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Clarkson University ranked 267th in the United States, 1010th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 126 research topics. Clarkson University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,863 academic publications and 363,231 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 42 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1010 of 14,131 In the World
#298 of 2,597 In North America
#267 of 2,496 In the United States
#22 of 221 In New York State
#1 of 2 In Potsdam
#335 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#355 of 4,352 For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
#360 of 1,020 For Aviation
#1506 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1075 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 123 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Clarkson University ranked 165th for Engineering in the United States and 701st in the World with 10,406 publications made and 292,334 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#165 of 1,518 In the United States
#193 of 1,602 In North America
#701 of 6,684 In the World

Clarkson University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 261 1140
1992 234 1280
1993 211 1347
1994 195 1570
1995 179 1590
1996 198 1917
1997 192 2090
1998 186 2096
1999 174 2212
2000 147 2435
2001 203 2810
2002 233 3484
2003 247 3511
2004 264 4042
2005 279 4754
2006 264 5375
2007 257 6015
2008 307 6879
2009 304 7751
2010 306 8496
2011 314 9939
2012 296 10493
2013 316 11484
2014 326 12604
2015 369 12809
2016 372 14010
2017 360 14476
2018 387 16328
2019 336 18202
2020 398 19036
2021 356 20725
2022 401 20525
2023 340 19538

The following table provides academic rankings for Clarkson University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 90 102 335
Aviation 112 128 360
Product and Industrial Design 109 126 377
Petroleum Engineering 107 124 390
Biochemical Engineering 86 101 409
Environmental Engineering 84 104 412
Geotechnical Engineering 120 141 461
Nanotechnology 104 118 473
Renewable Energy Engineering 85 106 478
Aerospace Engineering 143 169 497
Chemical Engineering 99 115 502
Marine Engineering 136 160 533
Structural Engineering 129 152 541
Electrical Engineering 133 161 602
Automotive Engineering 123 151 618
Mechanical Engineering 147 175 627
Materials Science 138 162 644
Operations Research 152 181 669
Computer Engineering 151 179 671
Industrial Engineering 138 168 704
Electronic Engineering 149 179 712
Automation and Control engineering 137 165 722
Metallurgical Engineering 148 171 722
Engineering Management 233 258 731
Acoustical Engineering 177 206 743
Reliability and Quality Engineering 175 206 790
Telecommunications 173 203 800
Computer Networking 187 218 818
Optical Engineering 181 209 841
Systems Engineering 205 238 915
Biomedical Engineering 210 236 931
Applied/Engineering Physics 186 214 992
Human-Computer Interaction 231 264 1063
Remote Sensing 227 262 1087
Robotics 194 229 1142
Architectural Engineering 210 240 1190
Civil Engineering 235 270 1253
Transportation Engineering 249 285 1333
Biotechnology 323 359 1916

Physics rankings

Clarkson University ranked 158th for Physics in the United States and 681st in the World with 10,119 publications made and 288,958 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#158 of 1,485 In the United States
#184 of 1,569 In North America
#681 of 6,603 In the World

Clarkson University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 273 1301
1992 251 1484
1993 219 1516
1994 193 1751
1995 188 1788
1996 207 2090
1997 196 2312
1998 191 2301
1999 179 2436
2000 157 2672
2001 207 3028
2002 220 3553
2003 239 3660
2004 255 4155
2005 272 4925
2006 254 5387
2007 248 6099
2008 284 6866
2009 290 7694
2010 281 8210
2011 289 9522
2012 283 10112
2013 301 10906
2014 310 11935
2015 327 12210
2016 334 13263
2017 340 13662
2018 349 15277
2019 336 17202
2020 363 17905
2021 330 19190
2022 368 18784
2023 303 18104

The following table provides academic rankings for Clarkson University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 93 108 381
Nanotechnology 104 118 473
Astrobiology 172 196 592
Quantum and Particle physics 140 164 626
Materials Science 138 162 644
Atomic and Molecular physics 154 179 649
Biophysics 202 224 705
Acoustical Engineering 177 206 743
Condensed Matter Physics 142 164 747
Nuclear Physics 168 194 774
Optical Engineering 181 209 841
Astrophysics and Astronomy 219 248 900
Applied/Engineering Physics 186 214 992

