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Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

In research, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,841 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,674
of 28,054 · #29,237 all time
Rank in Guatemala
#5
of 12
Research works
878
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología 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 #9,841 of 10,521 7.7%79 #13301

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología 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).

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: 3.35× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.19× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.57× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología?

Ranked on the composite score, J Cravioto, José M. González del Valle and Gerardo Ferrando Bravo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología.

  1. 1 J Cravioto Guatemala · #55,931 worldwide 166 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 José M. González del Valle Guatemala · #167,413 worldwide 18 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Gerardo Ferrando Bravo Guatemala · #327,188 worldwide 1 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Patricia Cravioto Guatemala · #701,070 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Rafael Lemus Guatemala · #748,655 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

Which keywords describe research at Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Sustainability, Public Health, Community Participation, Rural Development, Agriculture and Urban Development.

▲ 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. Globalization18▲ 4.6×23 topics
  2. Climate Change17▲ 3.2×41 topics
  3. Sustainability16▲ 3.4×26 topics
  4. Public Health13▲ 4.6×27 topics
  5. Education10▲ 3.1×25 topics
  6. Community Participation10▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Rural Development9▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Agriculture8▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Urban Development8▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Human Rights8▲ 4.0×15 topics
  11. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.4×24 topics
  12. Nutrition7▲ 8.3×8 topics
  13. Latin America7▲ 19×12 topics
  14. Innovation7▲ 3.2×16 topics
  15. Biodiversity6▲ 4.2×17 topics
  16. History6▲ 4.2×11 topics
  17. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 8.9×6 topics
  18. Environmental Policy6▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Knowledge Management5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  20. Public Policy5▲ 5.4×12 topics
  21. Food Security5▲ 4.7×7 topics
  22. Water Management5▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Health Promotion5▲ 7.9×8 topics
  24. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage5▲ 4.5×7 topics
  26. Gender5▲ 4.5×10 topics
  27. Teacher Training5▲ 3.9×9 topics
  28. Society5▲ 12×7 topics
  29. Social Responsibility5▲ 10.0×3 topics
  30. Healthcare Access4▲ 7.6×7 topics
  31. Social Movements4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  32. Policy4▲ 9.4×4 topics
  33. Food4▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Violence4▲ 14×5 topics
  35. Biological Control4▲ 13×6 topics
  36. Rural Communities4▲ 36×3 topics
  37. Competitiveness4▲ 23×4 topics
  38. Economic Analysis4▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Environmental Education4▲ 12×7 topics
  40. Livestock4▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural and Food Production Studies, Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Regional Development and Innovation.

Agricultural and Food Pr…4Agricultural and Food Production Studies: 4 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic an…4Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…3Business, Innovation, and Economy: 3 fractional worksRegional Development and…3Regional Development and Innovation: 3 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 2 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 2 fractional worksLatin American rural dev…2Latin American rural development: 2 fractional worksLatin American socio-pol…2Latin American socio-political dynamics: 2 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…2Insect Pest Control Strategies: 2 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…2Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 2 fractional works
Food ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEconomics and EconometricsDevelopment5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 4 works
  2. 2 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and Innovation Development 3 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 2 works
  6. 6 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  7. 7 Latin American rural development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  8. 8 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 2 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 available60.3%not open39.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.0%domestic only55.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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