Research in Mexico City
Science Explorer records 127 research institutions in Mexico City, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad Internacional and Ibero American University.
- Research institutions
- 127 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 378k ▲ 5% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 3.8M 10.1 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
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 Mexico City?
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Mexico City work in?
In 2022-now, 31% of research in Mexico City is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (8%).
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
- Physical Sciences23k31.0%
- Engineering5,9047.9%
- Environmental Science4,7266.3%
- Computer Science4,0805.4%
- Materials Science2,1352.8%
- Physics and Astronomy2,0662.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1,4061.9%
- Chemistry1,0511.4%
- Mathematics9871.3%
- Energy6680.9%
- Chemical Engineering2260.3%
- Social Sciences22k28.9%
- Social Sciences12k16.6%
- Arts and Humanities3,3754.5%
- Psychology2,2693.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,7712.4%
- Business, Management and Accounting1,3901.9%
- Decision Sciences4060.5%
- Health Sciences19k24.7%
- Medicine16k20.9%
- Health Professions1,9712.6%
- Nursing4410.6%
- Dentistry3000.4%
- Veterinary1420.2%
- Life Sciences12k15.4%
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences4,7276.3%
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4,3205.8%
- Neuroscience1,3671.8%
- Immunology and Microbiology8801.2%
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2650.4%
What is Mexico City strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Mexico City is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and General Arts and Humanities (6.5× the world share in General Social Sciences).
- General Social SciencesSubfield · 467.7 works6.5×
- Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 521.5 works4.8×
- General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 56.0 works4.1×
- Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 42.2 works3.9×
- DevelopmentSubfield · 228.3 works3.5×
- PaleontologySubfield · 257.4 works3.3×
- Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 69.1 works3.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities1.57×2,961 works
- Veterinary1.40×125 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.35×4,185 works
- Social Sciences1.30×11k works
- Environmental Science1.29×4,174 works
- Nursing1.24×396 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.18×776 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.18×1,207 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.14×1,589 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.12×1,624 works
- Mathematics1.10×847 works
- Medicine1.10×14k works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.08×3,766 works
- Neuroscience1.05×1,112 works
- Health Professions1.02×1,763 works
- Psychology0.99×1,966 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.98×225 works
- Energy0.98×587 works
- Chemistry0.92×939 works
- Chemical Engineering0.85×195 works
- Dentistry0.84×267 works
- Materials Science0.82×1,871 works
- Computer Science0.65×3,323 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.59×1,234 works
- Engineering0.54×5,243 works
- Decision Sciences0.50×314 works
Which keywords describe research in Mexico City?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Globalization, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Sustainability, Public Health and Social Movements.
- University Students
- Psychopharmacology Education
- Tourism Management
- Innovation Ecosystems
- Social Responsibility
- Social Inequality
- Communication
- Public Policy
- Community Participation
- History
- Cultural Heritage
- Biodiversity
- Nutrition
- Social Movements
- Quality of Life
- COVID-19
- Innovation
- Public Health
- Globalization
- Education
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Inflammation
- Latin America
- Mental Health
- Human Rights
- Urban Development
- Pedagogy
- Identity
- Health Promotion
- Knowledge Management
- Gender
- Digital Marketing
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- Constitutionalism
- Globalization Effects
- City Branding
- Competitiveness
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
- Epidemiology3,781▲ 1.27×140 topics
- Education3,057▲ 2.4×149 topics
- Climate Change3,032▲ 1.49×122 topics
- Globalization2,890▲ 1.96×174 topics
- Sustainability2,795▲ 1.53×128 topics
- Public Health2,249▲ 2.1×77 topics
- Inflammation1,828◆ 1.15×83 topics
- Innovation1,634▲ 2.1×77 topics
- Latin America1,580▲ 11×23 topics
- COVID-191,510▲ 1.55×34 topics
- Mental Health1,494▲ 1.39×47 topics
- Quality of Life1,390▲ 1.28×60 topics
- Human Rights1,361▲ 1.77×82 topics
- Social Movements1,258▲ 5.7×33 topics
- Urban Development1,198▲ 4.5×21 topics
- Nutrition1,146▲ 3.5×19 topics
- Pedagogy1,127▲ 3.0×29 topics
- Biodiversity1,116▲ 1.95×38 topics
- Identity1,109▲ 2.0×79 topics
- Cultural Heritage1,101▲ 2.8×40 topics
- Health Promotion1,094▲ 4.6×18 topics
- History1,054▲ 2.0×66 topics
- Knowledge Management1,045▲ 2.5×39 topics
- Community Participation1,022▲ 3.9×16 topics
- Gender1,016▲ 2.5×58 topics
- Public Policy952▲ 2.7×31 topics
- Digital Marketing942▲ 3.2×5 topics
- Communication903▲ 3.8×23 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation853▲ 3.0×23 topics
- Social Inequality760▲ 3.8×21 topics
- Small and Medium Enterprises749▲ 5.7×10 topics
- Social Responsibility745▲ 4.3×13 topics
- Constitutionalism694▲ 10×6 topics
- Innovation Ecosystems665▲ 8.7×3 topics
- Globalization Effects595▲ 12×3 topics
- Tourism Management594▲ 11×2 topics
- City Branding592▲ 13×1 topic
- Psychopharmacology Education592▲ 13×1 topic
- Competitiveness549▲ 9.3×7 topics
- University Students531▲ 13×2 topics
What research is done in Mexico City?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 557 works
- 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 468 works
- 3 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 419 works
- 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 359 works
- 5 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 302 works
- 6 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 300 works
- 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 297 works
- 8 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 295 works
- 9 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 278 works
- 10 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 244 works
Research output over time
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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2016.
Questions people ask
What are the best universities in Mexico City for research?
Science Explorer records 127 research institutions in Mexico City, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad Internacional and Ibero American University.
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