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University · Tuxtla Gutiérrez · Mexico

Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas

In research, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,086 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,628 of 10,521 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,503 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Food Science — Food Science is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,852
of 28,054 · #27,108 all time
Rank in Mexico
#121
of 252
Research works
1.3k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,086 of 3,409 5.6%78 #3779
Social SciencesDomain #8,628 of 10,521 4.5%129 #11564
Life SciencesDomain #6,503 of 7,800 5.8%95 #12293
Physical SciencesDomain #11,611 of 12,888 5.7%117 #18531
Social SciencesField #6,201 of 6,365 3.1%82 #7280

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,779 #2,086
  2. Social Sciences#11,564 #8,628
  3. Life Sciences#12,293 #6,503
  4. Physical Sciences#18,531 #11,611
  5. Social Sciences#7,280 #6,201
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 de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Food Science takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Food ScienceSubfield · 22.2 works7.9×
← 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: 4.42× its world share, 78 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.12× its world share, 58 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.03× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel Villafuerte Solí­s, María Silvia and Raúl González Herrera lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas.

  1. 1 Daniel Villafuerte Solí­s Mexico · #314,131 worldwide 11 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 María Silvia Mexico · #485,883 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Raúl González Herrera Mexico · #522,320 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 María del Carmen García Aguilar Mexico · #645,501 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Óscar Cruz Pérez Mexico · #1,052,710 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Miguel Ángel Pérez‐Farrera Mexico · #1,190,577 worldwide 31 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Wilfredo A. Matamoros Mexico · #1,433,791 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Joel Pantoja Mexico · #1,530,376 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Globalization, Nutrition, Biodiversity Conservation, Public Health and Conservation.

▲ 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. Sustainability46▲ 5.1×36 topics
  2. Climate Change45▲ 4.5×44 topics
  3. Globalization32▲ 4.3×26 topics
  4. Biodiversity26▲ 9.4×21 topics
  5. Public Health24▲ 4.3×18 topics
  6. Nutrition20▲ 12×9 topics
  7. Education18▲ 2.9×24 topics
  8. Biodiversity Conservation18▲ 13×12 topics
  9. Conservation16▲ 9.9×16 topics
  10. Cultural Heritage15▲ 7.3×12 topics
  11. Latin America15▲ 21×16 topics
  12. Rural Development15▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Environmental Policy15▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Agriculture14▲ 9.3×7 topics
  15. Urban Development14▲ 10×4 topics
  16. Community Participation14▲ 9.9×7 topics
  17. Biogeography14▲ 14×11 topics
  18. Food Security14▲ 6.6×11 topics
  19. Phylogenetic Analysis14▲ 12×9 topics
  20. Population Dynamics14▲ 14×10 topics
  21. Gender12▲ 6.2×13 topics
  22. Social Movements12▲ 11×8 topics
  23. Invasive Species11▲ 7.1×15 topics
  24. Water Management11▲ 24×3 topics
  25. Identity11▲ 3.9×12 topics
  26. Feminism10▲ 10×8 topics
  27. Cultural Identity10▲ 5.4×10 topics
  28. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 8.8×6 topics
  29. Ecosystem Services10▲ 7.1×9 topics
  30. Social Inequality10▲ 9.7×6 topics
  31. Resource Governance9▲ 294×1 topic
  32. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Rural Communities9▲ 46×3 topics
  34. Molecular Phylogeny8▲ 15×11 topics
  35. Health Promotion8▲ 6.8×8 topics
  36. Food8▲ 36×3 topics
  37. Language Policy8▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Policy8▲ 9.3×2 topics
  39. Cultural Variation7▲ 133×2 topics
  40. Livestock7▲ 40×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics, Agricultural and Food Production Studies, Latin American history and culture and Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education.

Mexican Socioeconomic an…9Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 9 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Pr…7Agricultural and Food Production Studies: 7 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 6 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and Socio-Education: 6 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 6 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 5 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tourism: 5 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences5Plant and soil sciences: 5 fractional worksFish biology, ecology, and behavior: 5 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawFood ScienceVisual Arts and Performing ArtsCultural Studies5 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 9 works
  2. 2 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 7 works
  3. 3 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 6 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education Cultural Studies 6 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 6 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 5 works
  7. 7 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 5 works
  8. 8 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 works
  9. 9 Fish biology, ecology, and behavior Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 4 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 available68.3%not open31.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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