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El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

In research, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,400 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,287 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,874 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Demography — Demography is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,715
of 28,054 · #23,327 all time
Rank in Mexico
#148
of 252
Research works
2.3k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is El Colegio de la Frontera Norte 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 #5,400 of 10,521 14.0%317 #4617
Social SciencesField #3,287 of 6,365 14.8%237 #2867
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,874 of 2,578 15.5%77 #1887

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where El Colegio de la Frontera Norte 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#4,617 #5,400
  2. Social Sciences#2,867 #3,287
  3. Sociology and Political Science#1,887 #1,874
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 El Colegio de la Frontera Norte specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Demography takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DemographySubfield · 26.6 works9.5×
← 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, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.63× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.70× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.56× its world share, 237 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge Eduardo Mendoza Cota, Hugo Riemann and Alejandro Díaz-Bautista lead among researchers whose main affiliation is El Colegio de la Frontera Norte.

  1. 1 Jorge Eduardo Mendoza Cota Mexico · #399,066 worldwide 25 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Hugo Riemann Mexico · #532,673 worldwide 8 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Alejandro Díaz-Bautista Mexico · #555,811 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Alejandro Monsiváis Carrillo Mexico · #587,371 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Claudia Guillén Mexico · #633,962 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Jesús Pérez Caballero Mexico · #634,530 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Jorge Carrillo Mexico · #642,213 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Guillermo Alonso Meneses Mexico · #646,109 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Manuel Ceballos Ramírez Mexico · #722,327 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Ietza Bojórquez Mexico · #738,342 worldwide 33 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

Which keywords describe research at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Community Participation, Public Health, Migration, Identity, Labor Market and Mental 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization77▲ 9.5×40 topics
  2. Latin America42▲ 53×15 topics
  3. Sustainability41▲ 4.1×29 topics
  4. Public Health38▲ 6.4×27 topics
  5. Mental Health35▲ 5.9×21 topics
  6. Community Participation35▲ 23×8 topics
  7. Migration34▲ 24×12 topics
  8. Climate Change34▲ 3.0×26 topics
  9. Identity33▲ 11×16 topics
  10. Labor Market32▲ 26×8 topics
  11. Urban Development29▲ 19×6 topics
  12. Human Rights27▲ 6.3×19 topics
  13. Ethnicity27▲ 17×4 topics
  14. Health24▲ 15×10 topics
  15. Social Inequality24▲ 22×7 topics
  16. Education22▲ 3.2×25 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation22▲ 14×7 topics
  18. Social Capital21▲ 9.8×7 topics
  19. Cultural Heritage20▲ 9.1×6 topics
  20. Environmental Policy20▲ 24×4 topics
  21. Social Networks20▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Rural Development20▲ 14×9 topics
  23. Geopolitics20▲ 31×3 topics
  24. Immigration19▲ 40×4 topics
  25. History19▲ 6.5×8 topics
  26. Social Justice18▲ 7.7×13 topics
  27. Urbanization18▲ 11×6 topics
  28. Vulnerability18▲ 19×5 topics
  29. Water Management18▲ 36×3 topics
  30. Resource Governance17▲ 493×1 topic
  31. Gender17▲ 7.7×13 topics
  32. Inequality17▲ 18×8 topics
  33. Borders16▲ 470×2 topics
  34. Public Policy16▲ 8.1×8 topics
  35. Globalization Impact16▲ 215×2 topics
  36. Censuses16▲ 1060×1 topic
  37. Territoriality16▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Democracy16▲ 11×13 topics
  39. Industrial Clusters15▲ 95×3 topics
  40. Human Capital14▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does El Colegio de la Frontera Norte publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics, Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical Geography, Migration and Labor Dynamics and Latin American Urban Studies.

Mexican Socioeconomic an…17Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 17 fractional worksMigration, Health, Geopo…16Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical Geography: 16 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…13Migration and Labor Dynamics: 13 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…13Latin American Urban Studies: 13 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 11 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 10 fractional worksMigration, Ethnicity, an…8Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy: 8 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 8 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 6 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawDemographySociology and Political ScienceUrban Studies5 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 17 works
  2. 2 Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical Geography Demography 16 works
  3. 3 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  4. 4 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 13 works
  5. 5 Regional Development and Innovation Development 11 works
  6. 6 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  7. 7 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 8 works
  9. 9 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 7 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 6 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 available71.8%not open28.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has El Colegio de la Frontera Norte's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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