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Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic

In research, Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,649 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Food Science and Plant Science (Food Science is 20.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,029
of 22,385 · #16,543 all time
Rank in Mexico
#153
of 232
Research works
331
▲ 62% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.1k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic

What is Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,649 of 6,403 4.3%72 #4692

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic 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 Tepic work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic is in Life Sciences, 18% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (37%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Medicine (10%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 82 fractional works · 51.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 59 fractional works · 36.9% of its workFood Science: 25 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPlant Science: 24 fractional works · 14.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 11.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 17.8% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 5.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 16.0% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutoTecnológico de…160fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences51%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences15%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5936.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1911.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics32.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Medicine1610.3%
    2. Nursing85.2%
    3. Health Professions42.2%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Materials Science64.0%
    2. Engineering53.3%
    3. Environmental Science53.1%
    4. Chemistry42.4%
    5. Computer Science31.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    7. Energy10.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences138.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting31.9%
    4. Psychology31.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Food Science takes 20.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Food ScienceSubfield · 25.0 works21×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 23.5 works8.4×
← 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: 7.78× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.22× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.78× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 10.68× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing10.68×8 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.78×59 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.78×3 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.22×19 works
  5. Chemistry1.55×4 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.24×4 works
  7. Materials Science1.16×6 works
  8. Health Professions0.83×4 works
  9. Environmental Science0.63×5 works
  10. Social Sciences0.63×13 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.58×3 works
  12. Medicine0.54×16 works
  13. Psychology0.52×2 works
  14. Energy0.46×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×1 works
  16. Veterinary0.38×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.32×2 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.30×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.25×3 works
  20. Engineering0.22×5 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic?

Ranked on the quality score, Sonia G. Sáyago‐Ayerdi, Francisco J. Blancas‐Benítez and Lizet Aguirre‐Güitrón lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic.

  1. 1 Sonia G. Sáyago‐Ayerdi Mexico · #1,522,880 worldwide 5.4k citations · 187 works
  2. 2 Francisco J. Blancas‐Benítez Mexico · #1,926,504 worldwide 908 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Lizet Aguirre‐Güitrón Mexico · #1,978,091 worldwide 314 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Alejandra Chacón-López Mexico · #1,983,132 worldwide 1.5k citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Cristina Moreno-Hernández Mexico · #2,336,571 worldwide 267 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Alicia Paulina Cárdenas-Castro Mexico · #2,781,250 worldwide 329 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Rita M. Velázquez-Estrada Mexico · #2,851,131 worldwide 792 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Julio César Barros‐Castillo Mexico · #3,080,948 worldwide 456 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Efigenia Montalvo‐González Mexico · #3,257,308 worldwide 3.8k citations · 183 works
  10. 10 Ramsés Ramón González-Estrada Mexico · #3,287,256 worldwide 867 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic

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

The most cited paper from Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic is "Annona muricata: A comprehensive review on its traditional medicinal uses, phytochemicals, pharmacological activities, mechanisms of action and toxicity" (Ana Velia Coria-Tellez, Efigenia Montalvo‐González, Elhadi M. Yahia et al., 2016), with 529 citations. Next come "Induced resistance to control postharvest decay of fruit and vegetables" (455) and "Fruits and fruit by-products as sources of bioactive compounds. Benefits and trends of lactic acid fermentation in the development of novel fruit-based functional beverages" (303).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Annona muricata: A comprehensive review on its traditional medicinal uses, phytochemicals, pharmacological activities, mechanisms of action and toxicity Ana Velia Coria-Tellez, Efigenia Montalvo‐González, Elhadi M. Yahia et al. · Arabian Journal of Chemistry Open access 22 Jan 2016 529
2 Induced resistance to control postharvest decay of fruit and vegetables Gianfranco Romanazzi, Simona Marianna Sanzani, Yang Bi et al. · Postharvest Biology and Technology Open access 23 Aug 2016 455
3 Fruits and fruit by-products as sources of bioactive compounds. Benefits and trends of lactic acid fermentation in the development of novel fruit-based functional beverages Luciana G. Ruiz Rodríguez, Víctor Manuel Zamora-Gasga, Micaela Pescuma et al. · Food Research International 28 Oct 2020 303
4 Dietary fiber and phenolic compounds as functional ingredients: interaction and possible effect after ingestion Ana Elena Quirós-Sauceda, H. Palafox-Carlos, Sonia G. Sáyago‐Ayerdi et al. · Food & Function 2014 292
5 Thermosonication: An alternative processing for fruit and vegetable juices Luis Miguel Anaya Esparza, Rita M. Velázquez-Estrada, Artur X. Roig et al. · Trends in Food Science & Technology 11 Jan 2017 202
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Benefits, Antioxidant, Antioxidant Activity, Polyphenols, Bioactive Compounds, Phytochemicals, Antioxidants and Nutrition.

▲ 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. Health Benefits18▲ 35×9 topics
  2. Antioxidant16▲ 15×21 topics
  3. Antioxidant Activity13▲ 13×18 topics
  4. Polyphenols11▲ 39×6 topics
  5. Bioactive Compounds9▲ 24×8 topics
  6. Phytochemicals9▲ 50×6 topics
  7. Antioxidants8▲ 12×9 topics
  8. Nutrition8▲ 11×7 topics
  9. Nutritional Significance8▲ 31×4 topics
  10. Dietary Fiber8▲ 45×3 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications7▲ 3.9×12 topics
  12. Antimicrobial6▲ 14×7 topics
  13. Cancer Prevention6▲ 15×7 topics
  14. Phenolic Compounds6▲ 20×6 topics
  15. Aroma Compounds6▲ 41×3 topics
  16. Flavonoids6▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Food Processing6▲ 91×2 topics
  18. Urban Development6▲ 10×2 topics
  19. Modified Atmosphere Packaging6▲ 41×2 topics
  20. Betalains6▲ 137×1 topic
  21. Hydrocolloids6▲ 44×2 topics
  22. Opuntia6▲ 137×1 topic
  23. Functional Food5▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 10×6 topics
  25. Bioavailability5▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Horticultural Crops5▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Plant Hormones5▲ 54×2 topics
  28. Lipid Oxidation5▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Rheological Properties5▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Free Radicals5▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Genetic Regulation5▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Fungal Pathogens5▲ 23×4 topics
  33. Gut Microbiota5▲ 8.7×6 topics
  34. Dietary Supplements5▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Endophytic Fungi5▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Ethylene Biosynthesis5▲ 100×1 topic
  37. Fruit Ripening5▲ 100×1 topic
  38. Nanoparticle Encapsulation5▲ 53×2 topics
  39. Prebiotics5▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Medicinal Plants5▲ 7.4×11 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Botanical Research and Applications, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management and Proteins in Food Systems.

Botanical Research and A…6Botanical Research and Applications: 6 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…5Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 5 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 5 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems4Proteins in Food Systems: 4 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 4 fractional worksMicroencapsulation and Drying Processes: 4 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolites in…4Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology: 4 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 3 fractional works
Food ScienceBiochemistryPlant ScienceCell Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 6 works
  2. 2 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 5 works
  3. 3 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 5 works
  4. 4 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 4 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 4 works
  7. 7 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  8. 8 Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  9. 9 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 3 works
  10. 10 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 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 available60.7%not open39.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 62% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00067% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic0.00075% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic3.9% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.2% in 2020.

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