Chemistry rankings

Clarkson University ranked 200th for Chemistry in the United States and 915th in the World with 8,404 publications made and 261,120 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#200 of 1,407 In the United States
#227 of 1,488 In North America
#915 of 6,447 In the World

Clarkson University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 217 997
1992 203 1115
1993 163 1144
1994 140 1315
1995 138 1394
1996 154 1670
1997 153 1897
1998 168 1885
1999 158 1944
2000 138 2242
2001 171 2562
2002 162 2937
2003 176 3102
2004 217 3628
2005 206 4346
2006 217 4701
2007 211 5270
2008 250 6078
2009 248 6828
2010 246 7318
2011 261 8836
2012 264 9241
2013 259 10271
2014 287 11277
2015 273 11415
2016 298 12594
2017 296 12763
2018 283 14325
2019 293 16151
2020 298 17026
2021 293 18460
2022 339 18563
2023 244 17545

The following table provides academic rankings for Clarkson University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 90 102 335
Biochemical Engineering 86 101 409
Nanotechnology 104 118 473
Physical chemistry 103 120 488
Chemical Engineering 99 115 502
Inorganic Chemistry 111 127 556
Environmental Chemistry 126 150 577
Materials Science 138 162 644
Computational Chemistry 184 209 836
Organic Chemistry 175 201 843
Petrology and Geochemistry 175 211 860
Radiochemistry 134 158 1093
Biochemistry 242 270 1220
Pharmacy 278 312 1483
Nutrition and Food Science 239 274 1834

Environmental Science rankings

Clarkson University ranked 195th for Environmental Science in the United States and 871st in the World with 7,119 publications made and 197,783 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#195 of 1,598 In the United States
#224 of 1,687 In North America
#871 of 6,798 In the World

Clarkson University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 170 663
1992 135 711
1993 128 751
1994 118 888
1995 110 944
1996 121 1054
1997 110 1241
1998 126 1298
1999 119 1293
2000 94 1523
2001 148 1734
2002 122 2022
2003 162 2186
2004 174 2572
2005 185 3089
2006 183 3479
2007 182 4141
2008 178 4640
2009 196 5155
2010 213 5616
2011 217 6696
2012 230 6937
2013 225 8044
2014 235 8779
2015 259 9177
2016 257 9838
2017 267 10353
2018 299 12066
2019 267 13460
2020 310 14665
2021 297 16329
2022 319 16221
2023 248 15185

The following table provides academic rankings for Clarkson University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 103 120 355
Environmental Engineering 84 104 412
Geotechnical Engineering 120 141 461
Oceanography 133 159 548
Environmental Chemistry 126 150 577
Earth science and Geophysics 151 179 655
Geography and Cartography 183 211 760
Environmental Management 143 173 793
Geology 189 218 816
Petrology and Geochemistry 175 211 860
Ecology 185 216 890
Paleontology 213 243 946
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 308 353 1456
Agricultural Science 222 259 1463
Forestry 299 347 1882

Biology rankings

Clarkson University ranked 240th for Biology in the United States and 1153rd in the World with 6,920 publications made and 219,338 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#240 of 1,582 In the United States
#268 of 1,668 In North America
#1153 of 6,770 In the World

Clarkson University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 158 699
1992 142 737
1993 111 731
1994 120 852
1995 103 1031
1996 118 1193
1997 108 1346
1998 131 1397
1999 113 1464
2000 98 1683
2001 135 1906
2002 118 2271
2003 143 2488
2004 166 2926
2005 167 3513
2006 180 3815
2007 170 4490
2008 198 4934
2009 184 5756
2010 226 6302
2011 232 7535
2012 225 8156
2013 211 8875
2014 241 9918
2015 267 9728
2016 279 10552
2017 278 11048
2018 263 12008
2019 261 13694
2020 278 14184
2021 286 15636
2022 311 15536
2023 226 14769

The following table provides academic rankings for Clarkson University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 104 118 473
Astrobiology 172 196 592
Biophysics 202 224 705
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 273 302 831
Paleontology 213 243 946
Evolutionary Biology 252 284 954
Neuroscience 300 336 1152
Biochemistry 242 270 1220
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 269 298 1237
Genetics 279 312 1398
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 308 353 1456
Agricultural Science 222 259 1463
Zoology 356 400 1584
Molecular Biology 316 350 1632
Horticulture 237 273 1726
Botany 301 344 1732
Nutrition and Food Science 239 274 1834
Forestry 299 347 1882
Oncology and Cancer research 379 415 1894
Biotechnology 323 359 1916
Immunology 370 405 1972
Microbiology 337 372 2070
Pharmacology 405 443 2219
Virology 417 455 2256

