Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Saltillo · Mexico

Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo

In research, Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,580 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

its.mx/2014ROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#14,837
of 22,385 · #18,768 all time
Rank in Mexico
#166
of 232
Research works
690
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.9k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo

What is Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,580 of 10,670 2.7%112 #12745

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo 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 fields of science does Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (28%), Environmental Science (15%), Materials Science (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 127 fractional works · 69.7% of its workEngineering: 51 fractional works · 28.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 27 fractional works · 14.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 23 fractional works · 12.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMetals and Alloys: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 13.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutoTecnológico de…182fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences6%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5128.1%
    2. Environmental Science2714.8%
    3. Materials Science2312.4%
    4. Computer Science95.0%
    5. Chemistry73.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences52.7%
    7. Energy31.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    10. Mathematics10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2111.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Medicine179.5%
    2. Health Professions10.7%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.9%
    2. Social Sciences31.7%
    3. Psychology20.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.9%
    5. Decision Sciences10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.40× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.38× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.67× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.88× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.99× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.57× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science3.57×23 works
  2. Environmental Science2.99×27 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.40×21 works
  4. Chemistry2.38×7 works
  5. Engineering1.88×51 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.72×5 works
  7. Energy1.67×3 works
  8. Nursing1.21×1 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.02×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×3 works
  11. Computer Science0.64×9 works
  12. Medicine0.50×17 works
  13. Veterinary0.45×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×4 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.32×1 works
  16. Psychology0.31×2 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.30×1 works
  18. Health Professions0.28×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.27×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×2 works
  22. Social Sciences0.13×3 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.09×0 works
  24. Neuroscience0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo?

Ranked on the quality score, O. Burciaga-Díaz, Héctor Moreno and José R. Parga lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo.

  1. 1 O. Burciaga-Díaz Mexico · #367,396 worldwide 1.9k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Héctor Moreno Mexico · #2,465,285 worldwide 990 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 José R. Parga Mexico · #2,485,833 worldwide 5.1k citations · 75 works
  4. 4 Guillermo Mendoza-Suarez Mexico · #3,119,229 worldwide 2.1k citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Héctor Mancha Mexico · #3,374,124 worldwide 694 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 José Refugio Parga Torres Mexico · #4,042,951 worldwide 174 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 M.M. Cisneros Mexico · #4,109,187 worldwide 444 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Héctor Mancha-Molinar Mexico · #4,230,957 worldwide 305 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Rosa Hilda ESTRADA-RUIZ Mexico · #4,304,658 worldwide 241 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Mario Rodríguez-Reyes Mexico · #4,671,588 worldwide 355 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo

What are the most cited papers from Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo?

The most cited paper from Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo is "Fundamentals, present and future perspectives of electrocoagulation" (M. Yousuf A. Mollah, Paul Morkovsky, Jewel Andrew Gomes et al., 2004), with 1,328 citations. Next come "Arsenic removal by electrocoagulation using combined Al–Fe electrode system and characterization of products" (407) and "Electrocoagulation mechanism for COD removal" (339).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fundamentals, present and future perspectives of electrocoagulation M. Yousuf A. Mollah, Paul Morkovsky, Jewel Andrew Gomes et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials 30 Sep 2004 1,328
2 Arsenic removal by electrocoagulation using combined Al–Fe electrode system and characterization of products Jewel Andrew Gomes, Praveen Daida, Mehmet Kesmez et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials 30 Sep 2006 407
3 Electrocoagulation mechanism for COD removal Héctor Aurelio Moreno Casillas, David L. Cocke, Jewel Andrew Gomes et al. · Separation and Purification Technology 5 Feb 2007 339
4 Arsenic removal via electrocoagulation from heavy metal contaminated groundwater in La Comarca Lagunera México José R. Parga, David L. Cocke, J VALENZUELA et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials 29 Jun 2005 304
5 Hydration Products and Reactivity of Blast‐Furnace Slag Activated by Various Alkalis Jose Ivan Escalante-Garcia, Antonio F. Fuentes, Alexander V. Gorokhovsky et al. · Journal of the American Ceramic Society Dec 2003 288
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Environmental Impact, Microstructure, Biodiversity, Biomass Estimation, Aboveground Biomass, Metal Recovery and Grain Refinement.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact14▲ 4.5×19 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties12▲ 6.6×22 topics
  3. Microstructure10▲ 11×12 topics
  4. Climate Change8▲ 1.70×28 topics
  5. Biodiversity8▲ 5.8×13 topics
  6. Sustainability7▲ 1.59×22 topics
  7. Nanoparticles7▲ 3.1×19 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications6▲ 2.9×22 topics
  9. Biomass Estimation6▲ 21×3 topics
  10. Nanomaterials6▲ 3.1×10 topics
  11. Aboveground Biomass6▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Metal Recovery6▲ 16×3 topics
  13. Grain Refinement5▲ 24×3 topics
  14. Recycling5▲ 7.0×6 topics
  15. Allometric Models5▲ 55×2 topics
  16. Nanocomposites5▲ 3.3×16 topics
  17. Climate Change Impact5▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 8.3×4 topics
  19. Carbon Stocks5▲ 98×1 topic
  20. Toxicity5▲ 5.8×8 topics
  21. Tree Allometry5▲ 98×1 topic
  22. Tropical Forests5▲ 75×2 topics
  23. Catalysis4▲ 3.6×15 topics
  24. Circular Economy4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  25. Biogeography4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  26. Graphene4▲ 3.3×8 topics
  27. Synthesis4▲ 5.4×9 topics
  28. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  29. Corrosion Behavior3▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Microstructural Evolution3▲ 13×4 topics
  31. High-Strength Steels3▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Martensite Transformation3▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Social Responsibility3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  34. Geopolymer3▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Nanotechnology3▲ 8.7×5 topics
  36. Innovation Ecosystems3▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Rural Communities3▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Small and Medium Enterprises3▲ 8.3×1 topic
  39. Soil Management3▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Utilization3▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Forest ecology and management, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Concrete and Cement Materials Research.

Forest ecology and manag…5Forest ecology and management: 5 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mecha…3Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 3 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 2 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences2Plant and soil sciences: 2 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 2 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 2 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxo…2Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 2 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 2 fractional worksRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationMechanical EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  2. 2 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  4. 4 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  6. 6 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 2 works
  9. 9 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production Building and Construction 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Tecnológico de Saltillo as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00071% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo0.00097% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo 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 Tecnológico de Saltillo4.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.1% in 2019.

Other research institutions in Saltillo

All research institutions in Saltillo

Share Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo's ranking

Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo on Science Explorer

A card with Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.