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National Pedagogic University

In research, National Pedagogic University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,319 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,520 of 10,521 worldwide) and Education (#669 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Education and Aquatic Science — General Social Sciences is 18.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,385
of 28,054 · #20,253 all time
Rank in Mexico
#84
of 252
Research works
6.6k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is National Pedagogic University 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 SciencesField #1,319 of 6,365 9.4%835 #2035
Social SciencesDomain #2,520 of 10,521 10.3%1,095 #3632
EducationSubfield #669 of 1,892 9.5%481 #978
Information SystemsSubfield #1,038 of 1,291 7.8%97 #1443
Computer ScienceField #3,946 of 4,667 7.8%136 #4285
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,704 of 1,998 13.0%104 #2424
Health SciencesDomain #10,574 of 11,982 9.4%69 #18621
Physical SciencesDomain #11,854 of 12,888 6.8%208 #17840
PsychologyField #2,036 of 2,181 4.0%80 #2551
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,416 of 2,578 4.3%86 #3023

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Pedagogic University 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#2,035 #1,319
  2. Social Sciences#3,632 #2,520
  3. Education#978 #669
  4. Information Systems#1,443 #1,038
  5. Computer Science#4,285 #3,946
  6. Arts and Humanities#2,424 #1,704
  7. Health Sciences#18,621 #10,574
  8. Physical Sciences#17,840 #11,854
  9. Psychology#2,551 #2,036
  10. Sociology and Political Science#3,023 #2,416
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 Pedagogic University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 18.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 29.1 works19×
  2. EducationSubfield · 481.5 works11×
  3. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 22.4 works8.6×
  4. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 48.2 works8.2×
  5. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 26.7 works7.5×
← 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: 0.79× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 136 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.50× its world share, 104 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 52 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.82× its world share, 80 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.60× its world share, 835 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Pedagogic University?

Ranked on the composite score, Renán Vega Cantor, Christian Hederich Martínez and Martha Cecilia Herrera lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Pedagogic University.

  1. 1 Renán Vega Cantor Mexico · #190,613 worldwide 8 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Christian Hederich Martínez Mexico · #241,857 worldwide 25 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Martha Cecilia Herrera Mexico · #352,178 worldwide 9 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Germán Vargas Guillén Mexico · #442,673 worldwide 6 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Alfonso Torres Carrillo Mexico · #450,999 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Ángela Camargo Uribe Mexico · #457,213 worldwide 21 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Raúl Calixto Flores Mexico · #475,267 worldwide 12 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Bosse Bergstedt Mexico · #484,915 worldwide 7 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Leonor Camargo Mexico · #495,276 worldwide 7 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Juan Carlos Tedesco Mexico · #515,602 worldwide 13 citations · 78 works
All ranked researchers at National Pedagogic University

Which keywords describe research at National Pedagogic University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Pedagogy, Educational Technology, Teacher Training, Globalization, Digital Education, Teaching Methods and Language Teaching.

▲ 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. Education266▲ 11×79 topics
  2. Pedagogy252▲ 36×24 topics
  3. Globalization170▲ 6.0×64 topics
  4. Educational Technology161▲ 9.5×33 topics
  5. Teacher Training152▲ 17×26 topics
  6. Digital Education146▲ 78×6 topics
  7. Teaching Methods144▲ 71×8 topics
  8. Language Teaching134▲ 37×5 topics
  9. Critical Thinking130▲ 92×4 topics
  10. Formative Assessment129▲ 134×2 topics
  11. Educational Technologies129▲ 116×2 topics
  12. Tourism Development129▲ 75×2 topics
  13. Artistic Education129▲ 178×1 topic
  14. Student Competencies129▲ 178×1 topic
  15. Sustainability116▲ 3.3×29 topics
  16. E-Learning109▲ 7.5×19 topics
  17. Inclusive Education106▲ 21×17 topics
  18. Innovation97▲ 6.5×29 topics
  19. Distance Learning88▲ 18×11 topics
  20. Qualitative Research83▲ 6.6×22 topics
  21. Public Policy71▲ 10×18 topics
  22. COVID-1969▲ 3.5×9 topics
  23. Community Engagement66▲ 14×11 topics
  24. Digital Competence63▲ 50×4 topics
  25. Communication62▲ 14×13 topics
  26. Online Education61▲ 22×4 topics
  27. Curriculum Design60▲ 58×2 topics
  28. Teacher Development58▲ 65×3 topics
  29. ICT58▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Digital Divide57▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Social Sciences57▲ 28×14 topics
  32. Student Performance57▲ 37×4 topics
  33. Virtual Teaching56▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Organizational Commitment56▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Educational Leadership56▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Educational Innovation55▲ 70×2 topics
  37. Quality Education54▲ 100×1 topic
  38. School Culture54▲ 100×1 topic
  39. Entrepreneurship54▲ 9.7×8 topics
  40. Social Inequality48▲ 13×9 topics

Which research topics does National Pedagogic University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Educational Innovations and Technology, Education and Teacher Training and Economic and Industrial Development.

Education, Innovation an…129Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 129 fractional worksEducational Innovations …56Educational Innovations and Technology: 56 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…54Education and Teacher Training: 54 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 43 fractional worksEducation in Rural Contexts: 40 fractional worksEducational theories and…30Educational theories and practices: 30 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 28 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 22 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 22 fractional worksEngineering and Agricultural Innovations: 22 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 129 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 56 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 54 works
  4. 4 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 43 works
  5. 5 Education in Rural Contexts Education 40 works
  6. 6 Educational theories and practices Education 30 works
  7. 7 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 28 works
  8. 8 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 22 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 22 works
  10. 10 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 22 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 available84.7%not open15.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Pedagogic University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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