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Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social

In research, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,108 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,671 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,624 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Cultural Studies and Anthropology — Visual Arts and Performing Arts is 30.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,072
of 28,054 · #17,204 all time
Rank in Mexico
#129
of 252
Research works
4.1k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,108 of 10,521 10.0%440 #2914
Social SciencesField #2,671 of 6,365 9.7%326 #2346
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,624 of 1,998 11.7%83 #790
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,145 of 2,578 10.2%76 #1870
Physical SciencesDomain #12,329 of 12,888 6.7%70 #20488

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social 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. Social Sciences#2,914 #4,108
  2. Social Sciences#2,346 #2,671
  3. Arts and Humanities#790 #1,624
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,870 #2,145
  5. Physical Sciences#20,488 #12,329
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 y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Visual Arts and Performing Arts takes 30.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 28.8 works30×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 44.2 works19×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 28.9 works18×
← 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: 1.28× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.99× its world share, 83 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.47× its world share, 326 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge Alonso, Alberto Aziz Nassif and Mercedes Blanco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social.

  1. 1 Jorge Alonso Mexico · #196,423 worldwide 14 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Alberto Aziz Nassif Mexico · #247,259 worldwide 3 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Mercedes Blanco Mexico · #255,435 worldwide 6 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Carmen Ramos Escandón Mexico · #300,748 worldwide 10 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Eduardo L. Menéndez Mexico · #305,410 worldwide 32 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Rosalva Aída Hernández Castillo Mexico · #307,241 worldwide 30 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Elena Azaola Mexico · #407,275 worldwide 33 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Antonio Escobar Ohmstede Mexico · #427,457 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Susan Street Mexico · #429,267 worldwide 32 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Graciela Freyermuth Enciso Mexico · #446,314 worldwide 22 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social

Which keywords describe research at Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Sustainability, Social Movements, Community Participation, Public Health, Cultural Identity and Cultural Heritage.

▲ 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. Globalization101▲ 8.9×58 topics
  2. Sustainability66▲ 4.7×35 topics
  3. Latin America58▲ 53×21 topics
  4. Public Health51▲ 6.0×26 topics
  5. Social Movements50▲ 29×16 topics
  6. Community Participation49▲ 23×8 topics
  7. Climate Change46▲ 2.9×22 topics
  8. Cultural Identity44▲ 15×14 topics
  9. Education41▲ 4.1×31 topics
  10. Cultural Heritage40▲ 13×14 topics
  11. Identity35▲ 8.4×27 topics
  12. Environmental Policy34▲ 29×3 topics
  13. Social Inequality33▲ 21×13 topics
  14. Gender32▲ 10×27 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation32▲ 15×10 topics
  16. Urban Development31▲ 15×7 topics
  17. Intercultural Education29▲ 64×4 topics
  18. Water Management29▲ 41×3 topics
  19. Human Rights29▲ 4.8×32 topics
  20. History28▲ 6.9×24 topics
  21. Political Power28▲ 97×3 topics
  22. Resource Governance27▲ 546×1 topic
  23. Cultural Exchange27▲ 36×6 topics
  24. Cultural Variation27▲ 316×2 topics
  25. Visual Culture27▲ 84×2 topics
  26. Agriculture26▲ 11×8 topics
  27. Religious Practices25▲ 101×2 topics
  28. Rural Development25▲ 12×9 topics
  29. Constitutionalism24▲ 44×5 topics
  30. Language Policy24▲ 30×3 topics
  31. Colonial Spanish America23▲ 328×1 topic
  32. Indigenous History23▲ 328×1 topic
  33. Historiography23▲ 32×6 topics
  34. Revolution23▲ 185×2 topics
  35. Politics22▲ 14×10 topics
  36. Cultural Practices21▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Health21▲ 9.2×10 topics
  38. Colonial History20▲ 179×3 topics
  39. Migration20▲ 10×12 topics
  40. Hispanic World20▲ 254×1 topic

Which research topics does Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics, Latin American history and culture, Historical Studies in Latin America and Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education.

Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 27 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 23 fractional worksHistorical Studies in La…20Historical Studies in Latin America: 20 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and …19Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education: 19 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and History: 14 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 12 fractional worksLatin American Cultural …10Latin American Cultural Politics: 10 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 9 fractional worksHistory and Politics in Latin America: 8 fractional worksPublic Health and Social Inequalities: 8 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawVisual Arts and Performing ArtsDemographyCultural Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 27 works
  2. 2 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 23 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 20 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education Cultural Studies 19 works
  5. 5 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 14 works
  6. 6 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 12 works
  7. 7 Latin American Cultural Politics Anthropology 10 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 9 works
  9. 9 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 8 works
  10. 10 Public Health and Social Inequalities Health 8 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 available67.4%not open32.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower 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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