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Direccion General de Epidemiologia

In research, Direccion General de Epidemiologia stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,375 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,270 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,929
of 34,923
Rank in Mexico
#165
of 278
Research works
415
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.2k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Direccion General de Epidemiologia

What is Direccion General de Epidemiologia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #11,375 of 16,688 7.8%201
MedicineField #11,270 of 14,558 6.9%145

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Direccion General de Epidemiologia 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Direccion General de Epidemiologia work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Direccion General de Epidemiologia is in Health Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Social Sciences (14%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 23 fractional works · 42.0% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 33.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 25.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 13.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 19.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 10.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDireccion Generalde Epidemiologia55fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences25%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1833.1%
    2. Health Professions47.2%
    3. Nursing11.5%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences813.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance35.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting23.3%
    4. Psychology11.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences59.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology34.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Environmental Science610.3%
    2. Engineering11.1%
    3. Mathematics10.9%
    4. Computer Science00.6%
    5. Energy00.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.98× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.50× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.06× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.74× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.72× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 3.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.36× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.50×2 works
  2. Nursing3.11×1 works
  3. Health Professions2.74×4 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.36×3 works
  5. Environmental Science2.06×6 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.98×5 works
  7. Medicine1.72×18 works
  8. Social Sciences1.07×8 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.01×2 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×2 works
  11. Mathematics0.78×0 works
  12. Psychology0.55×1 works
  13. Dentistry0.50×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.46×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.45×1 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.44×0 works
  17. Energy0.33×0 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.24×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.08×0 works
  20. Engineering0.07×1 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Direccion General de Epidemiologia?

Ranked on the quality score, Santa Elizabeth Ceballos‐Liceaga, Gabriel García-Rodríguez and Blanca Rosa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Direccion General de Epidemiologia.

  1. 1 Santa Elizabeth Ceballos‐Liceaga Mexico · #1,713,505 worldwide 424 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Gabriel García-Rodríguez Mexico · #2,475,051 worldwide 178 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Blanca Rosa Mexico · #2,569,763 worldwide 292 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Josué Fernando Cortés Espada Mexico · #3,395,232 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Cristina Pérez Andrés Mexico · #3,397,288 worldwide 515 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Begoña Varela Merino Mexico · #3,450,482 worldwide 182 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Carlos Ortiz Mariotte Mexico · #3,808,682 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 García Ayala Mexico · #4,145,183 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Amparo Olivares Tormo Mexico · #4,969,681 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Enrique Regidor Poyatos Mexico · #5,071,964 worldwide 72 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Direccion General de Epidemiologia

What are the most cited papers from Direccion General de Epidemiologia?

The most cited paper from Direccion General de Epidemiologia is "Pandemic Potential of a Strain of Influenza A (H1N1): Early Findings" (Christophe Fraser et al., 2009), with 1,970 citations. Next come "Risk Factors for Severe Outcomes following 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Infection: A Global Pooled Analysis" (734) and "Improved survival of gastric cancer with tumour Epstein–Barr virus positivity: an international pooled analysis" (375).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pandemic Potential of a Strain of Influenza A (H1N1): Early Findings Christophe Fraser et al. · Science Open access 11 May 2009 1,970
2 Risk Factors for Severe Outcomes following 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Infection: A Global Pooled Analysis Maria D. Van Kerkhove et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access 5 Jul 2011 734
3 Improved survival of gastric cancer with tumour Epstein–Barr virus positivity: an international pooled analysis Maria Constanza Camargo et al. · Gut Open access 11 Apr 2013 375
4 Health transition in middle-income countries: new challenges for health care Julio M. Frenk, JOSEÉ L BOBADILLA, JAIME SEPUúLVEDA et al. · Health Policy and Planning 1989 347
5 Large Urban Outbreak of Orally Acquired Acute Chagas Disease at a School in Caracas, Venezuela Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya, Zoraida Díaz‐Bello, Cecilia Colmenares et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases 22 Mar 2010 332
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Direccion General de Epidemiologia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Healthcare Access, Climate Change, Environmental Management, Water Quality, Sustainable Development and Invasive Species.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology9▲ 4.2×48 topics
  2. Public Health6▲ 8.0×19 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 3.1×10 topics
  4. Healthcare Access4▲ 24×3 topics
  5. Sustainable Development3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  6. Environmental Management3▲ 13×1 topic
  7. Water Quality3▲ 13×1 topic
  8. Pandemic3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  9. Invasive Species2▲ 10×6 topics
  10. COVID-192▲ 3.2×11 topics
  11. Pathogenesis2▲ 7.8×10 topics
  12. Healthcare2▲ 3.3×7 topics
  13. Mental Health2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  14. SARS-CoV-22▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Small and Medium Enterprises2▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Vaccine2▲ 8.9×7 topics
  17. Health Promotion2▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Immunity2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  19. Conservation2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  20. Social Responsibility2▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Urban Development2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  22. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Viral Transmission2▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Immune Response2▲ 4.8×10 topics
  25. Economic Impact1▲ 4.8×2 topics
  26. Global Health1▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Population Dynamics1▲ 9.5×5 topics
  28. Vaccine Development1▲ 10×6 topics
  29. Community Participation1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  30. Digital Marketing1▲ 6.2×1 topic
  31. Phylogeny1▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Psychopharmacology Education1▲ 39×1 topic
  33. Social Determinants1▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Livestock1▲ 46×2 topics
  35. Rural Tourism1▲ 68×2 topics
  36. Adverse Effects1▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Environmental Conservation1▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Latin America1▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Maternal Health1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Social Inequality1▲ 7.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Direccion General de Epidemiologia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Public Health and Environmental Issues, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Latin American Urban Studies and Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna.

Public Health and Enviro…3Public Health and Environmental Issues: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 1 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 1 fractional worksMediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna: 1 fractional worksPharmacological Effects and Assays: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Social…1Public Health and Social Inequalities: 1 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 1 fractional worksPoxvirus research and outbreaks: 1 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 1 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisEconomics and EconometricsUrban StudiesPlant Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 1 works
  4. 4 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Pharmacological Effects and Assays Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Social Inequalities Health 1 works
  8. 8 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Poxvirus research and outbreaks Virology 1 works
  10. 10 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 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 available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.8%domestic only68.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Direccion General de Epidemiologia's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Direccion General de Epidemiologia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Direccion General de Epidemiologia0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Direccion General de Epidemiologia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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