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Universidad de la Sierra

In research, Universidad de la Sierra stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,420 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,102 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,569
of 22,385 · #15,589 all time
Rank in Mexico
#155
of 232
Research works
436
▼ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Universidad de la Sierra

What is Universidad de la Sierra 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,420 of 14,833 6.7%191
Social SciencesField #7,102 of 9,330 7.0%124

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de la Sierra 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Universidad de la Sierra work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Universidad de la Sierra is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 48 fractional works · 39.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 26.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 30 fractional works · 25.2% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 18.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 8.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 16.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 10.5% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidad de laSierra121fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences39%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3226.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance75.4%
    3. Psychology43.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting43.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    1. Medicine1915.7%
    2. Health Professions86.2%
    3. Dentistry21.9%
    4. Nursing21.4%
    1. Environmental Science118.7%
    2. Computer Science53.9%
    3. Engineering32.5%
    4. Energy21.7%
    5. Chemistry10.8%
    6. Materials Science10.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1310.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    5. Neuroscience10.6%
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: 2.20× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.80× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.76× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.88× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.37× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 2.80× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.53× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.88×2 works
  2. Nursing2.80×2 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.53×6 works
  4. Health Professions2.37×8 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.20×13 works
  6. Social Sciences2.07×32 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.01×1 works
  8. Energy1.80×2 works
  9. Environmental Science1.76×10 works
  10. Psychology1.17×4 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.04×4 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.95×1 works
  13. Medicine0.82×19 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×5 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.59×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.50×5 works
  17. Chemistry0.49×1 works
  18. Neuroscience0.38×1 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.30×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.22×1 works
  21. Engineering0.16×3 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  23. Mathematics0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de la Sierra?

Ranked on the quality score, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zúñiga, Giuliana Florencia Abeldaño and Sabina López-Toledo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de la Sierra.

  1. 1 Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zúñiga Mexico · #801,792 worldwide 16k citations · 196 works
  2. 2 Giuliana Florencia Abeldaño Mexico · #1,922,117 worldwide 248 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Sabina López-Toledo Mexico · #2,618,432 worldwide 62 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Ruth Ana María González Villoria Mexico · #3,224,538 worldwide 224 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Hady Keita Mexico · #3,584,068 worldwide 1k citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Norma María Mexico · #3,663,117 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Alejandro Córdova Yánez Mexico · #3,687,465 worldwide 44 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Joaquín Huitzilihuitl Camacho Vera Mexico · #3,689,566 worldwide 186 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Alejandro Jarillo Silva Mexico · #3,697,688 worldwide 222 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 María de la Paz Montañez-Armenta Mexico · #3,837,049 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de la Sierra

What are the most cited papers from Universidad de la Sierra?

The most cited paper from Universidad de la Sierra is "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (Simon I Hay et al., 2025), with 762 citations. Next come "Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (500) and "Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil: A review of its phytochemistry, anti-inflammatory activity, and mechanisms of action involved" (340).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
2 Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors Oct 2025 500
3 Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil: A review of its phytochemistry, anti-inflammatory activity, and mechanisms of action involved Raphaelle Sousa Borges, Brenda Lorena Sánchez-Ortíz, Arlindo César Matias Pereira et al. · Journal of Ethnopharmacology Open access Oct 2018 340
4 The use of sugarcane bagasse ash and lime to improve the durability and mechanical properties of compacted soil blocks Rafael Alavéz Ramírez, Pedro Montes-García, Jacobo Martínez-Reyes et al. · Construction and Building Materials 4 Apr 2012 227
5 Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 Dana Bryazka et al. · The Lancet Public Health Open access1,009 authors Oct 2024 148
All 66 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de la Sierra?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Urban Development, Community Participation, Nutrition, Rural Development, Sustainability, Health Promotion and Climate Change.

▲ 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-now 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. Public Health13▲ 7.4×19 topics
  2. Sustainability10▲ 3.5×15 topics
  3. Climate Change9▲ 2.9×22 topics
  4. Urban Development9▲ 20×3 topics
  5. Community Participation8▲ 18×6 topics
  6. Nutrition8▲ 14×4 topics
  7. Rural Development7▲ 18×5 topics
  8. Globalization7▲ 3.0×15 topics
  9. Epidemiology7▲ 1.46×30 topics
  10. Mental Health7▲ 4.0×11 topics
  11. Sustainable Development7▲ 3.7×11 topics
  12. COVID-197▲ 4.3×14 topics
  13. Health Promotion6▲ 16×7 topics
  14. Digital Marketing6▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Economic Impact6▲ 8.6×2 topics
  16. Education5▲ 2.6×13 topics
  17. Psychopharmacology Education5▲ 70×1 topic
  18. Small and Medium Enterprises5▲ 25×1 topic
  19. Agriculture5▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Policy5▲ 20×4 topics
  21. Pandemic5▲ 3.9×7 topics
  22. Cultural Heritage4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  23. Risk Factors4▲ 3.3×11 topics
  24. Public Policy4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  25. Food4▲ 56×1 topic
  26. Latin America4▲ 18×9 topics
  27. Livestock4▲ 73×1 topic
  28. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  29. Knowledge Management4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  30. Communication4▲ 10×8 topics
  31. Environmental Policy3▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Water Management3▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Social Movements3▲ 8.8×9 topics
  34. Healthcare Access3▲ 9.2×7 topics
  35. Organizational Culture3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  36. Resource Governance3▲ 297×1 topic
  37. Social Networks3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  38. Chronic Diseases3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  39. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 7.5×2 topics
  40. University Students3▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de la Sierra publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Agricultural and Food Production Studies, Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics and Health and Lifestyle Studies.

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 5 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 4 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic an…3Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 3 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…2Health and Lifestyle Studies: 2 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 2 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 2 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …2Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 2 fractional worksLaw, Ethics, and AI Impact: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsFood ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  2. 2 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 4 works
  3. 3 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Regional Development and Innovation Development 2 works
  6. 6 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 2 works
  7. 7 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Law, Ethics, and AI Impact Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  9. 9 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  10. 10 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 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 available65.0%not open35.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de la Sierra's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 de la Sierra as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Universidad de la Sierra0.00043% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Universidad de la Sierra4.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.5% in 2016.

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