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Research in Mérida

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Mérida, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Marista de Mérida, Secretaría de Investigación, Innovación y Educación Superior and Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida.

Research institutions
9
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.8k
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
50k
13.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 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
1Secretaría de Investigación, Innovación y Educación SuperiorGovernment institution 1,939 #11,294
2Universidad Marista de MéridaUniversity 618 #6,723
3Instituto Tecnológico de MéridaUniversity 507 #11,333
4Universidad ModeloUniversity 257 #17,221
5Anahuac Mayab UniversityUniversity 256 #18,241
6Universidad Mesoamericana de San AgustínUniversity 99 not ranked
7Escuela Superior de Artes de YucatánUniversity 85 not ranked
8Centro Universitario InteramericanoUniversity 11 not ranked
9AcanitsNonprofit 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.

Secretaría de Investigación, Innovación y Educación Superior: 51.4%Universidad Marista de Mérida: 16.4%Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida: 13.4%Universidad Modelo: 6.8%5 others listed: 12.0%51%largest
Secretaría de Investigación, Innovación y Educación Superior1,939 · 51.4%Universidad Marista de Mérida618 · 16.4%Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida507 · 13.4%Universidad Modelo257 · 6.8%5 others listed452 · 12.0%

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

Which fields of science does Mérida work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Mérida is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (18%), Engineering (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 399 fractional works · 35.0% of its workEngineering: 101 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 100 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 73 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomaterials: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 29 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOceanography: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 20 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 316 fractional works · 27.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 199 fractional works · 17.5% of its workPlant Science: 79 fractional works · 7.0% of its workFood Science: 41 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 23 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInsect Science: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 90 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 54 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 242 fractional works · 21.2% of its workMedicine: 204 fractional works · 18.0% of its workSurgery: 45 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 20 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 182 fractional works · 16.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 96 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEducation: 29 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 22 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMérida1,139fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences16%

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. Engineering1018.9%
    2. Environmental Science1008.7%
    3. Materials Science736.4%
    4. Computer Science292.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences252.2%
    6. Energy221.9%
    7. Chemistry191.7%
    8. Mathematics161.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy100.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences19917.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology907.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology110.9%
    4. Neuroscience100.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.5%
    1. Medicine20418.0%
    2. Health Professions201.8%
    3. Nursing121.1%
    4. Veterinary20.2%
    5. Dentistry20.2%
    1. Social Sciences968.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance222.0%
    3. Psychology221.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting181.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities161.4%
    6. Decision Sciences80.7%
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 Food Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (4.8× the world share in Food Science).

  1. Food ScienceSubfield · 35.3 works4.8×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 20.6 works4.6×
← 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: 3.80× its world share, 174 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 76 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.18× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 92 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 83 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.81× its world share, 61 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 160 worksMedicineNursing: 2.48× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 86 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.80×174 works
  2. Nursing2.48×12 works
  3. Energy2.18×19 works
  4. Materials Science1.81×61 works
  5. Environmental Science1.73×83 works
  6. Veterinary1.71×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.48×76 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.40×21 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.21×4 works
  10. Mathematics1.16×13 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.06×22 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×10 works
  13. Chemical Engineering1.03×4 works
  14. Chemistry0.99×15 works
  15. Medicine0.87×160 works
  16. Health Professions0.72×18 works
  17. Social Sciences0.70×86 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.65×6 works
  19. Engineering0.64×92 works
  20. Psychology0.55×16 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×16 works
  22. Neuroscience0.49×8 works
  23. Dentistry0.49×2 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.47×13 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.43×9 works
  26. Computer Science0.28×21 works

Which keywords describe research in Mérida?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Antioxidant, Environmental Impact, Nutrition, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Health Benefits and Ecosystem Services.

▲ 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. Climate Change58▲ 1.86×70 topics
  2. Epidemiology52◆ 1.14×106 topics
  3. Sustainability49▲ 1.76×66 topics
  4. Environmental Impact47▲ 2.4×42 topics
  5. Antioxidant35▲ 4.4×24 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications34▲ 2.5×27 topics
  7. Education34▲ 1.71×43 topics
  8. Biodiversity33▲ 3.8×25 topics
  9. Nanocomposites29▲ 3.3×18 topics
  10. Nutrition29▲ 5.7×12 topics
  11. Public Health27▲ 1.61×42 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity26▲ 3.7×26 topics
  13. Health Benefits24▲ 6.5×9 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services23▲ 5.3×10 topics
  15. Tissue Engineering23▲ 3.3×12 topics
  16. Gene Expression22▲ 3.1×13 topics
  17. Food Security22▲ 3.5×17 topics
  18. Antioxidants19▲ 3.8×9 topics
  19. Invasive Species18▲ 3.6×16 topics
  20. Medicinal Plants17▲ 3.9×16 topics
  21. Sustainable Agriculture17▲ 4.9×10 topics
  22. Biodiversity Conservation17▲ 4.0×17 topics
  23. Biogeography16▲ 5.2×15 topics
  24. Phytochemicals16▲ 13×7 topics
  25. Bioactive Compounds15▲ 5.3×8 topics
  26. Rural Development15▲ 3.8×10 topics
  27. Phylogenetic Analysis14▲ 4.0×12 topics
  28. Biodegradable Polymers14▲ 7.2×4 topics
  29. Global Change14▲ 4.5×6 topics
  30. Antimicrobial14▲ 4.2×8 topics
  31. Anti-inflammatory13▲ 4.1×19 topics
  32. Biomaterials13▲ 4.8×7 topics
  33. Molecular Phylogeny13▲ 7.1×8 topics
  34. Biotechnology12▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Rural Communities11▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation11▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Plant Secondary Metabolites11▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Agroecology11▲ 7.0×6 topics
  39. Food Processing10▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Composites10▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Mérida?

Plant tissue culture and…10Plant tissue culture and regeneration: 10 fractional worksBotanical Research and A…8Botanical Research and Applications: 8 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 8 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 8 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 6 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 6 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…6Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 6 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 6 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 6 fractional works
Molecular BiologyFood ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 10 works
  2. 2 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 8 works
  3. 3 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  5. 5 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 6 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  10. 10 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 6 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 2025Mérida9.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.5% in 2016.

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