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Salesian University

In research, Salesian University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,070 of 17,446 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,222 of 6,336 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,076 of 2,917 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Mathematical Physics (Statistical and Nonlinear Physics is 17.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,860
of 22,385 · #5,737 all time
Rank in Mexico
#167
of 232
Research works
1.4k
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6k
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
92%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Salesian University

What is Salesian University 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 #5,070 of 17,446 8.3%737
Computer ScienceField #2,222 of 6,336 8.5%340
Physics and AstronomyField #1,076 of 2,917 8.6%252
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,211 of 2,786 8.6%190
Life SciencesDomain #5,702 of 11,023 8.8%160
Social SciencesDomain #8,591 of 14,833 5.8%388
Social SciencesField #6,259 of 9,330 5.8%212

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

Which fields of science does Salesian University work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Salesian University is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (32%), Physics and Astronomy (24%), Neuroscience (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 687 fractional works · 65.5% of its workComputer Science: 332 fractional works · 31.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 188 fractional works · 17.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 49 fractional works · 4.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 33 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 28 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoftware: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 250 fractional works · 23.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 96 fractional works · 9.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 61 fractional works · 5.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 56 fractional works · 5.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 25 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInstrumentation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 46 fractional works · 4.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 23 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 34 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 186 fractional works · 17.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 96 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 29 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSafety Research: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 42 fractional works · 4.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychology: 27 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 138 fractional works · 13.1% of its workNeuroscience: 96 fractional works · 9.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 95 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 38 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMedicine: 33 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFamily Practice: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSalesianUniversity1,049fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences18%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science33231.7%
    2. Physics and Astronomy25023.8%
    3. Engineering464.4%
    4. Mathematics343.2%
    5. Materials Science80.8%
    6. Environmental Science70.6%
    7. Chemistry50.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.5%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Social Sciences969.2%
    2. Decision Sciences424.0%
    3. Psychology272.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance90.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities70.7%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting50.5%
    1. Neuroscience969.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology343.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences70.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Medicine333.2%
    2. Health Professions40.4%
    3. Nursing10.1%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Salesian University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics takes 17.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 56.3 works17×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 96.0 works13×
  3. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 21.0 works13×
  4. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 95.4 works12×
  5. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 60.7 works11×
  6. Physics and AstronomyField · 250.1 works11×
  7. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 25.0 works7.6×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.64× its world share, 96 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.07× its world share, 332 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.74× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.72× its world share, 250 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.15× its world share, 42 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 96 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy10.72×250 works
  2. Neuroscience5.64×96 works
  3. Decision Sciences4.15×42 works
  4. Computer Science4.07×332 works
  5. Mathematics2.74×34 works
  6. Psychology0.84×27 works
  7. Social Sciences0.72×96 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.61×34 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.39×9 works
  10. Chemistry0.33×5 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×5 works
  12. Engineering0.29×46 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.23×7 works
  14. Materials Science0.22×8 works
  15. Nursing0.19×1 works
  16. Medicine0.16×33 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.16×5 works
  18. Health Professions0.14×4 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×7 works
  20. Environmental Science0.13×7 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×1 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.04×0 works
  23. Veterinary0.04×0 works
  24. Energy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Salesian University?

Ranked on the quality score, George Thadathil and Amedeo Cencini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Salesian University.

  1. 1 George Thadathil Mexico · #3,716,048 worldwide 25 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Amedeo Cencini Mexico · #5,288,278 worldwide 4 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Salesian University

What are the most cited papers from Salesian University?

