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Science in Mexico

Mexico ranks #45 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#43 all time), with 177k research works and 9.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#45
of 192 · #43 all time
Works, 2022–2025
177k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
2 in the top 1,000
Open access
52%
world 63%

What is Mexico strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Mexico ranks highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#26 of 126), Medicine (#41 of 155) and Plant Science (#25 of 92). 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% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #26 of 126 10.9%16,690 Institutions
MedicineField #41 of 155 7.1%28,847 Institutions
Plant ScienceSubfield #25 of 92 14.5%4,943 Institutions
EducationSubfield #33 of 115 12.0%7,652 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #32 of 108 11.6%8,612 Institutions
Social SciencesField #47 of 151 9.7%32,076 Institutions
Food ScienceSubfield #23 of 73 8.2%3,739 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #40 of 125 8.5%12,409 Institutions
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #16 of 48 8.4%2,304 Institutions
Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield #21 of 62 12.7%1,117 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #34 of 97 10.7%3,907 Institutions
PsychologyField #39 of 109 8.1%5,836 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 · 1,353.0 works7.0×
  2. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 186.0 works6.3×
  3. DevelopmentSubfield · 865.3 works4.8×
  4. HorticultureSubfield · 103.0 works4.3×
  5. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 235.3 works4.1×
  6. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 1,715.7 works3.9×
  7. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 143.2 works3.9×
  8. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 1,125.7 works3.9×
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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: 1.98× its world share, 17k worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 8,612 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 1,651 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 2,236 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 604 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 438 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 2,219 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 10k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 2,732 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 1,672 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 15k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 12k worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 4,954 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 1,752 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 3,206 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.95× its world share, 815 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 5,555 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 29k worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 1,175 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.40× its world share, 338 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 6,823 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 5,192 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 940 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 5,210 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 5,836 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 32k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Mexico?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Sustainability, Globalization, Latin America, Urban Development, Climate Change, 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 2022–2025 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. Education9,000▲ 3.0×154 topics
  2. Sustainability8,929▲ 2.1×136 topics
  3. Climate Change8,236▲ 1.72×126 topics
  4. Globalization7,845▲ 2.2×182 topics
  5. Epidemiology7,532◆ 1.07×140 topics
  6. Public Health6,163▲ 2.4×77 topics
  7. Innovation5,257▲ 2.8×88 topics
  8. Environmental Impact4,645▲ 1.54×72 topics
  9. Mental Health4,509▲ 1.73×48 topics
  10. Nutrition4,323▲ 5.4×19 topics
  11. Urban Development4,244▲ 6.5×21 topics
  12. COVID-194,160▲ 1.72×34 topics
  13. Latin America4,015▲ 12×23 topics
  14. Digital Marketing3,823▲ 5.1×6 topics
  15. Knowledge Management3,645▲ 3.7×42 topics
  16. E-Learning3,609▲ 2.0×25 topics
  17. Biodiversity3,601▲ 2.7×37 topics
  18. Human Rights3,587▲ 1.96×86 topics
  19. Health Promotion3,424▲ 6.1×18 topics
  20. Small and Medium Enterprises3,312▲ 11×10 topics
  21. Community Participation3,180▲ 4.8×16 topics
  22. Pedagogy3,104▲ 3.6×30 topics
  23. Social Responsibility3,078▲ 7.4×14 topics
  24. Rural Development3,065▲ 4.9×22 topics
  25. Economic Impact2,916▲ 2.8×12 topics
  26. Public Policy2,883▲ 3.3×31 topics
  27. Innovation Ecosystems2,803▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Social Movements2,658▲ 5.0×33 topics
  29. Globalization Effects2,614▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Tourism Management2,608▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Distance Learning2,608▲ 4.4×14 topics
  32. City Branding2,603▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Psychopharmacology Education2,603▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Communication2,456▲ 4.5×25 topics
  35. Sustainable Agriculture2,451▲ 4.3×17 topics
  36. Competitiveness2,418▲ 17×8 topics
  37. University Students1,947▲ 19×2 topics
  38. ICT1,870▲ 8.0×5 topics
  39. Digital Competence1,852▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Virtual Teaching1,819▲ 19×1 topic

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.

