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Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares

In research, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,130 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,273
of 28,054 · #5,099 all time
Rank in Mexico
#76
of 252
Research works
2.9k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,130 of 12,888 8.0%169 #3149

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares 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 Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 44.8 works7.7×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.20× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.69× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.27× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.09× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.46× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.71× its world share, 45 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares?

Ranked on the composite score, Alejandro Avilés, L. Escobar‐Alarcón and Enrique Camps lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares.

  1. 1 Alejandro Avilés Mexico · #261,605 worldwide 174 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 L. Escobar‐Alarcón Mexico · #401,409 worldwide 177 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Enrique Camps Mexico · #423,158 worldwide 111 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 M. T. Olguín Mexico · #535,438 worldwide 89 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Gustavo Alonso Mexico · #558,092 worldwide 25 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 E. F. Aguilera Mexico · #567,050 worldwide 69 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Jorge L. Cervantes–Cota Mexico · #629,660 worldwide 121 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 S. Bulbulian Mexico · #830,086 worldwide 53 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 J. Jiménez‐Becerril Mexico · #861,180 worldwide 96 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 J. Jiménez-Mier Mexico · #925,097 worldwide 69 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Adsorption, Toxicity, Biomedical Applications, Latin America, Health Effects and Radionuclides.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials13▲ 4.8×14 topics
  2. Nanoparticles12▲ 3.8×25 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications12▲ 3.8×22 topics
  4. Environmental Impact10▲ 2.2×14 topics
  5. Adsorption9▲ 16×7 topics
  6. Toxicity9▲ 7.7×10 topics
  7. Health Effects7▲ 4.7×7 topics
  8. Catalysis7▲ 4.1×15 topics
  9. Drug Delivery7▲ 4.7×10 topics
  10. Cancer Therapy6▲ 4.0×7 topics
  11. Latin America6▲ 12×12 topics
  12. Radionuclides6▲ 56×2 topics
  13. Nanostructures6▲ 5.2×10 topics
  14. PET Imaging5▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Water Splitting5▲ 5.3×4 topics
  16. Actinides5▲ 36×2 topics
  17. Ionizing Radiation5▲ 26×3 topics
  18. Sorption5▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Bioremediation4▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Dosimetry4▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Heavy Metals4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  22. Visible Light4▲ 7.3×2 topics
  23. Extraction4▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Tomography4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  25. Density Functional Theory4▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Dark Matter4▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Lanthanides4▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Nucleosynthesis4▲ 31×3 topics
  29. Uranium4▲ 42×1 topic
  30. Cancer Treatment4▲ 6.3×4 topics
  31. Targeted Therapy4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  32. Lung Cancer4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Molten Salt4▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Neutron Imaging4▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Nuclear Reactor4▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Radioimmunotherapy4▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Radiopharmaceuticals4▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Small-Angle Scattering4▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Depleted Uranium3▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Supernovae3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radioactive element chemistry and processing, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications and Nuclear reactor physics and engineering.

Radioactive element chem…4Radioactive element chemistry and processing: 4 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Appl…4Nuclear Physics and Applications: 4 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 4 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …4Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 4 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon …3Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 3 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 3 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …3Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 3 fractional worksNuclear physics research studies: 2 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 2 fractional works
Inorganic ChemistryRadiationRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingAerospace Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 4 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 4 works
  3. 3 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  4. 4 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 3 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 3 works
  7. 7 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  9. 9 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  10. 10 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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.