2026 Burton R. Clark: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	43	4261	2031	115	17186

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Social Sciences and Humanities

4261

2031

115

17186

Research.com Recognitions

2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1979 - E. F. Lindquist Award, American Educational Research Association

Overview

Burton R. Clark was affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focused on areas intersecting social sciences and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to cultural studies, anthropology, and ecological systematics.

The scientist's work concentrated on several main topics, including:

Japanese History and Culture
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Asian American and Pacific Histories
Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
Plant and animal studies

Clark's publications spanned multiple prominent academic venues, reflecting a diverse range of research interests. Frequent publication platforms included:

American Antiquity
International Journal of Historical Archaeology
International Journal of Heritage Studies
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology

Among noted papers authored or co-authored by Clark were:

"Isotopic Evidence for Long-Distance Connections of the AD Thirteenth-Century Promontory Caves Occupants," 2021, American Antiquity
"From the Inside Out: Thinking through the Archaeology of Japanese American Confinement," 2020, International Journal of Historical Archaeology
"Exploration of the value of Japanese-style gardens in incarceration camps during world war II: the case of the Amache, Colorado, U.S.," 2024, International Journal of Heritage Studies
"The Archaeology of Gardens in Japan and Its Diaspora," 2025, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology

Clark also contributed to book publications, including a work published by University Press of Colorado eBooks titled Finding Solace in the Soil: An Archaeology of Gardens and Gardeners at Amache (2020), which garnered citations in the academic community.

Frequent collaborators in Clark's research included Jessica Z. Metcalfe, John W. Ives, Sabrina Shirazi, Kevin P. Gilmore, and Jennifer Hallson, indicating a collaborative approach across multiple projects.

During their career, Clark received various recognitions such as:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007
Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, 2008
E. F. Lindquist Award, American Educational Research Association, 1979

Best Publications

Creating entrepreneurial universities : organizational pathways of transformation

Burton R. Clark

3798
Citations
The higher education system : academic organization in cross-national perspective

Burton R. Clark

3136
Citations
The "Cooling-Out" Function in Higher Education

Burton R. Clark

1127
Citations
The Organizational Saga in Higher Education.

Burton R. Clark

1033
Citations
The Academic Life: Small Worlds, Different Worlds

Burton R. Clark

863
Citations
Sustaining change in universities : continuities in case studies and concepts

Burton R. Clark

487
Citations
The Entrepreneurial University: New Foundations for Collegiality, Autonomy, and Achievement.

Burton Clark

450
Citations
The Encyclopedia of Higher Education

Burton R. Clark;Guy R. Neave

388
Citations
Places of Inquiry: Research and Advanced Education in Modern Universities

Burton R. Clark

365
Citations
The distinctive college

Burton R. Clark

335
Citations
The Academic profession : national, disciplinary, and institutional settings

Malcolm B. Campbell;Burton R. Clark

290
Citations
The entrepreneurial university: Demand and response

Burton R. Clark

289
Citations
Delineating the Character of the Entrepreneurial University

Burton R Clark

271
Citations
The Modern Integration of Research Activities with Teaching and Learning.

Burton R. Clark

270
Citations
Adult Education in Transition: A Study of Institutional Insecurity

Burton R. Clark

234
Citations
The open door college : a case study

Robert W. Habenstein;Burton R. Clark

229
Citations
The Distinctive College: Antioch, Reed, and Swarthmore

John Chalmers;Burton R. Clark

226
Citations
Perspectives on Higher Education: Eight Disciplinary and Comparative Views

Michael S. McPherson;Burton R. Clark

149
Citations
The Higher Education System: Academic Organization in Cross-National Perspective.

Joseph Ben-David;Burton R. Clark

76
Citations
The Academic Life: Small Worlds, Different Worlds

Jack H. Schuster;Burton R. Clark

38
Citations
Small Worlds, Different Worlds: The Uniquenesses and Troubles of American Academic Professions

Burton R. Clark

24
Citations
The Higher Education System: Academic Organization in Cross-National Perspective

Michael S. McPherson;Burton R. Clark

9
Citations
Places of Inquiry: Research and Advanced Education in Modern Universities

Philip G. Altbach;Burton R. Clark

8
Citations
The British Academics.

Burton R. Clark;A. H. Halsey;M. A. Trow;Oliver Fulton

5
Citations
The Academic Life: Small Worlds, Different Worlds.

Stephen Cole;Burton R. Clark;Ernest L. Boyer

5
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Neave University of Twente

Philip G. Altbach Boston College

Kenneth A. Feldman Stony Brook University

External Links

Personal website of Burton R. Clark

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