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Xochicalco University

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World rank, all time
#27,258
of 34,923
Rank in Mexico
#246
of 278
Research works
126
▲ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
1k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Xochicalco University

Which fields of science does Xochicalco University work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Xochicalco University is in Health Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (43%), Social Sciences (11%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 20 fractional works · 47.8% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 43.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 23.7% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 8.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 8.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 17.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKXochicalcoUniversity42fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences48%Social Sciences18%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1843.3%
    2. Health Professions24.0%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Computer Science48.9%
    2. Engineering48.7%
    3. Environmental Science24.0%
    4. Energy00.8%
    5. Mathematics00.6%
    6. Materials Science00.4%
    7. Chemistry00.3%
    1. Social Sciences511.1%
    2. Psychology23.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting12.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.8%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences24.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
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: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.68× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.25× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.68×0 works
  2. Medicine2.25×18 works
  3. Veterinary1.97×0 works
  4. Health Professions1.50×2 works
  5. Psychology1.21×2 works
  6. Computer Science1.15×4 works
  7. Social Sciences0.88×5 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.87×2 works
  9. Energy0.87×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.83×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.81×2 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.67×1 works
  13. Engineering0.58×4 works
  14. Nursing0.55×0 works
  15. Mathematics0.47×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.28×0 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.23×0 works
  19. Chemistry0.22×0 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.21×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Xochicalco University?

Ranked on the quality score, Anna Liang and Elizabeth Gamboa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xochicalco University.

  1. 1 Anna Liang Mexico · #942,861 worldwide 314 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Elizabeth Gamboa Mexico · #4,511,538 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Xochicalco University

What are the most cited papers from Xochicalco University?

The most cited paper from Xochicalco University is "Analysis of a combined power and refrigeration cycle by the exergy method" (Aloyem Kazé Claude Vidal, Roberto Best, Rosa Maria Rivero et al., 2006), with 149 citations. Next come "Minority Representation in Clinical Trials in the United States" (106) and "Numerical study of heat transfer by laminar and turbulent natural convection in tall cavities of façade elements" (105).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Analysis of a combined power and refrigeration cycle by the exergy method Aloyem Kazé Claude Vidal, Roberto Best, Rosa Maria Rivero et al. · Energy 9 May 2006 149
2 Minority Representation in Clinical Trials in the United States McBride Ma, Dora E. Gutiérrez, Joanna M. Frausto et al. · Mayo Clinic Proceedings Open access 2021 106
3 Numerical study of heat transfer by laminar and turbulent natural convection in tall cavities of façade elements J. Xamán, G. Álvarez, L. Lira et al. · Energy and Buildings 5 Jan 2005 105
4 The North American opioid epidemic: current challenges and a call for treatment as prevention Devesh Vashishtha, María Luisa Mittal, Dan Werb · Harm Reduction Journal Open access 26 Jan 2017 97
5 Dynamical Theory of Polariton Amplifiers Yuri G. Rubo, Fabrice P. Laussy, Guillaume Malpuech et al. · Physical Review Letters 10 Oct 2003 67
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Which keywords describe research at Xochicalco University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Sustainability, Big Data, Latin America, Substance Abuse, Echocardiography and Nutrition.

▲ 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 13 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 2.9×30 topics
  2. Sustainability2▲ 2.4×6 topics
  3. Public Health2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  4. Big Data2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  5. Education1▲ 1.87×5 topics
  6. Risk Factors1▲ 2.9×10 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 1.97×4 topics
  8. Echocardiography1▲ 10×5 topics
  9. Latin America1▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Substance Abuse1▲ 43×2 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management1▲ 3.1×2 topics
  12. Inflammation1◆ 1.15×11 topics
  13. Nutrition1▲ 5.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Xochicalco University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Digital Transformation in Industry, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma.

HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk1HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 1 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…1Digital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…1Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 1 fractional worksMyasthenia Gravis and Th…1Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma: 1 fractional worksPericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 0 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…0Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 0 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 0 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 0 fractional worksOccupational Health and …0Occupational Health and Safety Research: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthNeurology5 others

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

  1. 1 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma Neurology 1 works
  5. 5 Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 0 works
  7. 7 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 0 works
  8. 8 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.7%domestic only69.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Xochicalco University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Xochicalco University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Xochicalco University0.00033% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Xochicalco University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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