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University of Louisiana at Lafayette

In research, University of Louisiana at Lafayette stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,638 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,175 of 4,667 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,988 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,459
of 28,054 · #3,477 all time
Rank in United States
#490
of 4,192
Research works
8.1k
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
135k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is University of Louisiana at Lafayette 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 #2,638 of 12,888 14.5%875 #2804
Computer ScienceField #1,175 of 4,667 18.5%206 #1069
Social SciencesDomain #2,988 of 10,521 21.3%332 #2265
EngineeringField #1,904 of 6,636 13.7%351 #2258
Health SciencesDomain #6,283 of 11,982 16.2%112 #7020
Social SciencesField #3,380 of 6,365 20.7%140 #2155
Environmental ScienceField #1,886 of 3,551 19.6%106 #1471
Life SciencesDomain #4,348 of 7,800 18.6%110 #4314
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,475 of 2,318 15.1%87 #1955
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,244 of 1,884 18.8%70 #1292

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Louisiana at Lafayette 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#2,804 #2,638
  2. Computer Science#1,069 #1,175
  3. Social Sciences#2,265 #2,988
  4. Engineering#2,258 #1,904
  5. Health Sciences#7,020 #6,283
  6. Social Sciences#2,155 #3,380
  7. Environmental Science#1,471 #1,886
  8. Life Sciences#4,314 #4,348
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,955 #1,475
  10. Artificial Intelligence#1,292 #1,244
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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 38.0 works5.1×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.71× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.86× its world share, 206 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.53× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.64× its world share, 351 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 106 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.93× its world share, 49 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 140 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Louisiana at Lafayette?

Ranked on the composite score, Christoph W. Borst, Vijay V. Raghavan and Zhongqi Pan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

  1. 1 Christoph W. Borst United States · #60,292 worldwide 264 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Vijay V. Raghavan United States · #83,293 worldwide 398 citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Zhongqi Pan United States · #108,380 worldwide 267 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 William E. Simon United States · #133,128 worldwide 153 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Hongyi Wu United States · #156,711 worldwide 204 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Darryl L. Felder United States · #165,655 worldwide 249 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Emad Habib United States · #165,716 worldwide 219 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 James S. Albert United States · #178,476 worldwide 196 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Jim Lee United States · #179,103 worldwide 200 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 R.D.K. Misra United States · #232,907 worldwide 345 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Which keywords describe research at University of Louisiana at Lafayette?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, CO2 Sequestration, Climate Change, Rheological Properties, Hydraulic Fracturing and Drilling Fluids.

▲ 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. Deep Learning105▲ 2.1×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning86▲ 1.85×71 topics
  3. Climate Change55▲ 1.43×67 topics
  4. Neural Networks52▲ 2.3×34 topics
  5. Renewable Energy33▲ 1.61×33 topics
  6. Nanoparticles31▲ 1.70×27 topics
  7. Sustainability30▼ 0.86×43 topics
  8. CO2 Sequestration26▲ 9.7×4 topics
  9. Healthcare23▲ 1.42×17 topics
  10. Optimization20▲ 3.1×17 topics
  11. Vibration Analysis18▲ 4.7×6 topics
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks18▲ 1.74×14 topics
  13. Rheological Properties18▲ 7.1×4 topics
  14. Hydraulic Fracturing17▲ 11×2 topics
  15. Drilling Fluids16▲ 21×1 topic
  16. Well Integrity16▲ 21×1 topic
  17. Virtual Reality16▲ 2.2×8 topics
  18. Engineering Education15▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Power Electronics15▲ 3.2×6 topics
  20. Neuromorphic Computing14▲ 8.6×2 topics
  21. Fracture Propagation14▲ 16×1 topic
  22. Shale Gas Reservoirs14▲ 16×1 topic
  23. Population Dynamics14▲ 3.9×7 topics
  24. Shale Gas14▲ 7.6×2 topics
  25. Embodiment13▲ 4.7×6 topics
  26. Materials13▲ 3.8×5 topics
  27. Decentralized Control12▲ 6.8×2 topics
  28. Metal Oxides11▲ 6.2×2 topics
  29. Nanopores11▲ 8.0×2 topics
  30. Pore Structure11▲ 6.2×3 topics
  31. Smart Grid Applications11▲ 5.9×2 topics
  32. Gas Permeability11▲ 7.6×1 topic
  33. Mudstones11▲ 9.9×1 topic
  34. Reactive Transport11▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Mathematical Modeling9▲ 7.1×3 topics
  36. Predator-Prey Interactions9▲ 7.9×3 topics
  37. Uncertainty Quantification8▲ 7.1×2 topics
  38. Carbon Capture8▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Geological Storage8▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Mineral Carbonation8▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Louisiana at Lafayette publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis and Microgrid Control and Optimization.

Drilling and Well Engineering: 16 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 14 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …11Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 11 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…9Microgrid Control and Optimization: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 8 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 8 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…8Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 8 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 7 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 7 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…7Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 7 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 16 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 11 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 8 works
  8. 8 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 7 works
  9. 9 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 7 works
  10. 10 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 7 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 available27.4%not open72.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.0%domestic only84.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Louisiana at Lafayette's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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 Lafayette

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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.