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Research in Baton Rouge

Science Explorer records 64 research institutions in Baton Rouge, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Louisiana State University, Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Louisiana State University Agricultural Center.

Research institutions
64
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
82k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.4%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Baton Rouge?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Louisiana State UniversityUniversity 60,952 #685
2Louisiana State University Agricultural CenterUniversity 7,308 #6,137
3Pennington Biomedical Research CenterResearch facility 3,350 #4,229
4Louisiana Department of Natural ResourcesGovernment institution 1,521 #6,283
5Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeUniversity 1,417 #12,139
6Woman's HospitalHospital / health system 850 #16,976
7Baton Rouge ClinicHospital / health system 715 #24,975
8Louisiana State University SystemUniversity 586 #7,555 all time
9Louisiana Department of Wildlife and FisheriesGovernment institution 516 #24,676 all time
10Southern University Law CenterUniversity 505 #24,465
11Albemarle (United States)Company 432 #12,597 all time
12National Hansen's Disease ProgramHospital / health system 336 #23,401 all time
13Cancer ServicesNonprofit 298 #26,016 all time
14Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology LaboratoryResearch facility 270 #36,070 all time
15Louisiana Department of EducationGovernment institution 263 #36,490 all time
16Louisiana State Department of Health and HospitalsGovernment institution 251 #25,003 all time
17Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system 229 #31,006 all time
18Baton Rouge GeneralHospital / health system 222 #31,042 all time
19Gulf South Research CorporationInstitution 162 #22,173 all time
20Hematology\Oncology ClinicHospital / health system 162 #27,594
21Mary Bird Perkins Cancer CenterHospital / health system 135 #25,182 all time
22Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityUniversity 122 #38,480 all time
23Southern University SystemUniversity 100 not ranked
24Water Institute of the GulfNonprofit 100 not ranked
25Episcopal High SchoolUniversity 99 not ranked
26Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration AuthorityGovernment institution 78 not ranked
27Louisiana State University HospitalHospital / health system 74 not ranked
28Earl K. Long Medical CenterHospital / health system 66 not ranked
29NeuroMedical CenterHospital / health system 60 not ranked
30Louisiana Sea GrantInstitution 57 not ranked
31Louisiana Hematology Oncology AssociatesHospital / health system 53 not ranked
32Our Lady of the Lake Children's HospitalHospital / health system 49 not ranked
33East Baton Rouge Parish School SystemUniversity 36 not ranked
34Baton Rouge Community CollegeUniversity 32 not ranked
35International Mezzo Technologies (United States)Company 29 not ranked
36University of Louisiana SystemUniversity 24 not ranked
37Bone and Joint Clinic of Baton RougeHospital / health system 24 not ranked
38Central Louisiana Community CollegeUniversity 23 not ranked
39NuPotential (United States)Company 22 not ranked
40Gulf Coast Center for Evacuation and Transportation ResiliencyResearch facility 21 not ranked
41Delta International UniversityUniversity 18 not ranked
42East Baton Rouge Parish LibraryArchive 16 not ranked
43The Institute for Advanced PhysicsNonprofit 12 not ranked
44Evisive (United States)Company 12 not ranked
45Louisiana Board of RegentsGovernment institution 8 not ranked
46Louisiana Community and Technical College SystemUniversity 7 not ranked
47Capital Area Human ServicesNonprofit 5 not ranked
48TumorEnd (United States)Company 4 not ranked
49Digestive Health Center of LouisianaHospital / health system 4 not ranked
50Biojenc (United States)Company 3 not ranked
51Bascom Hunter (United States)Company 3 not ranked
52Enervana Technologies (United States)Company 3 not ranked
53Foundation for LouisianaNonprofit 3 not ranked
54Louisiana Department of InsuranceGovernment institution 2 not ranked
55Pennington Biomedical Research FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
56Louisiana Federation of Families for Children's Mental HealthNonprofit 1 not ranked
57Lakeshore Group (United States)Company 1 not ranked
58Manuscript SocietyInstitution 1 not ranked
59Louisiana Art & Science MuseumArchive 1 not ranked
60Louisiana Library AssociationInstitution 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Louisiana State University: 74.6%Louisiana State University Agricultural Center: 8.9%Pennington Biomedical Research Center: 4.1%Louisiana Department of Natural Resources: 1.9%56 others listed: 10.4%75%largest
Louisiana State University61k · 74.6%Louisiana State University Agricultural Center7,308 · 8.9%Pennington Biomedical Research Center3,350 · 4.1%Louisiana Department of Natural Resources1,521 · 1.9%56 others listed8,525 · 10.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Baton Rouge strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Baton Rouge is most concentrated in Earth-Surface Processes, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology (5.6× the world share in Earth-Surface Processes).

  1. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 53.0 works5.6×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 74.0 works3.9×
  3. EcologySubfield · 208.2 works3.3×
  4. VeterinaryField · 33.6 works3.1×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Baton Rouge?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Obesity, Public Health, Ecosystem Services, Invasive Species, Sea-Level Rise and Inflammation.

▲ 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 city'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. Climate Change502▲ 2.3×99 topics
  2. Epidemiology354◆ 1.12×129 topics
  3. Machine Learning204▼ 0.78×81 topics
  4. Inflammation200▲ 1.20×81 topics
  5. Public Health190▲ 1.63×58 topics
  6. Sustainability186◆ 0.95×94 topics
  7. Deep Learning182▼ 0.66×80 topics
  8. Mental Health171▲ 1.46×41 topics
  9. Remote Sensing159▲ 1.61×35 topics
  10. Obesity155▲ 2.6×26 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress145◆ 1.11×55 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome136▲ 2.1×24 topics
  13. Globalization131▼ 0.84×99 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease122▲ 1.38×37 topics
  15. Invasive Species119▲ 3.5×21 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services117▲ 3.8×13 topics
  17. Biodiversity114▲ 1.90×32 topics
  18. Aging89▲ 2.1×18 topics
  19. Health Effects88▲ 1.82×23 topics
  20. Global Warming86▲ 2.6×14 topics
  21. Physical Activity86▲ 2.2×11 topics
  22. Sea-Level Rise81▲ 8.9×5 topics
  23. Adolescents79▲ 2.6×9 topics
  24. Conservation78▲ 2.2×21 topics
  25. Insulin Resistance74▲ 2.0×10 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation74▲ 4.2×5 topics
  27. Water Quality71▲ 2.2×15 topics
  28. Global Change69▲ 3.3×6 topics
  29. Population Dynamics64▲ 3.2×13 topics
  30. Sediment Transport63▲ 4.9×6 topics
  31. Weight Loss62▲ 4.7×4 topics
  32. Exercise58▲ 6.0×3 topics
  33. Climate Change Impacts56▲ 5.9×8 topics
  34. Global Carbon Budget55▲ 9.5×2 topics
  35. Coastal Protection51▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Eutrophication46▲ 5.6×4 topics
  37. Carbon Sequestration45▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Mangrove Forests45▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Wetland Restoration45▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Habitat Selection41▲ 6.9×2 topics

What research is done in Baton Rouge?

  1. 1 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 45 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  3. 3 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 33 works
  4. 4 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 32 works
  5. 5 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 32 works
  6. 6 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 32 works
  7. 7 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 30 works
  8. 8 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 28 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 25 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 25 works

Research output over time

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