Top research institutions in Puerto Rico

National University College ranks first in Puerto Rico on research quality in 2022-now (#708 worldwide), followed by Universidad Metropolitana and Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.

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Ranked by research quality, 2022-now

#	Institution	World rank	Top-10% rate	Works	All time
1	National University CollegeUniversity · Bayamon	#708	17.6%	927	#1
2	Universidad MetropolitanaUniversity · San Juan	#4,119	15.8%	332	#4
3	Polytechnic University of Puerto RicoUniversity · San Juan	#4,227	7.6%	712	#3
4	University of Puerto Rico SystemUniversity · San Juan	#4,663	7.3%	1,013	#2
5	University of Puerto Rico at Río PiedrasUniversity · San Juan	#6,871	5.9%	577	#6
6	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto RicoUniversity · Ponce	#7,224	3.7%	338	#5
7	University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezUniversity · Mayagüez	#7,900	4.1%	752	#7
8	Ponce Health Sciences UniversityUniversity · Ponce	#10,690	7.0%	329	#10
9	Ana G. Mendez University SystemUniversity · San Juan	#11,554	7.6%	142	#12
10	InterAmerican University of Puerto RicoUniversity · San Germán	#14,033	4.9%	110	#11
11	University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences CampusUniversity · San Juan	#14,523	4.5%	608	#13
12	American Military AcademyUniversity · Guaynabo	#15,870	5.9%	86	#9
13	Carlos Albizu UniversityUniversity · San Juan	#17,554	3.5%	91	#19
14	San Juan Bautista School of MedicineUniversity · Caguas	#18,593	5.3%	96	#24
15	Hospital DamasHospital / health system · Ponce	#19,323	6.5%	68	#22
16	Central University of the CaribbeanUniversity · Bayamon	#21,214	4.6%	143	#28
17	San Juan City HospitalHospital / health system · San Juan	#21,561	5.9%	106	#29

Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Puerto Rico on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.

Size against quality inside Puerto Rico

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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