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Research in Zacatecas City

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Zacatecas City, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas "Francisco García Salinas" and Universidad Politécnica de Zacatecas.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.2k
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
6.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1960-2026
67 years on the record
Zacatecas 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 Zacatecas City?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas "Francisco García Salinas"University 4,919 #5,581
2Universidad Politécnica de ZacatecasUniversity 248 #14,341

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 Zacatecas City work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Zacatecas City is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (10%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 730 fractional works · 38.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 442 fractional works · 23.2% of its workEducation: 115 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 85 fractional works · 4.5% of its workDemography: 44 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 42 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCultural Studies: 28 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 112 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPhilosophy: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 72 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 49 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 40 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 47 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 654 fractional works · 34.3% of its workComputer Science: 174 fractional works · 9.1% of its workInformation Systems: 65 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 35 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 144 fractional works · 7.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 33 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 115 fractional works · 6.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 1.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 70 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 61 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 33 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 281 fractional works · 14.7% of its workMedicine: 194 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 65 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 34 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 240 fractional works · 12.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 141 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPlant Science: 37 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 35 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 63 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKZacatecas City1,906fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences38%

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 Sciences44223.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities1125.9%
    3. Psychology723.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance492.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting472.5%
    6. Decision Sciences90.5%
    1. Computer Science1749.1%
    2. Engineering1447.6%
    3. Environmental Science1156.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy703.7%
    5. Materials Science613.2%
    6. Mathematics331.8%
    7. Chemistry201.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences191.0%
    9. Energy150.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.2%
    1. Medicine19410.2%
    2. Health Professions653.4%
    3. Dentistry120.7%
    4. Nursing60.3%
    5. Veterinary40.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1417.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology633.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology150.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics110.6%
    5. Neuroscience100.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Zacatecas City strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Zacatecas City is most concentrated in Computer Science Applications (7.7× the world share in Computer Science Applications).

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 30.3 works7.7×
← 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: 1.55× its world share, 117 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 154 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 123 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 99 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 51 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.72× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.78× its world share, 63 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.43× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 170 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.87× its world share, 86 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.36× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 57 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 341 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities1.87×86 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.78×63 works
  3. Mathematics1.72×32 works
  4. Social Sciences1.70×341 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.55×117 works
  6. Veterinary1.47×3 works
  7. Dentistry1.43×11 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.36×46 works
  9. Health Professions1.30×54 works
  10. Environmental Science1.26×99 works
  11. Computer Science1.25×154 works
  12. Psychology1.18×57 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.96×5 works
  14. Materials Science0.92×51 works
  15. Energy0.88×13 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.76×12 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.74×38 works
  18. Chemistry0.70×17 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.69×17 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×54 works
  21. Nursing0.62×5 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.59×3 works
  23. Medicine0.56×170 works
  24. Engineering0.52×123 works
  25. Decision Sciences0.47×7 works
  26. Neuroscience0.27×7 works

Which keywords describe research in Zacatecas City?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Sustainability, Innovation, Latin America, Urban Development, Social Movements and Public Health.

▲ 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. Education157▲ 4.8×57 topics
  2. Globalization124▲ 3.3×59 topics
  3. Sustainability121▲ 2.6×59 topics
  4. Innovation80▲ 4.1×36 topics
  5. Climate Change80▲ 1.54×63 topics
  6. Public Health80▲ 2.9×42 topics
  7. E-Learning58▲ 3.2×10 topics
  8. Latin America58▲ 16×19 topics
  9. Urban Development57▲ 8.5×10 topics
  10. COVID-1956▲ 2.3×19 topics
  11. Knowledge Management56▲ 5.2×15 topics
  12. Mental Health55▲ 2.0×32 topics
  13. Social Movements54▲ 9.7×18 topics
  14. Educational Technology53▲ 2.3×24 topics
  15. Technology51▲ 5.1×19 topics
  16. Pedagogy50▲ 5.2×9 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage48▲ 4.7×20 topics
  18. Distance Learning47▲ 7.1×8 topics
  19. Digital Marketing47▲ 6.3×3 topics
  20. Nutrition43▲ 5.2×12 topics
  21. Community Participation43▲ 6.4×10 topics
  22. Ethics41▲ 4.3×25 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation37▲ 5.2×13 topics
  24. Social Impact36▲ 4.8×15 topics
  25. Health Promotion36▲ 5.9×12 topics
  26. Small and Medium Enterprises34▲ 10×6 topics
  27. Digital Divide34▲ 7.0×5 topics
  28. Online Education34▲ 9.3×4 topics
  29. Rural Development34▲ 5.2×11 topics
  30. Digital Competence33▲ 20×3 topics
  31. ICT33▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Social Responsibility33▲ 7.5×5 topics
  33. Innovation Ecosystems33▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Communication33▲ 5.5×11 topics
  35. Virtual Teaching33▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Environmental Policy32▲ 8.2×7 topics
  37. Inequality30▲ 6.9×9 topics
  38. Water Management30▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Resource Governance27▲ 172×1 topic
  40. Psychopharmacology Education27▲ 23×1 topic

What research is done in Zacatecas City?

Educational Innovations and Technology: 28 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 26 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic an…24Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 24 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…18E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 18 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 14 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 14 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…14Health and Lifestyle Studies: 14 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 10 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 10 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 10 fractional works
Information SystemsEconomics and EconometricsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawComputer Science Applications5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 28 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 26 works
  3. 3 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 24 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 18 works
  5. 5 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 14 works
  6. 6 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 14 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 14 works
  8. 8 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 10 works
  9. 9 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 10 works
  10. 10 Education and Teacher Training Education 10 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Zacatecas City7.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.7% in 2001.

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