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Research in Lake Charles

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Lake Charles, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are McNeese State University.

Research institutions
6
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.6k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
20.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Lake Charles

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Which research institutions are in Lake Charles?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1McNeese State UniversityUniversity 1,127 #15,129
2Center for OrthopaedicsResearch facility 391 #15,439 all time
3CHRISTUS St. Patrick HospitalHospital / health system 31 not ranked
4Moss Memorial Health ClinicHospital / health system 24 not ranked
5Sowela Technical Community CollegeUniversity 9 not ranked
6Calcasieu Parish Public LibraryArchive 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

McNeese State University: 71.1%Center for Orthopaedics: 24.7%CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital: 2.0%Moss Memorial Health Clinic: 1.5%2 others listed: 0.7%71%largest
McNeese State University1,127 · 71.1%Center for Orthopaedics391 · 24.7%CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital31 · 2.0%Moss Memorial Health Clinic24 · 1.5%2 others listed11 · 0.7%

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

Which fields of science does Lake Charles work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Lake Charles is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Engineering (13%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 64 fractional works · 34.1% of its workEngineering: 25 fractional works · 13.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 58 fractional works · 30.6% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 26.8% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 26.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLake Charles188fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2513.4%
    2. Environmental Science147.2%
    3. Computer Science73.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy52.4%
    5. Materials Science42.4%
    6. Mathematics41.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.4%
    8. Energy20.8%
    9. Chemistry10.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine5026.8%
    2. Health Professions42.4%
    3. Nursing20.9%
    4. Veterinary10.4%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences189.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting115.7%
    3. Psychology84.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance63.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities42.4%
    6. Decision Sciences21.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.5%
    4. Neuroscience21.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Lake Charles?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Complications, Population Dynamics, Innovation, Revision Surgery and Total Hip Replacement.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology11▲ 1.43×41 topics
  2. Climate Change9▲ 1.72×25 topics
  3. Innovation6▲ 3.0×8 topics
  4. Globalization5▲ 1.40×10 topics
  5. Complications5▲ 5.2×8 topics
  6. Engineering Education5▲ 30×4 topics
  7. Identity4▲ 2.9×8 topics
  8. Population Dynamics4▲ 7.9×7 topics
  9. Risk Factors4▲ 1.75×16 topics
  10. Rehabilitation4▲ 4.6×5 topics
  11. Revision Surgery3▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 14×2 topics
  13. Genetics3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  14. Biomechanics3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  15. Surgical Management3▲ 3.8×12 topics
  16. Arthroplasty3▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Conservation3▲ 3.3×7 topics
  18. STEM Education3▲ 3.2×3 topics
  19. Distance Learning2▲ 3.9×2 topics
  20. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  21. R&D2▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  24. Remote Laboratories2▲ 49×1 topic
  25. Virtual Labs2▲ 49×1 topic
  26. Biomechanical Analysis2▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Information Systems2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  28. Technological Change2▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Anterior Cruciate Ligament2▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Injury Risk2▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Outcomes2▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Total Knee Replacement2▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Employment2▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Firm Survival2▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Sediment Transport2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  36. Satellite Imagery2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  37. Shoulder Function2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Internal Fixation2▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Project-Based Learning2▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Rotator Cuff Tears2▲ 14×1 topic

What research is done in Lake Charles?

Experimental Learning in…2Experimental Learning in Engineering: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …2Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksFirm Innovation and Growth: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…2Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…2Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…1Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional works
Media TechnologySurgeryEconomics and EconometricsHistory and Philosophy of Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Firm Innovation and Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 1 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Lake Charles15.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 31.2% in 2004.

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