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LUdeS University

Research works
58
▲ 94% vs 2018-21
Citations
989
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
74%
world 40%
International
72%
world 18%

Not ranked overall: LUdeS University is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does LUdeS University work in?

In all years, 42% of research at LUdeS University is in Health Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Social Sciences (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 24 fractional works · 41.9% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 35.8% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 32.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.1% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 16.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.6% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLUdeS University58fractional works, all years
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences33%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Medicine2135.8%
    2. Health Professions34.4%
    3. Dentistry00.9%
    4. Nursing00.8%
    1. Social Sciences610.1%
    2. Psychology59.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities34.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance24.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting23.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology59.5%
    2. Neuroscience35.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Computer Science23.0%
    2. Engineering22.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy11.7%
    4. Environmental Science11.0%
    5. Energy00.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    7. Materials Science00.3%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 4.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.99× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.31×0 works
  2. Medicine2.99×9 works
  3. Psychology1.91×1 works
  4. Health Professions1.66×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.46×0 works
  6. Nursing1.42×0 works
  7. Social Sciences1.02×2 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.84×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.64×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×0 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.42×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.37×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.31×0 works
  14. Engineering0.16×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.07×0 works

What are the most cited papers from LUdeS University?

The most cited paper from LUdeS University is "Where do firms' recombinant capabilities come from? Intraorganizational networks, knowledge, and firms' ability to innovate through technological recombination" (Gianluca Carnabuci, Elisa Operti, 2013), with 584 citations. Next come "Private Equity Performance and Liquidity Risk" (271) and "Colonic diverticular disease" (246).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Where do firms' recombinant capabilities come from? Intraorganizational networks, knowledge, and firms' ability to innovate through technological recombination Gianluca Carnabuci, Elisa Operti · Strategic Management Journal 5 Feb 2013 584
2 Private Equity Performance and Liquidity Risk Francesco A. Franzoni, Éric Nowak, Ludovic Phalippou · The Journal of Finance Open access 19 Nov 2012 271
3 Colonic diverticular disease Antonio Tursi, Carmelo Scarpignato, Lisa L. Strate et al. · Nature Reviews Disease Primers ReviewOpen access 26 Mar 2020 246
4 Innate immunity but not NLRP3 inflammasome activation correlates with severity of stable COPD. Antonino Di Stefano, Gaetano Caramori, Adam Barczyk et al. · IrInSubria (University of Insubria) Open access 2014 119
5 Degenerative Joint Diseases and Neuroinflammation Mariella Fusco, Stephen D. Skaper, Stefano Coaccioli et al. · Pain Practice 31 Dec 2016 115
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at LUdeS University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Obesity, Epidemiology, Regeneration, Psychopathology, Prevalence, Adolescents and Mental Disorders.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 1.95×16 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 2.8×22 topics
  3. Obesity3▲ 6.0×8 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.96×8 topics
  5. Public Health2▲ 2.4×6 topics
  6. Quality of Life2▲ 2.5×8 topics
  7. Psychopathology2▲ 18×4 topics
  8. Regeneration2▲ 18×3 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  10. Depression2▲ 4.0×9 topics
  11. Prevalence2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  12. Adolescents2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  13. Biomechanics1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  14. Mental Disorders1▲ 25×1 topic
  15. Network Analysis1▲ 24×1 topic
  16. Osteoarthritis1▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Treatment1▲ 1.81×11 topics
  18. Teacher Training1▲ 5.6×5 topics
  19. Health Effects1▲ 3.6×3 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 2.5×5 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  22. Treatment Guidelines1▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Extracellular Matrix1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  24. Heart Failure1▲ 4.4×6 topics
  25. Physical Activity1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  26. Revision Surgery1▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Sustainability1◆ 1.09×8 topics
  28. Total Hip Replacement1▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Anxiety1▲ 4.8×5 topics
  30. Childhood1▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Mental Health1▲ 1.63×9 topics
  32. Neuroscience1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  33. Overweight1▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Problem of Evil1▲ 146×1 topic
  35. Theodicy1▲ 146×1 topic

Which research topics does LUdeS University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Tendon Structure and Treatment, Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

  1. 1 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 0 works
  4. 4 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 0 works
  5. 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Infrared Thermography in Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  8. 8 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 0 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 available73.9%not open26.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors72.3%domestic only27.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has LUdeS University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 94% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is LUdeS University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000052% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%LUdeS University0.000073% in 2025200020102020

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

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