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D-Index
43
Citations
17186
World Ranking
4260
National Ranking
2031

Burton R. Clark publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Burton R. Clark sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 115 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Burton R. Clark D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Burton R. Clark sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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

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

    Burton R. Clark

  • The "Cooling-Out" Function in Higher Education

    Burton R. Clark

  • The Organizational Saga in Higher Education.

    Burton R. Clark

  • The Academic Life: Small Worlds, Different Worlds

    Burton R. Clark

  • Sustaining change in universities : continuities in case studies and concepts

    Burton R. Clark

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

    Burton Clark

  • The Encyclopedia of Higher Education

    Burton R. Clark;Guy R. Neave

  • Places of Inquiry: Research and Advanced Education in Modern Universities

    Burton R. Clark

  • The distinctive college

    Burton R. Clark

  • The Academic profession : national, disciplinary, and institutional settings

    Malcolm B. Campbell;Burton R. Clark

  • The entrepreneurial university: Demand and response

    Burton R. Clark

  • Delineating the Character of the Entrepreneurial University

    Burton R Clark

  • The Modern Integration of Research Activities with Teaching and Learning.

    Burton R. Clark

  • Adult Education in Transition: A Study of Institutional Insecurity

    Burton R. Clark

  • The open door college : a case study

    Robert W. Habenstein;Burton R. Clark

  • The Distinctive College: Antioch, Reed, and Swarthmore

    John Chalmers;Burton R. Clark

  • Perspectives on Higher Education: Eight Disciplinary and Comparative Views

    Michael S. McPherson;Burton R. Clark

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

    Joseph Ben-David;Burton R. Clark

  • The Academic Life: Small Worlds, Different Worlds

    Jack H. Schuster;Burton R. Clark

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

    Burton R. Clark

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

    Michael S. McPherson;Burton R. Clark

  • Places of Inquiry: Research and Advanced Education in Modern Universities

    Philip G. Altbach;Burton R. Clark

  • The British Academics.

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

  • The Academic Life: Small Worlds, Different Worlds.

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Neave
Guy Neave University of Twente
Philip G. Altbach
Philip G. Altbach Boston College
Kenneth A. Feldman
Kenneth A. Feldman Stony Brook University

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