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Life Sciences research in Mexico

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ranks first in Mexico for Life Sciences research in 2022-now (#781 worldwide), followed by Colegio de Postgraduados and Regenerative Medicine Institute.

Mexico's world rank
#40
of 146 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
30k
Top-10% rate
6.2%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Mexico?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City #78124.06.4%3,571
2Colegio de PostgraduadosMontecillo #1,28118.45.0%1,725
3Regenerative Medicine InstituteTijuana #1,30618.111.7%117
4Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y PecuariasCoyoacán #1,48216.74.9%752
5Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio NarroSaltillo #1,53816.36.2%362
6Universidad Autónoma de CoahuilaSaltillo #1,89613.910.1%222
7Instituto de EcologíaXalapa #1,94713.66.3%557
8Tecnológico de MonterreyMonterrey #1,98613.412.7%616
9Universidad Autónoma de GuerreroChilpancingo #2,05713.03.9%268
10Universidad del NoresteTampico #2,10912.76.3%108
11Autonomous University of QueretaroQuerétaro City #2,31411.69.2%384
12Autonomous University of YucatánMérida #2,41111.14.1%246
13Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaCuernavaca #2,42011.110.3%300
14Instituto Tecnológico Superior de XalapaXalapa #2,48510.83.6%187
15Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez #2,56510.47.5%95
16Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e InnovaciónMexico City #2,60410.37.2%546
17Sonora Institute of TechnologyCiudad Obregón #2,61110.28.3%128
18Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y DesarrolloHermosillo #2,65310.17.5%401
19Universidad Autónoma de NayaritTepic #2,6789.94.3%156
20Instituto Tecnológico de OaxacaOaxaca City #2,8379.38.0%114
21Universidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoVillahermosa #3,0838.34.2%198
22Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez #3,1028.36.2%108
23Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaCuliacán #3,1118.23.9%295
24Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoToluca #3,1238.25.3%502
25Universidad de las Américas PueblaSan Andrés Cholula #3,1838.09.5%106
26Autonomous University of TamaulipasCiudad Victoria #3,2717.74.6%225
27Ibero American UniversityMexico City #3,4097.28.4%68
28Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #3,4227.26.5%1,498
29Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico City #3,4647.06.2%1,108
30Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaMexicali #3,5386.87.1%205
31National Pedagogic UniversityMexico City #3,5456.85.1%62
32Centro de Investigación y Proyectos en Ambiente y DesarrolloZapopan #3,6016.67.2%90
33Secretaría de Salud de JaliscoGuadalajara #3,6086.56.0%97
34Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #3,6286.57.2%463
35Instituto Tecnológico de TepicTepic #3,6496.44.3%72
36Universidad Juárez del Estado de DurangoDurango #3,7456.15.5%134
37Autonomous University of ChihuahuaChihuahua City #3,8165.97.3%297
38Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaPuebla City #3,8185.95.0%495
39Universidad Autónoma de ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez #3,8195.97.1%200
40Universidad de Cuautitlán IzcalliCuautitlán Izcalli #3,8585.88.7%117
41Technological University of MexicoMexico City #3,9105.65.6%64
42Universidad VeracruzanaXalapa #3,9775.44.3%751
43Durango Institute of TechnologyDurango #3,9905.45.1%65
44Secretaría de Investigación, Innovación y Educación SuperiorMérida #4,0535.25.3%168
45Universidad de GuanajuatoGuanajuato City #4,1884.85.1%375
46Autonomous University of CampecheCampeche #4,2344.75.3%86
47Instituto Nacional de PediatriaMexico City #4,2474.75.1%113
48Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoMorelia #4,2494.75.7%415
49Universidad PanamericanaMexico City #4,2554.76.4%61
50Secretaria de SaludMexico City #4,2764.66.6%71
51Autonomous University of AguascalientesAguascalientes #4,2854.66.5%129
52El Colegio de MéxicoTlalpan #4,3134.56.0%60
53Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de EnsenadaEnsenada #4,4744.16.9%134
54Universidad de SonoraHermosillo #4,4794.18.2%278
55Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoPachuca #4,5084.05.7%502
56Universidad Autónoma de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #4,6853.65.1%73
57Universidad AnáhuacHuixquilucan #4,7203.58.0%64
58Universidad de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #4,7713.45.6%1,018
59National Institute of Genomic MedicineMexico City #4,8303.29.6%112
60Universidad de ColimaColima #4,9942.85.6%170

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

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Mexico?

Matthew Paul Reynolds, Ravi Prakash Singh and José Crossa rank highest among researchers based in Mexico, on their papers in Life Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Matthew Paul Reynolds#3,407 worldwide overall157.3 of 332 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Ravi Prakash Singh#58,600 worldwide overall153.4 of 433 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3José Crossa#140,868 worldwide overall179.7 of 589 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Hafiz M.N. Iqbal#10,394 worldwide overall86.5 of 209 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Luís Herrera‐Estrella#42,195 worldwide overall82.6 of 249 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Susanne Dreisigacker#173,646 worldwide overall75.0 of 228 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Alison R. Bentley#49,774 worldwide overall43.1 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Carlos Alberto Aguilar-Salinas#68,596 worldwide overall44.2 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Yunbi Xu#122,021 worldwide overall51.3 of 139 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Olaf Erenstein#65,804 worldwide overall44.0 of 126 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Mexico on their work in Life 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 Life Sciences