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Sonora Institute of Technology

In research, Sonora Institute of Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,191 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,707 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,617 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management — Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,723
of 28,054 · #17,526 all time
Rank in Mexico
#66
of 252
Research works
2.2k
▲ 103% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Sonora Institute of Technology 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 #4,191 of 10,521 13.4%322 #7773
Social SciencesField #2,707 of 6,365 19.1%145 #5435
Physical SciencesDomain #8,617 of 12,888 9.8%193 #13330
Health SciencesDomain #8,647 of 11,982 9.3%102 #14531
EducationSubfield #1,380 of 1,892 21.5%70 #2102
Life SciencesDomain #6,174 of 7,800 16.4%128 #9986
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,732 of 3,409 16.2%93 #3741
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,349 of 2,578 8.1%71 #3395
EngineeringField #6,307 of 6,636 5.7%61 #9951

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sonora Institute of Technology 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#7,773 #4,191
  2. Social Sciences#5,435 #2,707
  3. Physical Sciences#13,330 #8,617
  4. Health Sciences#14,531 #8,647
  5. Education#2,102 #1,380
  6. Life Sciences#9,986 #6,174
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,741 #2,732
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#3,395 #2,349
  9. Engineering#9,951 #6,307
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 Sonora Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 21.6 works6.1×
← 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: 2.62× its world share, 93 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 55 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.89× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.97× its world share, 71 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.52× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.35× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 145 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sonora Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Enrico A. Yépez, Stephen O. Murray and Miguel Bernal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sonora Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Enrico A. Yépez Mexico · #45,189 worldwide 806 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Stephen O. Murray Mexico · #131,139 worldwide 106 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Miguel Bernal Mexico · #376,627 worldwide 168 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Fannie Isela Parra-Cota Mexico · #634,107 worldwide 112 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Sergio de los Santos‐Villalobos Mexico · #643,936 worldwide 141 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Ramona Imelda García López Mexico · #806,684 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Sergio Ochoa Jiménez Mexico · #1,040,843 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 A. Robles-Morúa Mexico · #1,120,859 worldwide 30 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Jaime Garatuza‐Payán Mexico · #1,134,935 worldwide 57 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Luís A. Castro Mexico · #1,156,481 worldwide 32 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Sonora Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Sonora Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Small and Medium Enterprises, Competitiveness, Sustainability, Organizational Culture, Digital Marketing and Knowledge Management.

▲ 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. Education64▲ 5.0×34 topics
  2. Sustainability55▲ 3.0×46 topics
  3. Innovation53▲ 6.8×26 topics
  4. Small and Medium Enterprises42▲ 32×4 topics
  5. Competitiveness40▲ 66×7 topics
  6. Organizational Culture34▲ 12×10 topics
  7. Digital Marketing34▲ 11×2 topics
  8. Mental Health34▲ 3.1×25 topics
  9. Knowledge Management33▲ 8.0×18 topics
  10. Urban Development31▲ 11×5 topics
  11. Nutrition28▲ 8.5×10 topics
  12. Social Responsibility28▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Innovation Ecosystems28▲ 37×3 topics
  14. Public Health28▲ 2.6×30 topics
  15. Economic Impact27▲ 6.3×5 topics
  16. Tourism Management27▲ 50×2 topics
  17. E-Learning27▲ 3.6×7 topics
  18. Globalization Effects27▲ 51×2 topics
  19. City Branding27▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Psychopharmacology Education27▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Pedagogy26▲ 7.1×6 topics
  22. Educational Technology25▲ 2.9×19 topics
  23. Health Promotion25▲ 11×12 topics
  24. Rural Development24▲ 9.1×8 topics
  25. Teacher Training24▲ 5.1×10 topics
  26. Leadership23▲ 6.4×10 topics
  27. Social Impact22▲ 7.4×8 topics
  28. Occupational Health21▲ 24×4 topics
  29. Distance Learning20▲ 8.0×4 topics
  30. Food Security20▲ 4.8×13 topics
  31. University Students19▲ 45×2 topics
  32. Coping Strategies18▲ 9.8×6 topics
  33. Digital Divide18▲ 9.4×5 topics
  34. ICT17▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Online Education17▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Virtual Teaching17▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Student Satisfaction16▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Sustainable Agriculture16▲ 6.7×7 topics
  39. Academic Performance15▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Socioeconomic Factors15▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Sonora Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Educational Outcomes and Influences and Stress and Burnout Research.

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 27 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 17 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and…14Educational Outcomes and Influences: 14 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…14Stress and Burnout Research: 14 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 12 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 12 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…11Education and Teacher Training: 11 fractional worksEducational and Organiza…11Educational and Organizational Development: 11 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Pr…10Agricultural and Food Production Studies: 10 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences8Plant and soil sciences: 8 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsEducationSocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 27 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 17 works
  3. 3 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 14 works
  4. 4 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 14 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 12 works
  6. 6 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 11 works
  8. 8 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 11 works
  9. 9 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 10 works
  10. 10 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 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 available64.4%not open35.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sonora Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 103% higher 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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