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Science in Mexico

Mexico ranks #42 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#39 all time), with 177k research works and 5.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#42
of 189 · #39 all time
Works, 2022-now
177k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.4M
9.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.61×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
1 in the top 1,000
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Mexico

What is Mexico strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Mexico ranks highest in Social Sciences (#35 of 148), Medicine (#42 of 152) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#36 of 124). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Life-span and Life-course Studies and Development.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #35 of 148 7.4%32,076 #30 Institutions
MedicineField #42 of 152 4.9%28,847 #40 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #36 of 124 6.6%16,690 #33 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #37 of 122 5.8%12,409 #32 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #43 of 128 6.2%10,388 #41 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #38 of 103 7.8%6,823 #35 Institutions
EducationSubfield #42 of 112 7.3%7,652 #38 Institutions
EngineeringField #50 of 131 4.6%15,044 #46 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #41 of 106 6.0%5,555 #38 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #43 of 105 5.7%8,612 #38 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #39 of 95 7.8%3,907 #36 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #49 of 119 7.1%6,204 #37 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 1,514.3 works · #6 of 191 active here6.8×
  2. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 204.3 works · #5 of 144 active here6.0×
  3. DevelopmentSubfield · 916.1 works · #5 of 190 active here4.5×
  4. HorticultureSubfield · 121.5 works · #9 of 178 active here4.4×
  5. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 282.9 works · #7 of 169 active here4.3×
  6. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 173.5 works · #6 of 138 active here4.1×
  7. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 2,029.3 works · #6 of 196 active here4.0×
  8. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 1,283.6 works · #9 of 193 active here3.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 19k worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 9,935 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 1,911 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 2,701 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 716 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 502 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 2,488 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 12k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 3,209 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 1,897 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 17k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 14k worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 5,709 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 2,019 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 3,916 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 924 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 6,207 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 33k worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 1,314 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.41× its world share, 392 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 7,802 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 5,926 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1,171 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 5,656 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 6,803 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 37k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.95×19k works
  2. Social Sciences1.44×37k works
  3. Veterinary1.41×392 works
  4. Environmental Science1.40×14k works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.33×7,802 works
  6. Nursing1.31×1,314 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.30×5,656 works
  8. Health Professions1.16×6,207 works
  9. Psychology1.09×6,803 works
  10. Energy1.01×1,897 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.00×716 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.00×3,209 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.93×1,911 works
  14. Dentistry0.93×924 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.91×9,935 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×5,926 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.86×3,916 works
  18. Medicine0.85×33k works
  19. Mathematics0.84×2,019 works
  20. Neuroscience0.82×2,701 works
  21. Materials Science0.80×5,709 works
  22. Chemistry0.78×2,488 works
  23. Computer Science0.77×12k works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.70×502 works
  25. Decision Sciences0.59×1,171 works
  26. Engineering0.56×17k works

Which fields of science does Mexico work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Mexico is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 65k fractional works · 31.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 37k fractional works · 18.3% of its workEducation: 9,087 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7,105 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4,554 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDemography: 2,402 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 2,320 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 1,677 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1,514 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 1,457 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1,216 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1,093 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 916 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 907 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 831 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 781 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 505 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 872 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 7,802 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1,601 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1,284 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1,097 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 933 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 752 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 529 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 513 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,093 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 6,803 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2,752 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,866 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 938 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 794 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 454 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5,926 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1,891 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1,219 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1,135 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 578 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 440 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 419 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 244 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5,656 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4,770 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 482 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 405 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1,171 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 576 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 595 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 63k fractional works · 31.0% of its workEngineering: 17k fractional works · 8.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3,362 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3,355 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2,260 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1,864 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 996 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 854 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 775 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 743 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 682 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 541 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 520 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 465 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 597 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14k fractional works · 7.0% of its workEcology: 2,771 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2,575 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1,647 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1,592 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1,328 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1,031 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 888 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 811 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 683 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 544 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 351 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 12k fractional works · 6.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3,771 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2,699 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2,029 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1,147 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1,022 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 711 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 852 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 5,709 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3,185 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1,089 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 559 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 542 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 334 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3,916 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1,207 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 984 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 767 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 582 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 376 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3,209 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPaleontology: 846 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 761 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 652 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 436 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 513 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2,488 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1,138 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,350 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 2,019 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy: 1,897 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1,793 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 104 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 502 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 42k fractional works · 20.6% of its workMedicine: 33k fractional works · 16.2% of its workSurgery: 4,487 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3,777 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2,611 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2,191 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1,534 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1,522 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1,417 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1,324 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1,077 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1,031 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1,029 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 967 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 913 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 869 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 763 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 722 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 611 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 526 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 454 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 442 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 415 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4,450 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6,207 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3,764 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 657 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 520 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,265 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1,313 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1,244 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 924 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 392 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 34k fractional works · 16.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 19k fractional works · 9.3% of its workPlant Science: 5,694 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 4,130 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2,590 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2,241 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 1,298 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 771 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 599 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 553 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 480 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 520 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9,935 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 5,056 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 1,970 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 682 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 549 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 519 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,159 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2,701 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1,167 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 577 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 957 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1,911 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1,056 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 855 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 716 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 500 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 216 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMexico204kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences32%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences37k18.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities7,8023.8%
    3. Psychology6,8033.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting5,9262.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5,6562.8%
    6. Decision Sciences1,1710.6%
    1. Engineering17k8.3%
    2. Environmental Science14k7.0%
    3. Computer Science12k6.0%
    4. Materials Science5,7092.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy3,9161.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences3,2091.6%
    7. Chemistry2,4881.2%
    8. Mathematics2,0191.0%
    9. Energy1,8970.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering5020.2%
    1. Medicine33k16.2%
    2. Health Professions6,2073.0%
    3. Nursing1,3130.6%
    4. Dentistry9240.5%
    5. Veterinary3920.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences19k9.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9,9354.9%
    3. Neuroscience2,7011.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1,9110.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7160.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Mexico?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Sustainability, Globalization, Latin America, Climate Change, Urban Development, Nutrition and Public Health.

