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Research in Morelia

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Morelia, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Asociación Mexicana de Psicología y Desarrollo Comunitario and Universidad de Morelia.

Research institutions
5
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
109k
7.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Morelia

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 Morelia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoUniversity 10,209 #4,392
2Asociación Mexicana de Psicología y Desarrollo ComunitarioNonprofit 1,307 #8,674
3Universidad de MoreliaUniversity 974 #9,681
4Universidad Vasco de QuirogaUniversity 174 #26,983 all time
5Universidad Latina de AméricaUniversity 172 #28,076 all time

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.

Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo: 79.5%Asociación Mexicana de Psicología y Desarrollo Comunitario: 10.2%Universidad de Morelia: 7.6%Universidad Vasco de Quiroga: 1.4%1 other listed: 1.3%80%largest
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo10k · 79.5%Asociación Mexicana de Psicología y Desarrollo Comunitario1,307 · 10.2%Universidad de Morelia974 · 7.6%Universidad Vasco de Quiroga174 · 1.4%1 other listed172 · 1.3%

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

Which fields of science does Morelia work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Morelia is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (16%), Medicine (10%).

Physical Sciences: 1,645 fractional works · 41.0% of its workEngineering: 634 fractional works · 15.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 154 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 132 fractional works · 3.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 82 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 66 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 48 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 329 fractional works · 8.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 67 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 56 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 157 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 90 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomaterials: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 153 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 130 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 49 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 73 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeophysics: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 59 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 52 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,236 fractional works · 30.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 653 fractional works · 16.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 122 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 118 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 89 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDemography: 66 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 163 fractional works · 4.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 149 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 60 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 53 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 134 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 120 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 94 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 580 fractional works · 14.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 379 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPlant Science: 151 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 69 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 42 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 148 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 76 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 551 fractional works · 13.7% of its workMedicine: 402 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 72 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 54 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 120 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 84 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacy: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMorelia4,012fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences31%

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. Engineering63415.8%
    2. Environmental Science3298.2%
    3. Materials Science1573.9%
    4. Computer Science1533.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1303.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences731.8%
    7. Mathematics591.5%
    8. Energy521.3%
    9. Chemistry441.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering150.4%
  2. Social Sciences1,23630.8%
    1. Social Sciences65316.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities1634.1%
    3. Psychology1493.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1343.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1203.0%
    6. Decision Sciences170.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3799.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1483.7%
    3. Neuroscience250.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology160.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.3%
    1. Medicine40210.0%
    2. Health Professions1203.0%
    3. Dentistry160.4%
    4. Nursing100.3%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Morelia strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Morelia is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Development and Visual Arts and Performing Arts (9.1× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 35.5 works9.1×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 29.0 works8.1×
  3. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 32.8 works5.6×
← 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: 1.99× its world share, 338 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 128 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.06× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 39 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 140 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 65 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 47 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 579 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 299 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.08× its world share, 135 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.25× its world share, 52 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.47× its world share, 117 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 111 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 337 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 140 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 126 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 115 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 134 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 573 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.99×338 works
  2. Environmental Science1.68×299 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.51×115 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.47×117 works
  5. Energy1.43×47 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.35×140 works
  7. Social Sciences1.27×573 works
  8. Mathematics1.25×52 works
  9. Psychology1.23×134 works
  10. Health Professions1.18×111 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.16×65 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting1.09×126 works
  13. Engineering1.08×579 works
  14. Materials Science1.08×135 works
  15. Chemical Engineering1.06×13 works
  16. Dentistry0.85×15 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.82×10 works
  18. Chemistry0.69×39 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×128 works
  20. Nursing0.54×10 works
  21. Computer Science0.51×140 works
  22. Veterinary0.50×2 works
  23. Medicine0.49×337 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.43×15 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.38×14 works
  26. Neuroscience0.37×22 works

Which keywords describe research in Morelia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Community Participation, Education, Urban Development, Latin America, Nutrition and Social Movements.

▲ 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. Sustainability254▲ 2.6×76 topics
  2. Climate Change236▲ 2.2×87 topics
  3. Education178▲ 2.6×57 topics
  4. Globalization167▲ 2.1×72 topics
  5. Public Health151▲ 2.6×48 topics
  6. Mental Health128▲ 2.2×33 topics
  7. Environmental Impact126▲ 1.85×49 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties120▲ 3.1×34 topics
  9. Community Participation110▲ 7.7×11 topics
  10. Renewable Energy107▲ 1.84×39 topics
  11. Nutrition104▲ 5.9×13 topics
  12. Urban Development103▲ 7.3×12 topics
  13. Latin America95▲ 13×21 topics
  14. Microstructure92▲ 4.4×18 topics
  15. Innovation92▲ 2.2×32 topics
  16. Social Movements92▲ 7.7×18 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage92▲ 4.3×20 topics
  18. Health Promotion85▲ 6.7×14 topics
  19. Rural Development83▲ 6.0×11 topics
  20. History79▲ 2.9×33 topics
  21. Knowledge Management77▲ 3.5×19 topics
  22. Biodiversity Conservation73▲ 4.9×15 topics
  23. Public Policy72▲ 3.8×19 topics
  24. Competitiveness71▲ 22×6 topics
  25. Agriculture65▲ 4.2×10 topics
  26. Digital Marketing62▲ 4.0×4 topics
  27. Constitutionalism62▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Small and Medium Enterprises60▲ 8.5×5 topics
  29. Sustainable Agriculture60▲ 4.8×11 topics
  30. Environmental Policy60▲ 7.4×5 topics
  31. Social Responsibility58▲ 6.3×5 topics
  32. Innovation Ecosystems54▲ 13×2 topics
  33. University Students54▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Water Management52▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Historiography48▲ 9.9×11 topics
  36. Globalization Effects48▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Psychopharmacology Education48▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Tourism Management48▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Resource Governance47▲ 140×1 topic
  40. Educational Interventions47▲ 13×3 topics

What research is done in Morelia?

Business, Innovation, an…46Business, Innovation, and Economy: 46 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic an…45Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 45 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…41Health and Lifestyle Studies: 41 fractional worksHistorical Studies in La…33Historical Studies in Latin America: 33 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 32 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 28 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disab…27Aging, Health, and Disability: 27 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 23 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 21 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…21Social Sciences and Policies: 21 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeneral Health ProfessionsDemography6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 46 works
  2. 2 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 45 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 41 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 33 works
  5. 5 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 32 works
  6. 6 Regional Development and Innovation Development 28 works
  7. 7 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 27 works
  8. 8 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 23 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 21 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 21 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 2025Morelia7.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.3% in 2010.

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