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Research in León

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in León, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Centro de Investigaciones en Optica, Universidad de León and Universidad La Salle Bajío.

Research institutions
9
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.1k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 León?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de LeónUniversity 4,063 #12,824
2Centro de Investigaciones en OpticaResearch facility 2,739 #6,510
3Instituto Tecnológico de LeónUniversity 427 #26,149
4Universidad Iberoamericana LeónUniversity 421 #27,162
5Universidad La Salle BajíoUniversity 337 #13,287
6Centro de Innovación Aplicada en Tecnologías CompetitivasResearch facility 98 not ranked
7Universidad de Estudios Profesionales de Ciencias y ArtesUniversity 12 not ranked
8Centro Universitario de Dirección Empresarial y de NegociosUniversity 6 not ranked
9Universidad Franciscana de MéxicoUniversity 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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 León: 50.1%Centro de Investigaciones en Optica: 33.8%Instituto Tecnológico de León: 5.3%Universidad Iberoamericana León: 5.2%5 others listed: 5.6%50%largest
Universidad de León4,063 · 50.1%Centro de Investigaciones en Optica2,739 · 33.8%Instituto Tecnológico de León427 · 5.3%Universidad Iberoamericana León421 · 5.2%5 others listed455 · 5.6%

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

What is León strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in León is most concentrated in General Social Sciences and History (13.0× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 21.7 works13×
  2. HistorySubfield · 45.2 works9.3×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in León?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Literature, Education, Globalization, Welfare State, History, Gender Equality and Society.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Education90▲ 3.5×52 topics
  2. Globalization90▲ 3.0×51 topics
  3. Gender68▲ 8.3×26 topics
  4. Literature63▲ 7.7×18 topics
  5. History54▲ 5.0×23 topics
  6. Sustainability52▲ 1.41×52 topics
  7. Human Rights45▲ 2.9×26 topics
  8. Sustainable Development45▲ 1.86×32 topics
  9. Identity45▲ 4.0×19 topics
  10. Welfare State44▲ 34×4 topics
  11. Educational Technology44▲ 2.4×18 topics
  12. Innovation42▲ 2.6×30 topics
  13. Gender Equality40▲ 9.6×8 topics
  14. Cultural Heritage38▲ 4.5×18 topics
  15. Urban Development36▲ 6.5×9 topics
  16. Society34▲ 12×11 topics
  17. Latin America33▲ 11×16 topics
  18. Technology30▲ 3.8×18 topics
  19. Cultural Identity29▲ 3.7×10 topics
  20. Social Movements28▲ 6.0×18 topics
  21. Workplace Safety28▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Communication27▲ 5.8×13 topics
  23. Cultural Exchange27▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Historiography27▲ 14×10 topics
  25. Memory26▲ 7.0×5 topics
  26. Informal Learning26▲ 13×4 topics
  27. European Union26▲ 7.4×8 topics
  28. Poetry25▲ 50×3 topics
  29. Narrative25▲ 10×9 topics
  30. Iberian Peninsula24▲ 51×3 topics
  31. Political Power24▲ 32×3 topics
  32. Constitutional Law24▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Labor Rights22▲ 129×2 topics
  34. Domestic Work22▲ 229×1 topic
  35. Telework22▲ 229×1 topic
  36. Optical Fiber20▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Social Rights20▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Gender Dynamics19▲ 12×6 topics
  39. Authorship19▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Autobiography19▲ 69×1 topic

What research is done in León?

Labor Law and Work Dynam…22Labor Law and Work Dynamics: 22 fractional worksComparative Literary Ana…19Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 17 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 17 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 14 fractional worksMedieval and Early Modern Iberia: 14 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 13 fractional worksMedieval Iberian Studies13Medieval Iberian Studies: 13 fractional worksEmployment, Labor, and Gender Studies: 13 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 12 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheoryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Social Sciences6 others

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

  1. 1 Labor Law and Work Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 22 works
  2. 2 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 19 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 17 works
  5. 5 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  6. 6 Medieval and Early Modern Iberia History 14 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 13 works
  8. 8 Medieval Iberian Studies Classics 13 works
  9. 9 Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies Safety Research 13 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 12 works

Research output over time

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