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Research in Mérida

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Mérida, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Autonomous University of Yucatán.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.7k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
48k
8.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1969-2026
58 years on the record
Mérida

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 Mérida?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Autonomous University of YucatánUniversity 5,715 #3,799

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 Mérida work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Mérida is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 469 fractional works · 35.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 317 fractional works · 24.1% of its workEducation: 130 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 43 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCultural Studies: 29 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDemography: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 69 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 33 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 34 fractional works · 2.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 345 fractional works · 26.2% of its workComputer Science: 106 fractional works · 8.1% of its workInformation Systems: 58 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 98 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEcology: 27 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 62 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 259 fractional works · 19.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 167 fractional works · 12.7% of its workFood Science: 38 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 29 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInsect Science: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 53 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 29 fractional works · 2.2% of its workParasitology: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 243 fractional works · 18.5% of its workMedicine: 158 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 42 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 50 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 28 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMérida1,316fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences36%

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 Sciences31724.1%
    2. Psychology695.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities342.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting241.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance201.5%
    6. Decision Sciences50.4%
    1. Computer Science1068.1%
    2. Environmental Science987.5%
    3. Engineering624.7%
    4. Mathematics201.5%
    5. Materials Science171.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences161.2%
    7. Energy80.6%
    8. Chemistry80.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy70.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences16712.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology534.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology292.2%
    4. Neuroscience60.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.3%
    1. Medicine15812.0%
    2. Health Professions503.8%
    3. Nursing131.0%
    4. Dentistry110.8%
    5. Veterinary100.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Mérida strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Mérida is most concentrated in Computer Science Applications and Insect Science (6.7× the world share in Computer Science Applications).

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 20.1 works6.7×
  2. Insect ScienceSubfield · 20.8 works6.0×
← 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: 2.77× its world share, 160 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.22× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 98 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 59 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 91 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.28× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.70× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 151 worksMedicineNursing: 2.17× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.87× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.67× its world share, 62 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 280 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary5.87×10 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.77×160 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.22×27 works
  4. Nursing2.17×13 works
  5. Social Sciences1.82×280 works
  6. Dentistry1.70×10 works
  7. Psychology1.67×62 works
  8. Environmental Science1.51×91 works
  9. Health Professions1.48×48 works
  10. Mathematics1.28×18 works
  11. Computer Science1.03×98 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.87×31 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.83×4 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×50 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.75×20 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.73×14 works
  17. Energy0.71×8 works
  18. Medicine0.64×151 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.57×22 works
  20. Chemistry0.42×8 works
  21. Materials Science0.38×16 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.36×4 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.33×1 works
  24. Engineering0.32×59 works
  25. Neuroscience0.30×6 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.26×7 works

Which keywords describe research in Mérida?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Pedagogy, Public Health, Distance Learning, Sustainability, Epidemiology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management.

▲ 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. Education113▲ 5.0×44 topics
  2. Epidemiology99▲ 1.89×91 topics
  3. Sustainability83▲ 2.6×46 topics
  4. Climate Change74▲ 2.1×58 topics
  5. Public Health70▲ 3.6×38 topics
  6. E-Learning58▲ 4.6×6 topics
  7. COVID-1957▲ 3.3×17 topics
  8. Innovation55▲ 4.1×18 topics
  9. Globalization55▲ 2.1×41 topics
  10. Pedagogy54▲ 8.2×6 topics
  11. Mental Health50▲ 2.6×27 topics
  12. Educational Technology49▲ 3.2×13 topics
  13. Distance Learning49▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Knowledge Management47▲ 6.4×10 topics
  15. Digital Divide41▲ 12×3 topics
  16. ICT40▲ 23×3 topics
  17. Online Education40▲ 16×1 topic
  18. Virtual Teaching40▲ 56×1 topic
  19. Nutrition39▲ 6.7×12 topics
  20. Biodiversity38▲ 3.8×22 topics
  21. Teacher Training38▲ 4.7×9 topics
  22. Health Promotion37▲ 8.9×14 topics
  23. Community Participation34▲ 7.3×10 topics
  24. Rural Development32▲ 7.2×8 topics
  25. Digital Marketing32▲ 6.2×2 topics
  26. Inclusive Education31▲ 6.5×11 topics
  27. Urban Development30▲ 6.6×6 topics
  28. Technology29▲ 4.3×13 topics
  29. Communication28▲ 6.8×9 topics
  30. Organizational Commitment28▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Student Performance27▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Teacher Development27▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Educational Leadership27▲ 16×2 topics
  34. University Students27▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Quality Education27▲ 57×1 topic
  36. School Culture27▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Latin America25▲ 10×17 topics
  38. Occupational Health25▲ 17×5 topics
  39. Burnout22▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Innovation Ecosystems21▲ 16×2 topics

What research is done in Mérida?

Educational Innovations …37Educational Innovations and Technology: 37 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 25 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 19 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 16 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 15 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 14 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic an…12Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 12 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 12 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 11 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 11 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationSocial PsychologyComputer Science Applications4 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 37 works
  2. 2 Education and Teacher Training Education 25 works
  3. 3 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 19 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 16 works
  5. 5 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 15 works
  6. 6 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 14 works
  7. 7 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 12 works
  8. 8 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 12 works
  9. 9 Social Skills and Education Education 11 works
  10. 10 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 11 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Mérida8.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.9% in 2013.

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