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New Mexico Consortium

In research, New Mexico Consortium stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,089 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,113
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#1,888
of 7,310
Research works
213
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.7k
36.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
New Mexico Consortium

What is New Mexico Consortium known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #6,089 of 17,446 16.9%121

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where New Mexico Consortium 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does New Mexico Consortium work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at New Mexico Consortium is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (21%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (18%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 57.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 20.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 17.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 9.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.4% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 26.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 17.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 13.3% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 8.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNew MexicoConsortium59fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences58%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy1220.8%
    2. Environmental Science69.5%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences69.4%
    4. Engineering34.7%
    5. Computer Science34.5%
    6. Energy34.4%
    7. Materials Science23.9%
    8. Chemistry00.5%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1117.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences46.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Medicine58.6%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    1. Social Sciences35.5%
    2. Decision Sciences11.1%
    3. Psychology00.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.35× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.98× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.81× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.90× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.34× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy9.34×12 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.98×6 works
  3. Energy4.81×3 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.35×11 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.38×1 works
  6. Environmental Science1.90×6 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.26×4 works
  8. Materials Science1.12×2 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.12×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.57×3 works
  11. Medicine0.45×5 works
  12. Social Sciences0.44×3 works
  13. Chemistry0.34×0 works
  14. Engineering0.31×3 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  16. Health Professions0.07×0 works
  17. Psychology0.07×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.06×0 works
  19. Nursing0.05×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at New Mexico Consortium?

Ranked on the quality score, Supratim Basu, Roel Rabara and Orlando Schwery lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New Mexico Consortium.

  1. 1 Supratim Basu United States · #538,121 worldwide 3.9k citations · 85 works
  2. 2 Roel Rabara United States · #1,127,413 worldwide 2.7k citations · 95 works
  3. 3 Orlando Schwery United States · #1,421,726 worldwide 531 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Donna Lach United States · #1,876,670 worldwide 202 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Grant Snitker United States · #3,211,930 worldwide 276 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Alina A. Corcoran United States · #3,341,928 worldwide 1k citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Laura Brandt United States · #4,594,835 worldwide 32 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at New Mexico Consortium

What are the most cited papers from New Mexico Consortium?

The most cited paper from New Mexico Consortium is "Macromolecular structure determination using X-rays, neutrons and electrons: recent developments in Phenix" (Dorothee Claudia Liebschner et al., 2019), with 7,679 citations. Next come "Tracking Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike: Evidence that D614G Increases Infectivity of the COVID-19 Virus" (4,487) and "Real-space refinement in PHENIX for cryo-EM and crystallography" (3,869).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Macromolecular structure determination using X-rays, neutrons and electrons: recent developments in Phenix Dorothee Claudia Liebschner et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology Open access Oct 2019 7,679
2 Tracking Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike: Evidence that D614G Increases Infectivity of the COVID-19 Virus Bette Korber et al. · Cell Open access 2 Jul 2020 4,487
3 Real-space refinement in PHENIX for cryo-EM and crystallography Pavel V. Afonine, Billy K. Poon, Randy J. Read et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology Open access 30 May 2018 3,869
4 New tools for the analysis and validation of cryo-EM maps and atomic models Pavel V. Afonine, Bruno P. Klaholz, Nigel W. Moriarty et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology Open access Sep 2018 878
5 Options for Control of Reactive Power by Distributed Photovoltaic Generators Konstantin S. Turitsyn, Petr Šulc, Scott Backhaus et al. · Proceedings of the IEEE Open access 17 May 2011 788
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at New Mexico Consortium?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Climate Change, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Biodiesel and Microalgae.

▲ 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-now 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Solar Wind8▲ 141×2 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 3.4×27 topics
  3. Ionosphere4▲ 124×1 topic
  4. Magnetosphere4▲ 124×1 topic
  5. Coronal Mass Ejections4▲ 165×1 topic
  6. Solar Dynamics Observatory4▲ 165×1 topic
  7. Biodiesel2▲ 48×1 topic
  8. Microalgae2▲ 89×1 topic
  9. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  10. Vaccine2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  11. Eutrophication2▲ 25×2 topics
  12. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 30×3 topics
  14. Epidemiology2▼ 0.62×17 topics
  15. Immune Response2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  16. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Ecosystem Resilience1▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Biomass Estimation1▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Global Warming1▲ 5.2×7 topics
  20. Ribosome1▲ 42×1 topic
  21. Translation1▲ 13×1 topic
  22. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Glycosylation1▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Machine Learning1▼ 0.60×9 topics
  25. Soil Properties1▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Water Quality1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  27. Aboveground Biomass1▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Distributed Systems1▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Macromolecular Crystallography1▲ 100×1 topic
  30. Molecular Dynamics1▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Mutation1▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Pandemic1▲ 1.91×3 topics
  33. SARS-CoV-21▲ 6.3×3 topics
  34. Structure Solution1▲ 100×1 topic
  35. High-Performance Computing1▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Prediction1▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Protein1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Toxins1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does New Mexico Consortium publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Algal biology and biofuel production and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Ionosphere and magnetosp…4Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 4 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…4Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 4 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 1 fractional worksEnzyme Structure and Function: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 1 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMolecular BiologyMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  2. 2 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  3. 3 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  4. 4 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 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 available68.1%not open31.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has New Mexico Consortium's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is New Mexico Consortium as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%New Mexico Consortium0.00027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of New Mexico Consortium over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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