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Tulane University

In research, Tulane University stands highest in Medicine (#263 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#321 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#456 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Health and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#684
of 28,054 · #432 all time
Rank in United States
#134
of 4,192
Research works
42k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5M
35.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Tulane 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
MedicineField #263 of 10,443 14.6%2,015 #239
Health SciencesDomain #321 of 11,982 15.1%2,290 #271
Life SciencesDomain #456 of 7,800 17.8%770 #284
Physical SciencesDomain #1,030 of 12,888 19.2%768 #663
Social SciencesDomain #1,022 of 10,521 18.5%1,281 #346
Social SciencesField #836 of 6,365 19.9%639 #299
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #484 of 3,579 17.3%436 #340
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #147 of 828 23.9%149 #142
SurgerySubfield #338 of 1,816 11.9%273 #225
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #145 of 738 11.8%225 #149

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tulane 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. Medicine#239 #263
  2. Health Sciences#271 #321
  3. Life Sciences#284 #456
  4. Physical Sciences#663 #1,030
  5. Social Sciences#346 #1,022
  6. Social Sciences#299 #836
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#340 #484
  8. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#142 #147
  9. Surgery#225 #338
  10. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#149 #145
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 Tulane University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 224.8 works4.2×
  2. HealthSubfield · 57.6 works3.8×
  3. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 90.3 works3.3×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 63 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.60× its world share, 436 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.47× its world share, 127 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 131 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 89 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 131 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 52 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 138 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 154 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 69 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 49 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 66 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 226 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.05× its world share, 2,015 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 148 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 156 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 119 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 191 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 639 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tulane University?

Ranked on the composite score, John P. Perdew, Hans A. Illing and Jiang He lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tulane University.

  1. 1 John P. Perdew United States · #161 worldwide 9.9k citations · 119 works
  2. 2 Hans A. Illing United States · #3,883 worldwide 797 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Jiang He United States · #4,793 worldwide 1.8k citations · 152 works
  4. 4 Paul K. Whelton United States · #5,298 worldwide 1.2k citations · 83 works
  5. 5 Gerald S. Berenson United States · #7,820 worldwide 1.1k citations · 103 works
  6. 6 Michael A. Gerber United States · #8,646 worldwide 1k citations · 53 works
  7. 7 David H. Coy United States · #12,576 worldwide 795 citations · 82 works
  8. 8 Nora Lustig United States · #16,423 worldwide 700 citations · 84 works
  9. 9 Paul C. Beaver United States · #16,983 worldwide 379 citations · 57 works
  10. 10 Thomas D. Giles United States · #17,137 worldwide 552 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Tulane University

Which keywords describe research at Tulane University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Public Health, Metabolic Syndrome, Mental Health, Risk Factors and Hypertension.

▲ 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. Epidemiology447▲ 2.2×131 topics
  2. Inflammation240▲ 2.2×82 topics
  3. Public Health208▲ 2.8×58 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease194▲ 3.4×37 topics
  5. Mental Health169▲ 2.3×36 topics
  6. Risk Factors150▲ 2.7×37 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome140▲ 3.4×23 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress134▲ 1.60×57 topics
  9. Treatment124▲ 2.0×50 topics
  10. Cancer108▲ 1.58×49 topics
  11. Diagnosis107▲ 2.2×40 topics
  12. Obesity97▲ 2.5×23 topics
  13. Quality of Life94▲ 1.28×51 topics
  14. Biomarkers84▲ 2.4×18 topics
  15. Immune Response82▲ 2.8×22 topics
  16. Human Rights82▲ 1.55×46 topics
  17. Hypertension79▲ 5.3×13 topics
  18. International Law78▲ 5.0×17 topics
  19. Guidelines75▲ 3.1×13 topics
  20. Regulation71▲ 2.6×22 topics
  21. Diabetes67▲ 2.6×21 topics
  22. Heart Failure65▲ 3.0×13 topics
  23. Vaccine62▲ 3.0×11 topics
  24. Complications61▲ 2.4×17 topics
  25. Health Promotion59▲ 3.6×9 topics
  26. Global Burden of Disease56▲ 4.4×4 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Health54▲ 5.5×7 topics
  28. Chronic Disease52▲ 5.9×4 topics
  29. Community Health51▲ 6.2×5 topics
  30. Catheter Ablation47▲ 7.6×2 topics
  31. Stroke Prevention41▲ 6.6×2 topics
  32. Cardiovascular Events38▲ 6.2×4 topics
  33. Preventive Medicine37▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Ideal Cardiovascular Health37▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Lifestyle Factors37▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Foreign Direct Investment37▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Arbitration36▲ 25×2 topics
  38. State Sovereignty36▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Bilateral Investment Treaties36▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Investment Treaty Arbitration36▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Tulane University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, International Arbitration and Investment Law, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Diet and metabolism studies.

Cardiovascular Health an…37Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 37 fractional worksInternational Arbitratio…36International Arbitration and Investment Law: 36 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…32Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 32 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…23Diet and metabolism studies: 23 fractional worksCorporate Law and Human Rights: 23 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 22 fractional worksFood Security and Health…21Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 21 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 19 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 19 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Ne…18Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 18 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineStrategy and ManagementPhysiologyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 37 works
  2. 2 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 36 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 32 works
  4. 4 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 23 works
  5. 5 Corporate Law and Human Rights Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 23 works
  6. 6 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 22 works
  7. 7 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 21 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 19 works
  9. 9 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 19 works
  10. 10 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 18 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tulane University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher 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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