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Institute for Scientific and Technological Research

In research, Institute for Scientific and Technological Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,240 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,277 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,956
of 22,385 · #10,893 all time
Rank in Mexico
#104
of 232
Research works
1.7k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Institute for Scientific and Technological Research

What is Institute for Scientific and Technological Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,240 of 10,670 4.8%252 #6582
EngineeringField #5,277 of 5,901 3.6%72 #4901

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Scientific and Technological Research 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 Institute for Scientific and Technological Research work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Institute for Scientific and Technological Research is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Environmental Science (15%), Materials Science (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 261 fractional works · 72.1% of its workEngineering: 74 fractional works · 20.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 4.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 14 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 53 fractional works · 14.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 47 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 6.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 13 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 56 fractional works · 15.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 28 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute forScientific and…362fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences72%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences7%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7420.3%
    2. Environmental Science5314.7%
    3. Materials Science4712.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences236.3%
    5. Computer Science215.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy164.4%
    7. Energy123.2%
    8. Chemistry71.9%
    9. Mathematics51.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering41.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences287.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology246.6%
    3. Neuroscience20.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Social Sciences133.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting41.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.7%
    4. Psychology20.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Medicine133.7%
    2. Health Professions41.1%
    3. Nursing20.5%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
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: 1.61× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.81× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.23× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.01× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.50× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.36× its world share, 74 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.95× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.69× its world share, 47 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.00× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.01×23 works
  2. Materials Science3.69×47 works
  3. Energy3.50×12 works
  4. Environmental Science2.95×53 works
  5. Chemical Engineering2.81×4 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy2.00×16 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.61×28 works
  8. Engineering1.36×74 works
  9. Mathematics1.24×5 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.23×24 works
  11. Chemistry1.23×7 works
  12. Nursing1.03×2 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.91×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.76×21 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.41×2 works
  16. Dentistry0.41×1 works
  17. Health Professions0.41×4 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.37×4 works
  19. Neuroscience0.33×2 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×2 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.30×1 works
  22. Social Sciences0.29×13 works
  23. Veterinary0.23×0 works
  24. Psychology0.21×2 works
  25. Medicine0.19×13 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.13×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Scientific and Technological Research?

Ranked on the quality score, Humberto Terrones, Elisabeth Huber‐Sannwald and Tulio Arredondo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Scientific and Technological Research.

  1. 1 Humberto Terrones Mexico · #52,276 worldwide 43k citations · 458 works
  2. 2 Elisabeth Huber‐Sannwald Mexico · #483,971 worldwide 11k citations · 118 works
  3. 3 Tulio Arredondo Mexico · #874,942 worldwide 5.2k citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Elías Razo‐Flores Mexico · #1,116,108 worldwide 6.7k citations · 144 works
  5. 5 César Nieto-Delgado Mexico · #1,487,505 worldwide 1.7k citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Sergio Casas‐Flores Mexico · #1,487,705 worldwide 3.1k citations · 65 works
  7. 7 S. López‐Moreno Mexico · #1,705,031 worldwide 1.3k citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Jose Rene Rangel-Mendez Mexico · #1,787,805 worldwide 6.3k citations · 171 works
  9. 9 Nadia Valentina Martínez-Villegas Mexico · #1,928,112 worldwide 1.3k citations · 85 works
  10. 10 Francisco Javier Cervantes Mexico · #1,940,562 worldwide 8.2k citations · 205 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Scientific and Technological Research

What are the most cited papers from Institute for Scientific and Technological Research?

The most cited paper from Institute for Scientific and Technological Research is "Review paper on current technologies for decolourisation of textile wastewaters: Perspectives for anaerobic biotechnology" (André Bezerra dos Santos, Francisco Javier Cervantes, Jules B. van Lier, 2007), with 1,376 citations. Next come "Increasing aridity reduces soil microbial diversity and abundance in global drylands" (1,189) and "Decoupling of soil nutrient cycles as a function of aridity in global drylands" (1,101).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Review paper on current technologies for decolourisation of textile wastewaters: Perspectives for anaerobic biotechnology André Bezerra dos Santos, Francisco Javier Cervantes, Jules B. van Lier · Bioresource Technology Open access 8 Jan 2007 1,376
2 Increasing aridity reduces soil microbial diversity and abundance in global drylands Fernando T. Maestre et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 8 Dec 2015 1,189
3 Decoupling of soil nutrient cycles as a function of aridity in global drylands Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo et al. · Nature Open access Oct 2013 1,101
4 Science and Technology of the Twenty-First Century: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes Mauricio Terrones · Annual Review of Materials Research Review 2 Jul 2003 970
5 Graphene and graphite nanoribbons: Morphology, properties, synthesis, defects and applications Mauricio Terrones, Andrés R. Botello‐Méndez, Jessica Campos‐Delgado et al. · Nano Today Open access Aug 2010 940
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Scientific and Technological Research?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Graphene, Toxicity, Climate Change, Biomedical Applications, Energy Storage, Chaos and Water Splitting.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials29▲ 7.7×14 topics
  2. Climate Change21▲ 2.1×44 topics
  3. Graphene17▲ 6.9×8 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications16▲ 3.6×29 topics
  5. Toxicity14▲ 9.2×13 topics
  6. Environmental Impact14▲ 2.2×24 topics
  7. Energy Storage12▲ 5.2×4 topics
  8. Nanocomposites11▲ 3.8×13 topics
  9. Nanoparticles10▲ 2.2×23 topics
  10. Biodiversity9▲ 3.3×17 topics
  11. Health Effects9▲ 4.0×19 topics
  12. Water Splitting9▲ 6.5×3 topics
  13. Chaos8▲ 31×3 topics
  14. Invasive Species8▲ 5.1×9 topics
  15. Visible Light8▲ 9.3×3 topics
  16. Hydrogen Production8▲ 8.0×5 topics
  17. Metal-Organic Frameworks8▲ 5.2×3 topics
  18. Antioxidant8▲ 3.1×17 topics
  19. Synchronization8▲ 17×4 topics
  20. Adsorption8▲ 9.8×7 topics
  21. Nonlinear Dynamics7▲ 8.9×6 topics
  22. Wastewater Treatment7▲ 8.0×5 topics
  23. Nanostructures7▲ 4.8×5 topics
  24. Global Change7▲ 7.2×5 topics
  25. Heavy Metals7▲ 8.0×6 topics
  26. Conservation7▲ 4.3×11 topics
  27. Cathode Materials7▲ 4.7×3 topics
  28. Stability Analysis7▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Green Synthesis6▲ 9.3×3 topics
  30. Complex Systems6▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Antimicrobial6▲ 5.7×5 topics
  32. Carbon-Based Materials6▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Electrochemical Capacitors6▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 7.5×2 topics
  35. Groundwater6▲ 17×5 topics
  36. Contamination5▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Attractors5▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Distributed Control5▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Robust Control5▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Biosynthesis5▲ 8.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Scientific and Technological Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications and Chaos control and synchronization.

Supercapacitor Materials…6Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …4Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 4 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 4 fractional worksChaos control and synchr…4Chaos control and synchronization: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…4Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 3 fractional worksBotanical Research and Applications: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …3Advancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional worksTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells: 3 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryStatistical and Nonlinear Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  3. 3 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Chaos control and synchronization Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 4 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  6. 6 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 3 works
  7. 7 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 3 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.8%domestic only74.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Scientific and Technological Research's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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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 Institute for Scientific and Technological Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Institute for Scientific and Technological Research0.00068% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Institute for Scientific and Technological Research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Institute for Scientific and Technological Research7.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.0% in 2003.

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