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Louisiana Tech University ranked 336th in the United States, 1384th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 98 research topics. Louisiana Tech University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,368 academic publications and 152,326 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 85 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1384 of 14,131 In the World
#373 of 2,597 In North America
#336 of 2,496 In the United States
#6 of 27 In Louisiana
#475 of 1,383 For Engineering Management
#547 of 1,039 For Information Technology
#577 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#741 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1616 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 95 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Louisiana Tech University ranked 262nd for Engineering in the United States and 1498th in the World with 4,456 publications made and 97,243 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#262 of 1,518 In the United States
#299 of 1,602 In North America
#1498 of 6,684 In the World

Louisiana Tech University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 41 80
1992 33 104
1993 39 102
1994 45 122
1995 48 173
1996 55 190
1997 66 206
1998 69 302
1999 61 275
2000 77 422
2001 72 451
2002 139 634
2003 149 909
2004 146 1086
2005 189 1483
2006 165 1897
2007 128 2168
2008 128 2329
2009 173 2661
2010 171 2974
2011 145 3338
2012 163 3861
2013 177 3968
2014 135 4217
2015 130 4603
2016 187 5047
2017 179 4781
2018 176 5438
2019 180 6238
2020 216 7100
2021 167 7862
2022 135 8099
2023 166 7922

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana Tech University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 161 181 475
Construction Management 132 158 577
Petroleum Engineering 145 170 602
Biomedical Engineering 162 183 691
Nanotechnology 149 172 809
Reliability and Quality Engineering 194 227 980
Chemical Engineering 165 195 1060
Structural Engineering 228 260 1228
Materials Science 210 243 1257
Systems Engineering 258 296 1260
Operations Research 253 289 1340
Mechanical Engineering 243 277 1345
Electrical Engineering 225 260 1350
Aerospace Engineering 264 299 1360
Computer Networking 270 308 1467
Electronic Engineering 224 259 1470
Environmental Engineering 216 251 1496
Metallurgical Engineering 233 268 1519
Optical Engineering 267 302 1536
Acoustical Engineering 302 342 1585
Human-Computer Interaction 311 350 1611
Computer Engineering 255 291 1621
Geotechnical Engineering 254 295 1654
Telecommunications 274 312 1678
Civil Engineering 297 338 1678
Automotive Engineering 259 299 1775
Biotechnology 381 419 2394

Physics rankings

Louisiana Tech University ranked 268th for Physics in the United States and 1459th in the World with 4,270 publications made and 100,400 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#268 of 1,485 In the United States
#305 of 1,569 In North America
#1459 of 6,603 In the World

Louisiana Tech University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 44 80
1992 33 107
1993 29 99
1994 47 126
1995 45 193
1996 63 234
1997 62 254
1998 63 403
1999 58 361
2000 72 543
2001 80 598
2002 129 713
2003 151 954
2004 164 1156
2005 196 1536
2006 157 1951
2007 119 2238
2008 126 2374
2009 156 2707
2010 148 3128
2011 130 3434
2012 138 3894
2013 159 4065
2014 122 4286
2015 129 4761
2016 178 5267
2017 176 4982
2018 160 5607
2019 175 6294
2020 169 6924
2021 163 7670
2022 137 7906
2023 170 7727

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana Tech University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 149 172 809
Biophysics 283 312 1155
Materials Science 210 243 1257
Quantum and Particle physics 251 287 1385
Optical Engineering 267 302 1536
Condensed Matter Physics 244 279 1563
Acoustical Engineering 302 342 1585
Theoretical Physics 326 367 1702
Atomic and Molecular physics 326 368 1704
Nuclear Physics 318 361 1803
Astrophysics and Astronomy 370 415 1828

Biology rankings

Louisiana Tech University ranked 338th for Biology in the United States and 1920th in the World with 3,534 publications made and 87,701 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#338 of 1,582 In the United States
#378 of 1,668 In North America
#1920 of 6,770 In the World

Louisiana Tech University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 32 74
1992 22 91
1993 21 90
1994 33 105
1995 36 135
1996 38 174
1997 34 175
1998 42 289
1999 31 253
2000 52 334
2001 57 351
2002 105 475
2003 118 718
2004 116 928
2005 144 1212
2006 133 1600
2007 95 1786
2008 98 1951
2009 119 2232
2010 122 2502
2011 122 2841
2012 127 3232
2013 134 3480
2014 113 3779
2015 122 3887
2016 168 4346
2017 156 4206
2018 157 4924
2019 153 5547
2020 166 6249
2021 143 6863
2022 112 7018
2023 129 6878

