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Louisiana State University

In research, Louisiana State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#539 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#722 of 10,521 worldwide) and Computer Science (#412 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth-Surface Processes, Museology and Oceanography — Earth-Surface Processes is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#685
of 28,054 · #345 all time
Rank in United States
#135
of 4,192
Research works
61k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6M
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Louisiana State 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
Physical SciencesDomain #539 of 12,888 17.7%2,523 #323
Social SciencesDomain #722 of 10,521 21.5%1,345 #240
Computer ScienceField #412 of 4,667 21.5%356 #316
Social SciencesField #782 of 6,365 22.9%601 #183
EngineeringField #847 of 6,636 16.3%866 #374
Environmental ScienceField #463 of 3,551 19.3%419 #258
Life SciencesDomain #1,030 of 7,800 17.4%646 #521
Health SciencesDomain #1,596 of 11,982 14.2%845 #533
MedicineField #1,790 of 10,443 13.7%678 #892
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #753 of 3,579 18.3%260 #385

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Louisiana State 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#323 #539
  2. Social Sciences#240 #722
  3. Computer Science#316 #412
  4. Social Sciences#183 #782
  5. Engineering#374 #847
  6. Environmental Science#258 #463
  7. Life Sciences#521 #1,030
  8. Health Sciences#533 #1,596
  9. Medicine#892 #1,790
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#385 #753
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Louisiana State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth-Surface Processes takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 40.2 works6.3×
  2. MuseologySubfield · 28.1 works4.3×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 54.9 works3.7×
  4. VeterinaryField · 25.8 works3.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.83× its world share, 211 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 260 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 63 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 103 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.25× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 96 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 356 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 227 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 866 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 419 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 172 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.71× its world share, 108 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.88× its world share, 224 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 113 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 678 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.55× its world share, 26 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 189 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 129 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 51 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 92 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 282 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 601 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Louisiana State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Geoffrey C. Clayton, Frank M. Gresham and Helmut Schneider lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Louisiana State University.

  1. 1 Geoffrey C. Clayton United States · #6,558 worldwide 2.4k citations · 151 works
  2. 2 Frank M. Gresham United States · #11,058 worldwide 746 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Helmut Schneider United States · #23,511 worldwide 726 citations · 95 works
  4. 4 David G. Kline United States · #26,881 worldwide 312 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Robert R. Twilley United States · #27,390 worldwide 712 citations · 70 works
  6. 6 Mette B. Gaarde United States · #31,424 worldwide 433 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 A. Rau United States · #33,126 worldwide 772 citations · 85 works
  8. 8 Isidore Cohn United States · #37,657 worldwide 223 citations · 70 works
  9. 9 T. D. Abbott United States · #38,228 worldwide 1.2k citations · 33 works
  10. 10 W. H. Patrick United States · #39,260 worldwide 644 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Louisiana State University

Which keywords describe research at Louisiana State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Sea-Level Rise, Machine Learning, Mental Health, Remote Sensing, Ecosystem Services and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Climate Change280▲ 1.94×90 topics
  2. Epidemiology212◆ 1.00×125 topics
  3. Machine Learning160◆ 0.91×78 topics
  4. Deep Learning146▼ 0.79×79 topics
  5. Sustainability123◆ 0.94×81 topics
  6. Mental Health113▲ 1.44×39 topics
  7. Remote Sensing104▲ 1.57×34 topics
  8. Globalization93◆ 0.89×86 topics
  9. Public Health85◆ 1.10×48 topics
  10. Social Media83◆ 1.09×26 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress78◆ 0.89×55 topics
  12. Nanoparticles76◆ 1.13×40 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services67▲ 3.2×13 topics
  14. Identity66▲ 1.69×45 topics
  15. Sea-Level Rise60▲ 9.8×5 topics
  16. Global Warming59▲ 2.7×13 topics
  17. Invasive Species52▲ 2.3×20 topics
  18. Gender52▲ 1.79×37 topics
  19. Resilience49▲ 1.91×16 topics
  20. Sediment Transport41▲ 4.8×6 topics
  21. Emotion Regulation41▲ 2.5×9 topics
  22. Finite Element Analysis40▲ 3.2×9 topics
  23. Global Carbon Budget38▲ 9.7×2 topics
  24. Global Change37▲ 2.6×6 topics
  25. Coastal Protection36▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Climate Change Impacts36▲ 5.7×8 topics
  27. Data Assimilation35▲ 4.2×4 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation35▲ 3.0×5 topics
  29. Carbon Sequestration33▲ 8.6×2 topics
  30. Mangrove Forests33▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Wetland Restoration33▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Hydraulic Fracturing31▲ 5.2×2 topics
  33. Autism Spectrum Disorders29▲ 5.3×2 topics
  34. Holocene29▲ 4.7×3 topics
  35. Eutrophication29▲ 5.2×4 topics
  36. Wave Modeling27▲ 9.9×2 topics
  37. Tropical Cyclones23▲ 7.9×2 topics
  38. Coastal Management22▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Coastal Dynamics22▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Shoreline Change22▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Louisiana State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Coastal and Marine Dynamics and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis.

Coastal wetland ecosyste…33Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 33 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…22Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 22 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 22 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 21 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 21 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 19 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 18 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Tex…18Fashion and Cultural Textiles: 18 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 17 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 17 fractional works
EcologyAtmospheric ScienceEarth-Surface ProcessesMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 33 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 22 works
  3. 3 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 22 works
  4. 4 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 21 works
  5. 5 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 21 works
  6. 6 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 19 works
  7. 7 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 18 works
  8. 8 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 18 works
  9. 9 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 17 works
  10. 10 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 17 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 available27.3%not open72.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Louisiana State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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