The most cited paper from Salesian University is "The Interaction of Fentanyl on the Cp50 of Propofol for Loss of Consciousness and Skin Incision" (Chris W. Smith, Angus I. McEwan, Rajiv Jhaveri et al., 1994), with 322 citations. Next come "Indirect Measurement of Mean Blood Pressure in the Anesthetized Patient" (151) and "Structural and magnetic properties of some lanthanide (Ln = Eu( iii ), Gd( iii ) and Nd( iii )) cyanoacetate polymers: field-induced slow magnetic relaxation in the Gd and Nd substitutions" (111).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Interaction of Fentanyl on the Cp50 of Propofol for Loss of Consciousness and Skin Incision Chris W. Smith, Angus I. McEwan, Rajiv Jhaveri et al. · Anesthesiology Oct 1994 322
2 Indirect Measurement of Mean Blood Pressure in the Anesthetized Patient Mark Yelderman, Allen K. Ream · Anesthesiology Mar 1979 151
3 Structural and magnetic properties of some lanthanide (Ln = Eu( iii ), Gd( iii ) and Nd( iii )) cyanoacetate polymers: field-induced slow magnetic relaxation in the Gd and Nd substitutions Ana B. Arauzo, Ana Lazarescu, Sergiu Shova et al. · Dalton Transactions 2014 111
4 Cytogenetic and molecular evaluation of 241 small supernumerary marker chromosomes: Cooperative study of 19 Italian laboratories Leda Dalprà et al. · Genetics in Medicine Open access Nov 2005 105
5 Blockade of Na+and K+Currents by Local Anesthetics in the Dorsal Horn Neurons of the Spinal Cord Andrea Olschewski, G. Hempelmann, Werner Vogel et al. · Anesthesiology 1998 103
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Salesian University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Entanglement, Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Social Cognition, Agent-Based Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Security.

▲ 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 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. Machine Learning131▲ 3.8×38 topics
  2. Deep Learning97▲ 2.7×29 topics
  3. Neural Networks84▲ 5.2×14 topics
  4. Entanglement72▲ 45×4 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence57▲ 3.8×11 topics
  6. Social Cognition53▲ 28×6 topics
  7. Security45▲ 6.4×7 topics
  8. Agent-Based Modeling43▲ 31×3 topics
  9. Multi-Agent Systems40▲ 20×5 topics
  10. Big Data39▲ 3.9×10 topics
  11. Network Dynamics36▲ 35×3 topics
  12. Representation Learning35▲ 21×3 topics
  13. Synchronization30▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Unsupervised Learning30▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Quantum Information30▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Embodied Cognition29▲ 185×1 topic
  17. Predictive Brain Theory29▲ 185×1 topic
  18. Topological Order29▲ 59×2 topics
  19. Nonlinear Dynamics27▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Supernovae27▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Dynamics27▲ 56×2 topics
  22. Many-Body Localization26▲ 113×1 topic
  23. Quantum Thermalization26▲ 113×1 topic
  24. Quantum Gravity26▲ 29×3 topics
  25. Social Influence26▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Generative Adversarial Networks25▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Image Inpainting24▲ 47×1 topic
  28. Image Synthesis24▲ 47×1 topic
  29. Neural Basis22▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Polarization22▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Superconducting Circuits22▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Cosmological Parameters21▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Dark Energy21▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Distributed Systems20▲ 11×4 topics
  35. K-Theory20▲ 75×2 topics
  36. Simulation20▲ 7.5×2 topics
  37. Argumentation Frameworks20▲ 146×1 topic
  38. Language20▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Software Engineering20▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Neural Mechanisms20▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Salesian University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Embodied and Extended Cognition, Quantum many-body systems, Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Embodied and Extended Co…29Embodied and Extended Cognition: 29 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems26Quantum many-body systems: 26 fractional worksGenerative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis: 24 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 21 fractional worksMulti-Agent Systems and Negotiation: 20 fractional worksOpinion Dynamics and Social Influence: 20 fractional worksNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism: 18 fractional worksLanguage and cultural ev…17Language and cultural evolution: 17 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 16 fractional worksExplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 16 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionAstronomy and Astrophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 29 works
  2. 2 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 26 works
  3. 3 Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 24 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 21 works
  5. 5 Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation Artificial Intelligence 20 works
  6. 6 Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 20 works
  7. 7 Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism Cognitive Neuroscience 18 works
  8. 8 Language and cultural evolution Cultural Studies 17 works
  9. 9 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 16 works
  10. 10 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 16 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 available91.6%not open8.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Salesian University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Salesian University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Salesian University0.00072% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Salesian University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Salesian University8.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.8% in 2024.

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