101st to 500th1501st to 1,000th1

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 2 — the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000 — and not to four times it.

Which universities in Mexico lead research?

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tecnológico de Monterrey and Instituto Politécnico Nacional rank highest in Mexico on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 10.56%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: 20k, 10.5%Tecnológico de Monterrey: 5,465, 19.6%Instituto Politécnico Nacional: 7,217, 11.3%Universidad de Guadalajara: 6,279, 9.7%Universidad del Noreste: 1,874, 13.5%Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana: 4,318, 8.3%Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional: 2,205, 12.8%Tecnológico Nacional de México: 3,898, 8.2%Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo: 2,720, 7.4%Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León: 4,409, 8.1%Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos: 1,727, 8.2%Universidad Veracruzana: 4,031, 7.3%Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán: 1,264, 9.5%Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla: 3,348, 7.7%Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación: 749, 16.3%Tecnológico de Monte…Instituto Politécnic…Universidad Nacional…Universidad de Guada…
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversity · Mexico City · #456 worldwide10.5% top 10% · 20k works
  2. 2Tecnológico de MonterreyUniversity · Monterrey · #958 worldwide19.6% top 10% · 5.5k works
  3. 3Instituto Politécnico NacionalUniversity · Mexico City · #1,063 worldwide11.3% top 10% · 7.2k works
  4. 4Universidad de GuadalajaraUniversity · Guadalajara · #2,103 worldwide9.7% top 10% · 6.3k works
  5. 5Universidad del NoresteUniversity · Tampico · #2,319 worldwide13.5% top 10% · 1.9k works
  6. 6Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaUniversity · Mexico City · #2,948 worldwide8.3% top 10% · 4.3k works
  7. 7Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico NacionalResearch facility · Mexico City · #3,133 worldwide12.8% top 10% · 2.2k works
  8. 8Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoGovernment institution · Mexico City · #3,303 worldwide8.2% top 10% · 3.9k works
  9. 9Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoUniversity · Morelia · #3,471 worldwide7.4% top 10% · 2.7k works
  10. 10Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónUniversity · San Nicolás de los Garza · #3,559 worldwide8.1% top 10% · 4.4k works
  11. 11Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MorelosUniversity · Cuernavaca · #3,802 worldwide8.2% top 10% · 1.7k works
  12. 12Universidad VeracruzanaUniversity · Xalapa · #3,892 worldwide7.3% top 10% · 4k works
  13. 13Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador ZubiránResearch facility · Mexico City · #3,979 worldwide9.5% top 10% · 1.3k works
  14. 14Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaUniversity · Puebla City · #4,078 worldwide7.7% top 10% · 3.3k works
  15. 15Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e InnovaciónGovernment institution · Mexico City · #4,131 worldwide16.3% top 10% · 749 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Mexico

Who are the top researchers in Mexico?

Juan Ramón De La Fuente, Carlos A. Aguilar‐Salinas and Juan Á. Rivera rank highest among researchers based in Mexico.

  1. 1 Juan Ramón De La Fuente · #61 worldwide 1.5k citations · 228 works
  2. 2 Carlos A. Aguilar‐Salinas · #1,158 worldwide 2k citations · 95 works
  3. 3 Juan Á. Rivera · #1,293 worldwide 1.4k citations · 109 works
  4. 4 Sı́món Barquera · #1,734 worldwide 3.3k citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Karl R. Popper · #1,846 worldwide 1.5k citations · 79 works
  6. 6 Moisés Selman · #2,049 worldwide 986 citations · 87 works
  7. 7 Guilherme Borges · #2,588 worldwide 1.7k citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Mark Blaug · #4,305 worldwide 872 citations · 148 works
  9. 9 Salvador Villalpando · #6,596 worldwide 887 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Van Charles Lansingh · #6,750 worldwide 4.7k citations · 53 works
Top researchers in Mexico

Which cities in Mexico are research hubs?

  1. 1 Mexico City Mexico 378k works
  2. 2 Guadalajara Mexico 31k works
  3. 3 Puebla City Mexico 28k works
  4. 4 Monterrey Mexico 26k works
  5. 5 Xalapa Mexico 24k works
  6. 6 San Nicolás de los Garza Mexico 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: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Mexico's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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.

Research fields in Mexico