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El Colegio de Sonora

In research, El Colegio de Sonora stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,155 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,888
of 28,054 · #35,282 all time
Rank in Mexico
#215
of 252
Research works
908
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is El Colegio de Sonora 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 #9,155 of 10,521 16.0%68 #12126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where El Colegio de Sonora 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: 1.41× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.49× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.91× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.10× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at El Colegio de Sonora?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicolás Pineda Pablos, Rolando Díaz and Norberto Sotelo Cruz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is El Colegio de Sonora.

  1. 1 Nicolás Pineda Pablos Mexico · #332,192 worldwide 65 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Rolando Díaz Mexico · #1,342,352 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Norberto Sotelo Cruz Mexico · #1,457,210 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at El Colegio de Sonora

Which keywords describe research at El Colegio de Sonora?

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

▲ 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. Sustainability16▲ 5.4×24 topics
  2. Public Health15▲ 8.3×20 topics
  3. Climate Change14▲ 4.2×19 topics
  4. Globalization13▲ 5.4×25 topics
  5. Education11▲ 5.2×22 topics
  6. Community Participation10▲ 23×7 topics
  7. Urban Development10▲ 22×4 topics
  8. Cultural Heritage10▲ 15×8 topics
  9. Biodiversity Conservation9▲ 19×7 topics
  10. Environmental Policy8▲ 33×3 topics
  11. Human Rights7▲ 5.8×12 topics
  12. Water Management7▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Resource Governance6▲ 619×1 topic
  14. Social Movements6▲ 17×8 topics
  15. COVID-196▲ 3.4×8 topics
  16. Public Policy6▲ 9.5×9 topics
  17. Latin America6▲ 24×14 topics
  18. Constitutionalism6▲ 47×3 topics
  19. Rural Development5▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Cultural Identity5▲ 8.2×7 topics
  21. Agriculture5▲ 10×6 topics
  22. Democracy5▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Nutrition5▲ 8.6×5 topics
  24. Identity5▲ 5.1×9 topics
  25. Innovation4▲ 3.5×10 topics
  26. Pedagogy4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  27. Inclusive Education4▲ 9.0×9 topics
  28. Teacher Training4▲ 5.0×11 topics
  29. Food Security4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  30. Digital Marketing4▲ 6.9×2 topics
  31. Ecosystem Services4▲ 7.5×9 topics
  32. Health Promotion4▲ 9.3×6 topics
  33. Political Power4▲ 58×3 topics
  34. Ethnicity4▲ 7.5×4 topics
  35. International Law3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Social Responsibility3▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Transparency3▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Elections3▲ 327×1 topic
  39. Political Parties3▲ 327×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 8.2×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics, Political Dynamics in Latin America, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Mexican Socioeconomic an…6Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 6 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in Latin America: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…3Business, Innovation, and Economy: 3 fractional worksEducational Innovations …3Educational Innovations and Technology: 3 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies in La…2Historical Studies in Latin America: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and History: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical Geography: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Innovation: 2 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawPolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsInformation Systems4 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 6 works
  2. 2 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 3 works
  5. 5 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 2 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 2 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 2 works
  8. 8 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 2 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical Geography Demography 2 works
  10. 10 Economic and Technological Innovation Economics and Econometrics 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 available65.0%not open35.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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