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Research in Oaxaca City

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Oaxaca City, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca, Benito Juárez Autonomous University of Oaxaca and Universidad de la Sierra Juárez.

Research institutions
9
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.3k
▲ 56% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
5.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Oaxaca City

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 Oaxaca City?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Instituto Tecnológico de OaxacaUniversity 1,045 #7,243
2Benito Juárez Autonomous University of OaxacaUniversity 903 #8,535
3Universidad de la Sierra JuárezUniversity 190 #19,906
4Universidad Regional del SuresteUniversity 72 not ranked
5Universidad Anahuac OaxacaUniversity 48 not ranked
6Instituto Universitario de OaxacaUniversity 11 not ranked
7Universidad Mesoamericana OaxacaUniversity 8 not ranked
8Universidad José Vasconcelos de OaxacaUniversity 6 not ranked
9Jardín Etnobotánico de OaxacaArchive 5 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.

Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca: 45.7%Benito Juárez Autonomous University of Oaxaca: 39.5%Universidad de la Sierra Juárez: 8.3%Universidad Regional del Sureste: 3.1%5 others listed: 3.4%46%largest
Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca1,045 · 45.7%Benito Juárez Autonomous University of Oaxaca903 · 39.5%Universidad de la Sierra Juárez190 · 8.3%Universidad Regional del Sureste72 · 3.1%5 others listed78 · 3.4%

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

Which fields of science does Oaxaca City work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Oaxaca City is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (17%), Medicine (14%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 302 fractional works · 31.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 194 fractional works · 20.3% of its workEducation: 63 fractional works · 6.6% of its workCultural Studies: 28 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDevelopment: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 29 fractional works · 3.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 25 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 27 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 241 fractional works · 25.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 99 fractional works · 10.4% of its workEcology: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 21 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 46 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems: 23 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoftware: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 42 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPaleontology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 240 fractional works · 25.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 163 fractional works · 17.0% of its workFood Science: 43 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPlant Science: 42 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 29 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workForestry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 47 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 174 fractional works · 18.1% of its workMedicine: 130 fractional works · 13.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKOaxaca City957fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences32%

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 Sciences19420.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities293.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance282.9%
    4. Psychology272.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting232.4%
    6. Decision Sciences20.2%
    1. Environmental Science9910.4%
    2. Computer Science464.8%
    3. Engineering424.4%
    4. Materials Science141.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences131.4%
    6. Chemistry80.9%
    7. Mathematics80.8%
    8. Energy60.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy30.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences16317.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology475.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology181.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.6%
    5. Neuroscience60.6%
    1. Medicine13013.6%
    2. Health Professions242.5%
    3. Dentistry101.1%
    4. Nursing70.8%
    5. Veterinary20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Oaxaca City strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Oaxaca City is most concentrated in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Cultural Studies (6.9× the world share in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences).

  1. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 24.7 works6.9×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 21.2 works6.4×
← 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: 3.62× its world share, 140 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.90× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.67× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.09× its world share, 84 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.06× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 108 worksMedicineNursing: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.17× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 157 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.62×140 works
  2. Environmental Science2.09×84 works
  3. Dentistry2.06×8 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.90×16 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.67×5 works
  6. Nursing1.58×6 works
  7. Social Sciences1.53×157 works
  8. Veterinary1.51×2 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.48×26 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.17×28 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.97×42 works
  12. Health Professions0.97×21 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.96×12 works
  14. Psychology0.92×23 works
  15. Mathematics0.78×8 works
  16. Energy0.71×5 works
  17. Medicine0.69×108 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.68×18 works
  19. Computer Science0.66×42 works
  20. Chemistry0.56×7 works
  21. Neuroscience0.42×6 works
  22. Materials Science0.41×12 works
  23. Engineering0.29×35 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.20×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.12×2 works
  26. Decision Sciences0.11×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Oaxaca City?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Globalization, Rural Development, Climate Change, Public Health, Nutrition, Community Participation and 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. Sustainability84▲ 3.6×50 topics
  2. Climate Change70▲ 2.7×55 topics
  3. Globalization63▲ 3.3×37 topics
  4. Public Health56▲ 4.0×31 topics
  5. Education55▲ 3.4×38 topics
  6. Epidemiology46▲ 1.22×89 topics
  7. Rural Development42▲ 13×11 topics
  8. Environmental Impact41▲ 2.5×32 topics
  9. Biodiversity40▲ 5.5×20 topics
  10. Community Participation38▲ 11×9 topics
  11. Nutrition38▲ 8.9×10 topics
  12. Urban Development36▲ 11×5 topics
  13. Innovation36▲ 3.7×18 topics
  14. Sustainable Agriculture34▲ 12×11 topics
  15. Sustainable Development34▲ 2.2×28 topics
  16. Knowledge Management33▲ 6.2×10 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage31▲ 6.1×14 topics
  18. Food Security30▲ 5.8×13 topics
  19. Digital Marketing28▲ 7.7×2 topics
  20. E-Learning27▲ 2.9×10 topics
  21. Biodiversity Conservation26▲ 7.4×15 topics
  22. Agriculture26▲ 7.2×7 topics
  23. Innovation Ecosystems24▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Social Responsibility24▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Pedagogy24▲ 4.9×8 topics
  26. Small and Medium Enterprises23▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Distance Learning22▲ 6.7×6 topics
  28. Environmental Policy21▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Rural Communities21▲ 39×4 topics
  30. Food20▲ 35×3 topics
  31. Policy20▲ 9.9×6 topics
  32. Psychopharmacology Education20▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Tourism Management20▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Livestock19▲ 43×3 topics
  35. Health Promotion19▲ 6.4×12 topics
  36. Economic Analysis19▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Agroecology18▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Soil Management17▲ 46×2 topics
  39. Intercultural Education17▲ 23×4 topics
  40. Climate Change Adaptation17▲ 9.6×2 topics

What research is done in Oaxaca City?

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 19 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 17 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences14Plant and soil sciences: 14 fractional worksEducational Innovations …12Educational Innovations and Technology: 12 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 12 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 11 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…9Education and Teacher Training: 9 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and Socio-Education: 8 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 8 fractional worksBotanical Research and Applications: 6 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsFood ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 19 works
  2. 2 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 17 works
  3. 3 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 12 works
  5. 5 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 12 works
  6. 6 Regional Development and Innovation Development 11 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 9 works
  8. 8 Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education Cultural Studies 8 works
  9. 9 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 8 works
  10. 10 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 6 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%Oaxaca City11.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.4% in 2007.

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