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Research in Ruston

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Ruston, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Louisiana Tech University.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.1k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.8%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Ruston?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Louisiana Tech UniversityUniversity 5,037 #6,606
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 2022–2025. 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 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.

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 predictsmore →

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 Ruston?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Mechanical Properties, Polymer Composites, Nanocomposites, Additive Manufacturing, Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties16▲ 3.5×22 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications16▲ 2.8×23 topics
  3. Machine Learning16◆ 0.98×42 topics
  4. Nanocomposites15▲ 3.8×17 topics
  5. Engineering Education14▲ 31×4 topics
  6. Sustainability13◆ 1.09×23 topics
  7. Nanomaterials13▲ 2.5×16 topics
  8. Tissue Engineering12▲ 4.0×10 topics
  9. Education12▲ 1.40×17 topics
  10. Curriculum Development11▲ 3.3×3 topics
  11. Additive Manufacturing11▲ 7.4×6 topics
  12. Polymer Composites11▲ 8.7×7 topics
  13. Nanoparticles10▲ 1.72×22 topics
  14. Drug Delivery10▲ 3.7×12 topics
  15. Microstructure9▲ 3.7×12 topics
  16. Corporate Governance9▲ 2.5×13 topics
  17. Graphene8▲ 2.6×10 topics
  18. Biomedical Engineering8▲ 10×2 topics
  19. Entrepreneurship7▲ 3.8×8 topics
  20. 3D Printing7▲ 6.2×3 topics
  21. Applications7▲ 5.2×5 topics
  22. Assessment Methods7▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Materials7▲ 5.9×4 topics
  24. Project-Based Learning7▲ 36×3 topics
  25. STEM Education7▲ 3.0×5 topics
  26. Ceramics6▲ 8.8×2 topics
  27. Challenges6▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Fused Deposition Modeling6▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Firm Performance5▲ 6.0×3 topics
  30. Pipeline5▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Liquefaction5▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Tunnel5▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Outcome-Based Education5▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Professional Skills5▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Hands-On Learning5▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Integrated First-Year Curriculum5▲ 110×1 topic
  37. Recycled Materials5▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Process Parameters4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. Analysis4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  40. Social Cognitive Theory4▲ 21×2 topics

What research is done in Ruston?

  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

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