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LeTourneau University

In research, LeTourneau University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,708 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,641
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,075
of 7,310
Research works
300
▼ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
LeTourneau University

What is LeTourneau University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #14,708 of 17,446 2.7%151

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where LeTourneau University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does LeTourneau University work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at LeTourneau University is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Social Sciences (16%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 49.2% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 32.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 32.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 16.2% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 10.4% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 10.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLeTourneauUniversity44fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences33%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1432.4%
    2. Computer Science37.3%
    3. Environmental Science23.5%
    4. Materials Science12.1%
    5. Chemistry11.3%
    6. Mathematics00.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    1. Social Sciences716.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities510.4%
    3. Psychology23.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine410.2%
    2. Health Professions12.3%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    4. Neuroscience00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.16× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.61× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.61×5 works
  2. Engineering2.16×14 works
  3. Social Sciences1.28×7 works
  4. Psychology1.21×2 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.08×0 works
  6. Computer Science0.94×3 works
  7. Health Professions0.87×1 works
  8. Chemistry0.84×1 works
  9. Dentistry0.78×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.77×0 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.75×0 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.72×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.71×2 works
  14. Materials Science0.61×1 works
  15. Medicine0.53×4 works
  16. Nursing0.51×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×1 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×1 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.40×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.36×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.31×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×0 works

Who are the top researchers at LeTourneau University?

Ranked on the quality score, Frederick N. Baliraine, Matthew Green and Kelly D. Liebengood lead among researchers whose main affiliation is LeTourneau University.

  1. 1 Frederick N. Baliraine United States · #973,904 worldwide 2.6k citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Matthew Green United States · #2,797,610 worldwide 829 citations · 80 works
  3. 3 Kelly D. Liebengood United States · #3,350,880 worldwide 50 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Evelyn R. Brown United States · #3,422,162 worldwide 568 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Roland Drago United States · #4,344,351 worldwide 27 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Jesse J. French United States · #4,680,332 worldwide 64 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Arthur E. Parry United States · #4,909,949 worldwide 63 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Paul Leiffer United States · #5,457,907 worldwide 151 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Karen L. Rispin United States · #5,629,755 worldwide 135 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Julio Schumacher United States · #6,505,002 worldwide 0 citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at LeTourneau University

What are the most cited papers from LeTourneau University?

The most cited paper from LeTourneau University is "Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum Chloroquine Resistance Transporter and Multidrug Resistance 1 Genes: Parasite Risk Factors That Affect Treatment Outcomes for P. falciparum Malaria After Artemether-Lumefantrine and Artesunate-Amodiaquine" (Meera Venkatesan et al., 2014), with 311 citations. Next come "Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Programs in Data Science" (249) and "How muscle architecture and moment arms affect wrist flexion-extension moments" (179).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum Chloroquine Resistance Transporter and Multidrug Resistance 1 Genes: Parasite Risk Factors That Affect Treatment Outcomes for P. falciparum Malaria After Artemether-Lumefantrine and Artesunate-Amodiaquine Meera Venkatesan et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Open access 21 Jul 2014 311
2 Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Programs in Data Science Richard D. De Veaux et al. · Annual Review of Statistics and Its Application Open access 9 Jan 2017 249
3 How muscle architecture and moment arms affect wrist flexion-extension moments Roger V. Gonzalez, Thomas S. Buchanan, Scott L. Delp · Journal of Biomechanics Jul 1997 179
4 Avelumab in patients with previously treated metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma: phase 1b results from the JAVELIN solid tumor trial Christophe Le Tourneau, Christopher J. Hoimes, Corrine Zarwan et al. · Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer Open access 22 Oct 2018 174
5 A real-time EMG-driven virtual arm KURT T. MANAL, Roger V. Gonzalez, David G. Lloyd et al. · Computers in Biology and Medicine 2002 152
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at LeTourneau University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Lifelong Learning, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Globalization, Assessment Methods, Outcome-Based Education and Professional Skills.

▲ 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 institution's work against its share of the world's. The 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Engineering Education4▲ 101×3 topics
  2. Lifelong Learning4▲ 41×3 topics
  3. Globalization4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  4. Curriculum Development3▲ 10×2 topics
  5. Higher Education2▲ 11×4 topics
  6. Assessment Methods2▲ 42×2 topics
  7. Outcome-Based Education2▲ 170×1 topic
  8. Professional Skills2▲ 131×1 topic
  9. Theology2▲ 45×2 topics
  10. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles2▲ 20×1 topic
  11. Wind Estimation2▲ 226×1 topic
  12. Competency-Based Education2▲ 42×2 topics
  13. Entrepreneurship2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  14. Informal Learning2▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 135×1 topic
  16. Deep Learning2◆ 1.01×7 topics
  17. Identity2▲ 4.7×2 topics
  18. Jewish Society2▲ 135×1 topic
  19. Organizational Culture2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  20. Prior Learning2▲ 133×1 topic
  21. Recognition2▲ 93×1 topic
  22. Diversity1▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Hands-On Learning1▲ 344×1 topic
  24. Integrated First-Year Curriculum1▲ 344×1 topic
  25. Secularism1▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Social Capital1▲ 5.6×7 topics
  27. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.2×3 topics
  28. Religion1▲ 6.0×5 topics
  29. Construction Safety1▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Gender1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  31. Ecology1▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Genomics1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Occupational Safety1▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Religious Education1▲ 14×1 topic
  35. STEM Education1▲ 5.0×4 topics
  36. Safety Culture1▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Schools1▲ 173×1 topic
  38. Therapy1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Virus1▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does LeTourneau University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Aerospace and Aviation Technology, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Higher Education Learning Practices.

Engineering Education an…2Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 2 fractional worksAerospace and Aviation T…2Aerospace and Aviation Technology: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…2Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Learnin…2Higher Education Learning Practices: 2 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 1 fractional worksReligious Education and …1Religious Education and Schools: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 1 fractional worksInertial Sensor and Navigation: 1 fractional works
Media TechnologyAerospace EngineeringReligious studiesEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 2 works
  5. 5 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 1 works
  6. 6 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Religious Education and Schools Education 1 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Inertial Sensor and Navigation Aerospace Engineering 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available31.5%not open68.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has LeTourneau University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% lower than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is LeTourneau University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%LeTourneau University0.00015% in 202519801990200020102020

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