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Research in Mexico City

Science Explorer records 137 research institutions in Mexico City, Mexico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto Politécnico Nacional and Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana.

Research institutions
137
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
378k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.5%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Mexico City?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversity 129,894 #456
2Instituto Politécnico NacionalUniversity 39,143 #1,063
3Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaUniversity 31,726 #2,948
4Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico NacionalResearch facility 16,830 #3,133
5Mexican Social Security InstituteGovernment institution 15,174 #4,319
6Universidad de LondresUniversity 12,255 #7,840
7Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador ZubiránResearch facility 7,958 #3,979
8Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoGovernment institution 7,261 #3,303
9Ibero American UniversityUniversity 7,221 #8,276
10National Pedagogic UniversityUniversity 6,635 #12,385
11National Institute of Anthropology and HistoryGovernment institution 5,639 #14,372
12Instituto Nacional de CardiologíaResearch facility 5,062 #7,425
13Institute for Social Security and Services for State WorkersGovernment institution 4,092 #12,735
14Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología SocialResearch facility 4,075 #17,072
15Hospital General de MéxicoHospital / health system 3,967 #9,126
16Mexican Institute of PetroleumGovernment institution 3,952 #12,887
17Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de MéxicoUniversity 3,891 #7,239
18Instituto Nacional de PediatriaResearch facility 3,500 #8,608
19Hospital Infantil de México Federico GómezHospital / health system 3,074 #6,941
20Universidad InternacionalUniversity 3,047 #7,577
21Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXIHospital / health system 2,977 #9,369
22Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de MéxicoUniversity 2,933 #15,785
23Instituto Nacional de Neurología y NeurocirugíaResearch facility 2,851 #6,224
24Centro de Investigación y Docencia EconómicasResearch facility 2,834 #12,193
25Institute of OphthalmologyNonprofit 2,666 #20,413
26Universidad PanamericanaUniversity 2,653 #8,335
27Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades RespiratoriasResearch facility 2,547 #6,439
28Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente MuñizResearch facility 2,280 #12,120
29Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e InnovaciónGovernment institution 2,265 #4,131
30Secretaria de SaludGovernment institution 2,117 #11,819
31Centro Médico ABCHospital / health system 2,058 #19,253
32Instituto Nacional de PerinatologíaResearch facility 2,040 #8,875
33Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea GonzalezHospital / health system 1,989 #12,959
34Instituto Nacional de RehabilitaciónResearch facility 1,891 #9,199
35Pemex (Mexico)Company 1,883 #24,285
36Instituto MoraUniversity 1,474 #24,955
37Salesian UniversityUniversity 1,385 #17,035
38Secretariat of Public EducationGovernment institution 1,363 #11,575
39Hospital Médica SurHospital / health system 1,361 #13,786
40Centro Médico Nacional La RazaHospital / health system 1,334 #16,832
41Hospital Juárez de MéxicoHospital / health system 1,174 #16,375
42Hospital Central MilitarHospital / health system 1,156 #17,349
43Bank of MexicoInstitution 998 #23,284
44Instituto Nacional de las MujeresInstitution 959 #20,453
45Hospital EspañolHospital / health system 926 #22,117
46Universidad LatinaUniversity 919 #25,694
47Asociacion Para Evitar la Ceguera en México Hospital Dr. Luis Sánchez BulnesHospital / health system 884 #25,115
48Hospital Angeles PedregalHospital / health system 880 #23,221
49National CollegeUniversity 845 #14,091
50Technological University of MexicoUniversity 842 #18,845
51Universidad del Valle de MéxicoUniversity 824 #15,155
52National Institute of Genomic MedicineGovernment institution 786 #10,228
53Revista ConamedInstitution 748 #27,697
54Universidad del Distrito FederalUniversity 614 #40,497 all time
55Mexican Academy of SciencesNonprofit 534 #26,423
56Universidad del Ejército y Fuerza AéreaUniversity 533 #24,064
57Universidad IntercontinentalUniversity 484 #35,025 all time
58Hospital Angeles Clinica LondresHospital / health system 446 #25,841
59Universidad La SalleUniversity 438 #21,281
60Secretariat of Environment and Natural ResourcesGovernment institution 420 #18,931

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: 34.9%Instituto Politécnico Nacional: 10.5%Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana: 8.5%Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional: 4.5%56 others listed: 41.6%35%largest
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México130k · 34.9%Instituto Politécnico Nacional39k · 10.5%Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana32k · 8.5%Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional17k · 4.5%56 others listed155k · 41.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Mexico City strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Mexico City is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and General Arts and Humanities (6.5× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 467.7 works6.5×
  2. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 521.5 works4.8×
  3. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 56.0 works4.1×
  4. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 42.2 works3.9×
  5. DevelopmentSubfield · 228.3 works3.5×
  6. PaleontologySubfield · 257.4 works3.3×
  7. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 69.1 works3.2×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Mexico City?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Epidemiology, Globalization, Climate Change, Public Health, Sustainability and Social Movements.

▲ 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 city'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. Epidemiology3,348▲ 1.30×140 topics
  2. Climate Change2,684▲ 1.53×119 topics
  3. Education2,669▲ 2.4×145 topics
  4. Globalization2,487▲ 1.94×168 topics
  5. Sustainability2,397▲ 1.51×124 topics
  6. Public Health1,997▲ 2.1×77 topics
  7. Inflammation1,611▲ 1.18×83 topics
  8. Innovation1,418▲ 2.1×73 topics
  9. Latin America1,413▲ 11×23 topics
  10. COVID-191,390▲ 1.56×33 topics
  11. Mental Health1,355▲ 1.42×47 topics
  12. Human Rights1,216▲ 1.81×78 topics
  13. Urban Development1,112▲ 4.7×21 topics
  14. Social Movements1,107▲ 5.7×32 topics
  15. Nutrition1,041▲ 3.5×19 topics
  16. Health Promotion986▲ 4.8×18 topics
  17. Biodiversity984▲ 2.0×36 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage981▲ 2.7×40 topics
  19. Identity961▲ 2.0×78 topics
  20. Pedagogy944▲ 3.0×28 topics
  21. Community Participation926▲ 3.8×15 topics
  22. Gender896▲ 2.5×58 topics
  23. Knowledge Management881▲ 2.4×39 topics
  24. Digital Marketing863▲ 3.1×5 topics
  25. Public Policy860▲ 2.7×30 topics
  26. Communication784▲ 3.9×23 topics
  27. Biodiversity Conservation764▲ 3.1×23 topics
  28. Small and Medium Enterprises696▲ 6.1×9 topics
  29. Social Responsibility688▲ 4.5×13 topics
  30. Social Inequality661▲ 3.8×19 topics
  31. Constitutionalism648▲ 10×6 topics
  32. Innovation Ecosystems601▲ 9.0×3 topics
  33. Globalization Effects558▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Tourism Management558▲ 12×2 topics
  35. City Branding557▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Psychopharmacology Education557▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Competitiveness480▲ 9.2×7 topics
  38. Digital Competence479▲ 8.3×4 topics
  39. University Students468▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Virtual Teaching468▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Mexico City?

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics and Econometrics 557 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and TechnologyInformation Systems 468 works
  3. 3 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental DynamicsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 419 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle StudiesGeneral Health Professions 359 works
  5. 5 Latin American history and cultureVisual Arts and Performing Arts 302 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and PoliciesGeneral Social Sciences 300 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher TrainingEducation 297 works
  8. 8 E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science Applications 295 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies in Latin AmericaDemography 278 works
  10. 10 Stress and Burnout ResearchSocial Psychology 244 works

Research output over time

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