Question 1

How strong is science in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

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%.

Question 2

What is Mexico strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Which universities in Mexico lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which cities in Mexico are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Puebla City and Monterrey.

Question 6

How much of Mexico's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Is Mexico's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Mexico work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Mexico's?

Accepted Answer

Togo has the research profile closest to Mexico's (similarity 0.80 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, followed by Argentina and Benin.