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana Tech University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 149 172 809
Biophysics 283 312 1155
Neuroscience 375 416 1497
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 340 378 1750
Forestry 293 340 1826
Evolutionary Biology 410 456 1827
Paleontology 363 411 1950
Animal Science 369 411 1970
Oncology and Cancer research 398 434 1976
Pharmacology 372 409 2045
Biochemistry 349 389 2047
Genetics 405 446 2172
Botany 391 438 2304
Microbiology 387 428 2394
Biotechnology 381 419 2394
Immunology 449 488 2423
Nutrition and Food Science 341 383 2544
Virology 465 503 2572
Zoology 580 633 2623
Agricultural Science 405 457 2641
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 610 669 3008
Horticulture 446 497 3111

Chemistry rankings

Louisiana Tech University ranked 293rd for Chemistry in the United States and 1773rd in the World with 3,386 publications made and 76,454 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#293 of 1,407 In the United States
#333 of 1,488 In North America
#1773 of 6,447 In the World

Louisiana Tech University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 25 53
1992 21 95
1993 22 65
1994 37 80
1995 39 113
1996 42 141
1997 38 174
1998 41 272
1999 38 220
2000 45 323
2001 57 356
2002 104 422
2003 124 681
2004 124 912
2005 153 1206
2006 127 1548
2007 88 1691
2008 98 1886
2009 122 2084
2010 131 2427
2011 101 2638
2012 123 3072
2013 132 3186
2014 92 3330
2015 107 3630
2016 145 4071
2017 143 3934
2018 133 4584
2019 149 5119
2020 164 5753
2021 136 6316
2022 112 6643
2023 121 6498

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana Tech University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 134 164 612
Nanotechnology 149 172 809
Chemical Engineering 165 195 1060
Materials Science 210 243 1257
Computational Chemistry 241 270 1291
Physical chemistry 196 230 1293
Organic Chemistry 271 309 1674
Inorganic Chemistry 287 326 1956
Biochemistry 349 389 2047
Environmental Chemistry 298 344 2080
Radiochemistry 243 279 2170
Nutrition and Food Science 341 383 2544

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Louisiana Tech University ranked 410th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1798th in the World with 3,362 publications made and 64,604 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#410 of 1,728 In the United States
#457 of 1,819 In North America
#1798 of 7,020 In the World

Louisiana Tech University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 46 90
1992 45 93
1993 39 138
1994 47 142
1995 54 205
1996 52 206
1997 52 194
1998 77 277
1999 48 301
2000 63 409
2001 70 430
2002 83 550
2003 85 712
2004 77 787
2005 97 942
2006 89 1123
2007 84 1390
2008 93 1538
2009 92 1828
2010 102 2069
2011 108 2483
2012 100 2879
2013 129 3248
2014 109 3500
2015 98 3612
2016 132 3559
2017 122 3382
2018 134 3888
2019 129 4423
2020 184 5102
2021 142 5950
2022 112 6026
2023 117 6194

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana Tech University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Publishing 246 278 763
Communications and Public Relations 292 325 796
Education Majors 324 359 909
Gender Studies 416 456 966
Military science 430 466 1090
Anthropology 361 401 1131
Law 379 421 1296
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 429 470 1327
Library and Information science 466 505 1365
Political Science 381 426 1434
Sociology 407 452 1451
Art History 588 639 1537
Linguistics 379 422 1725
History 434 482 1803
Archaeology 383 430 1837
Philosophy 389 436 1875
Aesthetics 494 546 1943
Classics and Ancient History 643 692 2084
Demography 521 570 2316

Computer Science rankings

Louisiana Tech University ranked 340th for Computer Science in the United States and 1639th in the World with 3,190 publications made and 63,468 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#340 of 1,576 In the United States
#380 of 1,662 In North America
#1639 of 6,752 In the World

Louisiana Tech University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 38 60
1992 37 76
1993 28 98
1994 36 122
1995 46 160
1996 44 176
1997 45 177
1998 48 238
1999 44 220
2000 51 299
2001 56 300
2002 82 481
2003 90 560
2004 86 669
2005 122 864
2006 94 1070
2007 79 1252
2008 100 1503
2009 115 1796
2010 117 2061
2011 121 2346
2012 103 2685
2013 127 2906
2014 96 3131
2015 94 3066
2016 121 3275
2017 130 3058
2018 122 3459
2019 124 4002
2020 160 4718
2021 127 5539
2022 109 5680
2023 108 5670

