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Computer Science research in Mexico

Universidad del Noreste ranks first in Mexico for Computer Science research in 2022–2025 (#589 worldwide), followed by Tecnológico de Monterrey and Instituto Politécnico Nacional.

Mexico's world rank
#52
of 131 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
10k
Top-10% rate
10.9%
Ranked institutions
39

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

What is the best university for Computer Science in Mexico?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad del NoresteTampico #58924.517.9%287
2Tecnológico de MonterreyMonterrey #72222.122.0%624
3Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #1,07517.413.1%626
4Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City #1,38614.48.3%841
5Universidad de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #1,82011.111.6%468
6Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico City #2,1729.17.8%393
7Universidad VeracruzanaXalapa #2,2368.77.4%352
8Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #2,5966.911.4%261
9Mathematics Research CenterGuanajuato City #2,6456.716.3%70
10Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico City #2,7066.46.8%215
11Autonomous University of QueretaroQuerétaro City #2,7186.415.6%170
12National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and ElectronicsPuebla City #2,7926.118.1%177
13Instituto Tecnológico de TijuanaTijuana #3,1784.614.5%127
14Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas "Francisco García Salinas"Zacatecas City #3,2424.38.4%141
15Autonomous University of AguascalientesAguascalientes #3,2434.36.8%73
16Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaPuebla City #3,3873.86.6%222
17Ibero American UniversityMexico City #3,3943.816.7%92
18Instituto Tecnológico Superior de XalapaXalapa #3,4473.69.2%145
19Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaMexicali #3,4603.519.8%74
20Universidad InternacionalMexico City #3,4713.517.4%85
21Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaCuliacán #3,4843.59.2%146
22Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoPachuca #3,4883.56.3%248
23Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónSan Nicolás de los Garza #3,5283.38.9%193
24Universidad PanamericanaMexico City #3,5973.113.4%103
25Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoMorelia #3,6582.915.1%100
26Autonomous University of TamaulipasCiudad Victoria #3,6722.812.7%119
27Universidad de ColimaColima #3,7702.512.4%72
28Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de EnsenadaEnsenada #3,8492.312.4%85
29Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoToluca #3,8752.26.5%183
30National Pedagogic UniversityMexico City #3,9462.07.8%136
31Autonomous University of YucatánMérida #3,9651.99.2%98
32Universidad de GuanajuatoGuanajuato City #3,9661.98.2%146
33Secretariat of Public EducationMexico City #3,9911.911.4%63
34Universidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoVillahermosa #4,115149.07.5%120
35Autonomous University of San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí City #4,136143.08.9%97
36Autonomous University of ChihuahuaChihuahua City #4,159136.011.8%89
37Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez #4,161136.010.9%72
38Universidad Autónoma de GuerreroChilpancingo #4,31792.07.5%74
39Universidad de SonoraHermosillo #4,38574.07.6%78

Institutions in Mexico above the floor of 40 fractional works in Computer Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Computer Science researchers in Mexico?

Carlos A. Coello Coello, Jorge Urrutia and Alexander Gelbukh rank highest among researchers based in Mexico.

  1. 1Carlos A. Coello Coello#14,052 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 184 works
  2. 2Jorge Urrutia#112,109 worldwide overall469 citations · 76 works
  3. 3Alexander Gelbukh#231,013 worldwide overall637 citations · 178 works
  4. 4Hugo Jair Escalante#373,061 worldwide overall390 citations · 93 works
  5. 5Patricia Melín#373,148 worldwide overall972 citations · 240 works
  6. 6Oscar Castillo#387,138 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 325 works
  7. 7Erik Cuevas#392,746 worldwide overall349 citations · 86 works
  8. 8Fevrier Valdez#475,622 worldwide overall285 citations · 83 works
  9. 9Byron Wallace#496,363 worldwide overall236 citations · 76 works
  10. 10María Soledad#496,619 worldwide overall124 citations · 94 works
  11. 11José Fco. Martínez-Trinidad#572,414 worldwide overall209 citations · 72 works
  12. 12Sergio Rajsbaum#580,214 worldwide overall205 citations · 96 works
  13. 13Jesús Ariel Carrasco-Ochoa#632,868 worldwide overall198 citations · 73 works
  14. 14Grigori Sidorov#647,707 worldwide overall168 citations · 80 works
  15. 15Luis Enrique Sucar#717,724 worldwide overall272 citations · 99 works

How Mexico compares with other countries in Computer Science