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Instituto de Ecología

In research, Instituto de Ecología stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#838 of 3,157 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,947 of 6,403 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,350 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Ecological Modeling and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Paleontology is 43.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,268
of 22,385 · #4,022 all time
Rank in Mexico
#86
of 232
Research works
5.5k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
108k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Instituto de Ecología

What is Instituto de Ecología 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #838 of 3,157 6.6%431 #610
Life SciencesDomain #1,947 of 6,403 6.3%557 #1563
Environmental ScienceField #1,350 of 3,334 6.6%274 #1152
Plant ScienceSubfield #630 of 1,317 5.1%113 #751
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #136 of 269 6.1%191 #234
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,843 of 2,964 5.2%106 #2079
Insect ScienceSubfield #77 of 116 7.0%63 #238
EcologySubfield #444 of 600 5.9%104 #515
Physical SciencesDomain #9,087 of 10,670 7.5%376 #6150
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #940 of 1,088 11.6%63 #1097

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Ecología 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#610 #838
  2. Life Sciences#1,563 #1,947
  3. Environmental Science#1,152 #1,350
  4. Plant Science#751 #630
  5. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics#234 #136
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,079 #1,843
  7. Insect Science#238 #77
  8. Ecology#515 #444
  9. Physical Sciences#6,150 #9,087
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,097 #940
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Instituto de Ecología work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Instituto de Ecología is in Life Sciences, 37% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (42%), Environmental Science (27%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 4.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 620 fractional works · 54.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 476 fractional works · 41.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 213 fractional works · 18.6% of its workPlant Science: 125 fractional works · 10.9% of its workInsect Science: 68 fractional works · 5.9% of its workFood Science: 28 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 121 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 41 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 427 fractional works · 37.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 311 fractional works · 27.1% of its workEcology: 114 fractional works · 10.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 62 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 47 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 37 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 75 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPaleontology: 60 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 53 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 47 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInstituto deEcología1,147fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences54%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences4%

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences47641.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12110.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology141.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.5%
    5. Neuroscience40.4%
    1. Environmental Science31127.1%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences756.5%
    3. Materials Science131.1%
    4. Engineering111.0%
    5. Chemistry80.7%
    6. Mathematics30.3%
    7. Energy30.2%
    8. Computer Science20.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Medicine453.9%
    2. Nursing20.2%
    3. Health Professions20.2%
    4. Veterinary20.2%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Social Sciences201.8%
    2. Psychology151.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance40.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting30.3%
    5. Decision Sciences30.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Instituto de Ecología specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 43.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 60.1 works43×
  2. Ecological ModelingSubfield · 36.7 works42×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 213.3 works40×
  4. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 62.5 works23×
  5. Insect ScienceSubfield · 68.2 works21×
  6. EcologySubfield · 114.2 works13×
  7. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 476.0 works8.7×
← 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: 8.74× its world share, 476 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.97× its world share, 121 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.15× its world share, 75 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.45× its world share, 311 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8.74×476 works
  2. Environmental Science5.45×311 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.15×75 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.97×121 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.30×5 works
  6. Veterinary1.27×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.19×14 works
  8. Chemistry0.44×8 works
  9. Psychology0.42×15 works
  10. Nursing0.40×2 works
  11. Materials Science0.33×13 works
  12. Mathematics0.26×4 works
  13. Energy0.25×3 works
  14. Dentistry0.25×1 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.24×3 works
  16. Neuroscience0.23×4 works
  17. Medicine0.20×45 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×4 works
  19. Social Sciences0.14×20 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×3 works
  22. Engineering0.07×11 works
  23. Health Professions0.07×2 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.07×2 works
  25. Computer Science0.03×2 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Ecología?

Ranked on the quality score, Fabricio Villalobos, Juan D. Carvajal‐Quintero and Wesley Dáttilo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Ecología.

  1. 1 Fabricio Villalobos Mexico · #386,840 worldwide 6.7k citations · 210 works
  2. 2 Juan D. Carvajal‐Quintero Mexico · #536,778 worldwide 808 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Wesley Dáttilo Mexico · #655,204 worldwide 6k citations · 318 works
  4. 4 Enrique Ibarra‐Laclette Mexico · #754,321 worldwide 5.8k citations · 143 works
  5. 5 Carla Gutiérrez‐Rodríguez Mexico · #939,090 worldwide 1.3k citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Ian MacGregor‐Fors Mexico · #967,942 worldwide 8.1k citations · 203 works
  7. 7 M. Luisa Martínez Mexico · #989,791 worldwide 8.5k citations · 213 works
  8. 8 Gabriela Mendoza‐González Mexico · #1,016,303 worldwide 1.1k citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Araceli Lamelas Mexico · #1,040,316 worldwide 1.8k citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Octavio Pérez-Maqueo Mexico · #1,042,875 worldwide 3.6k citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Ecología

What are the most cited papers from Instituto de Ecología?

