Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans: Rankings

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans ranked 286th in the United States, 1109th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 114 research topics. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 23,345 academic publications and 651,984 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1109 of 14,131 In the World
#317 of 2,597 In North America
#286 of 2,496 In the United States
#4 of 27 In Louisiana
#3 of 9 In New Orleans
#33 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#111 of 1,762 For Ophthalmology
#196 of 1,002 For Optometry
#5001 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1326 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 111 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans ranked 136th for Medicine in the United States and 422nd in the World with 20,776 publications made and 578,087 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#136 of 1,600 In the United States
#152 of 1,685 In North America
#422 of 6,775 In the World

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 100 1347
1993 110 1513
1994 134 1610
1995 115 1922
1996 134 1980
1997 122 2279
1998 131 2373
1999 150 2705
2000 292 3082
2001 411 3491
2002 475 4442
2003 542 5497
2004 731 7178
2005 692 8852
2006 545 10832
2007 475 12371
2008 467 14038
2009 540 14970
2010 595 16824
2011 611 18796
2012 656 20261
2013 662 21051
2014 758 22477
2015 744 23307
2016 836 23685
2017 860 24985
2018 835 25807
2019 989 28332
2020 1107 37664
2021 1102 43099
2022 1069 42849
2023 1014 42436
2024 968 39672

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 26 27 33
Ophthalmology 55 60 111
Optometry 73 85 196
Dermatology 84 92 227
Family medicine 102 116 240
Critical Care Nursing 109 122 273
Anesthesiology 102 116 286
Dentistry 83 93 300
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 142 160 314
Surgery 103 116 319
Epidemiology 91 106 322
Cardiology 106 119 336
Neurosurgery 95 104 344
Virology 117 131 344
Immunology 107 122 358
Oncology and Cancer research 104 117 363
Respiratory Therapy 112 128 363
Gerontology 157 179 369
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 97 110 382
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 118 133 385
Anatomy and Physiology 129 145 393
Pediatrics 113 128 402
Orthodontics 117 132 416
Pharmacology 122 137 419
Health Science 165 183 422
Radiation Therapy 115 128 429
Pathology 124 140 430
Medical Physics 137 155 435
Healthcare Management (MHA) 166 187 440
Psychiatry 151 170 440
Audiology 149 171 449
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 107 121 467
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 184 205 474
Nursing 173 195 485
Public Health 173 196 526
Urology 136 153 531
Physical Therapy 167 191 570
Occupational Therapy 157 179 571
Sports Medicine 183 211 610
Sonography and Ultrasound 141 161 643
Cosmetology 146 164 749
Clinical Psychology 278 313 759
Sports / Exercise science 228 263 789
Toxicology 154 179 826
Biomedical Engineering 186 210 826
Veterinary 211 234 1435
Pharmacy 296 330 1605

Biology rankings

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans ranked 164th for Biology in the United States and 635th in the World with 17,812 publications made and 566,316 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#164 of 1,609 In the United States
#186 of 1,698 In North America
#635 of 6,833 In the World

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 95 1275
1993 96 1431
1994 109 1564
1995 100 1834
1996 116 1921
1997 95 2235
1998 117 2306
1999 136 2537
2000 256 2924
2001 345 3412
2002 447 4327
2003 481 5540
2004 636 7166
2005 624 8881
2006 511 10875
2007 451 12157
2008 420 13813
2009 511 14933
2010 565 16661
2011 574 18601
2012 587 20127
2013 585 20945
2014 644 22160
2015 638 22876
2016 721 22887
2017 687 24443
2018 709 25081
2019 813 27505
2020 875 36153
2021 862 41197
2022 864 40691
2023 796 40082
2024 747 37754

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Virology 117 131 344
Immunology 107 122 358
Oncology and Cancer research 104 117 363
Neuroscience 131 151 378
Microbiology 121 136 415
Pharmacology 122 137 419
Genetics 136 153 462
Molecular Biology 142 159 465
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 184 205 474
Biophysics 165 184 501
Biochemistry 146 165 549
Biotechnology 142 161 557
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 160 180 601
Toxicology 154 179 826
Evolutionary Biology 224 256 843
Botany 185 212 953
Paleontology 224 258 1056
Astrobiology 261 293 1082
Zoology 261 299 1130
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 282 325 1332
Animal Science 261 294 1393
Nutrition and Food Science 198 227 1609
Horticulture 253 292 1956
Nanotechnology 308 347 2257
Agricultural Science 514 572 3376

