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Research in Cuernavaca

Science Explorer records 19 research institutions in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico and Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos.

Research institutions
19
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
200k
13.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record

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 Cuernavaca?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaGovernment institution 11,770 #3,230
2Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MorelosUniversity 7,138 #10,667
3Instituto de Investigaciones EléctricasInstitution 1,630 #9,320 all time
4Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo TecnológicoResearch facility 1,127 #8,698
5Universidad Americana de MorelosUniversity 386 #16,526 all time
6Universidad del SolUniversity 267 #12,529
7Universidad Del Valle De CuernavacaUniversity 238 #18,924 all time
8Instituto Nacional de Electricidad y Energías LimpiasResearch facility 168 #31,107 all time
9Universidad InteramericanaUniversity 75 not ranked
10Centro Universitario Latinoamericano de MorelosUniversity 59 not ranked
11Universidad Privada del Estado de MorelosUniversity 56 not ranked
12Universidad Mexicana de Educación a DistanciaUniversity 54 not ranked
13Universidad Fray Luca PaccioliUniversity 41 not ranked
14Centro Universitario Americano del Estado de MorelosUniversity 35 not ranked
15Centro Universitario José VasconcelosUniversity 16 not ranked
16Centro Universitario en Lenguas, Turismo y Empresas de ServiciosUniversity 5 not ranked
17Universidad CuauhnáhuacUniversity 4 not ranked
18Centro Mexicano de Innovación en Energía SolarResearch facility 2 not ranked
19Universidad Loyola de AméricaUniversity 1 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.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública: 51.0%Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos: 30.9%Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas: 7.1%Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico: 4.9%15 others listed: 6.1%51%largest
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública12k · 51.0%Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos7,138 · 30.9%Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas1,630 · 7.1%Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico1,127 · 4.9%15 others listed1,407 · 6.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Cuernavaca work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Cuernavaca is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (15%), Medicine (14%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,269 fractional works · 37.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 344 fractional works · 10.1% of its workEcology: 84 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 81 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 312 fractional works · 9.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 75 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 51 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 41 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 146 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 137 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 67 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 97 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPaleontology: 61 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 67 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 66 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 60 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 828 fractional works · 24.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 507 fractional works · 14.9% of its workEducation: 165 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 101 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 51 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 111 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 45 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 93 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 54 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 669 fractional works · 19.6% of its workMedicine: 475 fractional works · 13.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 135 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEpidemiology: 54 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 157 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 118 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 646 fractional works · 18.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 339 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 102 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 97 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 52 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 214 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 110 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 43 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCuernavaca3,412fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences24%

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. Environmental Science34410.1%
    2. Engineering3129.2%
    3. Computer Science1464.3%
    4. Materials Science1374.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences972.8%
    6. Chemistry672.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy661.9%
    8. Mathematics601.7%
    9. Energy351.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.2%
    1. Social Sciences50714.9%
    2. Psychology1113.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities932.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance541.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting481.4%
    6. Decision Sciences130.4%
    1. Medicine47513.9%
    2. Health Professions1574.6%
    3. Nursing280.8%
    4. Veterinary70.2%
    5. Dentistry20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3399.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2146.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology481.4%
    4. Neuroscience331.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Cuernavaca strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cuernavaca is most concentrated in Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (16.2× the world share in Paleontology).

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 59.3 works16×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 97.5 works6.9×
  3. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 73.2 works4.6×
  4. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 31.6 works4.4×
  5. Insect ScienceSubfield · 33.4 works3.9×
← 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: 2.13× its world share, 306 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 185 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.38× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.29× its world share, 62 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 127 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 93 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 275 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.10× its world share, 315 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.15× its world share, 121 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.40× its world share, 50 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 55 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 144 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 421 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 81 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 51 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 98 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 437 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.13×306 works
  2. Environmental Science2.10×315 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.97×93 works
  4. Health Professions1.81×144 works
  5. Nursing1.76×26 works
  6. Mathematics1.40×50 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.38×42 works
  8. Chemistry1.29×62 works
  9. Veterinary1.24×5 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.15×185 works
  11. Materials Science1.15×121 works
  12. Social Sciences1.14×437 works
  13. Energy1.11×31 works
  14. Psychology1.06×98 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.96×10 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.92×81 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.82×55 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.78×51 works
  19. Medicine0.72×421 works
  20. Engineering0.61×275 works
  21. Neuroscience0.58×29 works
  22. Computer Science0.54×127 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.47×5 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×43 works
  25. Decision Sciences0.41×12 works
  26. Dentistry0.14×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Cuernavaca?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Teacher Training, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Molecular Phylogeny and Obesity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology215▲ 1.58×119 topics
  2. Public Health189▲ 3.8×60 topics
  3. Climate Change164▲ 1.76×86 topics
  4. Sustainability124▲ 1.48×72 topics
  5. Mental Health118▲ 2.4×35 topics
  6. Education108▲ 1.85×72 topics
  7. Globalization106▲ 1.58×58 topics
  8. Biodiversity103▲ 4.0×28 topics
  9. Obesity101▲ 3.8×25 topics
  10. Teacher Training99▲ 4.7×18 topics
  11. Environmental Impact87▲ 1.50×47 topics
  12. Health Promotion86▲ 8.0×15 topics
  13. Nutrition77▲ 5.1×15 topics
  14. Risk Factors76▲ 2.0×30 topics
  15. Invasive Species74▲ 5.1×19 topics
  16. Physical Activity74▲ 4.4×11 topics
  17. Molecular Phylogeny73▲ 13×11 topics
  18. Biogeography73▲ 7.7×19 topics
  19. Chronic Diseases70▲ 8.1×9 topics
  20. Social Inequality68▲ 7.4×13 topics
  21. Inclusive Education61▲ 5.0×12 topics
  22. Distance Learning61▲ 5.2×7 topics
  23. Health Effects60▲ 2.9×20 topics
  24. Evolution59▲ 6.5×16 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis58▲ 5.4×16 topics
  26. Latin America55▲ 8.4×20 topics
  27. Public Policy52▲ 3.2×20 topics
  28. Healthcare Access51▲ 5.5×10 topics
  29. University Students49▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Phylogeny48▲ 8.3×16 topics
  31. Community Participation47▲ 3.9×11 topics
  32. Population Dynamics44▲ 5.0×12 topics
  33. Educational Interventions44▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Healthy Lifestyles42▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Educational Policies40▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Social Determinants39▲ 5.5×8 topics
  37. Educational Reform38▲ 9.0×4 topics
  38. Pedagogical Practices38▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Critical Pedagogy36▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Taxonomy35▲ 7.0×13 topics

What research is done in Cuernavaca?

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 39 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 34 works
  3. 3 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 22 works
  4. 4 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 21 works
  5. 5 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 19 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 18 works
  7. 7 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  8. 8 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  9. 9 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 17 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 16 works

Research output over time

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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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Cuernavaca8.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.1% in 2016.

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