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Research in Xalapa

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Xalapa, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Xalapa, Universidad Veracruzana and Universidad Filadelfia de México.

Research institutions
10
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
24k
▲ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
189k
8.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Xalapa

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 Xalapa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad VeracruzanaUniversity 13,694 #4,063
2Instituto de EcologíaResearch facility 5,471 #8,268
3Instituto Tecnológico Superior de XalapaUniversity 2,410 #2,358
4Universidad Filadelfia de MéxicoUniversity 1,000 #5,715
5Universidad de XalapaUniversity 552 #9,648
6El Colegio de VeracruzUniversity 364 #12,592
7Universidad Pedagógica VeracruzanaUniversity 81 not ranked
8Universidad Anáhuac XalapaUniversity 28 not ranked
9Universidad Paccioli XalapaUniversity 10 not ranked
10Universidad Hernán CortésUniversity 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.

Universidad Veracruzana: 58.0%Instituto de Ecología: 23.2%Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Xalapa: 10.2%Universidad Filadelfia de México: 4.2%6 others listed: 4.4%58%largest
Universidad Veracruzana14k · 58.0%Instituto de Ecología5,471 · 23.2%Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Xalapa2,410 · 10.2%Universidad Filadelfia de México1,000 · 4.2%6 others listed1,040 · 4.4%

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

Which fields of science does Xalapa work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Xalapa is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,974 fractional works · 36.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,702 fractional works · 20.7% of its workEducation: 484 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 296 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 178 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCultural Studies: 105 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 100 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 332 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 152 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 317 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 81 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 301 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 106 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 291 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 274 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,367 fractional works · 28.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 840 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEcology: 215 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 189 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 99 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 88 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 644 fractional works · 7.8% of its workInformation Systems: 260 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 155 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 88 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 415 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 147 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPaleontology: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 118 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,802 fractional works · 21.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,293 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPlant Science: 321 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 307 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 224 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 180 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInsect Science: 121 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 340 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 142 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 90 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 94 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,085 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMedicine: 681 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 131 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 213 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth Professions: 324 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 181 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 72 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacy: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKXalapa8,229fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences36%

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 Sciences2,97436.1%
    1. Social Sciences1,70220.7%
    2. Psychology3324.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities3173.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting3013.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2913.5%
    6. Decision Sciences320.4%
    1. Environmental Science84010.2%
    2. Computer Science6447.8%
    3. Engineering4155.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1471.8%
    5. Materials Science1181.4%
    6. Energy590.7%
    7. Chemistry590.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy390.5%
    9. Mathematics350.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.1%
  3. Life Sciences1,80221.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,29315.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3404.1%
    3. Neuroscience941.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology510.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics250.3%
  4. Health Sciences1,08513.2%
    1. Medicine6818.3%
    2. Health Professions3243.9%
    3. Nursing340.4%
    4. Dentistry240.3%
    5. Veterinary220.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Xalapa strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Xalapa is most concentrated in Ecological Modeling, General Social Sciences and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (8.4× the world share in Ecological Modeling).

  1. Ecological ModelingSubfield · 45.8 works8.4×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 64.8 works8.3×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 271.5 works8.1×
  4. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 135.7 works7.7×
  5. PaleontologySubfield · 65.4 works7.6×
  6. DevelopmentSubfield · 43.5 works6.0×
← 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: 3.33× its world share, 1,128 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 293 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 41 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 83 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 52 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 572 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 126 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 55 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 362 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.05× its world share, 728 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 105 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 19 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 290 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 594 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.10× its world share, 20 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 289 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 252 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 27 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 263 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 279 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 1,443 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.33×1,128 works
  2. Veterinary2.10×20 works
  3. Environmental Science2.05×728 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.72×263 works
  5. Social Sciences1.60×1,443 works
  6. Health Professions1.54×290 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.40×289 works
  8. Psychology1.28×279 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.13×126 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.10×252 works
  11. Computer Science1.03×572 works
  12. Nursing0.85×30 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.84×21 works
  14. Energy0.84×55 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×293 works
  16. Neuroscience0.71×83 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×41 works
  18. Dentistry0.54×19 works
  19. Chemistry0.46×52 works
  20. Medicine0.43×594 works
  21. Materials Science0.42×105 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.39×27 works
  23. Engineering0.34×362 works
  24. Mathematics0.33×28 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.32×8 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.21×33 works

Which keywords describe research in Xalapa?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Digital Marketing, Urban Development, Innovation 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. Climate Change666▲ 3.0×98 topics
  2. Sustainability598▲ 3.0×90 topics
  3. Education570▲ 4.0×82 topics
  4. Globalization445▲ 2.8×82 topics
  5. Biodiversity415▲ 6.6×30 topics
  6. Innovation381▲ 4.5×49 topics
  7. Public Health356▲ 3.0×58 topics
  8. Digital Marketing333▲ 10×3 topics
  9. Urban Development332▲ 11×13 topics
  10. Educational Technology296▲ 3.0×32 topics
  11. Small and Medium Enterprises288▲ 20×6 topics
  12. E-Learning286▲ 3.6×13 topics
  13. Knowledge Management284▲ 6.2×28 topics
  14. Social Responsibility272▲ 14×9 topics
  15. Nutrition263▲ 7.2×14 topics
  16. Innovation Ecosystems249▲ 30×3 topics
  17. Teacher Training235▲ 4.7×18 topics
  18. Invasive Species234▲ 6.7×21 topics
  19. Economic Impact234▲ 5.3×7 topics
  20. Health Promotion228▲ 8.8×17 topics
  21. Globalization Effects226▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Latin America224▲ 14×22 topics
  23. Tourism Management224▲ 39×2 topics
  24. City Branding224▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Psychopharmacology Education224▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Biogeography223▲ 9.7×20 topics
  27. Community Participation211▲ 7.3×10 topics
  28. Pedagogy211▲ 5.1×16 topics
  29. Public Policy208▲ 5.3×21 topics
  30. Competitiveness208▲ 32×6 topics
  31. Distance Learning204▲ 7.2×9 topics
  32. Food Security201▲ 4.5×18 topics
  33. Biodiversity Conservation200▲ 6.5×20 topics
  34. Technology197▲ 4.6×24 topics
  35. Rural Development190▲ 6.7×14 topics
  36. Social Impact184▲ 5.7×16 topics
  37. Conservation180▲ 5.1×22 topics
  38. Sustainable Agriculture175▲ 6.9×16 topics
  39. Habitat Fragmentation160▲ 9.0×5 topics
  40. Population Dynamics159▲ 7.5×12 topics

What research is done in Xalapa?

Business, Innovation, an…203Business, Innovation, and Economy: 203 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 123 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 98 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences92Plant and soil sciences: 92 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 89 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 81 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Pr…74Agricultural and Food Production Studies: 74 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 73 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 57 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 52 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 203 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 123 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 98 works
  4. 4 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 92 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 89 works
  6. 6 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 81 works
  7. 7 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 74 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 73 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 57 works
  10. 10 Education and Teacher Training Education 52 works

Research output over time

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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Xalapa8.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.0% in 2007.

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