Chemistry rankings

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans ranked 178th for Chemistry in the United States and 812th in the World with 11,391 publications made and 409,348 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#178 of 1,447 In the United States
#203 of 1,530 In North America
#812 of 6,545 In the World

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 57 858
1993 65 925
1994 68 1034
1995 65 1235
1996 73 1240
1997 64 1474
1998 80 1435
1999 76 1601
2000 183 1837
2001 238 2304
2002 308 2987
2003 336 3873
2004 426 5075
2005 428 6468
2006 359 7706
2007 307 8709
2008 312 9476
2009 365 10459
2010 410 11894
2011 417 13491
2012 396 14329
2013 390 14860
2014 399 15792
2015 419 16082
2016 467 15960
2017 418 17074
2018 426 17797
2019 460 19271
2020 469 24703
2021 490 27937
2022 487 27431
2023 455 27205
2024 412 24727

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 146 165 549
Organic Chemistry 207 235 1119
Pharmacy 296 330 1605
Nutrition and Food Science 198 227 1609
Inorganic Chemistry 251 286 1661
Radiochemistry 197 229 1769
Materials Science 276 315 1818
Nanotechnology 308 347 2257
Chemical Engineering 326 368 2550
Physical chemistry 393 443 2760

Psychology rankings

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans ranked 176th for Psychology in the United States and 535th in the World with 8,859 publications made and 251,602 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#176 of 1,558 In the United States
#199 of 1,645 In North America
#535 of 6,645 In the World

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 45 645
1993 60 772
1994 66 893
1995 57 1035
1996 73 1087
1997 54 1126
1998 66 1215
1999 78 1361
2000 122 1521
2001 170 1783
2002 211 2198
2003 222 2623
2004 260 3252
2005 271 3814
2006 227 4752
2007 211 5305
2008 188 5869
2009 210 6229
2010 238 6906
2011 250 7705
2012 280 8251
2013 292 8590
2014 342 9271
2015 324 9868
2016 383 10181
2017 399 10904
2018 373 11684
2019 453 12736
2020 490 17039
2021 461 19021
2022 473 19002
2023 384 18731
2024 362 16844

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 131 151 378
Psychiatry 151 170 440
Occupational Therapy 157 179 571
Clinical Psychology 278 313 759
Special Education 322 354 834
Sexology 372 409 839
Child Psychology 306 342 852
Cognitive Science 318 357 1371
Social Psychology 432 477 1466
Education Majors 494 543 1653

Computer Science rankings

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans ranked 248th for Computer Science in the United States and 1051st in the World with 7,209 publications made and 228,735 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#248 of 1,612 In the United States
#280 of 1,698 In North America
#1051 of 6,845 In the World

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 43 526
1993 48 669
1994 48 750
1995 47 886
1996 58 972
1997 45 1023
1998 41 1096
1999 58 1138
2000 110 1346
2001 128 1565
2002 158 1942
2003 175 2338
2004 217 2919
2005 229 3552
2006 171 4454
2007 166 4789
2008 159 5408
2009 170 5722
2010 190 6361
2011 207 7256
2012 238 7841
2013 226 8237
2014 259 8952
2015 264 9356
2016 299 9630
2017 321 10459
2018 296 11072
2019 370 12512
2020 419 16402
2021 377 18702
2022 388 18990
2023 326 18810
2024 282 17315

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 131 151 378
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 160 180 601
Library and Information science 261 285 705
Cognitive Science 318 357 1371
Machine Learning 351 394 2165
Computational Linguistics 380 426 2251
Cyber Security 424 472 2350
Telecommunications 377 426 2430
Data Science 479 534 2563
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 434 482 2595
Computer Vision 421 470 2630
Computer Networking 491 546 2885

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans ranked 311th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1377th in the World with 6,944 publications made and 169,830 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#311 of 1,761 In the United States
#350 of 1,852 In North America
#1377 of 7,081 In the World

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 29 278
1993 30 301
1994 29 327
1995 25 419
1996 27 509
1997 38 540
1998 37 618
1999 44 711
2000 82 836
2001 136 962
2002 131 1199
2003 169 1483
2004 203 1965
2005 215 2589
2006 148 3145
2007 125 3546
2008 177 4149
2009 145 4444
2010 171 4880
2011 173 5423
2012 229 6028
2013 212 6284
2014 282 6816
2015 238 7195
2016 295 7516
2017 313 7970
2018 315 8259
2019 371 9592
2020 458 13015
2021 408 15141
2022 433 15314
2023 431 15571
2024 348 13919

