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National Institute of Anthropology and History

In research, National Institute of Anthropology and History stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,515 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,242 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,377 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Anthropology and Archeology — Visual Arts and Performing Arts is 58.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,372
of 28,054 · #13,402 all time
Rank in Mexico
#106
of 252
Research works
5.6k
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Anthropology and History 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 #4,515 of 10,521 11.2%384 #2611
Social SciencesField #3,242 of 6,365 9.9%199 #2185
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,377 of 1,998 12.7%170 #743
Physical SciencesDomain #11,024 of 12,888 8.9%104 #13502

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Anthropology and History 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#2,611 #4,515
  2. Social Sciences#2,185 #3,242
  3. Arts and Humanities#743 #1,377
  4. Physical Sciences#13,502 #11,024
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 National Institute of Anthropology and History specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Visual Arts and Performing Arts takes 58.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 51.7 works59×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 35.4 works24×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 34.2 works21×
  4. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 44.6 works20×
← 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: 0.84× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.61× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.22× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 11.04× its world share, 170 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.95× its world share, 199 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Anthropology and History?

Ranked on the composite score, Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, Leonardo López Luján and Rodrigo Martínez Baracs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Anthropology and History.

  1. 1 Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Mexico · #194,143 worldwide 10 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Leonardo López Luján Mexico · #214,288 worldwide 31 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Rodrigo Martínez Baracs Mexico · #255,041 worldwide 5 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Pablo Yankelevich Mexico · #284,731 worldwide 8 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Tomás Pérez Vejó Mexico · #319,474 worldwide 4 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Lourdes Márquez Morfín Mexico · #385,469 worldwide 30 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Juan Comas Mexico · #462,045 worldwide 10 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Julia Tuñón Mexico · #469,825 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Ignacio Bernal Mexico · #567,882 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Ricardo Melgar Bao Mexico · #590,700 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Anthropology and History

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Anthropology and History?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Cultural Exchange, Religious Practices, Visual Culture, Language Policy, Community Participation, Colonial Spanish America and Indigenous History.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage81▲ 28×19 topics
  2. Climate Change57▲ 4.0×35 topics
  3. Sustainability55▲ 4.2×25 topics
  4. Cultural Exchange54▲ 77×6 topics
  5. Religious Practices52▲ 222×2 topics
  6. Visual Culture51▲ 175×4 topics
  7. Language Policy48▲ 65×3 topics
  8. Community Participation48▲ 24×8 topics
  9. Colonial Spanish America48▲ 729×1 topic
  10. Indigenous History48▲ 729×1 topic
  11. Public Health45▲ 5.8×18 topics
  12. Urban Development43▲ 22×9 topics
  13. Cultural Identity41▲ 15×12 topics
  14. Globalization39▲ 3.7×43 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation39▲ 20×9 topics
  16. Environmental Policy38▲ 35×4 topics
  17. Water Management38▲ 58×2 topics
  18. Identity36▲ 9.3×19 topics
  19. Resource Governance36▲ 785×1 topic
  20. Social Movements32▲ 20×17 topics
  21. Latin America26▲ 25×17 topics
  22. History24▲ 6.5×21 topics
  23. Intercultural Education24▲ 58×5 topics
  24. Historiography22▲ 33×11 topics
  25. Memory22▲ 17×10 topics
  26. Gender22▲ 7.4×15 topics
  27. Political Power21▲ 80×4 topics
  28. Cultural Practices21▲ 30×5 topics
  29. Cultural Variation20▲ 257×2 topics
  30. Cultural History20▲ 30×5 topics
  31. Constitutionalism19▲ 37×3 topics
  32. Sustainable Development Goals19▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Tourism19▲ 37×5 topics
  34. Indigenous Knowledge Systems19▲ 112×2 topics
  35. Community Endeavors19▲ 549×1 topic
  36. Learning by Observing19▲ 549×1 topic
  37. Revolution18▲ 156×2 topics
  38. Social Inequality18▲ 13×10 topics
  39. Photography18▲ 85×3 topics
  40. Artistic Expression18▲ 103×2 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Anthropology and History publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Latin American history and culture, Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics, Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education and Historical Studies in Latin America.

Latin American history a…48Latin American history and culture: 48 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 36 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and Socio-Education: 19 fractional worksHistorical Studies in Latin America: 16 fractional worksPhotographic and Visual Arts: 16 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …15Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 15 fractional worksArchaeology and Cultural Heritage: 14 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and History: 13 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 11 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 10 fractional works
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawCultural StudiesDemography5 others

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

  1. 1 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 48 works
  2. 2 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 36 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education Cultural Studies 19 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 16 works
  5. 5 Photographic and Visual Arts Museology 16 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 15 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 14 works
  8. 8 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 13 works
  9. 9 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 11 works
  10. 10 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 10 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 available39.7%not open60.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Anthropology and History's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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