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University of Monterrey

In research, University of Monterrey stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,572 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,436 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,154 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 3.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,240
of 28,054 · #15,711 all time
Rank in Mexico
#95
of 252
Research works
1.7k
▲ 100% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is University of Monterrey 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 #4,572 of 10,521 19.7%197 #5201
Social SciencesField #4,436 of 6,365 17.0%105 #5107
Physical SciencesDomain #10,154 of 12,888 16.1%92 #15338
MedicineField #8,740 of 10,443 6.1%155 #9233
Health SciencesDomain #10,062 of 11,982 6.1%174 #10453

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Monterrey 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#5,201 #4,572
  2. Social Sciences#5,107 #4,436
  3. Physical Sciences#15,338 #10,154
  4. Medicine#9,233 #8,740
  5. Health Sciences#10,453 #10,062
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 University of Monterrey specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 3.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 35.6 works3.1×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 155 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.77× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 105 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Monterrey?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge Francisco Aguirre Sala, Roberto Pasini and Julio C. Salas‐Alanís lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Monterrey.

  1. 1 Jorge Francisco Aguirre Sala Mexico · #383,607 worldwide 4 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Roberto Pasini Mexico · #399,987 worldwide 1 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Julio C. Salas‐Alanís Mexico · #400,077 worldwide 46 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Nicolás Campodónico Mexico · #577,689 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Francisco Cázares de León Mexico · #937,129 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Humberto Cantú Rivera Mexico · #969,247 worldwide 9 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Luis Portales Mexico · #1,133,589 worldwide 18 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Laura Peña-Parás Mexico · #1,184,484 worldwide 96 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Bernardo Villarreal Mexico · #1,191,051 worldwide 33 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Jorge Francisco Mexico · #1,284,628 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Monterrey

Which keywords describe research at University of Monterrey?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pandemic, COVID-19, Mental Health, Latin America, Globalization, Social Media and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology35▲ 1.78×95 topics
  2. Globalization19▲ 1.97×41 topics
  3. Sustainability18▲ 1.52×41 topics
  4. Mental Health18▲ 2.5×24 topics
  5. COVID-1917▲ 2.6×21 topics
  6. Pandemic17▲ 3.2×10 topics
  7. Social Media16▲ 2.3×17 topics
  8. Innovation14▲ 2.7×26 topics
  9. Education14▲ 1.61×31 topics
  10. Treatment12▲ 2.1×35 topics
  11. Diagnosis12▲ 2.6×29 topics
  12. Complications11▲ 4.6×14 topics
  13. Quality of Life11▲ 1.59×31 topics
  14. Risk Factors10▲ 1.89×25 topics
  15. Human Rights10▲ 1.98×23 topics
  16. Latin America10▲ 10×15 topics
  17. Communication10▲ 6.3×10 topics
  18. Obesity9▲ 2.4×18 topics
  19. Urban Development9▲ 4.9×5 topics
  20. Well-being8▲ 4.5×7 topics
  21. Social Networks8▲ 6.0×5 topics
  22. SARS-CoV-28▲ 4.8×6 topics
  23. Pathophysiology8▲ 5.2×9 topics
  24. Higher Education8▲ 2.9×15 topics
  25. Neoliberalism7▲ 4.1×12 topics
  26. Thrombosis7▲ 5.0×5 topics
  27. ACE2 Receptor6▲ 5.1×3 topics
  28. Digital Media6▲ 7.2×4 topics
  29. Public Perception6▲ 9.3×4 topics
  30. Social Responsibility5▲ 4.7×4 topics
  31. Small and Medium Enterprises5▲ 6.1×4 topics
  32. Information Quality5▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Online Communication5▲ 6.6×2 topics
  34. Innovation Ecosystems5▲ 9.6×2 topics
  35. Media System5▲ 49×1 topic
  36. News Consumption5▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Internationalization5▲ 16×4 topics
  38. User-Generated Content5▲ 7.0×2 topics
  39. Tourism Management4▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Constitutionalism4▲ 9.2×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Monterrey publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Business, Innovation, and Economy and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Communication and COVID-…5Communication and COVID-19 Impact: 5 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…4Digital Marketing and Social Media: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…4Business, Innovation, and Economy: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…4COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 4 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 4 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 3 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic an…3Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 3 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 3 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 3 fractional worksPsychological Treatments…2Psychological Treatments and Disorders: 2 fractional works
CommunicationSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsInfectious Diseases5 others

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

  1. 1 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 5 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 4 works
  5. 5 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 3 works
  10. 10 Psychological Treatments and Disorders Clinical Psychology 2 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 available55.3%not open44.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Monterrey's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 100% 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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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.