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Mexfam

In research, Mexfam stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,258 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,140
of 34,923
Rank in Mexico
#219
of 278
Research works
323
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Mexfam

What is Mexfam known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #13,258 of 16,688 11.1%134

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mexfam 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 Mexfam work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Mexfam is in Health Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (49%), Social Sciences (12%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 25 fractional works · 53.7% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 48.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 23.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 12.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 12.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 7.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMexfam46fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences54%Social Sciences24%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2248.7%
    2. Health Professions24.1%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences612.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance36.4%
    3. Psychology23.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology36.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
    4. Neuroscience11.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.2%
    1. Environmental Science37.6%
    2. Physics and Astronomy01.1%
    3. Mathematics00.9%
    4. Computer Science00.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
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: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.53× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.99× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.32×0 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.99×3 works
  3. Medicine2.53×22 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.79×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.57×2 works
  6. Environmental Science1.53×4 works
  7. Nursing1.26×0 works
  8. Psychology1.22×2 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.14×3 works
  10. Social Sciences0.97×6 works
  11. Neuroscience0.74×1 works
  12. Mathematics0.73×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.49×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×1 works
  15. Dentistry0.37×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.20×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mexfam?

Ranked on the quality score, Héctor Arreola‐Ornelas, J Dorantes-Aguilar and O. Baca lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mexfam.

  1. 1 Héctor Arreola‐Ornelas Mexico · #203,497 worldwide 5.8k citations · 97 works
  2. 2 J Dorantes-Aguilar Mexico · #3,785,156 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 O. Baca Mexico · #6,019,423 worldwide 140 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Mexfam

What are the most cited papers from Mexfam?

The most cited paper from Mexfam is "Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief—an imperative of universal health coverage: the Lancet Commission report" (Felícia Marie Knaul et al., 2017), with 1,486 citations. Next come "The quest for universal health coverage: achieving social protection for all in Mexico" (525) and "Planning cancer control in Latin America and the Caribbean" (505).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief—an imperative of universal health coverage: the Lancet Commission report Felícia Marie Knaul et al. · The Lancet 13 Oct 2017 1,486
2 The quest for universal health coverage: achieving social protection for all in Mexico Felícia Marie Knaul, Eduardo González-Pier, Octavio Gómez‐Dantés et al. · The Lancet 16 Aug 2012 525
3 Planning cancer control in Latin America and the Caribbean Paul Edward Goss et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access Apr 2013 505
4 Women and Health: the key for sustainable development Ana Langer et al. · The Lancet Open access 5 Jun 2015 437
5 Comprehensive reform to improve health system performance in Mexico Julio M. Frenk, Eduardo González-Pier, Octavio Gómez‐Dantés et al. · The Lancet Oct 2006 357
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mexfam?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Public Health, Obesity, Chronic Diseases, Health Promotion 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-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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.3×35 topics
  2. Mental Health2▲ 3.7×9 topics
  3. Public Health2▲ 3.5×10 topics
  4. Quality of Life2▲ 3.7×16 topics
  5. Climate Change2▲ 1.60×13 topics
  6. Obesity2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  7. Treatment2▲ 2.9×14 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  9. Diagnosis1▲ 3.2×12 topics
  10. Inflammation1▲ 1.40×11 topics
  11. Resilience1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  12. Risk Factors1▲ 2.6×8 topics
  13. Chronic Diseases1▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Health Promotion1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  15. Pathogenesis1▲ 5.1×8 topics
  16. Latin America1▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Well-being1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  18. COVID-191▲ 1.69×8 topics
  19. Positive Emotions1▲ 19×1 topic
  20. Positive Psychology1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Mexfam publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery and Antibiotic Use and Resistance.

Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 1 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 1 fractional worksInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 1 fractional worksPharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 0 fractional worksPublic Policy and Govern…0Public Policy and Governance: 0 fractional worksPrion Diseases and Protein Misfolding: 0 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 0 fractional worksDiet, Metabolism, and Di…0Diet, Metabolism, and Disease: 0 fractional works
Social PsychologyEconomics and EconometricsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology6 others

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

  1. 1 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 1 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 works
  5. 5 Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds Pharmacology 0 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 0 works
  7. 7 Public Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 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 available38.9%not open61.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mexfam's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% 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 Mexfam as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Mexfam0.00020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mexfam over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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