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Mexican Institute of Petroleum

In research, Mexican Institute of Petroleum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,996 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,779 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 17.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,887
of 28,054 · #5,349 all time
Rank in Mexico
#89
of 252
Research works
4k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
70k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Mexican Institute of Petroleum 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,996 of 12,888 10.2%277 #3292
EngineeringField #4,779 of 6,636 10.6%138 #3349

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mexican Institute of Petroleum 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).

What does Mexican Institute of Petroleum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 17.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 28.0 works18×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 12.13× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.50× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.82× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.99× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.99× its world share, 138 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.73× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mexican Institute of Petroleum?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohan S. Rana, P. Salas and Francisco Guzmán lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mexican Institute of Petroleum.

  1. 1 Mohan S. Rana Mexico · #91,685 worldwide 402 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 P. Salas Mexico · #133,183 worldwide 183 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Francisco Guzmán Mexico · #181,412 worldwide 166 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 C. Ángeles–Chávez Mexico · #196,999 worldwide 186 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Jorge Ancheyta Mexico · #222,127 worldwide 536 citations · 79 works
  6. 6 J.A. Toledo-Antonio Mexico · #288,497 worldwide 264 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Rafael Martínez‐Palou Mexico · #323,174 worldwide 182 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 J. Navarrete Mexico · #346,733 worldwide 156 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Arturo Trejo Mexico · #392,477 worldwide 86 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Jorge X. Velasco‐Hernández Mexico · #408,427 worldwide 80 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Mexican Institute of Petroleum

Which keywords describe research at Mexican Institute of Petroleum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ionic Liquids, Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Biodegradation, Mass Spectrometry, Heterogeneous Catalysts, Asphaltenes and Petroleum.

▲ 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. Ionic Liquids24▲ 28×8 topics
  2. Nanoparticles22▲ 5.8×16 topics
  3. Catalysis22▲ 11×18 topics
  4. Renewable Energy19▲ 4.4×19 topics
  5. Biodegradation18▲ 61×4 topics
  6. Mass Spectrometry17▲ 36×4 topics
  7. Heterogeneous Catalysts17▲ 60×3 topics
  8. Asphaltenes17▲ 231×1 topic
  9. Petroleum17▲ 113×1 topic
  10. Catalytic15▲ 43×4 topics
  11. Surfactants12▲ 42×5 topics
  12. Desulfurization11▲ 94×1 topic
  13. Hydrodeoxygenation11▲ 94×1 topic
  14. Green Chemistry11▲ 21×7 topics
  15. Porous Media11▲ 28×6 topics
  16. Emissions11▲ 18×5 topics
  17. Elastic Properties10▲ 44×2 topics
  18. Inverse Problems10▲ 31×3 topics
  19. CO2 Sequestration10▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Vibration Analysis10▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Biomass10▲ 28×5 topics
  22. Pore-scale Modeling9▲ 85×1 topic
  23. X-ray Computed Tomography9▲ 85×1 topic
  24. Rheological Properties9▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Drilling Fluids8▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Geophysical Imaging8▲ 52×2 topics
  27. Well Integrity8▲ 51×1 topic
  28. Shale Gas8▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Biodiesel8▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Full-Waveform Tomography8▲ 62×1 topic
  31. Seismic Waveform Inversion8▲ 62×1 topic
  32. Transesterification8▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Gas Permeability8▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Optimization8▲ 5.5×9 topics
  35. Pitting Corrosion8▲ 50×2 topics
  36. Mudstones8▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Pore Structure8▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Oxidation7▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Hydraulic Fracturing7▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Molecular Dynamics Simulation7▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Mexican Institute of Petroleum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Petroleum Processing and Analysis, Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies, Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Petroleum Processing and Analysis: 17 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 11 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 9 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 8 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 8 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 8 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …8Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 8 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 7 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 6 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…6Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 6 fractional works
Analytical ChemistryMechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 17 works
  2. 2 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 8 works
  7. 7 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  8. 8 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 7 works
  9. 9 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 6 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 available17.3%not open82.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mexican Institute of Petroleum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower 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.

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