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Research in Guadalajara

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Guadalajara, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de Guadalajara, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara and Secretaría de Salud de Jalisco.

Research institutions
11
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
31k
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
198k
6.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Guadalajara

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 Guadalajara?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de GuadalajaraUniversity 24,942 #3,801
2Secretaría de Salud de JaliscoGovernment institution 1,876 #7,317
3Hospital Civil de GuadalajaraHospital / health system 1,695 #11,753
4Universidad Autónoma de GuadalajaraUniversity 1,060 #7,271
5Universidad UniverUniversity 368 #13,835
6Universidad Enrique Díaz de LeónUniversity 235 #19,317
7Instituto Jalisciense de CancerologíaHospital / health system 138 #32,932 all time
8Unidad de Artritis y ReumatismoHospital / health system 103 not ranked
9Lamar UniversidadUniversity 34 not ranked
10Universidad Sämann de JaliscoUniversity 32 not ranked
11Universidad Metropolitana Latin CampusUniversity 2 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 de Guadalajara: 81.8%Secretaría de Salud de Jalisco: 6.2%Hospital Civil de Guadalajara: 5.6%Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara: 3.5%7 others listed: 3.0%82%largest
Universidad de Guadalajara25k · 81.8%Secretaría de Salud de Jalisco1,876 · 6.2%Hospital Civil de Guadalajara1,695 · 5.6%Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara1,060 · 3.5%7 others listed912 · 3.0%

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

Which fields of science does Guadalajara work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Guadalajara is in Social Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (20%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,013 fractional works · 32.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,824 fractional works · 19.8% of its workEducation: 420 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 312 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 249 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDemography: 112 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 100 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 89 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 85 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 76 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 383 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 144 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 111 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 286 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 257 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 91 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 226 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 197 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,380 fractional works · 25.9% of its workMedicine: 1,921 fractional works · 20.9% of its workSurgery: 237 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 205 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 173 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 110 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 104 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 77 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 173 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 307 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 189 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 76 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 76 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,249 fractional works · 24.4% of its workComputer Science: 587 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInformation Systems: 158 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 131 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 104 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 552 fractional works · 6.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 130 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 104 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 505 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 132 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 107 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Science: 182 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 96 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 129 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 99 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,560 fractional works · 17.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 720 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPlant Science: 212 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 189 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 94 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 93 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 519 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 248 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 117 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 187 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 96 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGuadalajara9,202fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences33%

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 Sciences3,01332.7%
    1. Social Sciences1,82419.8%
    2. Psychology3834.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities2863.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2572.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2262.5%
    6. Decision Sciences360.4%
  2. Health Sciences2,38025.9%
    1. Medicine1,92120.9%
    2. Health Professions3073.3%
    3. Nursing760.8%
    4. Dentistry660.7%
    5. Veterinary100.1%
    1. Computer Science5876.4%
    2. Environmental Science5526.0%
    3. Engineering5055.5%
    4. Materials Science1822.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1291.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences991.1%
    7. Chemistry870.9%
    8. Energy510.6%
    9. Mathematics480.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,56017.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7207.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5195.6%
    3. Neuroscience1872.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology961.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics380.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Guadalajara strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Guadalajara is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Development and Computer Science Applications (8.8× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 77.7 works8.8×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 53.1 works6.5×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 88.5 works4.5×
  4. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 44.4 works3.4×
← 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: 1.68× its world share, 642 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 453 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 80 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.17× its world share, 153 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 32 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 77 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 510 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 86 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 45 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 446 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 485 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 157 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 41 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 117 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.53× its world share, 60 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 270 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 1,658 worksMedicineNursing: 1.73× its world share, 68 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 250 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 235 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 217 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 320 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 1,603 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing1.73×68 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.68×642 works
  3. Social Sciences1.57×1,603 works
  4. Dentistry1.53×60 works
  5. Psychology1.31×320 works
  6. Health Professions1.27×270 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.26×217 works
  8. Environmental Science1.21×485 works
  9. Neuroscience1.17×153 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.12×32 works
  11. Medicine1.07×1,658 works
  12. Arts and Humanities1.07×250 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×453 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.98×80 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.91×235 works
  16. Computer Science0.81×510 works
  17. Veterinary0.73×8 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.68×86 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.65×117 works
  20. Chemistry0.61×77 works
  21. Energy0.61×45 works
  22. Materials Science0.56×157 works
  23. Mathematics0.43×41 works
  24. Engineering0.37×446 works
  25. Decision Sciences0.37×29 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.31×9 works

Which keywords describe research in Guadalajara?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Nutrition, Globalization, Sustainability, Urban Development, Knowledge Management and Community Participation.

▲ 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. Education486▲ 3.1×80 topics
  2. Epidemiology446▲ 1.22×138 topics
  3. Sustainability428▲ 1.90×90 topics
  4. Globalization404▲ 2.2×98 topics
  5. Climate Change375▲ 1.50×90 topics
  6. Public Health309▲ 2.3×68 topics
  7. Innovation282▲ 3.0×50 topics
  8. Mental Health277▲ 2.1×44 topics
  9. Latin America253▲ 14×22 topics
  10. Knowledge Management250▲ 4.9×26 topics
  11. Nutrition245▲ 6.0×17 topics
  12. Obesity230▲ 3.2×28 topics
  13. Urban Development220▲ 6.8×14 topics
  14. Quality of Life220▲ 1.65×59 topics
  15. COVID-19215▲ 1.80×26 topics
  16. Human Rights215▲ 2.3×48 topics
  17. Community Participation202▲ 6.2×12 topics
  18. Digital Marketing198▲ 5.5×3 topics
  19. Health Promotion188▲ 6.5×16 topics
  20. Public Policy173▲ 4.0×22 topics
  21. Technology167▲ 3.5×25 topics
  22. Social Movements164▲ 6.0×22 topics
  23. Pedagogy153▲ 3.3×20 topics
  24. Social Responsibility153▲ 7.2×7 topics
  25. Small and Medium Enterprises153▲ 9.4×6 topics
  26. Innovation Ecosystems147▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Rural Development146▲ 4.6×15 topics
  28. Distance Learning143▲ 4.5×12 topics
  29. Communication143▲ 4.9×18 topics
  30. Social Inequality140▲ 5.7×16 topics
  31. Chronic Diseases136▲ 5.8×9 topics
  32. Biodiversity Conservation135▲ 3.9×18 topics
  33. Competitiveness134▲ 18×6 topics
  34. Globalization Effects128▲ 20×3 topics
  35. University Students125▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Psychopharmacology Education125▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Tourism Management125▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Educational Interventions109▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Constitutionalism100▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Healthy Lifestyles98▲ 26×1 topic

What research is done in Guadalajara?

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 121 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 90 fractional worksEducational Innovations …81Educational Innovations and Technology: 81 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic an…68Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 68 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 66 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 57 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…53Latin American Urban Studies: 53 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 52 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 51 fractional worksRegional Development and…50Regional Development and Innovation: 50 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation SystemsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 121 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 90 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 81 works
  4. 4 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 68 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 66 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 57 works
  7. 7 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 53 works
  8. 8 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 52 works
  9. 9 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 51 works
  10. 10 Regional Development and Innovation Development 50 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%Guadalajara12.8% 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 12.8% in 2025.

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