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Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados

In research, Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,466 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,569 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,939 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry, Materials Science and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment — Materials Chemistry is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,403
of 28,054 · #5,647 all time
Rank in Mexico
#26
of 252
Research works
3.3k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,466 of 12,888 7.0%489 #4018
EngineeringField #4,569 of 6,636 5.6%178 #4663
Materials ScienceField #1,939 of 2,468 5.3%165 #1981
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,366 of 1,556 6.2%103 #1934

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,018 #3,466
  2. Engineering#4,663 #4,569
  3. Materials Science#1,981 #1,939
  4. Materials Chemistry#1,934 #1,366
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 103.2 works8.5×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 165.1 works7.7×
  3. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 30.7 works6.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.22× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.09× its world share, 30 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.44× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.92× its world share, 178 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.65× its world share, 165 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.70× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados?

Ranked on the composite score, María Teresa Alarcón Herrera, A. Martínez‐Villafañe and Luis G. Gorostiza lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados.

  1. 1 María Teresa Alarcón Herrera Mexico · #193,641 worldwide 101 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 A. Martínez‐Villafañe Mexico · #332,086 worldwide 133 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Luis G. Gorostiza Mexico · #511,947 worldwide 82 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 M. Miki-Yoshida Mexico · #599,642 worldwide 173 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 F. S. Aguirre‐Tostado Mexico · #605,679 worldwide 73 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Daniel Glossman‐Mitnik Mexico · #755,843 worldwide 98 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 R. Pérez-Bustamante Mexico · #795,170 worldwide 112 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 R. Martínez-Sánchez Mexico · #799,806 worldwide 219 citations · 77 works
  9. 9 J. Méndez‐Nonell Mexico · #835,907 worldwide 64 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 I. Estrada‐Guel Mexico · #929,574 worldwide 150 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados

Which keywords describe research at Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Mechanical Properties, Graphene, Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Nanostructures and Microstructure.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Nanomaterials66▲ 10×16 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties52▲ 8.6×28 topics
  3. Graphene47▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications47▲ 6.4×31 topics
  5. Nanoparticles46▲ 5.9×36 topics
  6. Nanocomposites40▲ 8.0×20 topics
  7. Nanostructures35▲ 14×15 topics
  8. Microstructure34▲ 10×15 topics
  9. Environmental Impact26▲ 2.5×29 topics
  10. Water Splitting26▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Carbon Nanotubes25▲ 12×8 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering24▲ 6.3×10 topics
  13. Semiconductors23▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Visible Light22▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Semiconductor21▲ 10×6 topics
  16. Catalysis20▲ 5.0×24 topics
  17. Nanocrystals20▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Synthesis20▲ 8.7×19 topics
  19. Toxicity19▲ 7.2×14 topics
  20. Hydrogen Production17▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Efficiency17▲ 9.0×3 topics
  22. Drug Delivery16▲ 4.9×15 topics
  23. CO2 Reduction16▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Solar Energy15▲ 7.7×5 topics
  25. Nanostructured Materials15▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Sintering15▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Solar Cells15▲ 12×6 topics
  28. Transparent Conductors15▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Metal-Organic Frameworks14▲ 5.5×6 topics
  30. Photocatalyst14▲ 13×1 topic
  31. Plasmonic14▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Green Synthesis14▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Antimicrobial13▲ 7.6×10 topics
  34. Characterization13▲ 16×7 topics
  35. Spark Plasma Sintering13▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Grain Refinement13▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Microstructural Evolution12▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Spintronics12▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Semiconductor Nanocrystals12▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Photodetectors11▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, ZnO doping and properties, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications.

Advanced Photocatalysis …14Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 14 fractional worksZnO doping and properties10ZnO doping and properties: 10 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 10 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 8 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 8 fractional worksCopper-based nanomaterials and applications: 7 fractional worksTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells: 7 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…7Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 7 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 7 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 7 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 14 works
  2. 2 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 10 works
  3. 3 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  5. 5 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Copper-based nanomaterials and applications Materials Chemistry 7 works
  7. 7 TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  8. 8 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 7 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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