▲ 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 country'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. Education10k▲ 3.0×158 topics
  2. Sustainability10k▲ 2.1×137 topics
  3. Climate Change9,399▲ 1.70×130 topics
  4. Globalization8,952▲ 2.2×184 topics
  5. Epidemiology8,618◆ 1.06×140 topics
  6. Public Health6,974▲ 2.4×77 topics
  7. Innovation6,048▲ 2.9×90 topics
  8. Environmental Impact5,303▲ 1.52×72 topics
  9. Mental Health4,976▲ 1.71×48 topics
  10. Nutrition4,708▲ 5.2×19 topics
  11. Urban Development4,611▲ 6.4×21 topics
  12. COVID-194,573▲ 1.73×34 topics
  13. Latin America4,530▲ 12×23 topics
  14. Knowledge Management4,360▲ 3.9×42 topics
  15. Digital Marketing4,170▲ 5.3×6 topics
  16. Biodiversity4,105▲ 2.6×38 topics
  17. Human Rights4,091▲ 1.96×88 topics
  18. E-Learning3,984▲ 2.0×26 topics
  19. Health Promotion3,790▲ 5.9×18 topics
  20. Pedagogy3,573▲ 3.5×30 topics
  21. Small and Medium Enterprises3,547▲ 9.8×10 topics
  22. Community Participation3,536▲ 4.9×16 topics
  23. Teacher Training3,484▲ 2.8×30 topics
  24. Social Responsibility3,335▲ 7.1×14 topics
  25. Rural Development3,303▲ 4.7×23 topics
  26. Public Policy3,248▲ 3.4×31 topics
  27. Cultural Heritage3,182▲ 2.9×40 topics
  28. Innovation Ecosystems3,120▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Social Movements3,068▲ 5.1×33 topics
  30. Distance Learning3,050▲ 4.3×14 topics
  31. Communication2,849▲ 4.4×25 topics
  32. Globalization Effects2,796▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Tourism Management2,782▲ 20×2 topics
  34. City Branding2,776▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Psychopharmacology Education2,776▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Competitiveness2,753▲ 17×8 topics
  37. Sustainable Agriculture2,672▲ 4.2×18 topics
  38. University Students2,195▲ 19×2 topics
  39. ICT2,041▲ 7.5×5 topics
  40. Digital Competence2,021▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Mexico publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Health and Lifestyle Studies.

Business, Innovation, an…2,776Business, Innovation, and Economy: 2,776 fractional worksEducational Innovations …1,980Educational Innovations and Technology: 1,980 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 1,611 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 1,412 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…1,326E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 1,326 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 1,299 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 1,219 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 1,123 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 1,054 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 940 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 902 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 804 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law8 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 2.8k works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 2k works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 1.6k works
  4. 4 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1.4k works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 1.3k works
  6. 6 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.3k works
  7. 7 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 1.2k works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 1.1k works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 1.1k works
  10. 10 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 940 works
  11. 11 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 902 works
  12. 12 Regional Development and Innovation Development 804 works

How many world-class institutions does Mexico hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country's whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #42 of 189 #39 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #50 of 204 #44 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

501st to 1,000th1

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 1 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), not to four times it.

Which universities in Mexico lead research?

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad del Noreste and Tecnológico de Monterrey rank highest in Mexico on research quality in 2022-now.

