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Research in Monterrey

Science Explorer records 17 research institutions in Monterrey, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Tecnológico de Monterrey, Hospital de Especialidades and Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio Gonzalez.

Research institutions
17
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
26k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
271k
10.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Monterrey

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 Monterrey?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Tecnológico de MonterreyUniversity 19,051 #1,562
2Hospital de EspecialidadesHospital / health system 4,198 #7,335
3Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio GonzalezHospital / health system 1,830 #16,759
4Universidad Ateneo de MonterreyUniversity 283 #19,336
5Universidad RegiomontanaUniversity 128 #28,694 all time
6Universidad Metropolitana de MonterreyUniversity 101 not ranked
7Universidad del NorteUniversity 66 not ranked
8Universidad Interamericana del NorteUniversity 45 not ranked
9Centro Universitario México ValleUniversity 33 not ranked
10Universidad CervantinaUniversity 29 not ranked
11Universidad LuxUniversity 22 not ranked
12Instituto Universitario en Sistemas Administrativos de MonterreyUniversity 20 not ranked
13Universidad Humanista de las AméricasUniversity 10 not ranked
14Universidad de Comunicación AvanzadaUniversity 10 not ranked
15Consorcio Educativo OxfordUniversity 7 not ranked
16Alpek (Mexico)Company 1 not ranked
17Universidad Valle ContinentalUniversity 0 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.

Tecnológico de Monterrey: 73.7%Hospital de Especialidades: 16.2%Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio Gonzalez: 7.1%Universidad Ateneo de Monterrey: 1.1%12 others listed: 1.8%74%largest
Tecnológico de Monterrey19k · 73.7%Hospital de Especialidades4,198 · 16.2%Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio Gonzalez1,830 · 7.1%Universidad Ateneo de Monterrey283 · 1.1%12 others listed472 · 1.8%

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

Which fields of science does Monterrey work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Monterrey is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,783 fractional works · 33.4% of its workEngineering: 1,239 fractional works · 14.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 281 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 162 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 141 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 134 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 127 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedia Technology: 79 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 77 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 724 fractional works · 8.7% of its workInformation Systems: 179 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 173 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 159 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 319 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 178 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 90 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 89 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,508 fractional works · 30.1% of its workMedicine: 2,190 fractional works · 26.3% of its workSurgery: 341 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 163 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 158 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 153 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 108 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 104 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 90 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 87 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 80 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 66 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 119 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 211 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 106 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 74 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,104 fractional works · 25.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,041 fractional works · 12.5% of its workEducation: 327 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 213 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 111 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 380 fractional works · 4.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 89 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 75 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 302 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 101 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 82 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 177 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 138 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 115 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 90 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 934 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 391 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 207 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 77 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 302 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPlant Science: 108 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 105 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 130 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 73 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 89 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMonterrey8,330fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences25%

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. Engineering1,23914.9%
    2. Computer Science7248.7%
    3. Environmental Science3193.8%
    4. Materials Science1782.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy891.1%
    6. Energy700.8%
    7. Chemistry610.7%
    8. Mathematics500.6%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences320.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering190.2%
  2. Health Sciences2,50830.1%
    1. Medicine2,19026.3%
    2. Health Professions2112.5%
    3. Nursing760.9%
    4. Dentistry240.3%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
  3. Social Sciences2,10425.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,04112.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting3804.6%
    3. Psychology3023.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1772.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities1151.4%
    6. Decision Sciences901.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3914.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3023.6%
    3. Neuroscience1301.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology891.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics240.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Monterrey strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Monterrey is most concentrated in Computer Science Applications, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Media Technology (8.1× the world share in Computer Science Applications).

