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Research in Culiacán

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Culiacán, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Instituto Tecnológico de Culiacán and Pediatric Hospital of Sinaloa.

Research institutions
8
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.3k
▲ 77% vs 2018-21
Citations
36k
6.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1961-2026
66 years on the record
Culiacán

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 Culiacán?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaUniversity 4,459 #3,510
2Instituto Tecnológico de CuliacánUniversity 379 #11,224
3Pediatric Hospital of SinaloaHospital / health system 336 #21,315
4Universidad Católica de CuliacánUniversity 36 not ranked
5Universidad de San MiguelUniversity 32 not ranked
6Mexico International UniversityUniversity 32 not ranked
7Universidad Casa BlancaUniversity 14 not ranked
8Universidad Tecnológica de SinaloaUniversity 13 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.

Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa: 84.1%Instituto Tecnológico de Culiacán: 7.1%Pediatric Hospital of Sinaloa: 6.3%Universidad Católica de Culiacán: 0.7%4 others listed: 1.7%84%largest
Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa4,459 · 84.1%Instituto Tecnológico de Culiacán379 · 7.1%Pediatric Hospital of Sinaloa336 · 6.3%Universidad Católica de Culiacán36 · 0.7%4 others listed91 · 1.7%

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

Which fields of science does Culiacán work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Culiacán is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 797 fractional works · 35.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 487 fractional works · 21.4% of its workEducation: 155 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 72 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 53 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDemography: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopment: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 103 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 92 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 84 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 81 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 661 fractional works · 29.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 192 fractional works · 8.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 39 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 38 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 187 fractional works · 8.2% of its workInformation Systems: 78 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 53 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 124 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 42 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 38 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 425 fractional works · 18.7% of its workMedicine: 298 fractional works · 13.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 44 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 42 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 79 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 53 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPharmacy: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 390 fractional works · 17.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 270 fractional works · 11.9% of its workPlant Science: 103 fractional works · 4.5% of its workFood Science: 51 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 84 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 38 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCuliacán2,274fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences35%

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 Sciences48721.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1034.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance924.0%
    4. Psychology813.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities231.0%
    6. Decision Sciences120.5%
    1. Environmental Science1928.4%
    2. Computer Science1878.2%
    3. Engineering1245.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences421.8%
    5. Materials Science381.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy321.4%
    7. Energy200.9%
    8. Chemistry150.7%
    9. Mathematics90.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Medicine29813.1%
    2. Health Professions793.5%
    3. Nursing281.2%
    4. Dentistry150.7%
    5. Veterinary60.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences27011.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology843.7%
    3. Neuroscience160.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology150.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Culiacán strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Culiacán is most concentrated in Computer Science Applications (9.1× the world share in Computer Science Applications).

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 44.0 works9.1×
← 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: 2.54× its world share, 236 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 70 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 170 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 111 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 160 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.50× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 70 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 249 worksMedicineNursing: 2.52× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 85 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.03× its world share, 85 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 68 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 421 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.54×236 works
  2. Nursing2.52×24 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.03×85 works
  4. Social Sciences1.70×421 works
  5. Environmental Science1.64×160 works
  6. Veterinary1.59×4 works
  7. Dentistry1.50×14 works
  8. Health Professions1.36×70 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.35×85 works
  10. Psychology1.14×68 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.12×34 works
  12. Computer Science1.11×170 works
  13. Energy1.02×18 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×70 works
  15. Medicine0.66×249 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×4 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.65×28 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×13 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.54×10 works
  20. Materials Science0.46×32 works
  21. Chemistry0.45×14 works
  22. Engineering0.38×111 works
  23. Mathematics0.35×8 works
  24. Neuroscience0.33×10 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.33×18 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.25×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Culiacán?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Digital Marketing, Knowledge Management, Urban Development, Sustainability, E-Learning and Small and Medium Enterprises.

▲ 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. Education181▲ 4.6×53 topics
  2. Sustainability142▲ 2.5×64 topics
  3. Climate Change140▲ 2.3×78 topics
  4. Innovation118▲ 5.0×31 topics
  5. E-Learning100▲ 4.5×10 topics
  6. Knowledge Management94▲ 7.5×16 topics
  7. Digital Marketing94▲ 11×2 topics
  8. Public Health90▲ 2.7×45 topics
  9. Globalization90▲ 2.0×49 topics
  10. Urban Development90▲ 11×9 topics
  11. Pedagogy79▲ 6.9×9 topics
  12. Small and Medium Enterprises76▲ 19×4 topics
  13. COVID-1975▲ 2.5×20 topics
  14. Mental Health73▲ 2.3×32 topics
  15. Competitiveness73▲ 40×6 topics
  16. Distance Learning72▲ 9.2×8 topics
  17. Educational Technology72▲ 2.7×19 topics
  18. Nutrition71▲ 7.1×14 topics
  19. Community Participation68▲ 8.4×10 topics
  20. Social Responsibility68▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Innovation Ecosystems65▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Technology64▲ 5.4×15 topics
  23. Economic Impact62▲ 5.1×6 topics
  24. Social Impact62▲ 7.0×10 topics
  25. Health Promotion62▲ 8.6×14 topics
  26. Globalization Effects59▲ 37×3 topics
  27. City Branding58▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Psychopharmacology Education58▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Tourism Management58▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Teacher Training56▲ 4.0×11 topics
  31. Online Education56▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Digital Divide54▲ 9.2×4 topics
  33. ICT53▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Digital Competence53▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Virtual Teaching53▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Latin America52▲ 12×18 topics
  37. Rural Development47▲ 6.0×8 topics
  38. University Students41▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Informal Learning39▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Environmental Policy38▲ 8.3×5 topics

What research is done in Culiacán?

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 54 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 49 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…33E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 33 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…26Health and Lifestyle Studies: 26 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 26 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 24 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…20Stress and Burnout Research: 20 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 20 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences18Plant and soil sciences: 18 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 17 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 54 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 49 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 33 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 26 works
  5. 5 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 26 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 24 works
  7. 7 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 20 works
  8. 8 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 20 works
  9. 9 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 18 works
  10. 10 Regional Development and Innovation Development 17 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 counting10%20%Culiacán10.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.0% in 2003.

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