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Clemson University

In research, Clemson University stands highest in Social Sciences (#337 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#277 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#724 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Human-Computer Interaction and Safety Research — Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#724
of 28,054 · #586 all time
Rank in United States
#143
of 4,192
Research works
41k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
961k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Clemson 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 #337 of 10,521 24.2%1,585 #378
Social SciencesField #277 of 6,365 26.5%806 #341
Physical SciencesDomain #724 of 12,888 17.2%2,954 #511
EngineeringField #508 of 6,636 14.6%1,229 #337
Environmental ScienceField #349 of 3,551 20.7%435 #453
PsychologyField #215 of 2,181 23.6%327 #435
Social PsychologySubfield #66 of 664 24.3%152 #181
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #395 of 3,409 24.3%466 #408
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #300 of 2,578 27.5%263 #324
Computer ScienceField #578 of 4,667 21.4%546 #364

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Clemson 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#378 #337
  2. Social Sciences#341 #277
  3. Physical Sciences#511 #724
  4. Engineering#337 #508
  5. Environmental Science#453 #349
  6. Psychology#435 #215
  7. Social Psychology#181 #66
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#408 #395
  9. Sociology and Political Science#324 #300
  10. Computer Science#364 #578
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 Clemson University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 20.7 works4.4×
  2. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 50.2 works4.0×
  3. Safety ResearchSubfield · 64.8 works3.8×
  4. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 97.5 works3.0×
← 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: 1.60× its world share, 466 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 353 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 72 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.62× its world share, 35 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 86 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 546 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 78 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 33 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 1,229 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 435 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 260 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 83 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 170 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 140 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 474 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 144 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 139 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 85 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 84 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.75× its world share, 327 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 806 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Clemson University?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul W. Wilson, Varun Grover and M.B. Pursley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Clemson University.

  1. 1 Paul W. Wilson United States · #9,534 worldwide 827 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Varun Grover United States · #9,891 worldwide 754 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 M.B. Pursley United States · #14,998 worldwide 760 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Ya‐Ping Sun United States · #29,732 worldwide 1.2k citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Georges Fadel United States · #31,523 worldwide 480 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Robert Lund United States · #34,291 worldwide 627 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Yi Lin United States · #36,759 worldwide 686 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Peter R. Nelson United States · #40,300 worldwide 405 citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Ian D. Walker United States · #43,236 worldwide 844 citations · 106 works
  10. 10 Richard R. Brooks United States · #44,593 worldwide 464 citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Clemson University

Which keywords describe research at Clemson University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Driver Behavior, Sustainability, Social Media and Invasive Species.

▲ 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. Machine Learning253▲ 1.26×73 topics
  2. Climate Change252▲ 1.53×90 topics
  3. Deep Learning235◆ 1.12×75 topics
  4. Sustainability152◆ 1.02×73 topics
  5. Social Media114▲ 1.31×27 topics
  6. Globalization106◆ 0.88×70 topics
  7. Neural Networks104◆ 1.10×35 topics
  8. Mental Health100◆ 1.12×36 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications91▲ 1.25×34 topics
  10. Public Health91◆ 1.02×44 topics
  11. Renewable Energy89◆ 1.01×38 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties80▲ 1.34×36 topics
  13. Biodiversity77▲ 1.69×27 topics
  14. Autonomous Vehicles75▲ 5.8×4 topics
  15. Invasive Species72▲ 2.8×21 topics
  16. Big Data72▲ 1.29×19 topics
  17. Nanocomposites68▲ 1.37×21 topics
  18. Social Support62▲ 1.83×15 topics
  19. Smart Grid61▲ 2.6×10 topics
  20. Gender61▲ 1.83×36 topics
  21. Electric Vehicles60▲ 3.3×4 topics
  22. Trust59▲ 3.5×10 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services58▲ 2.4×10 topics
  24. Power Electronics57▲ 2.8×8 topics
  25. Renewable Energy Integration55▲ 2.7×6 topics
  26. Biodiversity Conservation54▲ 2.4×14 topics
  27. Student Engagement53▲ 2.2×14 topics
  28. Phylogenetic Analysis51▲ 2.8×14 topics
  29. Driver Behavior51▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Lifelong Learning49▲ 3.9×8 topics
  31. Model Predictive Control43▲ 2.7×6 topics
  32. Human Factors42▲ 9.0×3 topics
  33. Engineering Education42▲ 7.7×4 topics
  34. Cognitive Load41▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Mental Workload40▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Automation40▲ 9.8×4 topics
  37. Driver Distraction39▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Situation Awareness39▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Chemical Kinetics30▲ 5.5×3 topics
  40. Experiential Learning28▲ 9.0×6 topics

Which research topics does Clemson University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Human-Automation Interac…39Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 39 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…23Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 23 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 22 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 22 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 22 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 20 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 20 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and In…18Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 17 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 17 fractional works
Social PsychologyHuman-Computer InteractionMedia TechnologyAutomotive Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 39 works
  2. 2 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 23 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 22 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 22 works
  5. 5 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 22 works
  6. 6 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 20 works
  7. 7 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 20 works
  8. 8 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  9. 9 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 17 works
  10. 10 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 17 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 available30.5%not open69.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Clemson University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.