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Social Sciences research in Mexico

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ranks first in Mexico for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#916 worldwide), followed by Ibero American University and Universidad Internacional.

Mexico's world rank
#36
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
56k
Top-10% rate
7.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Mexico?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City #91625.67.1%6,310
2Ibero American UniversityMexico City #1,01724.57.1%1,013
3Universidad InternacionalMexico City #1,03024.39.1%771
4El Colegio de MéxicoTlalpan #1,03424.38.4%1,205
5Tecnológico de MonterreyMonterrey #1,17522.912.5%1,607
6Universidad del NoresteTampico #1,20222.68.8%601
7Universidad de LeónLeón #1,31021.79.3%582
8National Pedagogic UniversityMexico City #1,37921.17.2%1,095
9Universidad de LondresMexico City #1,39821.011.0%674
10Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología SocialMexico City #1,60919.58.8%440
11Autonomous University of TamaulipasCiudad Victoria #1,63919.36.9%575
12Instituto Tecnológico Superior de XalapaXalapa #1,69018.98.3%588
13Centro de Investigación y Docencia EconómicasMexico City #1,95917.314.2%315
14Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoToluca #2,03316.96.1%1,396
15National Institute of Anthropology and HistoryMexico City #2,12016.56.9%384
16Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez #2,18416.14.8%645
17Universidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoVillahermosa #2,29315.64.9%745
18Secretariat of Public EducationMexico City #2,35415.37.7%289
19Universidad del AtlánticoReynosa #2,36615.38.6%306
20Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaCuliacán #2,42115.06.3%645
21Autonomous University of QueretaroQuerétaro City #2,70113.85.8%777
22Universidad San PabloSan Luis Potosí City #2,77013.58.3%318
23Universidad Filadelfia de MéxicoXalapa #2,88613.14.4%254
24Universidad EuropeaPuebla City #2,89713.19.3%232
25Ibero-American University PueblaPuebla City #2,99012.77.4%220
26Autonomous University of AguascalientesAguascalientes #3,02912.66.2%420
27Universidad VeracruzanaXalapa #3,06912.45.3%1,526
28Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de OccidenteTlaquepaque #3,08512.45.1%234
29Centro Universitário InternacionalBenito Juárez #3,17212.18.7%247
30CulturaMazatlán #3,17512.14.6%288
31Universidad Autónoma de GuerreroChilpancingo #3,32311.68.0%389
32Autonomous University of YucatánMérida #3,33311.58.0%418
33Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de MéxicoMexico City #3,33911.511.4%222
34Sonora Institute of TechnologyCiudad Obregón #3,37611.46.0%322
35Universidad AnáhuacHuixquilucan #3,46811.16.9%417
36Universidad de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #3,48611.05.9%2,346
37Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoMorelia #3,49111.05.1%936
38Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de PueblaPuebla City #3,49711.04.9%323
39University of MonterreyGarza García #3,53810.98.8%197
40Universidad PanamericanaMexico City #3,55210.88.2%341
41Instituto de Salud del Estado de MéxicoToluca #3,69210.45.8%201
42Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e InnovaciónMexico City #3,71110.410.8%552
43Colegio de PostgraduadosMontecillo #3,77310.27.6%388
44Instituto MoraMexico City #3,9159.811.2%172
45Universidad del Desarrollo del Estado de PueblaPuebla City #4,0739.39.8%133
46Universidad de SonoraHermosillo #4,1479.17.3%541
47Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico City #4,1609.14.6%1,440
48Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez #4,2608.94.3%129
49University of Quintana RooChetumal #4,3388.67.2%180
50Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico City #4,4708.36.0%1,653
51Autonomous University of San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí City #4,4738.35.5%522
52Universidad Autónoma de CoahuilaSaltillo #4,5058.24.6%444
53Universidad del SolCuernavaca #4,5528.16.7%141
54Universidad Autónoma de NayaritTepic #4,5648.15.9%296
55Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias MéxicoTlalpan #4,5668.18.3%120
56El Colegio MexiquenseZinacantepec #4,5828.15.4%125
57Universidad de ColimaColima #4,6347.96.2%419
58University of MontemorelosMontemorelos #4,6767.83.9%116
59Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoPachuca #4,7187.75.6%1,387
60Universidad de GuanajuatoGuanajuato City #4,9507.25.4%959

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Mexico?

Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas‐Barrón, Corina L. Benjet and Mostafa Hajiaghaei–Keshteli rank highest among researchers based in Mexico, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas‐Barrón#13,410 worldwide overall78.8 of 156 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Corina L. Benjet#32,958 worldwide overall71.2 of 175 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Mostafa Hajiaghaei–Keshteli#1,732 worldwide overall54.2 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Guilherme Luiz Guimaraes Borges#78,716 worldwide overall67.3 of 208 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5María Elena Medina‐Mora#129,714 worldwide overall57.1 of 196 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Bryan W. Husted#114,784 worldwide overall37.2 of 121 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Susan Wendy Parker#101,794 worldwide overall30.8 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Sı́món Barquera#31,589 worldwide overall29.2 of 78 papers here in the top 10%

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