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Research in San Pedro Sula

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
580
▲ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
4k
6.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
San Pedro Sula

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 San Pedro Sula?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Honduras Foundation for Agricultural ResearchNonprofit 473 #11,940
2Universidad Tecnológica de HondurasUniversity 75 not ranked
3Universidad de San Pedro SulaUniversity 32 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.

Which fields of science does San Pedro Sula work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in San Pedro Sula is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Social Sciences (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 88 fractional works · 41.1% of its workMedicine: 73 fractional works · 34.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 61 fractional works · 28.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 16.9% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 16.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 29 fractional works · 13.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHorticulture: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSan Pedro Sula213fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences29%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7334.3%
    2. Health Professions146.4%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences3616.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting94.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance83.8%
    4. Psychology41.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.2%
    6. Decision Sciences20.8%
    1. Environmental Science146.6%
    2. Engineering104.7%
    3. Computer Science73.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.3%
    5. Energy10.4%
    6. Materials Science00.2%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences146.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology94.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology52.2%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in San Pedro Sula?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Promotion, Global Health, Medical Education, Health Policy, Community Health and Healthcare Systems.

▲ 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. Epidemiology29▲ 3.4×71 topics
  2. Public Health18▲ 5.8×29 topics
  3. Climate Change12▲ 2.1×27 topics
  4. Health Promotion11▲ 16×7 topics
  5. Globalization10▲ 2.3×21 topics
  6. Global Health9▲ 28×5 topics
  7. Education9▲ 2.4×18 topics
  8. Medical Education8▲ 15×7 topics
  9. Treatment8▲ 3.2×28 topics
  10. Health Policy8▲ 25×5 topics
  11. Community Health8▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Healthcare Systems8▲ 82×2 topics
  13. Social Determinants of Health8▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Sustainability8▲ 1.48×31 topics
  15. Healthcare Quality8▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Innovation6▲ 2.9×15 topics
  17. Diagnosis6▲ 3.0×24 topics
  18. Biodiversity6▲ 3.5×18 topics
  19. Human Rights6▲ 2.6×9 topics
  20. COVID-196▲ 2.0×14 topics
  21. Digital Marketing5▲ 6.4×2 topics
  22. Economic Impact5▲ 4.7×3 topics
  23. Knowledge Management5▲ 4.3×8 topics
  24. Small and Medium Enterprises5▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Social Responsibility5▲ 9.8×2 topics
  26. Urban Development5▲ 6.4×2 topics
  27. Psychopharmacology Education4▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Tourism Management4▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Latin America4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  30. Population Dynamics4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  31. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 5.6×6 topics
  32. Conservation4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  33. Competitiveness4▲ 21×5 topics
  34. Constitutionalism3▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 9.1×7 topics
  36. Criminal Justice3▲ 6.1×2 topics
  37. Climate Change Resilience3▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Neurological Manifestations3▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Marine Ecosystems3▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Pathogen Transmission3▲ 18×2 topics

What research is done in San Pedro Sula?

Health and Medical Educa…8Health and Medical Education: 8 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…4Business, Innovation, and Economy: 4 fractional worksHealth and Medical Resea…2Health and Medical Research Impacts: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 2 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 2 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 2 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies in Latin America: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEcology6 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 8 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 2 works
  6. 6 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Regional Development and Innovation Development 2 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  9. 9 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 2 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 2 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025San Pedro Sula6.3% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.0% in 2020.

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