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Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

In research, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,488 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,344 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,713 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Political Science and International Relations is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,785
of 28,054 · #13,440 all time
Rank in Mexico
#118
of 252
Research works
2.9k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México 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 #4,488 of 10,521 17.3%221 #3029
Social SciencesField #3,344 of 6,365 19.2%123 #3251
Physical SciencesDomain #11,713 of 12,888 5.8%125 #11941

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,029 #4,488
  2. Social Sciences#3,251 #3,344
  3. Physical Sciences#11,941 #11,713
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 34.1 works6.1×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 45.9 works5.7×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.79× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.79× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.72× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 123 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México?

Ranked on the composite score, Gabriel Martínez, Norberto Bobbio and Alejandro Moreno lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.

  1. 1 Gabriel Martínez Mexico · #41,388 worldwide 1.2k citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Norberto Bobbio Mexico · #74,414 worldwide 65 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Alejandro Moreno Mexico · #334,941 worldwide 8 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 José Ramón Cossío Díaz Mexico · #367,456 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Jesús Silva-Herzog Márquez Mexico · #420,459 worldwide 3 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 María Trigueros Mexico · #442,593 worldwide 73 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Julián Meza Mexico · #509,872 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Rodolfo Vázquez Mexico · #554,505 worldwide 15 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Tapen Sinha Mexico · #614,592 worldwide 47 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Olga Pellicer Mexico · #628,966 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Democracy, Corruption, Regulation, Political Economy, Governance, Human Rights and Latin America.

▲ 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. Economic Growth26▲ 8.1×19 topics
  2. Democracy23▲ 17×14 topics
  3. Globalization22▲ 3.0×39 topics
  4. Corruption20▲ 34×5 topics
  5. Human Rights19▲ 4.9×27 topics
  6. Regulation17▲ 8.3×6 topics
  7. Political Economy16▲ 17×10 topics
  8. Governance16▲ 13×10 topics
  9. Latin America15▲ 21×12 topics
  10. Institutions13▲ 45×5 topics
  11. Economic Development12▲ 3.8×17 topics
  12. Fiscal Policy11▲ 14×7 topics
  13. Social Media11▲ 2.1×12 topics
  14. Public Sector10▲ 66×2 topics
  15. Bribery10▲ 124×1 topic
  16. Cross-National Study10▲ 124×1 topic
  17. Ethics10▲ 5.5×16 topics
  18. Monetary Policy10▲ 11×9 topics
  19. Labor Market9▲ 8.3×12 topics
  20. Global Governance9▲ 11×10 topics
  21. Public Opinion9▲ 19×6 topics
  22. Violence9▲ 16×7 topics
  23. Constitutionalism8▲ 22×5 topics
  24. Nonlinear Systems8▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Identity8▲ 2.8×13 topics
  26. Digital Divide7▲ 7.6×4 topics
  27. Judicial Review7▲ 21×3 topics
  28. International Law7▲ 5.9×11 topics
  29. Drug Trafficking6▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Inequality6▲ 6.4×9 topics
  31. Criminal Networks5▲ 67×1 topic
  32. Organized Crime5▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Social Rights5▲ 43×2 topics
  34. Structural Change5▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Adaptive Control5▲ 9.6×7 topics
  36. Competition4▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Constitutional Rights4▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Deliberative Democracy4▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Economic Policy4▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Legal Theory4▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corruption and Economic Development, Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Taxation and Compliance Studies.

Corruption and Economic …10Corruption and Economic Development: 10 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 5 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 4 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 4 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 4 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 4 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…3Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 3 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies3ICT Impact and Policies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems…3Advanced Control Systems Optimization: 3 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutio…3Judicial and Constitutional Studies: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsCommunication4 others

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

  1. 1 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  2. 2 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Social Media and Politics Communication 4 works
  6. 6 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  7. 7 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  8. 8 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México'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.

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