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National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics

In research, National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,757 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,279 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,792 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,474
of 28,054 · #4,372 all time
Rank in Mexico
#31
of 252
Research works
6k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics 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 #3,757 of 12,888 11.1%618 #2689
EngineeringField #3,279 of 6,636 8.1%240 #2685
Computer ScienceField #2,792 of 4,667 18.1%177 #2112
Physics and AstronomyField #1,127 of 1,646 10.3%131 #1234
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,366 of 1,884 18.6%70 #1007
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,001 of 2,318 5.8%121 #1788

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics 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. Physical Sciences#2,689 #3,757
  2. Engineering#2,685 #3,279
  3. Computer Science#2,112 #2,792
  4. Physics and Astronomy#1,234 #1,127
  5. Artificial Intelligence#1,007 #1,366
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,788 #2,001
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 Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 53.2 works10×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 37.5 works9.9×
  3. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 20.2 works8.9×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 131.3 works8.1×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.45× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.14× its world share, 177 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.21× its world share, 240 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.37× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.14× its world share, 131 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics?

Ranked on the composite score, D. H. Hughes, I. Aretxaga and David Sánchez-Argüelles lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics.

  1. 1 D. H. Hughes Mexico · #19,654 worldwide 775 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 I. Aretxaga Mexico · #56,365 worldwide 517 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 David Sánchez-Argüelles Mexico · #179,085 worldwide 291 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 R. Terlevich Mexico · #179,393 worldwide 708 citations · 130 works
  5. 5 David M. Gale Mexico · #216,852 worldwide 88 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 David H. Hughes Mexico · #222,395 worldwide 169 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 J. León-Tavares Mexico · #261,788 worldwide 359 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Esteban Tlelo‐Cuautle Mexico · #342,045 worldwide 225 citations · 75 works
  9. 9 Hugo Jair Escalante Mexico · #373,061 worldwide 390 citations · 86 works
  10. 10 Jose Rangel‐Magdaleno Mexico · #402,202 worldwide 190 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Solar Cells, Biosensors, Nonlinear Optics, Nanoelectronics and Chaos.

▲ 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. Deep Learning91▲ 3.7×66 topics
  2. Machine Learning54▲ 2.3×59 topics
  3. Neural Networks43▲ 3.8×28 topics
  4. Biosensors21▲ 5.7×12 topics
  5. Solar Cells19▲ 13×7 topics
  6. Artificial Neural Networks16▲ 4.7×7 topics
  7. Convolutional Neural Networks16▲ 3.0×12 topics
  8. Security16▲ 3.3×13 topics
  9. Nonlinear Optics14▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Feature Extraction13▲ 3.9×10 topics
  11. Nanoelectronics13▲ 21×2 topics
  12. Chaos13▲ 24×3 topics
  13. Classification13▲ 3.8×10 topics
  14. Nonlinear Dynamics12▲ 7.4×5 topics
  15. Star Formation11▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Atomic Layer Deposition11▲ 22×1 topic
  17. High-k Dielectrics11▲ 22×1 topic
  18. Optical Fiber11▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Integrated Circuits11▲ 9.8×3 topics
  20. Robotics11▲ 6.3×7 topics
  21. Synchronization11▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Entanglement11▲ 9.8×4 topics
  23. Structured Light10▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Optical Lattices10▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Fiber Lasers10▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Microwave Photonics10▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Security Analysis10▲ 7.6×4 topics
  28. Wavelet Transform9▲ 5.6×5 topics
  29. Multi-Agent Systems9▲ 6.8×6 topics
  30. Neuromorphic Computing9▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Microcavities9▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Sensors9▲ 9.5×5 topics
  33. Microresonators8▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Optical Modulators8▲ 7.9×3 topics
  35. Metamaterial8▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Complex Systems8▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Plasmonics8▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Cryptanalysis8▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Mobile Robots8▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Photoluminescence8▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor materials and devices, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization.

Semiconductor materials …11Semiconductor materials and devices: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…7Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 7 fractional worksSilicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence: 7 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 7 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 7 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 7 fractional worksChaos control and synchr…7Chaos control and synchronization: 7 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 6 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMaterials ChemistryAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 works
  3. 3 Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence Materials Chemistry 7 works
  4. 4 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  6. 6 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 works
  8. 8 Chaos control and synchronization Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 7 works
  9. 9 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available26.3%not open73.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.1%domestic only76.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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