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana Tech University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Information Technology 199 219 547
Management Information Systems 254 287 988
Blockchain and Cryptography 224 259 1352
Library and Information science 466 505 1365
Software Engineering 294 332 1373
Multimedia 357 396 1401
Cognitive Science 337 378 1412
Computer Networking 270 308 1467
Neuroscience 375 416 1497
Computer Graphics 271 304 1505
Computer Vision 264 300 1549
Machine Learning 283 321 1586
Cyber Security 310 346 1604
Human-Computer Interaction 311 350 1611
Computer Engineering 255 291 1621
Computational Linguistics 317 353 1622
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 295 333 1634
Telecommunications 274 312 1678
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 340 378 1750
Data Science 388 432 1784

Environmental Science rankings

Louisiana Tech University ranked 343rd for Environmental Science in the United States and 1914th in the World with 2,960 publications made and 68,440 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#343 of 1,598 In the United States
#392 of 1,687 In North America
#1914 of 6,798 In the World

Louisiana Tech University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 31 70
1992 21 87
1993 20 98
1994 32 98
1995 32 115
1996 40 163
1997 43 165
1998 40 218
1999 42 220
2000 42 289
2001 40 340
2002 62 395
2003 89 596
2004 61 684
2005 94 827
2006 83 1057
2007 76 1260
2008 71 1404
2009 102 1569
2010 106 1751
2011 88 2082
2012 104 2447
2013 125 2770
2014 98 3073
2015 89 3269
2016 135 3667
2017 138 3514
2018 152 4093
2019 123 4614
2020 156 5333
2021 129 6102
2022 105 6244
2023 134 6306

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana Tech University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 134 164 612
Environmental Engineering 216 251 1496
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 265 307 1515
Geology 302 348 1647
Geotechnical Engineering 254 295 1654
Environmental Management 255 299 1749
Oceanography 310 360 1814
Geography and Cartography 345 393 1821
Forestry 293 340 1826
Paleontology 363 411 1950
Environmental Chemistry 298 344 2080
Ecology 409 461 2278
Earth science and Geophysics 426 478 2484
Agricultural Science 405 457 2641
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 610 669 3008

Medicine rankings

Louisiana Tech University ranked 395th for Medicine in the United States and 1865th in the World with 2,447 publications made and 51,547 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Public Health, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#395 of 1,558 In the United States
#434 of 1,643 In North America
#1865 of 6,680 In the World

Louisiana Tech University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 24 64
1992 28 76
1993 19 79
1994 28 87
1995 32 118
1996 38 126
1997 23 121
1998 40 188
1999 33 194
2000 34 268
2001 35 256
2002 71 352
2003 84 452
2004 81 543
2005 84 625
2006 88 806
2007 54 959
2008 55 963
2009 72 1173
2010 67 1322
2011 73 1573
2012 82 1847
2013 92 1962
2014 77 2141
2015 77 2189
2016 133 2414
2017 92 2381
2018 88 2595
2019 94 2947
2020 124 3277
2021 113 4011
2022 90 4035
2023 82 3884

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana Tech University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 162 183 691
Audiology 326 361 1101
Sports Medicine 321 358 1142
Clinical Psychology 395 434 1183
Health Science 402 437 1249
Gerontology 409 451 1323
Orthodontics 296 325 1332
Physical Therapy 369 408 1456
Dentistry 320 351 1550
Nursing 460 505 1612
Psychiatry 434 476 1724
Pathology 347 384 1748
Family medicine 465 502 1753
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 370 407 1792
Cardiology 372 411 1806
Healthcare Management (MHA) 494 543 1816
Oncology and Cancer research 398 434 1976
Anatomy and Physiology 415 455 1980
Surgery 432 469 1981
Public Health 452 499 2008
Pharmacology 372 409 2045
Anesthesiology 496 540 2415
Immunology 449 488 2423
Virology 465 503 2572

Mathematics rankings

Louisiana Tech University ranked 307th for Mathematics in the United States and 1392nd in the World with 2,061 publications made and 41,734 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#307 of 1,371 In the United States
#343 of 1,451 In North America
#1392 of 6,305 In the World

Louisiana Tech University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 27 38
1992 27 56
1993 18 73
1994 20 85
1995 22 102
1996 39 119
1997 44 107
1998 43 148
1999 31 134
2000 30 180
2001 42 209
2002 63 291
2003 49 336
2004 59 424
2005 70 519
2006 65 623
2007 49 759
2008 60 855
2009 71 1050
2010 78 1162
2011 80 1411
2012 65 1614
2013 93 1711
2014 67 1835
2015 64 1949
2016 75 1961
2017 74 1913
2018 72 2060
2019 81 2460
2020 102 2830
2021 77 3389
2022 56 3508
2023 67 3518

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana Tech University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 264 290 686
Actuarial Science 283 312 881
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 247 279 1015
Operations Research 253 289 1340
Applied Mathematics 232 266 1346
Blockchain and Cryptography 224 259 1352
Statistics 308 346 1459

