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Life University

In research, Life University stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,883 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,550
of 28,054 · #11,867 all time
Rank in United States
#1,575
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Life University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #5,883 of 7,800 8.9%81 #7801

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Life 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 4.12× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.78× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.82× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.64× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.14× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.42× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 2.43× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.07× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Life University?

Ranked on the composite score, He Hai and Tatsuo Kazama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Life University.

  1. 1 He Hai United States · #1,143,668 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Tatsuo Kazama United States · #1,629,283 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Life University

Which keywords describe research at Life University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medicinal Plants, Antioxidant Activity, Antioxidant, Antioxidants, Oxidative Stress, Climate Change, Flavonoids and Phenolic Compounds.

▲ 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 institution'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. Epidemiology14▲ 1.49×60 topics
  2. Climate Change13▲ 2.2×49 topics
  3. Medicinal Plants12▲ 13×15 topics
  4. Antioxidant11▲ 7.3×37 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress11▲ 3.0×33 topics
  6. Antioxidant Activity11▲ 7.8×20 topics
  7. Antioxidants8▲ 7.5×11 topics
  8. Flavonoids7▲ 12×9 topics
  9. Mental Health7▲ 2.0×21 topics
  10. Phenolic Compounds6▲ 14×6 topics
  11. Biodiversity6▲ 3.3×18 topics
  12. Anti-inflammatory6▲ 8.7×18 topics
  13. Biological Activities6▲ 15×8 topics
  14. Invasive Species5▲ 5.4×16 topics
  15. Biogeography5▲ 8.6×15 topics
  16. Health Benefits5▲ 6.5×13 topics
  17. Phylogeny5▲ 14×11 topics
  18. Antimicrobial Activity5▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Herbal Medicine5▲ 6.9×10 topics
  20. Natural Products4▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Diabetes4▲ 3.9×11 topics
  22. Nutritional Value4▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Essential Oils4▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  25. Toxicity4▲ 4.3×13 topics
  26. Taxonomy4▲ 14×10 topics
  27. Evolution4▲ 6.9×13 topics
  28. Conservation4▲ 4.0×15 topics
  29. DNA Barcoding4▲ 10×8 topics
  30. Mode of Action4▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Polyphenols4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  32. Antibacterial Agents4▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Food Preservation4▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Phytochemistry4▲ 13×8 topics
  35. Pharmacology3▲ 6.0×14 topics
  36. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  37. Fatty Acids3▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Free Radicals3▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Phytochemicals3▲ 11×6 topics
  40. Rural Livelihoods3▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Life University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies, African Botany and Ecology Studies and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities.

Essential Oils and Antim…4Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 4 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medic…3Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 3 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…2African Botany and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…2Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 2 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 2 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 2 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biolo…2Phytochemistry and Biological Activities: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksEdible Oils Quality and Analysis: 1 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 1 fractional works
Food SciencePlant ScienceForestryBiochemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 4 works
  2. 2 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 3 works
  3. 3 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 2 works
  4. 4 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  6. 6 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  9. 9 Edible Oils Quality and Analysis Organic Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.1%domestic only55.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Life University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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