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Louisiana State University Agricultural Center

In research, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,731 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,185 of 12,888 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,729 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,137
of 28,054 · #5,493 all time
Rank in United States
#828
of 4,192
Research works
7.3k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
166k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Louisiana State University Agricultural Center 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,731 of 10,521 32.4%62 #4046
Physical SciencesDomain #6,185 of 12,888 19.4%177 #6935
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,729 of 3,409 19.4%198 #902
Life SciencesDomain #4,190 of 7,800 18.2%278 #3255
Environmental ScienceField #1,983 of 3,551 18.0%107 #1856
Health SciencesDomain #7,252 of 11,982 15.2%84 #2958
Plant ScienceSubfield #851 of 1,395 22.1%100 #665
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,480 of 3,579 16.0%65 #2266

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Louisiana State University Agricultural Center 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. Social Sciences#4,046 #3,731
  2. Physical Sciences#6,935 #6,185
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#902 #1,729
  4. Life Sciences#3,255 #4,190
  5. Environmental Science#1,856 #1,983
  6. Health Sciences#2,958 #7,252
  7. Plant Science#665 #851
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,266 #2,480
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 Agricultural Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 99.6 works9.5×
← 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: 6.92× its world share, 198 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.01× its world share, 64 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.57× its world share, 106 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 4.36× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.40× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Louisiana State University Agricultural Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas J. Dean, Michael J. Stout and Jim J. Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Louisiana State University Agricultural Center.

  1. 1 Thomas J. Dean United States · #49,003 worldwide 515 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Michael J. Stout United States · #126,024 worldwide 185 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Jim J. Wang United States · #128,469 worldwide 283 citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Carol E. O’Neil United States · #151,984 worldwide 168 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Thomas C. Sparks United States · #184,966 worldwide 168 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Terrence R. Tiersch United States · #307,035 worldwide 140 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Christopher A. Clark United States · #310,455 worldwide 93 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Witoon Prinyawiwatkul United States · #324,934 worldwide 239 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 B. R. Leonard United States · #343,243 worldwide 83 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Kevin Watkins United States · #368,617 worldwide 37 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Louisiana State University Agricultural Center

Which keywords describe research at Louisiana State University Agricultural Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, QTL Mapping, Biological Control, Genetic Mapping, Drought Tolerance, Genomics and Genetic Diversity.

▲ 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 Change71▲ 4.4×62 topics
  2. Invasive Species22▲ 8.7×19 topics
  3. Environmental Impact21▲ 2.0×24 topics
  4. Sustainability21▲ 1.42×29 topics
  5. QTL Mapping20▲ 29×6 topics
  6. Biological Control20▲ 22×9 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress18▲ 1.88×24 topics
  8. Biodiversity18▲ 3.9×19 topics
  9. Genetic Mapping17▲ 36×5 topics
  10. Drought Tolerance16▲ 18×9 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity15▲ 5.8×13 topics
  12. Genomics14▲ 8.1×11 topics
  13. Obesity14▲ 3.1×16 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services14▲ 5.9×10 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity13▲ 3.3×18 topics
  16. Food Security13▲ 3.8×12 topics
  17. Drought Resistance12▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Gut Microbiota12▲ 5.9×6 topics
  19. Metabolism12▲ 3.9×14 topics
  20. Conservation12▲ 4.6×15 topics
  21. Quantitative Trait Loci12▲ 35×3 topics
  22. Antioxidants12▲ 4.4×9 topics
  23. Health Benefits12▲ 5.9×12 topics
  24. Aquaculture11▲ 7.1×6 topics
  25. Habitat Fragmentation11▲ 8.4×5 topics
  26. Genetic Variation10▲ 8.0×4 topics
  27. Global Change10▲ 6.6×6 topics
  28. Marker-Assisted Selection10▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Yield Potential10▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Consumer Perception10▲ 7.2×7 topics
  31. Habitat Selection10▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Host Specificity10▲ 14×5 topics
  33. Climate Change Impact9▲ 6.8×5 topics
  34. Water Management9▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Crop Improvement9▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Ecosystem Resilience9▲ 9.8×5 topics
  37. Rice9▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Biomass Estimation8▲ 9.1×3 topics
  39. Climate Change Impacts8▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Aerobic Rice Systems8▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Louisiana State University Agricultural Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations and Avian ecology and behavior.

Rice Cultivation and Yie…8Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 8 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Dive…7Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 7 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 7 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 6 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 6 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 6 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 6 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…5Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 5 fractional worksSugarcane Cultivation and Processing: 5 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 5 fractional works
Plant ScienceGeneticsGeneral Health ProfessionsEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 8 works
  2. 2 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 7 works
  3. 3 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 7 works
  4. 4 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 6 works
  5. 5 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 6 works
  6. 6 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 6 works
  7. 7 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  8. 8 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  9. 9 Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing Plant Science 5 works
  10. 10 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Louisiana State University Agricultural Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower 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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