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Louisiana State University in Shreveport

In research, Louisiana State University in Shreveport stands highest in Medicine (#1,677 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,445 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,705 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,332
of 28,054 · #3,755 all time
Rank in United States
#725
of 4,192
Research works
4.2k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
115k
27.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Louisiana State University in Shreveport 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
MedicineField #1,677 of 10,443 10.9%308 #1775
Health SciencesDomain #2,445 of 11,982 10.8%343 #2019
Social SciencesDomain #3,705 of 10,521 25.6%134 #3326
Life SciencesDomain #5,673 of 7,800 14.9%67 #2277

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Louisiana State University in Shreveport 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. Medicine#1,775 #1,677
  2. Health Sciences#2,019 #2,445
  3. Social Sciences#3,326 #3,705
  4. Life Sciences#2,277 #5,673
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 in Shreveport specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 29.4 works4.7×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.62× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.16× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.70× its world share, 308 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.36× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Louisiana State University in Shreveport?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Neil Granger, M. Emre Celebi and Binshan Lin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Louisiana State University in Shreveport.

  1. 1 D. Neil Granger United States · #34,389 worldwide 408 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 M. Emre Celebi United States · #35,996 worldwide 515 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Binshan Lin United States · #99,210 worldwide 650 citations · 141 works
  4. 4 William W. Yu United States · #100,095 worldwide 816 citations · 85 works
  5. 5 Andrew L. Chesson United States · #162,042 worldwide 844 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Barbara R. MacRoberts United States · #170,725 worldwide 171 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Michael H. MacRoberts United States · #181,097 worldwide 184 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Bettina C. Hilman United States · #187,482 worldwide 104 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Joseph E. Manno United States · #237,852 worldwide 129 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 G.E. Ghali United States · #312,847 worldwide 97 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Louisiana State University in Shreveport

Which keywords describe research at Louisiana State University in Shreveport?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Treatment, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Clinical Outcomes and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology50▲ 2.1×97 topics
  2. Risk Factors24▲ 3.8×26 topics
  3. Inflammation22▲ 1.83×60 topics
  4. Quality of Life22▲ 2.6×35 topics
  5. Treatment21▲ 2.9×36 topics
  6. Diagnosis20▲ 3.6×31 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress17▲ 1.72×36 topics
  8. Cancer14▲ 1.72×36 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 1.93×29 topics
  10. Social Media13▲ 1.49×11 topics
  11. Guidelines12▲ 4.5×12 topics
  12. Management12▲ 2.6×27 topics
  13. Public Health12▲ 1.42×27 topics
  14. Chemotherapy11▲ 2.7×21 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations11▲ 4.3×22 topics
  16. Immunotherapy11▲ 2.6×16 topics
  17. Clinical Outcomes10▲ 8.2×5 topics
  18. Mortality10▲ 3.1×13 topics
  19. Complications10▲ 3.5×16 topics
  20. Clinical Trials10▲ 2.6×16 topics
  21. Global Burden10▲ 3.2×9 topics
  22. Neuroprotection10▲ 4.8×12 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders10▲ 2.9×17 topics
  24. Heart Failure9▲ 3.6×13 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors9▲ 3.5×14 topics
  26. Revascularization9▲ 9.4×3 topics
  27. Surgery9▲ 4.1×10 topics
  28. Prophylaxis8▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Echocardiography8▲ 5.0×8 topics
  30. Rehabilitation8▲ 3.3×11 topics
  31. Ischemic Stroke7▲ 7.6×4 topics
  32. Stroke Prevention7▲ 9.6×2 topics
  33. Prevention Guidelines6▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Pain Management6▲ 4.6×8 topics
  35. Endovascular Therapy6▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Thrombolysis6▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Anticoagulant Therapy6▲ 8.0×4 topics
  38. Pulmonary Hypertension6▲ 6.7×3 topics
  39. Catheter Ablation5▲ 7.6×2 topics
  40. Spinal Fusion5▲ 9.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Louisiana State University in Shreveport publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management.

Acute Ischemic Stroke Ma…6Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 6 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…5Digital Marketing and Social Media: 5 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 4 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 4 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 4 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…4Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 4 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 3 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologySociology and Political ScienceCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInternal Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 6 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 4 works
  7. 7 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 3 works
  10. 10 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 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 available22.7%not open77.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Louisiana State University in Shreveport's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher 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.

Other research institutions in Shreveport

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.