #20,482 worldwide 782 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 D. J. Kaup · #61,110 worldwide 319 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 N.A. Demerdash · #91,035 worldwide 239 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Thomas M. Holsen · #92,425 worldwide 467 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Mary Graham · #126,282 worldwide 172 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Philip K. Hopke · #136,671 worldwide 1.6k citations · 248 works
  9. 9 Devon A. Shipp · #143,901 worldwide 231 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Ramesh C. Patel · #151,791 worldwide 259 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Clarkson University

Which keywords describe research at Clarkson University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Health Effects, Security, Machine Learning, Detection, Nanomaterials, Authentication and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Deep Learning63▲ 1.77×51 topics
  2. Machine Learning48▲ 1.42×45 topics
  3. Renewable Energy33▲ 2.2×33 topics
  4. Nanoparticles32▲ 2.4×31 topics
  5. Health Effects31▲ 5.0×18 topics
  6. Nanomaterials31▲ 2.8×15 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications27▲ 2.2×25 topics
  8. Security27▲ 3.9×11 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties26▲ 2.6×25 topics
  10. Environmental Impact26▲ 1.46×31 topics
  11. Detection20▲ 6.7×6 topics
  12. Biosensors20▲ 3.8×12 topics
  13. Authentication18▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Particulate Matter18▲ 11×2 topics
  15. Air Quality17▲ 9.0×6 topics
  16. Electrochemistry17▲ 7.1×3 topics
  17. Heat Transfer17▲ 3.3×14 topics
  18. Additive Manufacturing17▲ 5.2×7 topics
  19. Carbon Nanotubes17▲ 4.8×8 topics
  20. Feature Extraction15▲ 3.2×7 topics
  21. Nanostructured Materials14▲ 7.7×5 topics
  22. Global Distribution14▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Electrochemical13▲ 18×1 topic
  24. Heavy Metal Ions13▲ 18×1 topic
  25. Privacy13▲ 4.3×3 topics
  26. Pose Estimation13▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Wastewater Treatment13▲ 5.1×8 topics
  28. Air Pollution12▲ 8.9×2 topics
  29. Biosensor Applications12▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Exposure Assessment12▲ 12×1 topic
  31. Fine Particulate Air Pollution12▲ 12×1 topic
  32. Large-Eddy Simulation11▲ 5.6×5 topics
  33. Nanotechnology11▲ 6.0×6 topics
  34. Electrochemical Biosensors11▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Glucose Sensors11▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Biometric Recognition10▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Fingerprint10▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Chemical Composition10▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Atmospheric Aerosols10▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Black Carbon10▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Clarkson University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors and Biometric Identification and Security.

Electrochemical Analysis…13Electrochemical Analysis and Applications: 13 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…12Air Quality and Health Impacts: 12 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 11 fractional worksBiometric Identification…10Biometric Identification and Security: 10 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…10Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 10 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 9 fractional worksUser Authentication and Security Systems: 8 fractional worksModel Reduction and Neur…8Model Reduction and Neural Networks: 8 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 6 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 6 fractional works
ElectrochemistryHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSignal Processing6 others

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

  1. 1 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 13 works
  2. 2 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 12 works
  3. 3 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Biometric Identification and Security Signal Processing 10 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 10 works
  6. 6 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 9 works
  7. 7 User Authentication and Security Systems Information Systems 8 works
  8. 8 Model Reduction and Neural Networks Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 8 works
  9. 9 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 6 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 available21.0%not open79.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Clarkson University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher 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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