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Louisiana State University System

In research, Louisiana State University System stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,108 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#2,274 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,368 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#3,811
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#871
of 7,310
Research works
586
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
33k
56.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.31×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Louisiana State University System

What is Louisiana State University System 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,108 of 16,688 21.8%250
MedicineField #2,274 of 14,558 21.5%216
Life SciencesDomain #2,368 of 11,023 20.7%125
Social SciencesDomain #6,390 of 14,833 12.0%121

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Louisiana State University System 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 Louisiana State University System work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Louisiana State University System is in Health Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Social Sciences (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 25 fractional works · 44.1% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 38.0% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 26.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 15.0% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 14.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKLouisiana StateUniversity System56fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences44%Social Sciences26%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2138.0%
    2. Health Professions34.9%
    3. Nursing00.8%
    4. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Social Sciences712.6%
    2. Psychology24.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting24.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities23.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Computer Science46.8%
    2. Engineering23.3%
    3. Mathematics11.8%
    4. Environmental Science11.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    8. Energy00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology48.0%
    2. Neuroscience24.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
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: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.56× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.98× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.56×2 works
  2. Medicine1.98×21 works
  3. Health Professions1.84×3 works
  4. Nursing1.59×0 works
  5. Mathematics1.52×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.51×4 works
  7. Psychology1.46×2 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.27×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.27×2 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.25×2 works
  11. Chemical Engineering1.02×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.99×7 works
  13. Computer Science0.87×4 works
  14. Dentistry0.73×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×1 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.34×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×0 works
  20. Energy0.27×0 works
  21. Environmental Science0.27×1 works
  22. Engineering0.22×2 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Louisiana State University System?

Ranked on the quality score, Darius A. Spieth, Brittany O’Neill and J. Bennett Nolan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Louisiana State University System.

  1. 1 Darius A. Spieth United States · #2,224,516 worldwide 77 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Brittany O’Neill United States · #2,350,048 worldwide 148 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 J. Bennett Nolan United States · #2,637,905 worldwide 39 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 October R. Ivins United States · #6,070,699 worldwide 84 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Louisiana State University System

What are the most cited papers from Louisiana State University System?

The most cited paper from Louisiana State University System is "Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Swedish Obese Subjects" (Lars Sjöström et al., 2007), with 4,676 citations. Next come "Resveratrol improves health and survival of mice on a high-calorie diet" (4,279) and "A Randomized, Controlled Trial of 3.0 mg of Liraglutide in Weight Management" (2,708).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Swedish Obese Subjects Lars Sjöström et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 22 Aug 2007 4,676
2 Resveratrol improves health and survival of mice on a high-calorie diet Joseph A. Baur et al. · Nature Open access Nov 2006 4,279
3 A Randomized, Controlled Trial of 3.0 mg of Liraglutide in Weight Management Xavier Pi-Sunyer, Arne Vernon Astrup, Ken Fujioka et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access Jul 2015 2,708
4 The NLRP3 inflammasome instigates obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance Bolormaa Vandanmagsar, Yun‐Hee Youm, Anthony Ravussin et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 9 Jan 2011 2,648
5 Butyrate Improves Insulin Sensitivity and Increases Energy Expenditure in Mice Zhan‐Guo Gao, Jun Jie Yin, Jin Zhang et al. · Diabetes Open access 14 Apr 2009 2,230
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Louisiana State University System?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Obesity, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Public Health, Weight Loss, Muscle Mass, Aging and Insulin Resistance.

▲ 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 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. Obesity8▲ 18×14 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 5.1×19 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 5.5×13 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 9.6×10 topics
  5. Epidemiology4▲ 1.72×22 topics
  6. Muscle Mass3▲ 46×2 topics
  7. Weight Loss3▲ 33×4 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.4×15 topics
  9. Aging2▲ 8.2×7 topics
  10. Insulin Resistance2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  11. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 18×4 topics
  12. Adolescents2▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Prevalence2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  14. Exercise2▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Physical Activity2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  16. Health Effects2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  17. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Childhood2▲ 42×1 topic
  19. Diabetes2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  20. Overweight2▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis2▲ 106×1 topic
  22. Body Mass Index2▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Brown Adipose Tissue2▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  25. Clinical Practice2▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Thermogenesis2▲ 55×1 topic
  27. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  28. Cancer Cachexia1▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Cancer Therapy1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  30. Health Outcomes1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  31. Neurological Disorders1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  32. Sarcopenia1▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Ketogenic Diet1▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Low-Carbohydrate Diet1▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Bariatric Surgery1▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Cancer Prevention1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  37. Metabolic Surgery1▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  39. Crowdfunding1▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Fintech1▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Louisiana State University System publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Body Composition Measurement Techniques and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Obesity, Physical Activi…2Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metab…2Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksBody Composition Measure…2Body Composition Measurement Techniques: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…1FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 1 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPhysiologySurgeryManagement Information Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 2 works
  3. 3 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 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 available48.6%not open51.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Louisiana State University System's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Louisiana State University System as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Louisiana State University System0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Louisiana State University System over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%30%Louisiana State University System29.3% in 2014all institutions10.0% in 20142010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 29.3% in 2014.

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