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Universidad Central de México

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Research works
34
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
388
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Universidad Central de México

Not ranked overall: Universidad Central de México is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Universidad Central de México work in?

In all years, 46% of research at Universidad Central de México is in Social Sciences, 43% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Social Sciences (17%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 45.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 17.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 11.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 42.5% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 28.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 9.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidadCentral de México34fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences46%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences617.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities411.7%
    3. Psychology27.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance24.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting24.4%
    6. Decision Sciences01.0%
    1. Medicine1028.4%
    2. Health Professions39.5%
    3. Dentistry24.4%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Engineering12.7%
    2. Computer Science12.4%
    3. Environmental Science01.5%
    4. Mathematics01.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.75× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.43× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.75×2 works
  2. Psychology4.43×2 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.19×0 works
  4. Social Sciences1.84×3 works
  5. Health Professions1.52×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.40×0 works
  7. Medicine0.92×2 works
  8. Mathematics0.64×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.39×0 works
  11. Engineering0.34×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.27×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.26×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Universidad Central de México?

The most cited paper from Universidad Central de México is "Quercetin, a Flavonoid Antioxidant, Prevents and Protects against Ethanol-Induced Oxidative Stress in Mouse Liver" (María Francisca Molina, Isabel Sánchez-Reus, Irene Iglesias Peinado et al., 2003), with 302 citations. Next come "Adaptive Units of Learning and Educational Videogames" (29) and "Screening and Preliminary Biochemical and Biological Studies of [RuCl( p -cymene)( N , N -bis(diphenylphosphino)-isopropylamine)][BF4] in Breast Cancer Models" (11).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Quercetin, a Flavonoid Antioxidant, Prevents and Protects against Ethanol-Induced Oxidative Stress in Mouse Liver María Francisca Molina, Isabel Sánchez-Reus, Irene Iglesias Peinado et al. · Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin Open access 2003 302
2 Adaptive Units of Learning and Educational Videogames Pablo Moreno‐Ger, Pilar Sancho Thomas, Iván Martínez‐Ortiz et al. · Journal of Interactive Media in Education Open access 28 Sep 2007 29
3 Screening and Preliminary Biochemical and Biological Studies of [RuCl( p -cymene)( N , N -bis(diphenylphosphino)-isopropylamine)][BF4] in Breast Cancer Models Verónica Corrales Sánchez, Cristina Nieto‐Jiménez, José A. Castro‐Osma et al. · ACS Omega Open access Aug 2019 11
4 First reported occurrence of Palaeolama mirifica (Camelidae, Lamini) from the Late Pleistocene (Rancholabrean) of Puebla, central Mexico Víctor Manuel Bravo-Cuevas, Eduardo Jiménez-Hidalgo · Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana Open access 2015 10
5 The Ask Me to Explain Campaign: A 90-Day Intervention to Promote Patient and Family Involvement in Care in a Pediatric Emergency Department Alison S. Tothy, Heather M. Limper, James L. Driscoll et al. · The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety Jun 2016 6
All 44 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Central de México?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Cultural Studies, Imaging, Cancer, Colonialism, Globalization and PET/CT.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Education3▲ 7.5×12 topics
  2. Cancer2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  3. Epidemiology2▲ 1.60×11 topics
  4. Globalization2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  5. Innovation2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  6. Cultural Studies2▲ 16×4 topics
  7. Imaging2▲ 15×2 topics
  8. Colonialism2▲ 10×3 topics
  9. Cultural Heritage2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  10. PET/CT2▲ 58×1 topic
  11. tumor2▲ 58×1 topic
  12. Healthcare1▲ 5.8×5 topics
  13. Mental Health1▲ 3.6×6 topics
  14. Anthropology1▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Leadership1▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Medical Education1▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Quality of Life1▲ 2.9×6 topics
  18. Management1▲ 4.4×4 topics
  19. Neuroscience1▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Technology1▲ 7.9×4 topics
  21. Cultural Identity1▲ 6.7×1 topic
  22. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.66×4 topics
  23. Post-Modernity1▲ 78×1 topic
  24. Social Sciences1▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Training Pathways1▲ 80×1 topic
  26. Vocational Education1▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Central de México publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical and Modern Theater Studies, Architecture, Art, Education, Art, Technology, and Culture and Cinema History and Criticism.

Historical and Modern Th…0Historical and Modern Theater Studies: 0 fractional worksArchitecture, Art, Educa…0Architecture, Art, Education: 0 fractional worksArt, Technology, and Culture: 0 fractional worksCinema History and Criticism: 0 fractional worksSarcoidosis and Berylliu…0Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research: 0 fractional worksCultural and Social Dynamics: 0 fractional worksPsychological Treatments and Disorders: 0 fractional worksLiterary and Cultural St…0Literary and Cultural Studies: 0 fractional worksHume's philosophy and hair distribution: 0 fractional worksArt, Politics, and Modernism: 0 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyVisual Arts and Performing ArtsPhysiologyPlant Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Historical and Modern Theater Studies Clinical Psychology 0 works
  2. 2 Architecture, Art, Education Visual Arts and Performing Arts 0 works
  3. 3 Art, Technology, and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 0 works
  4. 4 Cinema History and Criticism Visual Arts and Performing Arts 0 works
  5. 5 Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research Physiology 0 works
  6. 6 Cultural and Social Dynamics Plant Science 0 works
  7. 7 Psychological Treatments and Disorders Clinical Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Literary and Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Hume's philosophy and hair distribution General Social Sciences 0 works
  10. 10 Art, Politics, and Modernism Visual Arts and Performing Arts 0 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 available72.7%not open27.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Central de México's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad Central de México as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000035% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Universidad Central de México0.000053% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad Central de México over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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