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Louisiana State University
156 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 United States |
#389 in Best Global Universities (tie)
University Data
Total number of students
29,191
Number of international students
1,546
Total number of academic staff
1,567
Number of international staff
120
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
5,052
Number of master's degrees awarded
1,410
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
618
Number of research only staff
592
Number of new undergraduate students
7,413
Number of new master's students
736
Number of new doctoral students
628
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Rankings
Louisiana State University is ranked #389 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
Global Universities Rankings
Subject Rankings
- #141in Agricultural Sciences (tie)
- #284in Biology and Biochemistry
- #427in Chemistry (tie)
- #134in Civil Engineering (tie)
- #441in Clinical Medicine (tie)
- #544in Computer Science (tie)
- #464in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (tie)
- #101in Endocrinology and Metabolism
- #457in Engineering (tie)
- #199in Environment/Ecology (tie)
- #226in Food Science and Technology
- #229in Geosciences (tie)
- #517in Materials Science (tie)
- #382in Mathematics
- #354in Molecular Biology and Genetics (tie)
- #455in Physical Chemistry (tie)
- #154in Physics
- #188in Plant and Animal Science
- #349in Psychiatry/Psychology (tie)
- #290in Social Sciences and Public Health (tie)
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate this institution's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
54.8
Global research reputation
#451
Regional research reputation
#92
Publications
#355
Books
#272
Conferences
#576
Normalized citation impact
#535
Total citations
#346
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#400
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#912
International collaboration - relative to country
#484
International collaboration
#960
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#397
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#792
Agricultural Sciences overall score
50.9
Agricultural Sciences global research reputation
#117
Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation
#32
Agricultural Sciences publications
#138
Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact
#241
Agricultural Sciences total citations
#165
Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#190
Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#242
Agricultural Sciences international collaboration - relative to country
#249
Agricultural Sciences international collaboration
#174
Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#151
Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#173
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
38.1
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#349
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#78
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#368
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#234
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#326
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#369
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#357
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#495
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#427
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#175
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#50
Chemistry overall score
47.3
Chemistry global research reputation
#288
Chemistry regional research reputation
#58
Chemistry publications
#550
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#563
Chemistry total citations
#536
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#521
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#574
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#722
Chemistry international collaboration
#620
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#567
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#668
Civil Engineering overall score
38.6
Civil Engineering publications
#80
Civil Engineering conferences
#80
Civil Engineering normalized citation impact
#142
Civil Engineering total citations
#100
Civil Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#173
Civil Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#203
Civil Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#116
Civil Engineering international collaboration
#98
Civil Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#126
Civil Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#155
Clinical Medicine overall score
49.4
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#640
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#110
Clinical Medicine publications
#644
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#369
Clinical Medicine total citations
#585
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#473
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#129
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#64
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#496
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#435
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#175
Computer Science overall score
29.2
Computer Science global research reputation
#452
Computer Science regional research reputation
#60
Computer Science publications
#497
Computer Science conferences
#512
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#449
Computer Science total citations
#504
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#551
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#526
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#246
Computer Science international collaboration
#345
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#548
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#526
Electrical and Electronic Engineering overall score
30.4
Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications
#580
Electrical and Electronic Engineering conferences
#475
Electrical and Electronic Engineering normalized citation impact
#339
Electrical and Electronic Engineering total citations
#512
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#510
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#399
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#259
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration
#206
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#398
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#321
Endocrinology and Metabolism overall score
56.1
Endocrinology and Metabolism publications
#145
Endocrinology and Metabolism conferences
#27
Endocrinology and Metabolism normalized citation impact
#96
Endocrinology and Metabolism total citations
#128
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#117
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#100
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration - relative to country
#43
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration
#127
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#84
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#38
Engineering overall score
45.7
Engineering global research reputation
#505
Engineering regional research reputation
#88
Engineering publications
#331
Engineering conferences
#522
Engineering normalized citation impact
#667
Engineering total citations
#356
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#505
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#939
Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#589
Engineering international collaboration
#481
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#540
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#837
Environment/Ecology overall score
58.8
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#164
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#43
Environment/Ecology publications
#159
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#440
Environment/Ecology total citations
#207
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#198
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#381
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#476
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#467
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#366
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#583
Food Science and Technology overall score
28.5
Food Science and Technology publications
#221
Food Science and Technology conferences
#132
Food Science and Technology normalized citation impact
#228
Food Science and Technology total citations
#239
Food Science and Technology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#241
Food Science and Technology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#231
Food Science and Technology international collaboration - relative to country
#122
Food Science and Technology international collaboration
#79
Food Science and Technology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#183
Food Science and Technology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#174
Geosciences overall score
42.4
Geosciences global research reputation
#225
Geosciences regional research reputation
#60
Geosciences publications
#155
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#323
Geosciences total citations
#200
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#219
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#345
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#341
Geosciences international collaboration
#339
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#256
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#344
Materials Science overall score
30.3
Materials Science global research reputation
#416
Materials Science regional research reputation
#89
Materials Science publications
#457
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#414
Materials Science total citations
#451
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#455
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#435
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#249
Materials Science international collaboration
#257
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#346
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#323
Mathematics overall score
27.9
Mathematics global research reputation
#339
Mathematics regional research reputation
#83
Mathematics publications
#319
Mathematics normalized citation impact
#214
Mathematics total citations
#302
Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#356
Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#338
Mathematics international collaboration - relative to country
#269
Mathematics international collaboration
#280
Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#166
Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#127
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
29.6
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#125
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#24
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#470
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#343
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#442
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#395
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#281
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#239
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#277
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#366
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#300
Physical Chemistry overall score
38.7
Physical Chemistry publications
#436
Physical Chemistry conferences
#158
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#408
Physical Chemistry total citations
#452
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#464
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#428
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#494
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#355
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#349
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#316
Physics overall score
64.2
Physics global research reputation
#395
Physics regional research reputation
#46
Physics publications
#400
Physics normalized citation impact
#26
Physics total citations
#156
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#387
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#355
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#258
Physics international collaboration
#459
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#174
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#51
Plant and Animal Science overall score
60.0
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#101
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#34
Plant and Animal Science publications
#96
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#467
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#134
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#148
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#423
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#574
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#504
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#374
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#549
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
28.7
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#256
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#118
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#260
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#335
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#278
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#310
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#395
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#305
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#390
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#344
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#390
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
45.3
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#351
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#84
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#273
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#286
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#254
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#241
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#246
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#394
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#601
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#323
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#422