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Agricultural and Biological Sciences research in Mexico

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ranks first in Mexico for Agricultural and Biological Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#163 worldwide), followed by Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias and Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo.

Mexico's world rank
#26
of 126 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
17k
Top-10% rate
10.9%
Ranked institutions
50

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

What is the best university for Agricultural and Biological Sciences in Mexico?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City #16337.413.7%1,570
2Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y PecuariasCoyoacán #50723.47.6%641
3Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y TrigoTexcoco #54422.639.7%164
4Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #55322.415.5%728
5Colegio de PostgraduadosMontecillo #62320.94.8%985
6Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoMorelia #68719.713.7%287
7Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e InnovaciónMexico City #73418.924.5%92
8Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico City #75018.69.6%568
9Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MorelosCuernavaca #78518.08.1%247
10Tecnológico de MonterreyMonterrey #79917.830.3%241
11Chapingo Autonomous UniversityTexcoco #88416.66.7%520
12Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoPachuca #93315.98.6%359
13El Colegio de la Frontera SurCampeche #94415.811.7%213
14Autonomous University of YucatánMérida #96715.511.6%160
15Universidad de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #1,03714.68.6%507
16Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio NarroSaltillo #1,04314.611.3%313
17Instituto de EcologíaXalapa #1,08114.115.3%431
18Universidad VeracruzanaXalapa #1,09813.99.2%489
19Autonomous University of QueretaroQuerétaro City #1,21412.716.6%238
20Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaPuebla City #1,39011.08.4%254
21Universidad Autónoma de ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez #1,46410.46.6%168
22Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoToluca #1,49810.15.5%382
23Autonomous University of ChihuahuaChihuahua City #1,6349.012.4%208
24Secretaría de Investigación, Innovación y Educación SuperiorMérida #1,6369.014.3%111
25Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y DesarrolloHermosillo #1,6678.812.8%266
26Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónSan Nicolás de los Garza #1,6998.68.9%305
27Universidad de SonoraHermosillo #1,7078.511.8%166
28Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico City #1,8027.810.0%334
29Autonomous University of TamaulipasCiudad Victoria #2,0086.59.4%175
30Universidad Autónoma de TlaxcalaTlaxcala City #2,0156.517.5%123
31Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #2,0316.422.9%147
32Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaMexicali #2,0546.211.3%111
33Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez #2,0866.05.5%78
34Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de MéxicoMexico City #2,1545.612.1%92
35Universidad de GuanajuatoGuanajuato City #2,2275.28.5%210
36Universidad Autónoma de CoahuilaSaltillo #2,3124.816.6%121
37Universidad Juárez del Estado de DurangoDurango #2,3504.68.0%85
38Universidad de las Américas PueblaSan Andrés Cholula #2,3874.420.7%69
39Universidad Autónoma de GuerreroChilpancingo #2,4274.24.6%194
40Universidad de ColimaColima #2,4594.07.7%97
41Universidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoVillahermosa #2,4943.85.3%135
42Instituto Tecnológico de OaxacaOaxaca City #2,5293.76.2%92
43Autonomous University of San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí City #2,6743.08.5%162
44Sonora Institute of TechnologyCiudad Obregón #2,7322.716.2%93
45Instituto Tecnológico Superior de XalapaXalapa #2,7572.64.3%160
46Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas "Francisco García Salinas"Zacatecas City #2,8352.310.6%112
47Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaCuliacán #2,9082.05.1%211
48Universidad de Cuautitlán IzcalliCuautitlán Izcalli #2,9521.813.3%71
49Universidad Autónoma de NayaritTepic #3,073128.07.7%112
50Autonomous University of AguascalientesAguascalientes #3,23963.07.8%67

Institutions in Mexico above the floor of 40 fractional works in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Agricultural and Biological Sciences researchers in Mexico?

Julio Huerta‐Espino, Matthew Reynolds and Ravi P. Singh rank highest among researchers based in Mexico.

  1. 1Julio Huerta‐Espino#13,039 worldwide overall601 citations · 68 works
  2. 2Matthew Reynolds#16,108 worldwide overall566 citations · 58 works
  3. 3Ravi P. Singh#29,877 worldwide overall716 citations · 85 works
  4. 4José Crossa#50,924 worldwide overall631 citations · 61 works
  5. 5Christian Thierfelder#60,413 worldwide overall362 citations · 52 works
  6. 6Juan J. Morrone#94,506 worldwide overall365 citations · 43 works
  7. 7E.J. Vernon‐Carter#134,597 worldwide overall452 citations · 48 works
  8. 8Gustavo Santoyo#147,364 worldwide overall344 citations · 48 works
  9. 9Cristóbal N. Aguilar#184,845 worldwide overall642 citations · 41 works
  10. 10Esteban Sánchez#190,778 worldwide overall214 citations · 43 works
  11. 11Martı́n Aluja#191,577 worldwide overall171 citations · 40 works
  12. 12M. van Ginkel#197,027 worldwide overall151 citations · 40 works
  13. 13A. Mujeeb‐Kazi#252,116 worldwide overall177 citations · 44 works
  14. 14P. K. Singh#268,129 worldwide overall241 citations · 69 works
  15. 15Elhadi M. Yahia#270,614 worldwide overall189 citations · 43 works

How Mexico compares with other countries in Agricultural and Biological Sciences