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Louisiana Tech University

In research, Louisiana Tech University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,780 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,810 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,161 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,606
of 28,054 · #3,356 all time
Rank in United States
#884
of 4,192
Research works
5k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
105k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Louisiana Tech 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 #4,780 of 12,888 13.3%268 #2594
EngineeringField #3,810 of 6,636 11.7%136 #2665
Social SciencesDomain #6,161 of 10,521 19.9%126 #2264

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Louisiana Tech 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#2,594 #4,780
  2. Engineering#2,665 #3,810
  3. Social Sciences#2,264 #6,161
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 Tech University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 24.1 works4.3×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.15× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.89× its world share, 136 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.34× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.55× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.77× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Louisiana Tech University?

Ranked on the composite score, F L Roberts, Barry J. Babin and Kenny S. Crump lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Louisiana Tech University.

  1. 1 F L Roberts United States · #35,706 worldwide 471 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Barry J. Babin United States · #66,271 worldwide 377 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Kenny S. Crump United States · #71,741 worldwide 276 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Yuri Lvov United States · #148,403 worldwide 513 citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Vir V. Phoha United States · #148,409 worldwide 231 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 John C. Matthews United States · #206,085 worldwide 198 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Mark J. Miller United States · #207,684 worldwide 128 citations · 76 works
  8. 8 Clay Posey United States · #264,707 worldwide 171 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Jonathan P. Schwartz United States · #270,390 worldwide 144 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 David Hall United States · #378,592 worldwide 38 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Louisiana Tech University

Which keywords describe research at Louisiana Tech University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Mechanical Properties, Polymer Composites, Nanocomposites, Additive Manufacturing, Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties16▲ 3.5×22 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications16▲ 2.9×23 topics
  3. Machine Learning16◆ 0.98×42 topics
  4. Nanocomposites15▲ 3.9×17 topics
  5. Engineering Education14▲ 32×4 topics
  6. Sustainability13◆ 1.08×22 topics
  7. Nanomaterials13▲ 2.5×16 topics
  8. Tissue Engineering12▲ 4.1×10 topics
  9. Education12▲ 1.40×17 topics
  10. Curriculum Development11▲ 3.3×3 topics
  11. Additive Manufacturing11▲ 7.4×6 topics
  12. Polymer Composites11▲ 8.7×7 topics
  13. Nanoparticles10▲ 1.72×22 topics
  14. Drug Delivery10▲ 3.7×12 topics
  15. Microstructure9▲ 3.7×12 topics
  16. Corporate Governance9▲ 2.5×13 topics
  17. Graphene8▲ 2.6×10 topics
  18. Biomedical Engineering8▲ 10×2 topics
  19. 3D Printing7▲ 6.2×3 topics
  20. Applications7▲ 5.2×5 topics
  21. Assessment Methods7▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Entrepreneurship7▲ 3.7×7 topics
  23. Materials7▲ 5.9×4 topics
  24. Project-Based Learning7▲ 37×3 topics
  25. STEM Education7▲ 3.0×5 topics
  26. Ceramics6▲ 8.8×2 topics
  27. Challenges6▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Fused Deposition Modeling6▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Firm Performance5▲ 6.0×3 topics
  30. Pipeline5▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Liquefaction5▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Tunnel5▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Outcome-Based Education5▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Professional Skills5▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Hands-On Learning5▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Integrated First-Year Curriculum5▲ 110×1 topic
  37. Recycled Materials5▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Process Parameters4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. Analysis4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  40. Social Cognitive Theory4▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Louisiana Tech University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Engineering Education and Pedagogy and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures.

Additive Manufacturing a…6Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 6 fractional worksEngineering Education an…5Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 5 fractional worksEngineering Education an…5Engineering Education and Pedagogy: 5 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…4Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 4 fractional worksClay minerals and soil interactions: 4 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 3 fractional worksCareer Development and D…3Career Development and Diversity: 3 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 3 fractional worksPolymer composites and self-healing: 3 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics…3Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 3 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringMedia TechnologyArchitectureCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 5 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 5 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Clay minerals and soil interactions Biomaterials 4 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 3 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  9. 9 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  10. 10 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 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 available20.3%not open79.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Louisiana Tech University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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.

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