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Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente

In research, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,065 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,643 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,281 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,808
of 28,054 · #19,436 all time
Rank in Mexico
#119
of 252
Research works
1.5k
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente 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 #7,065 of 10,521 9.2%235 #5044
Social SciencesField #4,643 of 6,365 9.4%166 #4126
Physical SciencesDomain #11,281 of 12,888 6.8%90 #16129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente 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#5,044 #7,065
  2. Social Sciences#4,126 #4,643
  3. Physical Sciences#16,129 #11,281
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 y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 36.4 works6.4×
← 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: 1.00× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.66× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.41× its world share, 166 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente?

Ranked on the composite score, Rossana Reguillo, Juan Diego Sánchez‐Torres and José E. Rayas‐Sánchez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente.

  1. 1 Rossana Reguillo Mexico · #141,007 worldwide 33 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Juan Diego Sánchez‐Torres Mexico · #217,254 worldwide 148 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 José E. Rayas‐Sánchez Mexico · #362,818 worldwide 105 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Juan Manuel Ramírez Sáiz Mexico · #481,748 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Raúl Fuentes Navarro Mexico · #521,949 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Carlos Enrique Orozco Mexico · #549,369 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Pauline Capdevielle Mexico · #1,012,667 worldwide 4 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Miguel Bazdresch Mexico · #1,526,137 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Iván E. Villalón-Turrubiates Mexico · #1,593,222 worldwide 7 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Latin America, Education, Public Policy, Democracy, Social Movements and Ethics.

▲ 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. Globalization38▲ 5.0×36 topics
  2. Human Rights34▲ 8.5×18 topics
  3. Education31▲ 4.7×30 topics
  4. Latin America29▲ 39×17 topics
  5. Sustainability25▲ 2.7×33 topics
  6. Public Policy22▲ 11×15 topics
  7. Democracy19▲ 14×11 topics
  8. Social Movements17▲ 15×13 topics
  9. Ethics16▲ 8.6×11 topics
  10. Welfare State16▲ 48×4 topics
  11. History15▲ 5.5×16 topics
  12. Mental Health14▲ 2.5×20 topics
  13. Constitutionalism14▲ 38×3 topics
  14. Innovation12▲ 3.0×17 topics
  15. Philosophy12▲ 7.2×9 topics
  16. Gender Differences12▲ 8.3×6 topics
  17. Social Justice12▲ 5.3×9 topics
  18. Inequality11▲ 13×6 topics
  19. Ethical Challenges11▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Economic Crisis11▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Participation11▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Social Inequality11▲ 11×8 topics
  23. Migrant Integration11▲ 76×2 topics
  24. Community Intervention11▲ 86×1 topic
  25. Social Work11▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Community Participation10▲ 7.2×10 topics
  27. International Law10▲ 8.4×6 topics
  28. Rural Development10▲ 7.4×8 topics
  29. Society9▲ 13×7 topics
  30. Violence9▲ 16×7 topics
  31. Inclusive Education9▲ 6.8×7 topics
  32. Colonialism9▲ 4.9×9 topics
  33. Community Development9▲ 12×6 topics
  34. Cultural Studies8▲ 5.8×11 topics
  35. Transparency8▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Community Engagement8▲ 6.6×12 topics
  37. Urban Development8▲ 5.9×6 topics
  38. Elections8▲ 272×1 topic
  39. Political Parties8▲ 272×1 topic
  40. Political Violence8▲ 82×3 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Policies, Political Dynamics in Latin America, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Aging, Health, and Disability.

Social Sciences and Policies: 11 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in Latin America: 8 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 6 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 5 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 5 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 4 fractional worksPublic Policy and Govern…4Public Policy and Governance: 4 fractional worksGender, Health, and Social Inequality: 4 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 4 fractional worksSocial Issues and Polici…4Social Issues and Policies in Latin America: 4 fractional works
General Social SciencesPolitical Science and International RelationsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 11 works
  2. 2 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  3. 3 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  4. 4 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  5. 5 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 4 works
  7. 7 Public Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Gender, Health, and Social Inequality Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  10. 10 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 4 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 available69.2%not open30.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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.

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.