Top research institutions in Guatemala
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ranks first in Guatemala on research quality in 2022–2025 (#10,974 worldwide), followed by Universidad del Valle de Guatemala and Universidad Panamericana.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de San Carlos de GuatemalaUniversity · Guatemala City | #10,974 | 4.2% | 1,593 | #3 |
| 2 | Universidad del Valle de GuatemalaUniversity · Guatemala City | #15,650 | 10.2% | 153 | #4 |
| 3 | Universidad PanamericanaUniversity · Guatemala City | #16,493 | 6.6% | 523 | #6 |
| 4 | Departamento de EpidemiologíaGovernment institution · Guatemala City | #17,948 | 4.5% | 370 | #1 |
| 5 | Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y TecnologíaGovernment institution · Guatemala City | #20,674 | 8.2% | 198 | #7 |
| 6 | Hospital General San Juan de DiosHospital / health system · Guatemala City | #24,091 | 2.2% | 120 | #8 |
| 7 | Universidad Francisco MarroquínUniversity · Guatemala City | #24,321 | 6.7% | 143 | #10 |
| 8 | Universidad del IstmoUniversity · Guatemala City | #24,435 | 9.9% | 87 | #13 |
| 9 | Galileo UniversityUniversity · Guatemala City | #24,828 | 20.0% | 71 | #11 |
| 10 | Roosevelt HospitalHospital / health system · Guatemala City | #26,515 | 3.1% | 120 | #2 |
| 11 | Centro de Epilepsia y Neurocirugía FuncionalHospital / health system · Guatemala City | #26,943 | 7.3% | 69 | #12 |
| 12 | Universidad Rafael LandívarUniversity · Guatemala City | #27,714 | 4.8% | 84 | #15 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Guatemala on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Guatemala
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.