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University · San Luis Potosí City · Mexico

Universidad San Pablo

In research, Universidad San Pablo stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,134 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,725 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,179 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication — Communication is 23.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,369
of 28,054 · #17,708 all time
Rank in Mexico
#131
of 252
Research works
1.8k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Universidad San Pablo 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 #4,134 of 10,521 9.8%318 #5726
Social SciencesField #2,725 of 6,365 10.6%190 #3743
Health SciencesDomain #11,179 of 11,982 2.3%64 #11051
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,900 of 1,998 6.6%68 #2525
Physical SciencesDomain #12,636 of 12,888 7.4%65 #18695

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad San Pablo 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#5,726 #4,134
  2. Social Sciences#3,743 #2,725
  3. Health Sciences#11,051 #11,179
  4. Arts and Humanities#2,525 #1,900
  5. Physical Sciences#18,695 #12,636
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 San Pablo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 23.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 29.5 works23×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.09× its world share, 68 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.36× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.36× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.22× its world share, 190 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad San Pablo?

Ranked on the composite score, Luis Núñez Ladevéze, Francisco Cabezuelo Lorenzo and Pablo Campos Calvo-Sotelo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad San Pablo.

  1. 1 Luis Núñez Ladevéze Mexico · #233,694 worldwide 11 citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Francisco Cabezuelo Lorenzo Mexico · #381,632 worldwide 8 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Pablo Campos Calvo-Sotelo Mexico · #426,733 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Antônio Marcos Mexico · #432,225 worldwide 4 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Antonio Malalana Ureña Mexico · #434,606 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 José Francisco Serrano Oceja Mexico · #439,267 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 José Luis Orella Martínez Mexico · #450,358 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Juan Carlos Jiménez Redondo Mexico · #481,296 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Laura González Díez Mexico · #520,448 worldwide 4 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Ana Isabel Ballesteros Dorado Mexico · #586,824 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad San Pablo

Which keywords describe research at Universidad San Pablo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Communication, Cultural Heritage, Innovation, Social Media, Ethics, Digital Media and Social Networks.

▲ 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. Education46▲ 5.8×45 topics
  2. Communication34▲ 24×11 topics
  3. Social Media27▲ 4.1×16 topics
  4. Innovation26▲ 5.4×26 topics
  5. Sustainability24▲ 2.1×35 topics
  6. Educational Technology24▲ 4.2×26 topics
  7. COVID-1923▲ 3.7×11 topics
  8. Cultural Heritage23▲ 8.9×13 topics
  9. Globalization22▲ 2.4×30 topics
  10. E-Learning22▲ 4.6×12 topics
  11. Ethics20▲ 8.7×17 topics
  12. Digital Media20▲ 24×5 topics
  13. Social Networks19▲ 15×3 topics
  14. History18▲ 5.6×21 topics
  15. Latin America18▲ 20×10 topics
  16. Spain16▲ 94×5 topics
  17. Pedagogy15▲ 6.7×13 topics
  18. Technology15▲ 6.0×14 topics
  19. Health Education13▲ 6.5×8 topics
  20. Identity13▲ 3.8×13 topics
  21. Distance Learning12▲ 7.6×9 topics
  22. Inclusive Education12▲ 7.2×14 topics
  23. Knowledge Management12▲ 4.6×13 topics
  24. Television11▲ 129×2 topics
  25. Public Perception11▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Leadership11▲ 5.0×10 topics
  27. Media System11▲ 113×1 topic
  28. News Consumption11▲ 113×1 topic
  29. Social Sciences11▲ 17×6 topics
  30. Digital Divide11▲ 9.0×5 topics
  31. Media11▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Philosophy11▲ 5.2×13 topics
  33. Online Education10▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Informal Learning10▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Organizational Commitment10▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Advertising9▲ 46×2 topics
  37. ICT9▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Journalism9▲ 88×2 topics
  39. Research9▲ 15×6 topics
  40. Digital Competence8▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad San Pablo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Educational Innovations and Technology, Advertising and Communication Studies and E-Learning and Knowledge Management.

Communication and COVID-…11Communication and COVID-19 Impact: 11 fractional worksEducational Innovations …8Educational Innovations and Technology: 8 fractional worksAdvertising and Communication Studies: 8 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 7 fractional worksMedia and Digital Communication: 7 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 6 fractional worksJournalism and Media Studies: 6 fractional worksArchitecture and Art His…6Architecture and Art History Studies: 6 fractional worksHigher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 6 fractional worksArchitecture, Art, Education: 5 fractional works
CommunicationInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsComputer Networks and Communications2 others

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

  1. 1 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 11 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 8 works
  3. 3 Advertising and Communication Studies Communication 8 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 7 works
  5. 5 Media and Digital Communication Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 6 works
  7. 7 Journalism and Media Studies Communication 6 works
  8. 8 Architecture and Art History Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 6 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 6 works
  10. 10 Architecture, Art, Education Visual Arts and Performing Arts 5 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 available70.1%not open29.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.7%domestic only55.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad San Pablo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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