Computer Science rankings

Clarkson University ranked 237th for Computer Science in the United States and 981st in the World with 5,535 publications made and 137,282 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#237 of 1,576 In the United States
#268 of 1,662 In North America
#981 of 6,752 In the World

Clarkson University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 106 533
1992 118 627
1993 88 668
1994 100 780
1995 80 795
1996 98 940
1997 73 887
1998 81 986
1999 71 959
2000 49 1128
2001 77 1240
2002 151 1916
2003 143 1731
2004 155 1864
2005 148 2281
2006 145 2516
2007 125 2862
2008 149 3197
2009 161 3649
2010 170 4072
2011 179 4686
2012 162 5279
2013 177 5449
2014 188 6270
2015 199 6162
2016 231 6568
2017 188 6780
2018 232 7624
2019 207 8777
2020 220 9073
2021 243 10138
2022 241 10014
2023 211 9575

The following table provides academic rankings for Clarkson University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 151 179 671
Data Science 196 223 720
Blockchain and Cryptography 158 186 730
Computer Vision 179 208 790
Cyber Security 188 217 798
Telecommunications 173 203 800
Computer Networking 187 218 818
Library and Information science 295 324 838
Management Information Systems 224 257 863
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 200 231 898
Software Engineering 214 246 946
Machine Learning 225 257 1017
Computer Graphics 219 251 1051
Human-Computer Interaction 231 264 1063
Robotics 194 229 1142
Neuroscience 300 336 1152
Multimedia 318 353 1188
Cognitive Science 291 327 1199
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 269 298 1237
Computational Linguistics 283 317 1391

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Clarkson University ranked 330th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1403rd in the World with 4,249 publications made and 103,864 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#330 of 1,728 In the United States
#369 of 1,819 In North America
#1403 of 7,020 In the World

Clarkson University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 87 410
1992 73 452
1993 58 467
1994 64 503
1995 57 623
1996 69 666
1997 56 650
1998 45 692
1999 50 661
2000 40 661
2001 74 852
2002 80 1175
2003 89 1141
2004 82 1276
2005 81 1391
2006 99 1793
2007 104 2235
2008 128 2548
2009 125 2742
2010 126 3004
2011 132 3606
2012 127 4125
2013 125 4559
2014 127 5170
2015 160 5411
2016 204 5563
2017 157 5793
2018 200 6671
2019 164 7258
2020 245 8208
2021 243 8900
2022 196 9010
2023 148 8638

The following table provides academic rankings for Clarkson University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 322 353 683
Journalism and Digital Media 225 255 747
Library and Information science 295 324 838
Communications and Public Relations 349 388 980
Law 324 360 1086
Aesthetics 298 334 1120
Political Science 331 370 1235
Linguistics 294 331 1246
Archaeology 287 326 1275
Art History 492 537 1279
History 324 365 1289
Education Majors 462 508 1367
Philosophy 301 343 1457
Anthropology 498 551 1607
Sociology 456 503 1608
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 547 598 1740
Demography 463 510 2063
Classics and Ancient History 642 691 2082

Mathematics rankings

Clarkson University ranked 222nd for Mathematics in the United States and 917th in the World with 3,289 publications made and 84,639 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#222 of 1,371 In the United States
#254 of 1,451 In North America
#917 of 6,305 In the World

Clarkson University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 77 350
1992 73 490
1993 62 496
1994 54 515
1995 60 597
1996 39 617
1997 45 595
1998 42 603
1999 40 557
2000 35 673
2001 44 657
2002 68 1015
2003 73 940
2004 78 1087
2005 82 1315
2006 68 1486
2007 68 1634
2008 85 1794
2009 109 2218
2010 93 2295
2011 91 2603
2012 100 3057
2013 104 3339
2014 113 3676
2015 137 3907
2016 125 4059
2017 129 4178
2018 147 4963
2019 125 5566
2020 146 5922
2021 156 6427
2022 142 6093
2023 111 5834

The following table provides academic rankings for Clarkson University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 127 149 574
Operations Research 152 181 669
Blockchain and Cryptography 158 186 730
Statistics 220 250 926
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 259 291 1060
Math Teachers 585 631 1737

