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Mexican Academy of Sciences

In research, Mexican Academy of Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,157 of 14,833 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,590 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,706 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,135
of 22,385 · #16,430 all time
Rank in Mexico
#193
of 232
Research works
534
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Mexican Academy of Sciences

What is Mexican Academy of Sciences 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,157 of 14,833 7.0%208
Health SciencesDomain #10,590 of 16,688 4.1%220
MedicineField #9,706 of 14,558 3.7%169

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mexican Academy of Sciences 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 Mexican Academy of Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Mexican Academy of Sciences is in Health Sciences, 37% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Social Sciences (16%), Health Professions (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 38 fractional works · 42.2% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 30.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 11.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 37.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 16.4% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 13.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMexican Academyof Sciences91fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences37%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2830.5%
    2. Health Professions1011.1%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1516.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities66.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting44.1%
    4. Psychology33.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.4%
    6. Decision Sciences33.1%
    1. Environmental Science44.4%
    2. Computer Science44.2%
    3. Engineering22.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.3%
    5. Mathematics00.4%
    6. Chemistry00.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    9. Energy00.2%
    10. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.9%
    3. Neuroscience11.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
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: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.20× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.58× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.21× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.16× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.20×10 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.16×3 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.21×6 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.60×3 works
  5. Medicine1.58×28 works
  6. Social Sciences1.29×15 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.27×4 works
  8. Psychology1.21×3 works
  9. Environmental Science0.89×4 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.88×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.78×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.75×1 works
  13. Dentistry0.75×0 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.73×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.61×3 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.56×1 works
  17. Veterinary0.54×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.53×4 works
  19. Nursing0.53×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.36×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×2 works
  22. Energy0.24×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.18×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×0 works
  25. Engineering0.15×2 works
  26. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mexican Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Mario Gonzalez-Ulloa, Silva Martínez and José Juan Tablada lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mexican Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Mario Gonzalez-Ulloa Mexico · #2,118,408 worldwide 1.7k citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Silva Martínez Mexico · #3,442,493 worldwide 86 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 José Juan Tablada Mexico · #3,940,392 worldwide 14 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Paulino Sabugal Fernández Mexico · #4,620,645 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Luis Weckmann Mexico · #4,665,746 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Alejandro Escobar Mexico · #5,512,380 worldwide 45 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 F Gómez-García Mexico · #5,518,021 worldwide 103 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Víctor Orozco Mexico · #5,876,442 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Manuel Antonio Díaz de León Ponce Mexico · #5,966,754 worldwide 158 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Jaime Labastida Mexico · #7,307,104 worldwide 14 citations · 124 works
All ranked researchers at Mexican Academy of Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Mexican Academy of Sciences?

The most cited paper from Mexican Academy of Sciences is "Interdisciplinariedad y sistemas complejos" (Rolando García, 1994), with 198 citations. Next come "Lipid Needs of Preterm Infants: Updated Recommendations" (171) and "QUANTITATIVE PRINCIPLES IN COSMETIC SURGERY OF THE FACE (PROFILEPLASTY)" (151).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Interdisciplinariedad y sistemas complejos Rolando García · Americanae (AECID Library) Open access 1994 198
2 Lipid Needs of Preterm Infants: Updated Recommendations Alexandre Lapillonne, Sharon L. Groh‐Wargo, Carlos Humberto Gonzalez et al. · The Journal of Pediatrics Open access 22 Feb 2013 171
3 QUANTITATIVE PRINCIPLES IN COSMETIC SURGERY OF THE FACE (PROFILEPLASTY) Mario Gonzalez-Ulloa · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Feb 1962 151
4 Belt lipectomy Mario Gonzalez-Ulloa · British Journal of Plastic Surgery Open access 1960 120
5 Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain and Rheumatic Diseases in the Southeastern Region of Mexico. A COPCORD-Based Community Survey José Álvarez-Nemegyei, Ingris del Pilar Peláez-Ballestas, Luz Helena Sanı́n et al. · Journal of Rheumatology Supplement Open access 2011 74
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mexican Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Healthcare Quality, Constitutionalism, Political Power, Health Promotion, Social Movements and Hispanic World.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 3.0×37 topics
  2. Public Health8▲ 6.2×16 topics
  3. Healthcare Quality6▲ 65×3 topics
  4. Constitutionalism6▲ 74×2 topics
  5. Political Power6▲ 137×2 topics
  6. Health Promotion6▲ 20×9 topics
  7. Social Movements6▲ 21×2 topics
  8. Hispanic World6▲ 492×1 topic
  9. Independence6▲ 492×1 topic
  10. Community Health5▲ 34×4 topics
  11. Health Policy4▲ 32×3 topics
  12. Healthcare Systems4▲ 109×2 topics
  13. Medical Education4▲ 18×4 topics
  14. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Global Health4▲ 31×4 topics
  16. Sustainability4▲ 1.94×8 topics
  17. Urban Development4▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Education3▲ 2.1×8 topics
  19. Quality of Life3▲ 2.5×11 topics
  20. Social Network Analysis3▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Scientific Publications2▲ 84×2 topics
  22. Digital Marketing2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  23. Primary Care2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  24. Internationalization2▲ 42×2 topics
  25. Bibliometric Analysis2▲ 43×2 topics
  26. Community Participation2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  27. Research Methodology2▲ 39×4 topics
  28. Aging Population2▲ 27×3 topics
  29. Small and Medium Enterprises2▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Social Support2▲ 4.4×3 topics
  31. Cultural Exchange2▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Environmental Policy2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Feminism2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  34. Religious Practices2▲ 52×2 topics
  35. Peer Review Process2▲ 489×1 topic
  36. Psychology Journals2▲ 489×1 topic
  37. Elderly Care2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Resource Governance2▲ 225×1 topic
  39. Water Management2▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Human Dignity2▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does Mexican Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical Studies in Latin America, Health and Medical Education, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Psychology Research and Bibliometrics.

Historical Studies in La…6Historical Studies in Latin America: 6 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 2 fractional worksPsychology Research and Bibliometrics: 2 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 2 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Technology: 2 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 1 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional works
DemographyGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsExperimental and Cognitive Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 6 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Psychology Research and Bibliometrics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  6. 6 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Technology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  8. 8 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mexican Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mexican Academy of Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00040% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Mexican Academy of Sciences0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mexican Academy of Sciences 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.

5%10%all institutions10.0% in 2024Mexican Academy of Sciences5.9% in 20242020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.8% in 2017.

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