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 146.9 works8.1×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 123.1 works3.2×
  3. Media TechnologySubfield · 72.2 works3.1×
  4. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 24.1 works3.1×
  5. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 65.1 works2.9×
  6. RheumatologySubfield · 94.5 works2.8×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 267 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 342 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 77 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 112 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 58 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 652 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.94× its world share, 64 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 1,129 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 280 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 160 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 71 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 189 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.33× its world share, 1,886 worksMedicineNursing: 1.86× its world share, 67 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 99 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 338 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 77 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 166 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 269 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 922 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing1.86×67 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting1.42×338 works
  3. Medicine1.33×1,886 works
  4. Psychology1.20×269 works
  5. Computer Science1.14×652 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.09×77 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.05×166 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×77 works
  9. Engineering1.02×1,129 works
  10. Social Sciences0.99×922 works
  11. Health Professions0.98×189 works
  12. Energy0.94×64 works
  13. Neuroscience0.93×112 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×342 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.83×22 works
  16. Environmental Science0.77×280 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.76×267 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.71×18 works
  19. Dentistry0.63×22 works
  20. Materials Science0.62×160 works
  21. Veterinary0.59×6 works
  22. Chemistry0.50×58 works
  23. Mathematics0.49×42 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.46×99 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.44×71 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×23 works

Which keywords describe research in Monterrey?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Student Engagement, Educational Technology, Knowledge Management and Engineering Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology442▲ 1.33×136 topics
  2. Education351▲ 2.5×97 topics
  3. Sustainability344▲ 1.69×93 topics
  4. Innovation288▲ 3.4×55 topics
  5. Machine Learning271◆ 0.98×85 topics
  6. Inflammation233▲ 1.31×82 topics
  7. Educational Technology231▲ 2.3×40 topics
  8. Globalization195▲ 1.19×111 topics
  9. E-Learning183▲ 2.3×20 topics
  10. Treatment178▲ 1.75×52 topics
  11. Healthcare167▲ 1.76×29 topics
  12. Student Engagement162▲ 4.9×15 topics
  13. COVID-19162▲ 1.50×29 topics
  14. Public Health162▲ 1.33×64 topics
  15. Knowledge Management158▲ 3.4×27 topics
  16. Quality of Life151▲ 1.25×58 topics
  17. Diagnosis138▲ 1.78×41 topics
  18. Distance Learning119▲ 4.1×12 topics
  19. Technology116▲ 2.7×27 topics
  20. Digital Marketing101▲ 3.1×4 topics
  21. Engineering Education99▲ 14×6 topics
  22. Biomedical Engineering98▲ 8.3×2 topics
  23. Autoantibodies95▲ 4.8×8 topics
  24. Informal Learning90▲ 8.4×6 topics
  25. Latin America87▲ 5.5×22 topics
  26. Open Innovation82▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Lifelong Learning78▲ 4.5×9 topics
  28. Learning Analytics74▲ 7.3×2 topics
  29. Online Education74▲ 4.6×5 topics
  30. Open Access71▲ 8.4×5 topics
  31. Challenge-Based Learning70▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Hackathons70▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Educational Projects69▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Remote Learning69▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Assessment Methods66▲ 7.4×3 topics
  36. MOOCs59▲ 7.6×2 topics
  37. Educational Data Mining58▲ 8.2×1 topic
  38. Massive Open Online Courses58▲ 8.2×1 topic
  39. Digital Competence57▲ 7.7×2 topics
  40. Virtual Teaching56▲ 12×1 topic

What research is done in Monterrey?

Biomedical and Engineering Education: 67 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 64 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…54Online Learning and Analytics: 54 fractional worksEducational Innovations …52Educational Innovations and Technology: 52 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 44 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 34 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…33Digital Transformation in Industry: 33 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 30 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 29 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 29 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringComputer Science ApplicationsInformation SystemsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 67 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 64 works
  3. 3 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 54 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 52 works
  5. 5 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 44 works
  6. 6 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 34 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 33 works
  8. 8 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 30 works
  9. 9 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 29 works
  10. 10 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 29 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 counting10%20%Monterrey14.0% 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 17.3% in 2021.

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