The most cited paper from Instituto de Ecología is "Accelerated modern human–induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction" (Gerardo Ceballos, Paul R. Ehrlich, Anthony D. Barnosky et al., 2015), with 4,272 citations. Next come "The causes of land-use and land-cover change: moving beyond the myths" (3,797) and "Improved allometric models to estimate the aboveground biomass of tropical trees" (3,146).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Accelerated modern human–induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction Gerardo Ceballos, Paul R. Ehrlich, Anthony D. Barnosky et al. · Science Advances Open access 5 Jun 2015 4,272
2 The causes of land-use and land-cover change: moving beyond the myths Éric F. Lambin et al. · Global Environmental Change Open access Dec 2001 3,797
3 Improved allometric models to estimate the aboveground biomass of tropical trees Jérôme Chave et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 10 May 2014 3,146
4 Biological annihilation via the ongoing sixth mass extinction signaled by vertebrate population losses and declines Gerardo Ceballos, Paul R. Ehrlich, Rodolfo Dirzo · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 10 Jul 2017 2,665
5 Science for managing ecosystem services: Beyond the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Stephen R. Carpenter, Harold A. Mooney, John B. R. Agard et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 28 Jan 2009 2,253
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Ecología?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Biogeography, Invasive Species, Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation, Phylogeny and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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. Climate Change215▲ 6.9×72 topics
  2. Biodiversity214▲ 24×27 topics
  3. Biogeography173▲ 54×20 topics
  4. Invasive Species164▲ 34×20 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation117▲ 47×5 topics
  6. Conservation110▲ 22×20 topics
  7. Phylogeny107▲ 56×17 topics
  8. Population Dynamics100▲ 34×11 topics
  9. Global Change100▲ 33×6 topics
  10. Phylogenetic Analysis98▲ 27×14 topics
  11. Taxonomy86▲ 52×13 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services74▲ 17×10 topics
  13. Molecular Phylogeny74▲ 39×12 topics
  14. Conservation Biology66▲ 53×4 topics
  15. Evolution62▲ 20×15 topics
  16. Neotropical Region56▲ 270×2 topics
  17. Antioxidant54▲ 6.9×25 topics
  18. Plant-Animal Interactions52▲ 58×1 topic
  19. Pollinator Decline52▲ 58×1 topic
  20. Endemism50▲ 233×2 topics
  21. Ecosystem48▲ 39×3 topics
  22. Biological Invasions48▲ 46×3 topics
  23. Community Ecology45▲ 46×2 topics
  24. DNA Barcoding44▲ 22×9 topics
  25. Diversification42▲ 84×2 topics
  26. Cladistic Analysis42▲ 423×1 topic
  27. Regionalization42▲ 423×1 topic
  28. Biological Control41▲ 24×9 topics
  29. Biodiversity Conservation40▲ 9.4×17 topics
  30. Medicinal Plants39▲ 8.8×15 topics
  31. Species Richness39▲ 53×2 topics
  32. Functional Diversity37▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Model Evaluation37▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Citizen Science37▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Ecological Niche37▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Species Distribution Modeling37▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Adaptive Radiation33▲ 91×2 topics
  38. Polyploidy32▲ 56×3 topics
  39. Phylogenetics32▲ 55×2 topics
  40. Habitat Selection31▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Ecología publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant and animal studies, Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Plant and animal studies: 52 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 42 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…37Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 37 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…37Species Distribution and Climate Change: 37 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 28 fractional worksFern and Epiphyte Biology: 25 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…25Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 25 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 20 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 19 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Resistance: 17 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPaleontologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcological Modeling3 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 52 works
  2. 2 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 42 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 37 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 37 works
  5. 5 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 28 works
  6. 6 Fern and Epiphyte Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 25 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 25 works
  8. 8 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 20 works
  9. 9 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 19 works
  10. 10 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 17 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 available53.8%not open46.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Ecología's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Instituto de Ecología as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0041% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Instituto de Ecología0.0056% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto de Ecología 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Instituto de Ecología6.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.6% in 1991.

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