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El Colegio de México

In research, El Colegio de México stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,190 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,948 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#693 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Development and Demography — Visual Arts and Performing Arts is 22.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,071
of 28,054 · #13,489 all time
Rank in Mexico
#69
of 252
Research works
9.1k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
2.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is El Colegio de México 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 #2,190 of 10,521 9.9%1,205 #2300
Social SciencesField #1,948 of 6,365 10.3%770 #1793
Arts and HumanitiesField #693 of 1,998 9.7%291 #826
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #478 of 1,201 13.4%147 #728
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,475 of 2,578 10.7%193 #1447
DemographySubfield #304 of 413 4.2%135 #343
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield #246 of 324 4.9%65 #526
Physical SciencesDomain #10,572 of 12,888 5.8%156 #17498
Cultural StudiesSubfield #198 of 232 11.3%60 #321
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,568 of 1,775 10.7%72 #1573

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where El Colegio de México 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#2,300 #2,190
  2. Social Sciences#1,793 #1,948
  3. Arts and Humanities#826 #693
  4. Political Science and International Relations#728 #478
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,447 #1,475
  6. Demography#343 #304
  7. Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law#526 #246
  8. Physical Sciences#17,498 #10,572
  9. Cultural Studies#321 #198
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,573 #1,568
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 México specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Visual Arts and Performing Arts takes 22.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 55.3 works22×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 21.3 works14×
  3. DemographySubfield · 134.6 works13×
  4. HistorySubfield · 56.5 works12×
  5. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 60.2 works9.9×
  6. AnthropologySubfield · 34.8 works8.3×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 50 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 104 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.74× its world share, 291 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.25× its world share, 72 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.07× its world share, 770 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at El Colegio de México?

Ranked on the composite score, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, Moisés González Navarro and Georg Lukács lead among researchers whose main affiliation is El Colegio de México.

  1. 1 Rodolfo Stavenhagen Mexico · #83,203 worldwide 97 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Moisés González Navarro Mexico · #134,615 worldwide 17 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Georg Lukács Mexico · #147,483 worldwide 69 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 David N. Lorenzen Mexico · #151,845 worldwide 32 citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Willem Assies Mexico · #153,758 worldwide 85 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Marisela Connelly Mexico · #163,537 worldwide 29 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Pilar Gonzalbo Aizpuru Mexico · #167,019 worldwide 8 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Russell Maeth Mexico · #185,171 worldwide 0 citations · 93 works
  9. 9 Gerardo Esquivel Mexico · #189,202 worldwide 85 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Brígida García Mexico · #189,795 worldwide 33 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at El Colegio de México

Which keywords describe research at El Colegio de México?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Social Movements, Latin America, History, Identity, Cultural Identity, Constitutionalism and Political Power.

▲ 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. Globalization205▲ 7.0×80 topics
  2. Social Movements153▲ 34×22 topics
  3. Latin America136▲ 48×21 topics
  4. Sustainability131▲ 3.6×53 topics
  5. History130▲ 12×36 topics
  6. Identity116▲ 11×38 topics
  7. Cultural Identity116▲ 15×20 topics
  8. Education112▲ 4.4×52 topics
  9. Constitutionalism107▲ 75×4 topics
  10. Political Power103▲ 139×4 topics
  11. Climate Change103▲ 2.5×51 topics
  12. Historiography99▲ 52×13 topics
  13. Gender95▲ 12×32 topics
  14. Public Health91▲ 4.2×31 topics
  15. Community Participation89▲ 16×10 topics
  16. Human Rights87▲ 5.6×33 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage85▲ 10×19 topics
  18. Revolution84▲ 257×2 topics
  19. Democracy82▲ 15×20 topics
  20. Colonialism77▲ 11×34 topics
  21. Hispanic World75▲ 372×1 topic
  22. Independence75▲ 372×1 topic
  23. Urban Development72▲ 13×11 topics
  24. Society68▲ 24×15 topics
  25. Biodiversity Conservation68▲ 12×7 topics
  26. Literature66▲ 8.2×28 topics
  27. Politics66▲ 16×16 topics
  28. Environmental Policy66▲ 22×4 topics
  29. Cultural Exchange63▲ 33×8 topics
  30. Water Management62▲ 34×3 topics
  31. Culture61▲ 7.7×22 topics
  32. Public Policy61▲ 8.2×20 topics
  33. Resource Governance56▲ 435×1 topic
  34. Religious Practices55▲ 84×4 topics
  35. Language Policy53▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Neoliberalism53▲ 9.8×17 topics
  37. Violence52▲ 24×10 topics
  38. Agriculture52▲ 8.8×7 topics
  39. Visual Culture51▲ 63×5 topics
  40. Postcolonial Studies50▲ 241×2 topics

Which research topics does El Colegio de México publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Studies in Latin America, Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics, Latin American history and culture and History and Politics in Latin America.

Historical Studies in La…75Historical Studies in Latin America: 75 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 56 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 50 fractional worksHistory and Politics in Latin America: 30 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 24 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in La…23Political Dynamics in Latin America: 23 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 22 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 17 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 16 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and Socio-Education: 15 fractional works
DemographyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawVisual Arts and Performing ArtsLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 75 works
  2. 2 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 56 works
  3. 3 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 50 works
  4. 4 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 30 works
  5. 5 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 24 works
  6. 6 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 23 works
  7. 7 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 22 works
  8. 8 Regional Development and Innovation Development 17 works
  9. 9 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  10. 10 Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education Cultural Studies 15 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 available71.7%not open28.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has El Colegio de México's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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