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Research in Saltillo

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Saltillo, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro and Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo.

Research institutions
5
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.8k
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
59k
8.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1969-2026
58 years on the record
Saltillo

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 Saltillo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Autónoma de CoahuilaUniversity 3,815 #3,500
2Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio NarroUniversity 2,202 #6,072
3Instituto Tecnológico de SaltilloUniversity 690 #14,837
4Universidad Autónoma del NoresteUniversity 45 not ranked
5Universidad del Valle de SantiagoUniversity 6 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.

Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila: 56.5%Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro: 32.6%Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo: 10.2%Universidad Autónoma del Noreste: 0.7%1 other listed: 0.1%56%largest
Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila3,815 · 56.5%Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro2,202 · 32.6%Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo690 · 10.2%Universidad Autónoma del Noreste45 · 0.7%1 other listed6 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Saltillo work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Saltillo is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (22%), Social Sciences (12%), Engineering (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 775 fractional works · 33.1% of its workEngineering: 254 fractional works · 10.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 71 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 52 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 166 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 68 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomaterials: 56 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 164 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEcology: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 70 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 35 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 692 fractional works · 29.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 513 fractional works · 21.9% of its workPlant Science: 210 fractional works · 9.0% of its workFood Science: 92 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 70 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInsect Science: 31 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 141 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 72 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 551 fractional works · 23.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 277 fractional works · 11.9% of its workEducation: 85 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 45 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 81 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 76 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 80 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 39 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 75 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 322 fractional works · 13.8% of its workMedicine: 200 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 39 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 60 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 40 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacy: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 45 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 44 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVeterinary: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSaltillo2,339fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences30%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences24%

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. Engineering25410.9%
    2. Materials Science1667.1%
    3. Environmental Science1647.0%
    4. Computer Science703.0%
    5. Chemistry351.5%
    6. Energy331.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences311.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy100.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering70.3%
    10. Mathematics50.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51321.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1416.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics160.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology130.5%
    5. Neuroscience100.4%
    1. Social Sciences27711.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance813.5%
    3. Psychology803.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting753.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities271.2%
    6. Decision Sciences100.4%
    1. Medicine2008.6%
    2. Health Professions602.6%
    3. Nursing451.9%
    4. Veterinary100.4%
    5. Dentistry60.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Saltillo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Saltillo is most concentrated in Biochemistry, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biomaterials (9.0× the world share in Biochemistry).

  1. BiochemistrySubfield · 23.0 works9.0×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 66.1 works7.2×
  3. BiomaterialsSubfield · 50.9 works5.8×
  4. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 26.4 works5.4×
← 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: 4.60× its world share, 452 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 122 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.87× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.97× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 63 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.54× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 230 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 148 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.05× its world share, 149 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 53 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 170 worksMedicineNursing: 3.96× its world share, 40 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.94× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 68 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 78 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 69 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 247 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.60×452 works
  2. Nursing3.96×40 works
  3. Veterinary2.94×8 works
  4. Materials Science2.05×149 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.87×14 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.75×78 works
  7. Energy1.54×29 works
  8. Environmental Science1.43×148 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.10×122 works
  10. Psychology1.09×69 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.02×68 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.97×7 works
  13. Health Professions0.97×53 works
  14. Social Sciences0.94×247 works
  15. Chemistry0.89×29 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.82×27 works
  17. Engineering0.74×230 works
  18. Dentistry0.59×6 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.49×10 works
  20. Medicine0.43×170 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.41×25 works
  22. Computer Science0.39×63 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.38×8 works
  24. Neuroscience0.25×8 works
  25. Mathematics0.19×5 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.18×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Saltillo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Sustainable Agriculture, Nutrition, Food Security, Biomedical Applications, Biodiversity, Sustainability and Small and Medium Enterprises.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact137▲ 3.4×39 topics
  2. Sustainability124▲ 2.2×69 topics
  3. Climate Change119▲ 1.87×69 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications98▲ 3.5×32 topics
  5. Education91▲ 2.3×41 topics
  6. Biodiversity84▲ 4.7×26 topics
  7. Mental Health81▲ 2.4×29 topics
  8. Food Security80▲ 6.3×14 topics
  9. Nutrition76▲ 7.3×12 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture75▲ 10×14 topics
  11. Antioxidant72▲ 4.5×41 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity67▲ 4.6×27 topics
  13. Small and Medium Enterprises62▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Nanocomposites62▲ 3.3×21 topics
  15. Tissue Engineering62▲ 4.3×13 topics
  16. Rural Communities61▲ 46×3 topics
  17. Urban Development60▲ 7.3×7 topics
  18. Health Benefits58▲ 7.5×14 topics
  19. Agroecology55▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Social Responsibility55▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Soil Management54▲ 59×3 topics
  22. Climate Change Adaptation53▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Crop Production53▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Digital Marketing53▲ 5.8×3 topics
  25. Innovation Ecosystems52▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Organic Farming52▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Economic Impact51▲ 4.1×7 topics
  28. Globalization Effects48▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Psychopharmacology Education48▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Tourism Management48▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Toxicity47▲ 4.7×17 topics
  32. Competitiveness46▲ 25×6 topics
  33. Health Promotion45▲ 6.1×10 topics
  34. Antioxidants44▲ 4.3×12 topics
  35. Antimicrobial43▲ 6.5×10 topics
  36. Cancer Prevention42▲ 6.9×10 topics
  37. Rural Development42▲ 5.2×9 topics
  38. Phenolic Compounds38▲ 8.8×8 topics
  39. Biomaterials37▲ 6.6×7 topics
  40. University Students37▲ 29×2 topics

What research is done in Saltillo?

Plant and soil sciences49Plant and soil sciences: 49 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 46 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 23 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 21 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 21 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 20 fractional worksEducational Innovations …19Educational Innovations and Technology: 19 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 18 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 17 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement…16Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 16 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsSocial Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 49 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 46 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 23 works
  4. 4 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 21 works
  5. 5 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 21 works
  6. 6 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 20 works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 19 works
  8. 8 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 18 works
  9. 9 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 17 works
  10. 10 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 16 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Saltillo8.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.4% in 2019.

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