Business rankings

Louisiana Tech University ranked 288th for Business in the United States and 1172nd in the World with 1,945 publications made and 47,135 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#288 of 1,334 In the United States
#324 of 1,412 In North America
#1172 of 6,187 In the World

Louisiana Tech University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 28 32
1992 31 46
1993 28 80
1994 27 83
1995 29 105
1996 28 130
1997 33 123
1998 55 160
1999 28 137
2000 40 209
2001 43 225
2002 57 334
2003 50 427
2004 55 501
2005 58 607
2006 54 750
2007 49 873
2008 57 1014
2009 63 1217
2010 62 1442
2011 74 1734
2012 55 1912
2013 65 2191
2014 71 2383
2015 64 2310
2016 67 2167
2017 86 2097
2018 83 2423
2019 66 2775
2020 105 3089
2021 62 3678
2022 62 3804
2023 53 3908

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana Tech University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Real Estate 124 139 314
Engineering Management 161 181 475
Construction Management 132 158 577
Accounting 220 249 677
Investment Banking and Stock trading 193 219 707
Tax Law 231 261 751
Project Management 207 238 774
Human Resource Management 228 259 781
Advertising 280 310 858
Actuarial Science 283 312 881
Management Information Systems 254 287 988
Marketing 272 305 1057
Finance 274 308 1137
Management 265 302 1159
Operations Research 253 289 1340
International Business 321 358 1551

Psychology rankings

Louisiana Tech University ranked 369th for Psychology in the United States and 1427th in the World with 1,858 publications made and 45,348 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#369 of 1,527 In the United States
#410 of 1,612 In North America
#1427 of 6,528 In the World

Louisiana Tech University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 33 67
1992 31 65
1993 15 77
1994 21 90
1995 23 90
1996 24 107
1997 28 110
1998 33 151
1999 25 184
2000 39 222
2001 33 233
2002 56 333
2003 56 409
2004 44 453
2005 54 597
2006 51 631
2007 58 842
2008 42 955
2009 50 1148
2010 50 1221
2011 65 1481
2012 50 1747
2013 55 2004
2014 55 2188
2015 47 2192
2016 87 2238
2017 72 2136
2018 62 2497
2019 71 2856
2020 107 3258
2021 80 3785
2022 63 3802
2023 50 3861

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana Tech University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 178 204 400
Social Psychology 304 340 901
Education Majors 324 359 909
Child Psychology 356 393 996
Clinical Psychology 395 434 1183
Cognitive Science 337 378 1412
Neuroscience 375 416 1497
Psychiatry 434 476 1724

Economics rankings

Louisiana Tech University ranked 324th for Economics in the United States and 1271st in the World with 1,324 publications made and 27,302 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#324 of 1,317 In the United States
#362 of 1,400 In North America
#1271 of 5,995 In the World

Louisiana Tech University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 18 26
1992 16 33
1993 23 50
1994 18 36
1995 20 75
1996 28 87
1997 23 69
1998 44 99
1999 24 90
2000 22 130
2001 29 141
2002 37 200
2003 41 259
2004 35 295
2005 32 345
2006 34 449
2007 30 516
2008 47 606
2009 30 778
2010 36 812
2011 47 964
2012 38 1085
2013 47 1273
2014 48 1352
2015 35 1292
2016 41 1212
2017 47 1178
2018 43 1325
2019 51 1475
2020 88 1722
2021 37 1962
2022 43 1951
2023 36 2031

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana Tech University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 193 219 707
Actuarial Science 283 312 881
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 247 279 1015
Finance 274 308 1137
Development Studies 382 421 1371

Art & Design rankings

Louisiana Tech University ranked 450th for Art & Design in the United States and 1773rd in the World with 664 publications made and 6,979 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#450 of 1,321 In the United States
#499 of 1,404 In North America
#1773 of 5,720 In the World

Louisiana Tech University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 11 13
1992 4 13
1993 9 21
1994 9 24
1995 8 38
1996 13 23
1997 15 36
1998 15 66
1999 12 55
2000 9 68
2001 11 70
2002 18 89
2003 23 109
2004 19 147
2005 18 123
2006 18 211
2007 19 201
2008 15 252
2009 23 333
2010 19 348
2011 34 437
2012 15 468
2013 27 503
2014 21 595
2015 16 569
2016 41 557
2017 30 589
2018 20 584
2019 30 708
2020 32 906
2021 18 983
2022 20 944
2023 18 1114

The following table provides academic rankings for Louisiana Tech University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Photography 134 155 422
Multimedia 357 396 1401
Computer Graphics 271 304 1505
Art History 588 639 1537
Fashion Design 342 384 1570
Aesthetics 494 546 1943
Literature 584 640 2204