0%5%10%mean 7.25333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Tecnológico de Monte…Universidad Internac…Universidad del Nore…Universidad Nacional…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversity · Mexico City · #989 worldwide6.0% top 10% · 21k works
  2. 2Universidad del NoresteUniversity · Tampico · #1,130 worldwide6.8% top 10% · 1.9k works
  3. 3Tecnológico de MonterreyUniversity · Monterrey · #1,562 worldwide11.7% top 10% · 5.5k works
  4. 4Universidad InternacionalUniversity · Mexico City · #1,673 worldwide9.1% top 10% · 1.2k works
  5. 5Ibero American UniversityUniversity · Mexico City · #1,909 worldwide7.6% top 10% · 1.5k works
  6. 6Instituto Tecnológico Superior de XalapaUniversity · Xalapa · #2,358 worldwide6.2% top 10% · 1.3k works
  7. 7Autonomous University of QueretaroUniversity · Querétaro City · #2,421 worldwide7.0% top 10% · 2.2k works
  8. 8National Pedagogic UniversityUniversity · Mexico City · #2,469 worldwide7.0% top 10% · 1.4k works
  9. 9El Colegio de MéxicoUniversity · Tlalpan · #2,729 worldwide8.0% top 10% · 1.5k works
  10. 10Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoUniversity · Toluca · #2,856 worldwide5.1% top 10% · 3.2k works
  11. 11Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad JuárezUniversity · Ciudad Juárez · #2,898 worldwide5.2% top 10% · 1.3k works
  12. 12Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e InnovaciónGovernment institution · Mexico City · #2,936 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 2.3k works
  13. 13Instituto Politécnico NacionalUniversity · Mexico City · #2,964 worldwide6.0% top 10% · 7.2k works
  14. 14Universidad Autónoma de GuerreroUniversity · Chilpancingo · #3,179 worldwide6.1% top 10% · 1.2k works
  15. 15Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaGovernment institution · Cuernavaca · #3,230 worldwide9.1% top 10% · 1.9k works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Mexico

Who are the top researchers in Mexico?

I. Maldonado Cervantes, Mostafa Hajiaghaei–Keshteli and Matthew Paul Reynolds rank highest among researchers based in Mexico.

  1. 1 I. Maldonado Cervantes #1,124 worldwide 25k citations · 196 works
  2. 2 Mostafa Hajiaghaei–Keshteli #1,732 worldwide 11k citations · 222 works
  3. 3 Matthew Paul Reynolds #3,407 worldwide 42k citations · 465 works
  4. 4 Ismael Campos‐Nonato #4,620 worldwide 168k citations · 131 works
  5. 5 Daniel Díaz #7,158 worldwide 127k citations · 198 works
  6. 6 V. Grabski #9,467 worldwide 18k citations · 175 works
  7. 7 Hafiz M.N. Iqbal #10,394 worldwide 47k citations · 798 works
  8. 8 Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas‐Barrón #13,410 worldwide 11k citations · 241 works
  9. 9 Patricia Balvanera #14,238 worldwide 33k citations · 213 works
  10. 10 Tek B. Sapkota #17,159 worldwide 7.6k citations · 125 works
Top researchers in Mexico

Which cities in Mexico are research hubs?

  1. 1 Mexico CityMexico 378k works
  2. 2 GuadalajaraMexico 31k works
  3. 3 Puebla CityMexico 28k works
  4. 4 MonterreyMexico 26k works
  5. 5 XalapaMexico 24k works
  6. 6 San Nicolás de los GarzaMexico 17k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Mexico City: 75.0%Guadalajara: 6.2%Puebla City: 5.6%Monterrey: 5.1%2 others listed: 8.1%75%largest
Mexico City378k · 75.0%Guadalajara31k · 6.2%Puebla City28k · 5.6%Monterrey26k · 5.1%2 others listed41k · 8.1%

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

How open and international is Mexico's research?

52% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 19% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available52.4%not open47.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 76% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 21% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.07× the expected open access and 0.97× the expected international share, which puts it #136 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Mexico's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% 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 Mexico as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.81% in 2024.

still counting0.50%1.0%Mexico0.82% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 6.0% of its 820k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Mexico6.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.6% in 2021.

Which countries have research most like Mexico's?

Togo is Mexico's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Mexico's, with both strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

  1. 1 TogoBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Veterinary, Nursing 0.80 Compare
  2. 2 ArgentinaBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Social Sciences, Veterinary 0.79 Compare
  3. 3 BeninBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Veterinary, Environmental Science 0.79 Compare
  4. 4 Costa RicaBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Social Sciences, Environmental Science 0.77 Compare
  5. 5 ColombiaBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Social Sciences, Environmental Science 0.74 Compare

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Questions people ask

Who are the top scientists in Mexico?

I. Maldonado Cervantes, Mostafa Hajiaghaei–Keshteli and Matthew Paul Reynolds rank highest among researchers based in Mexico.

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What is Mexico strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Mexico ranks highest in Social Sciences (#35 of 148), Medicine (#42 of 152) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#36 of 124). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Life-span and Life-course Studies and Development.

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