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Research in Colima

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Colima, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de Colima.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.3k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
30k
6.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1963-2026
64 years on the record
Colima

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Colima?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de ColimaUniversity 4,339 #6,385
2Universidad Autónoma del PacíficoUniversity 3 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Colima work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Colima is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (11%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 477 fractional works · 41.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 282 fractional works · 24.8% of its workEducation: 66 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 53 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 31 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCommunication: 20 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopment: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 54 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 40 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 48 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 46 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 43 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 309 fractional works · 27.1% of its workComputer Science: 82 fractional works · 7.2% of its workInformation Systems: 27 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 66 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 62 fractional works · 5.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 33 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeophysics: 24 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 189 fractional works · 16.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 109 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPlant Science: 36 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFood Science: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 54 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 164 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMedicine: 124 fractional works · 10.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 33 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKColima1,138fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences42%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences28224.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance544.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities484.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting464.1%
    5. Psychology433.8%
    6. Decision Sciences40.4%
    1. Computer Science827.2%
    2. Environmental Science665.8%
    3. Engineering625.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences332.9%
    5. Mathematics221.9%
    6. Chemistry141.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy141.2%
    8. Materials Science90.7%
    9. Energy70.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1099.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology544.7%
    3. Neuroscience171.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.3%
    1. Medicine12410.9%
    2. Health Professions332.9%
    3. Nursing40.4%
    4. Veterinary30.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Colima strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Colima is most concentrated in Geophysics (6.6× the world share in Geophysics).

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 23.0 works6.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 97 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 72 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 55 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.61× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.49× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.32× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 246 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.32×50 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.04×97 works
  3. Social Sciences1.94×246 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.85×29 works
  5. Mathematics1.61×19 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.49×43 works
  7. Veterinary1.24×2 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.23×40 works
  9. Psychology1.19×36 works
  10. Health Professions1.14×30 works
  11. Environmental Science1.11×55 works
  12. Neuroscience1.01×16 works
  13. Computer Science0.93×72 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.91×48 works
  15. Chemistry0.78×12 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.77×3 works
  17. Nursing0.76×4 works
  18. Energy0.75×7 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.60×13 works
  20. Medicine0.55×107 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×5 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.42×4 works
  23. Engineering0.37×55 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.20×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.20×7 works
  26. Dentistry0.04×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Colima?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Globalization, Gender, Digital Marketing, Innovation, Communication and Urban Development.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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. Education78▲ 4.0×49 topics
  2. Globalization68▲ 3.0×55 topics
  3. Sustainability54▲ 1.96×50 topics
  4. Climate Change49▲ 1.57×58 topics
  5. Innovation46▲ 3.9×23 topics
  6. Latin America43▲ 20×17 topics
  7. Gender42▲ 6.9×19 topics
  8. Knowledge Management36▲ 5.7×17 topics
  9. Sustainable Development35▲ 1.99×30 topics
  10. Digital Marketing35▲ 8.0×3 topics
  11. Public Health35▲ 2.1×34 topics
  12. COVID-1934▲ 2.3×19 topics
  13. Communication32▲ 8.9×11 topics
  14. Urban Development32▲ 7.9×9 topics
  15. Economic Impact32▲ 5.2×5 topics
  16. Small and Medium Enterprises31▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Teacher Training31▲ 4.4×13 topics
  18. E-Learning30▲ 2.8×10 topics
  19. Social Responsibility30▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Innovation Ecosystems28▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Pedagogy27▲ 4.7×11 topics
  22. Public Policy26▲ 4.9×12 topics
  23. Psychopharmacology Education25▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Tourism Management25▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Feminism25▲ 7.5×9 topics
  26. Social Inequality25▲ 8.2×8 topics
  27. Colonialism24▲ 4.5×15 topics
  28. Competitiveness24▲ 27×6 topics
  29. Technology24▲ 4.0×13 topics
  30. Health Promotion24▲ 6.6×13 topics
  31. Community Participation24▲ 5.9×9 topics
  32. Distance Learning24▲ 6.0×8 topics
  33. Nutrition23▲ 4.6×10 topics
  34. Rural Development23▲ 5.8×9 topics
  35. Social Movements22▲ 6.6×12 topics
  36. Social Networks20▲ 6.6×9 topics
  37. Sustainable Agriculture20▲ 5.7×9 topics
  38. Digital Divide19▲ 6.5×3 topics
  39. Online Education19▲ 8.6×5 topics
  40. Digital Competence18▲ 18×2 topics

What research is done in Colima?

Business, Innovation, an…24Business, Innovation, and Economy: 24 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 16 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 9 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 9 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 8 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 8 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…8Health and Lifestyle Studies: 8 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 7 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…7Social Sciences and Policies: 7 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsFood ScienceComputer Science Applications6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 24 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 16 works
  3. 3 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 9 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 9 works
  5. 5 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
  6. 6 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 8 works
  8. 8 Regional Development and Innovation Development 7 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 7 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 7 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Colima7.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.5% in 2012.

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