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Research in Ruston

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Ruston, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Louisiana Tech University.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.1k
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
106k
20.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Ruston

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Ruston?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Louisiana Tech UniversityUniversity 5,037 #4,822
2Network Foundation Technologies (United States)Company 16 not ranked
3Lincoln Parish School BoardUniversity 8 not ranked
4Academy of Marketing ScienceNonprofit 4 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.

Louisiana Tech University: 99.4%Network Foundation Technologies (United States): 0.3%Lincoln Parish School Board: 0.2%Academy of Marketing Science: 0.1%99%largest
Louisiana Tech University5,037 · 99.4%Network Foundation Technologies (United States)16 · 0.3%Lincoln Parish School Board8 · 0.2%Academy of Marketing Science4 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Ruston work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research in Ruston is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (29%), Social Sciences (10%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 312 fractional works · 56.8% of its workEngineering: 157 fractional works · 28.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 28 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 28 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArchitecture: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 47 fractional works · 8.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 44 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 138 fractional works · 25.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 55 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 20 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 31 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 55 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 44 fractional works · 8.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRuston550fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences57%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences25%

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. Engineering15728.5%
    2. Computer Science478.5%
    3. Materials Science448.0%
    4. Environmental Science244.3%
    5. Mathematics101.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy101.7%
    7. Chemistry71.3%
    8. Energy61.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering50.9%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.7%
    1. Social Sciences559.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting315.6%
    3. Psychology223.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance142.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities91.7%
    6. Decision Sciences81.5%
    1. Medicine366.5%
    2. Health Professions162.8%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology213.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences122.2%
    3. Neuroscience91.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ruston strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ruston is most concentrated in Civil and Structural Engineering (4.2× the world share in Civil and Structural Engineering).

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 24.1 works4.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.14× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.88× its world share, 136 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.34× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.55× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.76× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science2.34×39 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.14×4 works
  3. Engineering1.88×136 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.76×27 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.69×8 works
  6. Mathematics1.55×9 works
  7. Psychology1.38×20 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.20×12 works
  9. Health Professions1.14×14 works
  10. Neuroscience1.00×8 works
  11. Energy1.00×4 works
  12. Computer Science0.96×36 works
  13. Veterinary0.96×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.91×22 works
  15. Chemistry0.84×6 works
  16. Social Sciences0.83×50 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×20 works
  18. Nursing0.78×2 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.76×8 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.63×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.62×9 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×10 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×3 works
  24. Medicine0.32×30 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.14×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Ruston?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Mechanical Properties, Nanocomposites, Polymer Composites, Additive Manufacturing, Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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. Machine Learning21◆ 1.13×44 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties18▲ 3.4×23 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications18▲ 2.7×25 topics
  4. Deep Learning17◆ 0.90×35 topics
  5. Nanocomposites17▲ 3.9×17 topics
  6. Nanomaterials14▲ 2.5×16 topics
  7. Sustainability14◆ 1.04×25 topics
  8. Engineering Education14▲ 29×4 topics
  9. Tissue Engineering13▲ 3.8×10 topics
  10. Nanoparticles12▲ 1.78×23 topics
  11. Additive Manufacturing12▲ 7.0×6 topics
  12. Education12▲ 1.26×18 topics
  13. Polymer Composites12▲ 7.9×7 topics
  14. Curriculum Development11▲ 3.0×3 topics
  15. Drug Delivery11▲ 3.6×13 topics
  16. Big Data11▲ 2.0×10 topics
  17. Microstructure10▲ 3.6×13 topics
  18. Corporate Governance10▲ 2.4×13 topics
  19. Graphene9▲ 2.4×10 topics
  20. Entrepreneurship8▲ 3.9×8 topics
  21. Biomedical Engineering8▲ 10×2 topics
  22. 3D Printing8▲ 6.3×4 topics
  23. Applications7▲ 4.9×5 topics
  24. Challenges7▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Materials7▲ 5.7×4 topics
  26. Assessment Methods7▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Ceramics7▲ 8.6×2 topics
  28. Project-Based Learning7▲ 32×3 topics
  29. Fused Deposition Modeling6▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Recycled Materials6▲ 9.3×2 topics
  31. Rheology6▲ 5.3×4 topics
  32. Firm Performance6▲ 5.7×3 topics
  33. Pipeline5▲ 9.5×3 topics
  34. Liquefaction5▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Tunnel5▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Outcome-Based Education5▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Professional Skills5▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Hands-On Learning5▲ 100×1 topic
  39. Integrated First-Year Curriculum5▲ 100×1 topic
  40. Process Parameters5▲ 7.8×2 topics

What research is done in Ruston?

Additive Manufacturing a…6Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 6 fractional worksEngineering Education an…5Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 5 fractional worksEngineering Education an…5Engineering Education and Pedagogy: 5 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…4Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 4 fractional worksClay minerals and soil interactions: 4 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 3 fractional worksCareer Development and D…3Career Development and Diversity: 3 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 3 fractional worksPolymer composites and self-healing: 3 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics…3Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 3 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringMedia TechnologyArchitectureCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 5 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 5 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Clay minerals and soil interactions Biomaterials 4 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 3 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  9. 9 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  10. 10 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting10%20%30%Ruston15.9% 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 29.7% in 2006.

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