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 175 201 422
Demography 185 209 577
Library and Information science 261 285 705
Sports / Exercise science 228 263 789
Special Education 322 354 834
Anthropology 308 344 978
Sociology 303 338 1038
Gender Studies 475 519 1159
Criminology and Criminal Justice 487 533 1159
Linguistics 283 318 1231
Art History 476 521 1266
Law 351 390 1270
Classics and Ancient History 462 499 1392
History 336 377 1407
Archaeology 308 350 1450
Political Science 367 412 1479
Public Policy / Administration 457 503 1540
Education Majors 494 543 1653
Communications and Public Relations 514 565 1711
Philosophy 351 394 1760
Aesthetics 437 487 1790
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 648 702 2203

Engineering rankings

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans ranked 259th for Engineering in the United States and 1538th in the World with 5,286 publications made and 150,107 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#259 of 1,565 In the United States
#296 of 1,651 In North America
#1538 of 6,782 In the World

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 48 597
1993 46 715
1994 61 738
1995 46 805
1996 45 833
1997 45 904
1998 43 962
1999 55 1000
2000 72 1091
2001 104 1241
2002 154 1423
2003 161 1782
2004 185 2071
2005 169 2533
2006 145 3140
2007 119 3517
2008 116 3971
2009 160 4080
2010 150 4504
2011 149 5077
2012 170 5369
2013 160 5712
2014 164 5843
2015 163 6157
2016 177 6203
2017 172 6351
2018 198 6776
2019 232 7243
2020 240 9245
2021 230 10600
2022 212 10503
2023 215 10350
2024 187 9575

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 142 161 557
Petroleum Engineering 142 168 609
Biomedical Engineering 186 210 826
Optical Engineering 204 232 1017
Aerospace Engineering 281 320 1527
Metallurgical Engineering 247 284 1648
Acoustical Engineering 324 366 1757
Materials Science 276 315 1818
Mechanical Engineering 310 350 1843
Structural Engineering 304 344 1925
Environmental Engineering 282 323 2110
Nanotechnology 308 347 2257
Civil Engineering 387 437 2369
Telecommunications 377 426 2430
Electronic Engineering 341 388 2448
Geotechnical Engineering 386 433 2538
Chemical Engineering 326 368 2550
Electrical Engineering 374 424 2569
Systems Engineering 476 528 2767
Computer Networking 491 546 2885

Physics rankings

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans ranked 277th for Physics in the United States and 1567th in the World with 4,744 publications made and 130,389 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Biophysics.

Physics ranking Location
#277 of 1,531 In the United States
#317 of 1,617 In North America
#1567 of 6,713 In the World

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 44 562
1993 40 679
1994 59 703
1995 50 762
1996 38 730
1997 42 794
1998 45 835
1999 55 875
2000 79 981
2001 95 1135
2002 142 1366
2003 154 1660
2004 172 1963
2005 153 2342
2006 138 2856
2007 107 3233
2008 100 3533
2009 130 3716
2010 128 3992
2011 122 4276
2012 156 4556
2013 143 4814
2014 160 4866
2015 139 5139
2016 156 5365
2017 144 5470
2018 152 5890
2019 198 6205
2020 195 7968
2021 224 9179
2022 191 9106
2023 186 9065
2024 159 8549

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 137 155 435
Biophysics 165 184 501
Optical Engineering 204 232 1017
Astrobiology 261 293 1082
Astrophysics and Astronomy 290 329 1317
Acoustical Engineering 324 366 1757
Materials Science 276 315 1818
Nuclear Physics 363 408 2111
Nanotechnology 308 347 2257
Quantum and Particle physics 393 439 2385

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Development Studies 284 317 1015
Statistics 276 311 1270
Advertising 360 396 1271
Geology 259 298 1310
Mathematics 308 344 1460
Economics 356 395 1465
Environmental Science 274 315 1493
Literature 431 476 1600
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 277 321 1661
Geography and Cartography 323 370 1738
Fashion Design 385 429 1823
Art & Design 447 496 1856
Ecology 320 370 1895
Oceanography 320 370 1905
Management 405 450 2000
Business 432 478 2025
Accounting 510 554 2119
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 446 493 2138
Earth science and Geophysics 367 416 2181
Finance 509 560 2496
Math Teachers 720 778 2570
Marketing 522 574 2580
Environmental Management 448 505 3108