Business rankings

Clarkson University ranked 247th for Business in the United States and 969th in the World with 2,333 publications made and 60,077 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#247 of 1,334 In the United States
#280 of 1,412 In North America
#969 of 6,187 In the World

Clarkson University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 50 132
1992 40 194
1993 34 226
1994 39 284
1995 43 337
1996 36 343
1997 30 316
1998 28 370
1999 21 396
2000 21 371
2001 36 430
2002 67 654
2003 58 604
2004 68 699
2005 69 841
2006 64 1020
2007 63 1086
2008 71 1391
2009 65 1701
2010 65 1841
2011 70 2118
2012 75 2468
2013 72 2697
2014 69 2907
2015 82 2973
2016 99 3067
2017 70 3197
2018 106 3602
2019 94 3852
2020 126 4101
2021 104 4449
2022 97 4284
2023 79 4038

The following table provides academic rankings for Clarkson University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 105 123 386
Real Estate 195 216 561
Operations Research 152 181 669
Engineering Management 233 258 731
Management 214 246 829
Management Information Systems 224 257 863
Marketing 255 287 953
Project Management 260 293 1034
Finance 273 307 1128
Accounting 329 365 1147
Advertising 417 456 1403
Investment Banking and Stock trading 324 359 1434

Economics rankings

Clarkson University ranked 315th for Economics in the United States and 1223rd in the World with 1,253 publications made and 28,479 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#315 of 1,317 In the United States
#352 of 1,400 In North America
#1223 of 5,995 In the World

Clarkson University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 21 72
1992 20 110
1993 16 118
1994 12 133
1995 13 148
1996 10 152
1997 16 160
1998 13 170
1999 13 178
2000 13 179
2001 19 218
2002 31 244
2003 28 297
2004 20 360
2005 37 364
2006 42 443
2007 23 522
2008 49 620
2009 29 743
2010 31 831
2011 51 995
2012 28 1193
2013 30 1264
2014 34 1475
2015 42 1464
2016 54 1435
2017 28 1596
2018 63 1843
2019 44 1911
2020 92 2185
2021 79 2386
2022 73 2351
2023 49 2410

The following table provides academic rankings for Clarkson University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 134 164 808
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 259 291 1060
Finance 273 307 1128
Development Studies 356 394 1280
Investment Banking and Stock trading 324 359 1434

Art & Design rankings

Clarkson University ranked 305th for Art & Design in the United States and 1163rd in the World with 886 publications made and 18,093 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#305 of 1,321 In the United States
#342 of 1,404 In North America
#1163 of 5,720 In the World

Clarkson University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 18 89
1992 13 117
1993 7 107
1994 14 137
1995 17 134
1996 17 109
1997 10 132
1998 16 168
1999 2 128
2000 10 176
2001 17 182
2002 13 214
2003 20 187
2004 11 245
2005 16 251
2006 22 262
2007 21 403
2008 21 434
2009 27 445
2010 22 488
2011 27 590
2012 33 690
2013 26 605
2014 31 767
2015 32 775
2016 40 821
2017 36 889
2018 34 1044
2019 33 1019
2020 42 1206
2021 39 1271
2022 55 1345
2023 30 1429

The following table provides academic rankings for Clarkson University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 219 251 1051
Literature 312 349 1090
Aesthetics 298 334 1120
Fashion Design 267 301 1130
Multimedia 318 353 1188
Art History 492 537 1279

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Clarkson University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Cosmetology 139 157 671
Social Psychology 301 336 895
Sports Medicine 264 299 911
Audiology 341 377 1165
Physical Therapy 320 356 1247
Anatomy and Physiology 285 317 1273
Psychology 344 381 1294
Orthodontics 321 352 1436
Child Psychology 492 542 1449
Clinical Psychology 466 512 1449
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 322 357 1503
Dentistry 312 343 1523
Healthcare Management (MHA) 467 513 1649
Psychiatry 419 460 1674
Health Science 547 589 1736
Medicine 374 412 1752
Family medicine 466 503 1758
Public Health 405 451 1769
Surgery 391 428 1787
Pathology 355 393 1789
Anesthesiology 401 438 1805
Nursing 519 568 1823
Gerontology 552 600 1847
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 536 582 1863
Cardiology 419 461 2033