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Instituto Tecnólogico de La Laguna

In research, Instituto Tecnólogico de La Laguna stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,474 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,464 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering — Control and Systems Engineering is 16.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,648
of 28,054 · #32,391 all time
Rank in Mexico
#207
of 252
Research works
582
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Instituto Tecnólogico de La Laguna 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 #12,474 of 12,888 5.2%94 #17957
EngineeringField #6,464 of 6,636 3.4%61 #8193

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Tecnólogico de La Laguna 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 Tecnólogico de La Laguna specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 16.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 27.4 works17×
← 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: 2.89× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.92× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.71× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Tecnólogico de La Laguna?

Ranked on the composite score, Alejandro Dzul, Víctor Santibáñez and Héctor Ríos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Tecnólogico de La Laguna.

  1. 1 Alejandro Dzul Mexico · #116,992 worldwide 258 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Víctor Santibáñez Mexico · #436,877 worldwide 167 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Héctor Ríos Mexico · #570,603 worldwide 144 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 M. A. Arjona Mexico · #875,133 worldwide 49 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Tecnólogico de La Laguna

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Tecnólogico de La Laguna?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Systems, Adaptive Control, Feedback Control, Sliding Mode Control, Renewable Energy, Robotic Manipulators, Neural Network and Disturbance Observer.

▲ 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. Nonlinear Systems14▲ 44×5 topics
  2. Adaptive Control13▲ 62×6 topics
  3. Feedback Control12▲ 48×5 topics
  4. Sliding Mode Control11▲ 108×2 topics
  5. Renewable Energy10▲ 4.7×14 topics
  6. Environmental Impact9▲ 3.5×13 topics
  7. Neural Networks8▲ 3.5×10 topics
  8. Robotic Manipulators8▲ 51×2 topics
  9. Neural Network7▲ 25×2 topics
  10. Disturbance Observer7▲ 100×1 topic
  11. Finite-Time Stability7▲ 100×1 topic
  12. Power Electronics7▲ 15×6 topics
  13. Model Predictive Control7▲ 18×5 topics
  14. Path Planning6▲ 29×2 topics
  15. Renewable Energy Integration6▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Food Security5▲ 6.1×5 topics
  17. Parameter Estimation4▲ 23×5 topics
  18. Dynamic Modeling4▲ 66×2 topics
  19. Trajectory Tracking4▲ 90×2 topics
  20. Stability Analysis4▲ 16×5 topics
  21. Nonholonomic Constraints4▲ 126×1 topic
  22. Omnidirectional Robots4▲ 126×1 topic
  23. Smart Grid4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  24. Solar Energy4▲ 8.0×2 topics
  25. Distributed Control4▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Electric Vehicles4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  27. Robust Control4▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 7.7×3 topics
  29. Rural Communities4▲ 44×2 topics
  30. Agroecology3▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Constraint Handling3▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Organic Farming3▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Control3▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Control Systems3▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Real-time Optimization3▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Multi-Agent Systems3▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Industrial Applications3▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Nonlinear MPC3▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Photovoltaic Systems3▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Grid-Connected Inverters3▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Tecnólogico de La Laguna publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems, Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots, Plant and soil sciences and Advanced Control Systems Optimization.

Adaptive Control of Nonl…7Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 7 fractional worksControl and Dynamics of …4Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots: 4 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences3Plant and soil sciences: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems Optimization: 3 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters2Advanced DC-DC Converters: 2 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 2 fractional workssolar cell performance optimization: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  9. 9 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 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 available40.1%not open59.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Tecnólogico de La Laguna's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% higher 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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