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Mexican Social Security Institute

In research, Mexican Social Security Institute stands highest in Medicine (#1,438 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,786 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,066 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmacy, Nephrology and General Health Professions — Pharmacy is 14.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,319
of 28,054 · #6,048 all time
Rank in Mexico
#17
of 252
Research works
15k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
125k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Mexican Social Security Institute 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
MedicineField #1,438 of 10,443 4.0%1,723 #2023
Health SciencesDomain #1,786 of 11,982 3.8%2,013 #2233
Life SciencesDomain #2,066 of 7,800 8.3%337 #2517
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,207 of 3,579 8.0%189 #2705
Social SciencesDomain #6,635 of 10,521 6.6%231 #8397
Health ProfessionsField #1,306 of 1,928 2.3%256 #1327
SurgerySubfield #1,244 of 1,816 2.1%273 #1334
EpidemiologySubfield #774 of 976 4.9%137 #1033
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #740 of 916 1.8%179 #1133
Social SciencesField #5,260 of 6,365 9.5%92 #6680

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mexican Social Security Institute 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. Medicine#2,023 #1,438
  2. Health Sciences#2,233 #1,786
  3. Life Sciences#2,517 #2,066
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,705 #2,207
  5. Social Sciences#8,397 #6,635
  6. Health Professions#1,327 #1,306
  7. Surgery#1,334 #1,244
  8. Epidemiology#1,033 #774
  9. General Health Professions#1,133 #740
  10. Social Sciences#6,680 #5,260
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 Mexican Social Security Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmacy takes 14.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PharmacySubfield · 34.5 works14×
  2. NephrologySubfield · 53.7 works9.2×
  3. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 178.9 works4.8×
  4. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 69.0 works4.7×
  5. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 34.2 works4.4×
  6. SurgerySubfield · 273.4 works4.3×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 189 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.12× its world share, 57 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.13× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.61× its world share, 256 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.33× its world share, 1,723 worksMedicineNursing: 1.40× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.50× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 90 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 92 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mexican Social Security Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Ricardo Robledo Hernández, J Kumate and Carlos Beyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mexican Social Security Institute.

  1. 1 Ricardo Robledo Hernández Mexico · #100,753 worldwide 38 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 J Kumate Mexico · #106,576 worldwide 210 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Carlos Beyer Mexico · #179,963 worldwide 192 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Jorge Salmerón Mexico · #187,859 worldwide 156 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Víctor Hugo Borja‐Aburto Mexico · #265,050 worldwide 104 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Elías S. Canales Mexico · #276,632 worldwide 64 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Fernando Guerrero‐Romero Mexico · #306,540 worldwide 112 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Jorge Loría-Castellanos Mexico · #329,024 worldwide 7 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Amador González-Angulo Mexico · #364,701 worldwide 65 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 R Kretschmer Mexico · #367,666 worldwide 88 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Mexican Social Security Institute

Which keywords describe research at Mexican Social Security Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Obesity, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Nutrition, Mental Health and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology362▲ 3.4×135 topics
  2. Inflammation175▲ 3.1×80 topics
  3. Quality of Life172▲ 4.4×50 topics
  4. Mental Health171▲ 4.3×32 topics
  5. Health Promotion170▲ 20×11 topics
  6. Risk Factors164▲ 5.5×33 topics
  7. Obesity164▲ 8.0×24 topics
  8. Public Health148▲ 3.8×54 topics
  9. Nutrition132▲ 11×15 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease128▲ 4.3×38 topics
  11. Treatment116▲ 3.6×49 topics
  12. Diagnosis109▲ 4.4×41 topics
  13. Physical Activity107▲ 8.1×10 topics
  14. Chronic Diseases100▲ 15×8 topics
  15. Educational Interventions98▲ 39×3 topics
  16. Social Support94▲ 6.3×12 topics
  17. University Students94▲ 61×2 topics
  18. Healthy Lifestyles93▲ 78×1 topic
  19. Metabolic Syndrome83▲ 3.8×23 topics
  20. Cancer79▲ 2.2×55 topics
  21. Aging Population79▲ 32×3 topics
  22. Complications78▲ 5.8×16 topics
  23. Pandemic78▲ 2.7×11 topics
  24. Mortality70▲ 4.5×12 topics
  25. Management69▲ 3.3×29 topics
  26. Immune Response65▲ 4.2×22 topics
  27. Diabetes57▲ 4.3×20 topics
  28. SARS-CoV-253▲ 6.1×6 topics
  29. Geriatric Assessment53▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Surgical Management52▲ 4.7×20 topics
  31. Social Integration49▲ 41×3 topics
  32. Elderly Care49▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Thrombosis49▲ 6.5×7 topics
  34. Chronic Kidney Disease49▲ 7.5×8 topics
  35. Functional Dependence49▲ 85×1 topic
  36. Health Status49▲ 85×1 topic
  37. Pathophysiology48▲ 6.0×11 topics
  38. ACE2 Receptor46▲ 7.0×3 topics
  39. Occupational Health44▲ 14×5 topics
  40. Community Health37▲ 8.5×5 topics

Which research topics does Mexican Social Security Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Aging, Health, and Disability, Stress and Burnout Research and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Health and Lifestyle Stu…93Health and Lifestyle Studies: 93 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disab…49Aging, Health, and Disability: 49 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…33Stress and Burnout Research: 33 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 33 fractional worksNursing care and research: 30 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…26Health and Medical Education: 26 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 25 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 22 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 20 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 14 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSocial PsychologyInfectious Diseases5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 93 works
  2. 2 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 49 works
  3. 3 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 33 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 33 works
  5. 5 Nursing care and research Pharmacy 30 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 26 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 25 works
  8. 8 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 22 works
  9. 9 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 20 works
  10. 10 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 14 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 available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mexican Social Security Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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.

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