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University of Houston - Clear Lake

In research, University of Houston - Clear Lake stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,514 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,060 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,314 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,880
of 28,054 · #7,397 all time
Rank in United States
#1,616
of 4,192
Research works
3k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is University of Houston - Clear Lake 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 #5,514 of 10,521 19.7%208 #1881
Physical SciencesDomain #8,060 of 12,888 7.9%149 #6759
Social SciencesField #4,314 of 6,365 17.9%94 #1405

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Houston - Clear Lake 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#1,881 #5,514
  2. Physical Sciences#6,759 #8,060
  3. Social Sciences#1,405 #4,314
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 University of Houston - Clear Lake specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 21.0 works4.5×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.59× its world share, 55 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.08× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.39× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.95× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.72× its world share, 50 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Houston - Clear Lake?

Ranked on the composite score, Gary J. Anglin, Kewei Sha and Kathryn Ley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Houston - Clear Lake.

  1. 1 Gary J. Anglin United States · #176,161 worldwide 171 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Kewei Sha United States · #245,204 worldwide 139 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Kathryn Ley United States · #353,962 worldwide 110 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Catherine Nesci United States · #388,918 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Wei Ding United States · #424,341 worldwide 72 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Roger E. Bilstein United States · #474,358 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Dorothea C. Lerman United States · #542,163 worldwide 103 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 William Boelhower United States · #545,892 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Paul A. Wagner United States · #552,924 worldwide 12 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Elizabeth Klett United States · #581,293 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of Houston - Clear Lake

Which keywords describe research at University of Houston - Clear Lake?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Student Engagement, Special Education, Evidence-Based Practice, Machine Learning, Instructional Design, Cognitive Engagement and Self-Regulation.

▲ 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 Learning19▲ 1.31×43 topics
  2. Mental Health18▲ 2.8×26 topics
  3. Sustainability14▲ 1.35×29 topics
  4. Education13▲ 1.69×18 topics
  5. Globalization12▲ 1.43×28 topics
  6. Social Media12▲ 1.84×14 topics
  7. Student Engagement10▲ 5.7×12 topics
  8. Educational Technology9▲ 1.80×12 topics
  9. Big Data9▲ 2.3×10 topics
  10. Healthcare9▲ 1.84×13 topics
  11. Online Learning9▲ 2.5×4 topics
  12. Special Education9▲ 34×4 topics
  13. Genetics8▲ 2.7×5 topics
  14. Resilience8▲ 3.7×10 topics
  15. Evidence-Based Practice7▲ 13×6 topics
  16. Adolescents7▲ 4.2×6 topics
  17. Instructional Design6▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Self-Regulation6▲ 7.8×4 topics
  19. Cognitive Engagement6▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Distance Education6▲ 6.7×2 topics
  21. Academic Achievement6▲ 8.0×8 topics
  22. Autism Spectrum Disorders6▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Executive Functioning6▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Emotion Regulation6▲ 4.3×7 topics
  25. Behavioral Interventions6▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Blended Learning6▲ 9.1×1 topic
  27. Student Satisfaction6▲ 6.7×1 topic
  28. Coping Strategies5▲ 4.9×4 topics
  29. Functional Analysis5▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Positive Behavior Support5▲ 73×1 topic
  31. Distributed Systems5▲ 7.1×5 topics
  32. Emotion Recognition5▲ 6.3×3 topics
  33. Firm Performance5▲ 6.2×3 topics
  34. Teacher Education5▲ 8.9×5 topics
  35. Teacher Professional Development5▲ 7.0×3 topics
  36. Early Intervention5▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Neurodevelopmental Disorders5▲ 8.1×3 topics
  38. Brain Connectivity5▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Neuroanatomy5▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Social Skills Interventions5▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Houston - Clear Lake publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online and Blended Learning, Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.

Online and Blended Learn…6Online and Blended Learning: 6 fractional worksBehavioral and Psycholog…5Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 5 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…5Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 5 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…3Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 3 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 3 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing3IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 3 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 3 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 3 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…3Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 3 fractional works
EducationDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceClinical Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 6 works
  2. 2 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 3 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  8. 8 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 3 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Houston - Clear Lake's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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