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Universidad Autónoma de Occidente

In research, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente stands highest in Medicine (#14,536 of 17,978 worldwide), Social Sciences (#13,744 of 16,945 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,466 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,563
of 28,054 · #28,135 all time
Rank in Mexico
#169
of 252
Research works
674
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Universidad Autónoma de Occidente 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
MedicineField #14,536 of 17,978 5.5%124
Social SciencesDomain #13,744 of 16,945 7.1%281
Health SciencesDomain #17,466 of 20,462 4.8%157
Life SciencesDomain #12,976 of 14,347 8.9%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Autónoma de Occidente 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).

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: 3.46× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.17× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.12× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.10× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Autónoma de Occidente?

Ranked on the composite score, Luis Manuel Murillo-Bonilla and Carmen Valenzuela lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Autónoma de Occidente.

  1. 1 Luis Manuel Murillo-Bonilla Mexico · #440,711 worldwide 6 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Carmen Valenzuela Mexico · #1,440,667 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Autónoma de Occidente

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Autónoma de Occidente?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, Fungal Pathogens, Host Specificity, Genomic Characterization, Nutrition, Taxonomic Revision, Urban Development and Endophytic Fungi.

▲ 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. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 17×6 topics
  2. Sustainability7▲ 1.84×22 topics
  3. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.8×17 topics
  4. Climate Change7▲ 1.62×28 topics
  5. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 32×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.3×18 topics
  7. Education6▲ 2.2×18 topics
  8. Host Specificity5▲ 31×2 topics
  9. Economic Impact5▲ 5.5×4 topics
  10. Genomic Characterization5▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Nutrition5▲ 7.3×6 topics
  12. Taxonomic Revision5▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Urban Development5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  14. Endophytic Fungi5▲ 33×1 topic
  15. Plant Pathogenesis5▲ 47×1 topic
  16. Public Health5▲ 2.1×13 topics
  17. Risk Factors4▲ 2.5×7 topics
  18. Globalization Effects4▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Small and Medium Enterprises4▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Digital Marketing4▲ 6.2×2 topics
  21. Physical Activity4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  22. Social Responsibility4▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Health Promotion4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  24. Management4▲ 3.1×14 topics
  25. Innovation Ecosystems4▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Chronic Diseases4▲ 9.0×5 topics
  27. Biodiversity4▲ 3.0×9 topics
  28. Obesity4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  29. Psychopharmacology Education4▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Tourism Management4▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Plant Pathogens3▲ 66×3 topics
  32. Rural Development3▲ 5.7×6 topics
  33. University Students3▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Educational Interventions3▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  36. Healthy Lifestyles3▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Latin America2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  38. Microbiome2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Competitiveness2▲ 18×6 topics
  40. Genome Sequencing2▲ 9.1×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Autónoma de Occidente publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity.

Plant Pathogens and Fung…5Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 5 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 4 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…3Health and Lifestyle Studies: 3 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…2Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Resistance: 2 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 2 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…2Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 2 fractional worksPlant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional worksGlobal Trade and Competitiveness: 1 fractional worksOrganizational Management and Innovation: 1 fractional works
Cell BiologyEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 5 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  7. 7 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Organizational Management and Innovation Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available61.7%not open38.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Autónoma de Occidente's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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