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Universidad de Colima

In research, Universidad de Colima stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,215 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,073 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,242 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics — Geophysics is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,910
of 28,054 · #9,506 all time
Rank in Mexico
#48
of 252
Research works
4.3k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Colima 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,215 of 10,521 9.0%419 #5070
Social SciencesField #2,073 of 6,365 9.4%246 #3714
Physical SciencesDomain #8,242 of 12,888 8.9%271 #7313
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,459 of 3,409 7.7%97 #3210
Life SciencesDomain #5,689 of 7,800 9.4%170 #6916
Health SciencesDomain #9,389 of 11,982 7.2%143 #13289
Computer ScienceField #3,770 of 4,667 12.4%72 #4799
MedicineField #8,693 of 10,443 6.9%107 #13634

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Colima 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. Social Sciences#5,070 #3,215
  2. Social Sciences#3,714 #2,073
  3. Physical Sciences#7,313 #8,242
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,210 #2,459
  5. Life Sciences#6,916 #5,689
  6. Health Sciences#13,289 #9,389
  7. Computer Science#4,799 #3,770
  8. Medicine#13,634 #8,693
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 Colima specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 23.0 works6.6×
← 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: 2.05× its world share, 97 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 72 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 55 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.61× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.49× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.32× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 246 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Colima?

Ranked on the composite score, Iván Delgado‐Enciso, Efrén Murillo‐Zamora and José Guzmán-Esquivel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Colima.

  1. 1 Iván Delgado‐Enciso · #30,564 worldwide 661 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Efrén Murillo‐Zamora · #112,687 worldwide 612 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 José Guzmán-Esquivel · #441,817 worldwide 70 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Nick Varley · #465,391 worldwide 118 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Palma Martínez-Burgos García · #491,221 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Alexandra Pita González · #553,276 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 R. Betancourt · #582,096 worldwide 94 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Gloria Vergara · #593,239 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Francisco Javier Haro Navejas · #653,888 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Juan González García · #683,879 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Colima

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Colima?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Latin America, Digital Marketing, Gender, Urban Development, Small and Medium Enterprises and Innovation.

▲ 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. Education67▲ 3.9×46 topics
  2. Globalization63▲ 3.2×54 topics
  3. Sustainability46▲ 1.90×46 topics
  4. Climate Change42▲ 1.55×56 topics
  5. Innovation40▲ 3.8×23 topics
  6. Latin America40▲ 21×17 topics
  7. Gender35▲ 6.5×19 topics
  8. Digital Marketing33▲ 7.8×3 topics
  9. Sustainable Development33▲ 2.0×29 topics
  10. Public Health32▲ 2.2×31 topics
  11. Knowledge Management32▲ 5.7×16 topics
  12. COVID-1931▲ 2.3×19 topics
  13. Urban Development30▲ 8.2×8 topics
  14. Economic Impact29▲ 5.0×5 topics
  15. Small and Medium Enterprises29▲ 16×5 topics
  16. E-Learning28▲ 2.8×10 topics
  17. Social Responsibility27▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Communication27▲ 8.6×10 topics
  19. Teacher Training26▲ 4.1×13 topics
  20. Innovation Ecosystems26▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Identity24▲ 3.3×18 topics
  22. Psychopharmacology Education24▲ 36×1 topic
  23. Tourism Management24▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Public Policy24▲ 4.8×12 topics
  25. Pedagogy23▲ 4.8×9 topics
  26. Rural Development22▲ 6.2×8 topics
  27. Health Promotion21▲ 6.7×12 topics
  28. Community Participation21▲ 5.7×9 topics
  29. Nutrition21▲ 4.6×10 topics
  30. Distance Learning21▲ 6.1×8 topics
  31. Colonialism20▲ 4.3×14 topics
  32. Social Inequality20▲ 7.5×8 topics
  33. Competitiveness20▲ 25×6 topics
  34. Feminism20▲ 7.0×8 topics
  35. Sustainable Agriculture20▲ 6.2×7 topics
  36. Social Movements19▲ 6.4×12 topics
  37. Online Education17▲ 9.0×4 topics
  38. Digital Competence16▲ 19×2 topics
  39. ICT16▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Virtual Teaching16▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad de Colima publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Agricultural and Food Production Studies and E-Learning and Knowledge Management.

Business, Innovation, an…24Business, Innovation, and Economy: 24 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 16 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 9 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 9 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 8 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 8 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…8Health and Lifestyle Studies: 8 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 7 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…7Social Sciences and Policies: 7 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsFood ScienceComputer Science Applications6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics and Econometrics 24 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and TechnologyInformation Systems 16 works
  3. 3 Agricultural and Food Production StudiesFood Science 9 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science Applications 9 works
  5. 5 Plant and soil sciencesGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  6. 6 Educational and Organizational DevelopmentOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle StudiesGeneral Health Professions 8 works
  8. 8 Regional Development and InnovationDevelopment 7 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout ResearchSocial Psychology 7 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and PoliciesGeneral Social Sciences 7 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 available55.5%not open44.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Colima's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.