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Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

In research, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León stands highest in Medicine (#2,191 of 10,443 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,751 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,651 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Communication and Computer Science Applications — General Social Sciences is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,559
of 28,054 · #3,733 all time
Rank in Mexico
#10
of 252
Research works
17k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
147k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León 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
MedicineField #2,191 of 10,443 7.1%881 #1770
Physical SciencesDomain #2,751 of 12,888 7.4%1,260 #3304
Health SciencesDomain #2,651 of 11,982 6.3%1,149 #2171
Social SciencesDomain #2,669 of 10,521 9.6%1,372 #3081
Social SciencesField #1,645 of 6,365 10.8%838 #2101
Life SciencesDomain #2,512 of 7,800 9.3%629 #3199
EngineeringField #2,518 of 6,636 7.8%400 #2221
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,699 of 3,409 8.9%305 #1429
EducationSubfield #1,005 of 1,892 13.1%210 #1406
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #730 of 1,201 18.8%105 #1573

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León 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. Medicine#1,770 #2,191
  2. Physical Sciences#3,304 #2,751
  3. Health Sciences#2,171 #2,651
  4. Social Sciences#3,081 #2,669
  5. Social Sciences#2,101 #1,645
  6. Life Sciences#3,199 #2,512
  7. Engineering#2,221 #2,518
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,429 #1,699
  9. Education#1,406 #1,005
  10. Political Science and International Relations#1,573 #730
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 Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 32.1 works6.7×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 53.6 works4.5×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 45.2 works4.2×
← 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: 1.45× its world share, 305 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 219 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 52 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.16× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 43 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 193 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 58 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.85× its world share, 75 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 400 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 242 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.23× its world share, 189 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.07× its world share, 44 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 194 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 881 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.44× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 153 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 138 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 150 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 838 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León?

Ranked on the composite score, Wael Sarwat Hikal Carreón, Carlos Múñiz and Diego Sánchez González lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.

  1. 1 Wael Sarwat Hikal Carreón Mexico · #170,624 worldwide 11 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Carlos Múñiz Mexico · #181,141 worldwide 49 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Diego Sánchez González Mexico · #215,215 worldwide 31 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Sandra Nora González Díaz Mexico · #234,068 worldwide 118 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Rocio Ortı́z-López Mexico · #243,824 worldwide 117 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 René Rodríguez‐Gutiérrez Mexico · #257,663 worldwide 82 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Alfonso Guerra Mexico · #264,363 worldwide 1 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Enrique Jurado Mexico · #269,743 worldwide 113 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Adrián Rendón Mexico · #305,362 worldwide 93 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 José Codina Mexico · #336,017 worldwide 15 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Health Promotion, Small and Medium Enterprises, Urban Development, Competitiveness, Nutrition, Innovation and Latin America.

▲ 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. Education249▲ 3.3×61 topics
  2. Epidemiology238▲ 1.36×132 topics
  3. Sustainability174▲ 1.62×69 topics
  4. Globalization165▲ 1.90×57 topics
  5. Mental Health149▲ 2.3×37 topics
  6. Innovation147▲ 3.2×33 topics
  7. Public Health137▲ 2.1×53 topics
  8. Health Promotion125▲ 8.9×16 topics
  9. COVID-19118▲ 1.96×24 topics
  10. Human Rights118▲ 2.6×28 topics
  11. Nutrition112▲ 5.6×15 topics
  12. Urban Development109▲ 6.8×9 topics
  13. Risk Factors107▲ 2.2×35 topics
  14. Digital Marketing107▲ 5.7×3 topics
  15. Nanomaterials105▲ 2.3×19 topics
  16. Obesity104▲ 3.1×22 topics
  17. Small and Medium Enterprises102▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Knowledge Management101▲ 4.1×24 topics
  19. Competitiveness99▲ 28×6 topics
  20. E-Learning98▲ 2.2×14 topics
  21. Physical Activity96▲ 4.4×11 topics
  22. Latin America94▲ 11×19 topics
  23. Social Responsibility83▲ 8.1×4 topics
  24. Innovation Ecosystems81▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Pedagogy80▲ 3.7×11 topics
  26. University Students78▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Public Policy76▲ 3.5×17 topics
  28. Chronic Diseases75▲ 6.6×8 topics
  29. Psychopharmacology Education74▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Tourism Management74▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Communication73▲ 5.4×15 topics
  32. Distance Learning72▲ 4.9×8 topics
  33. Organizational Culture72▲ 4.2×11 topics
  34. Educational Interventions68▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Digital Divide64▲ 5.6×6 topics
  36. Healthy Lifestyles63▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Occupational Health54▲ 10×7 topics
  38. ICT53▲ 9.1×2 topics
  39. Digital Competence52▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Virtual Teaching52▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Health and Lifestyle Studies, Educational Innovations and Technology and Stress and Burnout Research.

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 74 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 63 fractional worksEducational Innovations …52Educational Innovations and Technology: 52 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…36Stress and Burnout Research: 36 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 32 fractional worksHigher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 31 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …29Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 29 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…28Education and Teacher Training: 28 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic an…28Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 28 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disab…27Aging, Health, and Disability: 27 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation SystemsSocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 74 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 63 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 52 works
  4. 4 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 36 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 32 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 31 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 29 works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 28 works
  9. 9 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 28 works
  10. 10 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 27 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 available56.4%not open43.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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