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Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

In research, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,347 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,682 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,376 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Development and Visual Arts and Performing Arts — General Social Sciences is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,948
of 28,054 · #2,607 all time
Rank in Mexico
#6
of 252
Research works
32k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
235k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,347 of 12,888 6.6%1,590 #2038
Health SciencesDomain #2,682 of 11,982 10.0%447 #2818
Social SciencesDomain #2,376 of 10,521 8.5%1,653 #1895
Life SciencesDomain #2,407 of 7,800 10.8%628 #3269
Arts and HumanitiesField #661 of 1,998 11.8%288 #686
Social SciencesField #2,167 of 6,365 8.4%991 #1664
Health ProfessionsField #720 of 1,928 7.4%75 #544
MedicineField #4,230 of 10,443 10.0%314 #5751
EngineeringField #3,468 of 6,636 5.4%414 #2697
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,802 of 3,409 10.0%335 #1546

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana 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. Physical Sciences#2,038 #2,347
  2. Health Sciences#2,818 #2,682
  3. Social Sciences#1,895 #2,376
  4. Life Sciences#3,269 #2,407
  5. Arts and Humanities#686 #661
  6. Social Sciences#1,664 #2,167
  7. Health Professions#544 #720
  8. Medicine#5,751 #4,230
  9. Engineering#2,697 #3,468
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,546 #1,802
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 Metropolitana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 49.3 works10×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 35.2 works8.1×
  3. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 46.2 works6.5×
  4. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 87.3 works5.0×
  5. Urban StudiesSubfield · 59.1 works5.0×
  6. CommunicationSubfield · 57.4 works4.9×
  7. MuseologySubfield · 24.0 works4.5×
  8. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 60.2 works4.5×
← 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: 1.63× its world share, 334 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 198 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 48 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.42× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.91× its world share, 29 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.51× its world share, 102 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 215 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 52 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.57× its world share, 62 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 414 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 313 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 143 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.13× its world share, 108 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.58× its world share, 151 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 75 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 314 worksMedicineNursing: 1.58× its world share, 33 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.54× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.31× its world share, 288 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 159 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 107 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 991 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana?

Ranked on the composite score, Enrique Dussel, Néstor García Canclini and Manuel Palomar‐Pardavé lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana.

  1. 1 Enrique Dussel Mexico · #14,477 worldwide 156 citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Néstor García Canclini Mexico · #25,838 worldwide 107 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Manuel Palomar‐Pardavé Mexico · #122,118 worldwide 308 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 M. Romero‐Romo Mexico · #129,523 worldwide 277 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 E.J. Vernon‐Carter Mexico · #134,597 worldwide 452 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 R. Escarela-Pérez Mexico · #151,195 worldwide 230 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Äsa Cristina Laurell Mexico · #164,927 worldwide 53 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Miguel Betancourt Mexico · #174,688 worldwide 191 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Marí­a Pí­a Lara Mexico · #174,782 worldwide 64 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 J.A. de los Reyes Mexico · #183,169 worldwide 319 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Social Movements, Sustainability, Education, Climate Change, Democracy and Urban Development.

▲ 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. Globalization293▲ 3.5×92 topics
  2. Sustainability227▲ 2.1×73 topics
  3. Climate Change214▲ 1.84×87 topics
  4. Education185▲ 2.5×66 topics
  5. Latin America184▲ 22×23 topics
  6. Public Health144▲ 2.3×58 topics
  7. Social Movements135▲ 10×22 topics
  8. Identity123▲ 3.9×42 topics
  9. Human Rights118▲ 2.6×36 topics
  10. Gender108▲ 4.6×32 topics
  11. Innovation106▲ 2.3×37 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage104▲ 4.4×24 topics
  13. Public Policy103▲ 4.9×18 topics
  14. Democracy102▲ 6.7×19 topics
  15. Urban Development101▲ 6.4×13 topics
  16. Community Participation101▲ 6.3×11 topics
  17. History94▲ 3.1×41 topics
  18. Social Inequality91▲ 7.9×10 topics
  19. Inequality86▲ 8.8×16 topics
  20. Literature86▲ 3.7×35 topics
  21. Neoliberalism83▲ 5.4×23 topics
  22. Communication81▲ 6.1×15 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation80▲ 5.0×14 topics
  24. Knowledge Management77▲ 3.2×21 topics
  25. Nutrition77▲ 4.0×14 topics
  26. Colonialism75▲ 3.7×32 topics
  27. Rural Development75▲ 5.0×13 topics
  28. Cultural Identity74▲ 3.3×18 topics
  29. Ethics72▲ 3.4×33 topics
  30. Environmental Policy69▲ 8.0×5 topics
  31. Urbanization69▲ 3.9×9 topics
  32. Constitutionalism67▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Memory66▲ 6.2×13 topics
  34. Welfare State54▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Water Management53▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Resource Governance50▲ 136×1 topic
  37. Housing48▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Segregation48▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Fragmentation48▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Metropolitan Areas47▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics, Latin American Urban Studies, Political Dynamics in Latin America and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Mexican Socioeconomic an…50Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 50 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…47Latin American Urban Studies: 47 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in La…39Political Dynamics in Latin America: 39 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…38Business, Innovation, and Economy: 38 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 33 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 31 fractional worksRegional Development and…29Regional Development and Innovation: 29 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 28 fractional worksPublic Policy and Governance: 27 fractional worksLatin American Literatur…22Latin American Literature Studies: 22 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawUrban StudiesPolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 50 works
  2. 2 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 47 works
  3. 3 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 39 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 38 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 33 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 31 works
  7. 7 Regional Development and Innovation Development 29 works
  8. 8 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 28 works
  9. 9 Public Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 27 works
  10. 10 Latin American Literature Studies Cultural Studies 22 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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