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Universidad de Sonora

In research, Universidad de Sonora stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,559 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,971 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,723 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,354
of 28,054 · #6,514 all time
Rank in Mexico
#25
of 252
Research works
6.9k
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Sonora 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 #3,559 of 10,521 9.7%541 #4367
Physical SciencesDomain #4,971 of 12,888 7.4%591 #5266
Health SciencesDomain #4,723 of 11,982 6.5%284 #7891
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,707 of 3,409 11.7%166 #2558
Social SciencesField #3,250 of 6,365 10.3%291 #3785
Life SciencesDomain #4,063 of 7,800 11.1%278 #5333
PsychologyField #1,139 of 2,181 9.1%64 #2036
MedicineField #6,259 of 10,443 7.0%196 #10883
EducationSubfield #1,302 of 1,892 14.0%104 #1591
EngineeringField #5,045 of 6,636 8.0%126 #5998

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Sonora 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#4,367 #3,559
  2. Physical Sciences#5,266 #4,971
  3. Health Sciences#7,891 #4,723
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,558 #1,707
  5. Social Sciences#3,785 #3,250
  6. Life Sciences#5,333 #4,063
  7. Psychology#2,036 #1,139
  8. Medicine#10,883 #6,259
  9. Education#1,591 #1,302
  10. Engineering#5,998 #5,045
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.

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: 2.06× its world share, 166 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 85 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 78 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.59× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 126 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 117 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.79× its world share, 106 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.65× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.05× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 67 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 196 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 67 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 57 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 291 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Sonora?

Ranked on the composite score, Federico García Lorca, Carlos Velázquez and Luis Rafael Martínez‐Córdova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Sonora.

  1. 1 Federico García Lorca Mexico · #131,352 worldwide 20 citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Carlos Velázquez Mexico · #211,549 worldwide 78 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Luis Rafael Martínez‐Córdova Mexico · #258,268 worldwide 190 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 María Goñi Rodríguez de Almeida Mexico · #290,237 worldwide 0 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 José Luis Iriarte Ángel Mexico · #339,478 worldwide 5 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 J. L. García Mexico · #361,203 worldwide 136 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Julio Alfonso Piña López Mexico · #367,150 worldwide 24 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Michelle M. Haby Mexico · #386,413 worldwide 61 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Vı́ctor Corral-Verdugo Mexico · #414,547 worldwide 125 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 José António Frias Montoya Mexico · #427,736 worldwide 3 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Sonora

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Sonora?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Urban Development, Nutrition, Small and Medium Enterprises, Health Promotion, Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Digital Marketing.

▲ 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. Education104▲ 3.6×48 topics
  2. Sustainability90▲ 2.2×63 topics
  3. Climate Change72▲ 1.58×71 topics
  4. Public Health61▲ 2.5×45 topics
  5. Mental Health58▲ 2.4×28 topics
  6. Innovation57▲ 3.2×23 topics
  7. Nutrition56▲ 7.3×15 topics
  8. Globalization56▲ 1.67×38 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications55▲ 2.7×27 topics
  10. Environmental Impact54▲ 1.88×39 topics
  11. Urban Development54▲ 8.7×6 topics
  12. Small and Medium Enterprises53▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Health Promotion51▲ 9.4×15 topics
  14. Social Responsibility50▲ 13×4 topics
  15. Digital Marketing49▲ 6.9×2 topics
  16. Competitiveness44▲ 33×6 topics
  17. Obesity44▲ 3.4×18 topics
  18. Innovation Ecosystems42▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Physical Activity42▲ 5.1×12 topics
  20. Knowledge Management42▲ 4.4×11 topics
  21. Economic Impact40▲ 4.1×4 topics
  22. Psychopharmacology Education39▲ 35×1 topic
  23. Tourism Management39▲ 31×1 topic
  24. Teacher Training39▲ 3.7×15 topics
  25. University Students38▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Antioxidant37▲ 3.2×33 topics
  27. Communication36▲ 7.0×14 topics
  28. Latin America35▲ 11×15 topics
  29. Pedagogy35▲ 4.2×11 topics
  30. Community Participation33▲ 5.3×9 topics
  31. Chronic Diseases32▲ 7.3×7 topics
  32. Distance Learning32▲ 5.5×7 topics
  33. Rural Development31▲ 5.3×6 topics
  34. Health Benefits31▲ 5.5×13 topics
  35. Organizational Culture30▲ 4.5×8 topics
  36. Educational Interventions29▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Healthy Lifestyles27▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Occupational Health27▲ 13×7 topics
  39. Digital Competence23▲ 15×3 topics
  40. ICT21▲ 9.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Sonora publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Health and Lifestyle Studies, Educational Innovations and Technology and Stress and Burnout Research.

Business, Innovation, an…39Business, Innovation, and Economy: 39 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 27 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 21 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 16 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 14 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 13 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 11 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 11 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 11 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 11 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation SystemsSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 39 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 27 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 21 works
  4. 4 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 16 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 14 works
  6. 6 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 13 works
  7. 7 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 11 works
  8. 8 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 works
  9. 9 Social Skills and Education Education 11 works
  10. 10 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 11 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 available58.1%not open41.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Sonora's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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