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Health Sciences research in Mexico

Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública ranks first in Mexico for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#1,369 worldwide), followed by Regenerative Medicine Institute and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Mexico's world rank
#44
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
37k
Top-10% rate
5.1%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Mexico?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaCuernavaca #1,36921.58.0%1,318
2Regenerative Medicine InstituteTijuana #1,41121.213.0%194
3Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City #1,63719.65.9%3,354
4Universidad InternacionalMexico City #2,23116.27.1%188
5Universidad de GuanajuatoGuanajuato City #2,77313.85.8%458
6Tecnológico de MonterreyMonterrey #2,79913.79.8%846
7Instituto Nacional de PediatriaMexico City #2,87213.44.7%349
8Universidad del NoresteTampico #2,90013.45.1%108
9Ibero American UniversityMexico City #2,98113.18.3%168
10Universidad AnáhuacHuixquilucan #3,25612.17.4%239
11Hospital Central MilitarMexico City #3,32011.91.6%199
12Instituto Nacional de RehabilitaciónMexico City #3,69110.78.0%260
13Instituto Nacional de PerinatologíaMexico City #3,69410.77.9%171
14Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e InnovaciónMexico City #3,86710.211.0%216
15Instituto de Salud del Estado de MéxicoToluca #3,89410.14.1%158
16Centro Médico ABCMexico City #3,89710.12.9%407
17Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente MuñizMexico City #3,90710.17.9%134
18Hospital Médica SurMexico City #4,0059.87.0%251
19Hospital Civil de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #4,0659.74.8%393
20Universidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoVillahermosa #4,1369.53.0%237
21Secretaria de SaludMexico City #4,1809.44.8%172
22Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea GonzalezMexico City #4,2289.24.4%216
23Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades RespiratoriasMexico City #4,2559.26.7%330
24Autonomous University of QueretaroQuerétaro City #4,3149.06.7%285
25Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #4,3858.96.5%934
26Instituto Tecnológico de QuerétaroQuerétaro City #4,3908.83.8%111
27Instituto Tecnológico Superior de XalapaXalapa #4,4058.84.5%172
28Hospital de EspecialidadesMonterrey #4,4608.72.7%798
29Institute of OphthalmologyMexico City #4,6878.16.1%115
30Universidad de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #4,7937.95.5%1,190
31Autonomous University of TamaulipasCiudad Victoria #4,8187.84.2%215
32Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoToluca #4,9037.63.3%408
33Asociación Mexicana de Psicología y Desarrollo ComunitarioMorelia #5,0637.33.6%96
34Revista ConamedMexico City #5,1017.25.0%70
35Universidad Autónoma de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #5,1667.15.1%214
36Universidad Autónoma de GuerreroChilpancingo #5,1727.16.3%175
37Universidad PanamericanaMexico City #5,3886.68.2%126
38Universidad de LeónLeón #5,4056.63.8%106
39Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del BajíoGuanajuato City #5,4636.52.9%279
40University of MonterreyGarza García #5,4906.44.7%174
41Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez #5,5086.44.8%163
42Hospital Infantil de México Federico GómezMexico City #5,5876.25.8%274
43Hospital EspañolMexico City #5,6156.21.6%134
44Universidad EuropeaPuebla City #5,6246.27.0%72
45Mexican Social Security InstituteMexico City #5,7206.02.7%3,163
46Universidad del Valle de MéxicoMexico City #5,7695.94.2%115
47Universidad de SonoraHermosillo #5,8625.75.6%284
48Hospital Angeles PedregalMexico City #5,9715.52.4%136
49Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaMexicali #5,9775.56.4%230
50Autonomous University of AguascalientesAguascalientes #5,9785.54.4%171
51Autonomous University of ChihuahuaChihuahua City #5,9965.48.7%282
52Universidad de LondresMexico City #6,0085.48.0%66
53Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaCuliacán #6,0625.33.6%290
54Instituto Nacional de CardiologíaMexico City #6,0895.34.4%664
55Universidad VeracruzanaXalapa #6,3904.83.7%606
56Autonomous University of YucatánMérida #6,4884.64.4%231
57Secretaría de Salud de JaliscoGuadalajara #6,5174.65.4%157
58Colegio de PostgraduadosMontecillo #6,5384.52.2%166
59Instituto Nacional de CancerologíaTlalpan #6,5804.45.3%409
60Asociacion Para Evitar la Ceguera en México Hospital Dr. Luis Sánchez BulnesMexico City #6,6304.45.9%66

Institutions in Mexico above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Mexico?

Moisés Selman, Sı́món Barquera and Désirée E. Larenas‐Linnemann rank highest among researchers based in Mexico, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Moisés Selman#34,062 worldwide overall119.4 of 355 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Sı́món Barquera#31,589 worldwide overall86.3 of 268 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Désirée E. Larenas‐Linnemann#58,641 worldwide overall86.6 of 267 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Juan Á. Rivera#86,146 worldwide overall88.3 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Annie Pardo#44,798 worldwide overall69.2 of 183 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Carlos Alberto Aguilar-Salinas#68,596 worldwide overall88.7 of 382 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Mexico on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Mexico compares with other countries in Health Sciences