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Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua

In research, Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua stands highest in Environmental Science (#4,719 of 6,208 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#16,523 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#10,252 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.2× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#24,451
of 28,054 · #28,729 all time
Rank in Mexico
#188
of 252
Research works
793
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Environmental ScienceField #4,719 of 6,208 6.9%344
Physical SciencesDomain #16,523 of 21,541 7.9%603
EngineeringField #10,252 of 11,412 9.7%169
Water Science and TechnologySubfield #810 of 864 4.7%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua 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).

What does Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 32.2 works8.2×
← 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: 2.08× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.32× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.97× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.22× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua?

Ranked on the composite score, Alejandra Martín Domínguez, Velitchko Tzatchkov and Carlos Fuentes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua.

  1. 1 Alejandra Martín Domínguez Mexico · #295,418 worldwide 69 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Velitchko Tzatchkov Mexico · #343,758 worldwide 62 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Carlos Fuentes Mexico · #835,260 worldwide 63 citations · 86 works
  4. 4 Waldo Ojeda‐Bustamante Mexico · #954,118 worldwide 26 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Javier Avilés Mexico · #991,620 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Manuel Zavala Mexico · #1,528,900 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Community Participation, Resource Management, Environmental Health, Latin America, Ecosystem Conservation and Water Governance.

▲ 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. Climate Change21▲ 9.7×31 topics
  2. Sustainability15▲ 7.7×16 topics
  3. Community Participation8▲ 29×3 topics
  4. Resource Management5▲ 38×2 topics
  5. Environmental Health5▲ 86×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.8×15 topics
  7. Human Rights5▲ 6.0×3 topics
  8. Public Health5▲ 4.3×6 topics
  9. Latin America5▲ 32×2 topics
  10. Ecosystem Conservation5▲ 624×1 topic
  11. Water Governance5▲ 624×1 topic
  12. Remote Sensing4▲ 4.5×10 topics
  13. Water Management4▲ 46×3 topics
  14. Water Quality4▲ 14×9 topics
  15. Water Resources4▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Global Warming4▲ 12×6 topics
  18. Environmental Policy4▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Urban Development4▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Cultural Heritage3▲ 7.9×1 topic
  21. Resource Governance3▲ 507×1 topic
  22. Food Security3▲ 7.6×7 topics
  23. Urbanization3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  24. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Wastewater Treatment3▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Biodiversity3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  27. Reservoir Operation3▲ 103×1 topic
  28. Water Demand3▲ 103×1 topic
  29. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 27×4 topics
  30. Sediment Transport2▲ 19×5 topics
  31. Land Use Change2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  32. Biocultural Conservation2▲ 199×1 topic
  33. Crop Production2▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Earth Stewardship2▲ 199×1 topic
  35. Indigenous Knowledge2▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Hydrogen Production2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  37. Groundwater2▲ 28×4 topics
  38. Monitoring2▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Rural Communities2▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Drought2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Water Resource Management and Quality, Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics, Water resources management and optimization and Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond.

  1. 1 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 5 works
  2. 2 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  3. 3 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  7. 7 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  9. 9 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 1 works
  10. 10 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 1 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.