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Engineering research in Mexico

Universidad del Noreste ranks first in Mexico for Engineering research in 2022-now (#855 worldwide), followed by Tecnológico de Monterrey and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Mexico's world rank
#50
of 131 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
15k
Top-10% rate
4.6%
Ranked institutions
41

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

What is the best university for Engineering in Mexico?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad del NoresteTampico #85522.24.1%464
2Tecnológico de MonterreyMonterrey #1,17118.69.7%1,104
3Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City #1,63314.83.6%1,426
4Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo TecnológicoCuernavaca #2,8708.39.8%86
5Autonomous University of QueretaroQuerétaro City #3,1307.36.5%264
6Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #3,4066.33.9%1,205
7Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e InnovaciónMexico City #3,4556.26.0%275
8Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaMexicali #3,5695.88.0%146
9Autonomous University of TamaulipasCiudad Victoria #3,5925.75.3%66
10Universidad PanamericanaMexico City #3,6205.65.2%133
11National CollegeMexico City #3,7195.38.0%60
12Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez #3,8864.83.4%121
13Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico City #3,9104.73.8%1,020
14Instituto Tecnológico Superior de XalapaXalapa #3,9334.72.8%107
15Mexican Institute of PetroleumMexico City #4,0164.43.6%138
16Ibero American UniversityMexico City #4,2913.711.1%60
17Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoMorelia #4,4443.34.1%395
18National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and ElectronicsPuebla City #4,4483.33.8%240
19Technological Institute of CelayaCelaya #4,6652.74.5%69
20Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #4,6712.74.0%462
21Autonomous University of San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí City #4,8592.23.9%270
22Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoToluca #4,9172.13.2%153
23Universidad Autónoma de CoahuilaSaltillo #4,9302.14.0%167
24Universidad de GuanajuatoGuanajuato City #4,9891.93.8%466
25Universidad de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #5,270130.04.6%372
26Institute for Scientific and Technological ResearchSan Luis Potosí City #5,277129.03.6%72
27Centro de Investigaciones en OpticaLeón #5,282128.04.3%141
28Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaCuliacán #5,303123.04.7%90
29Sonora Institute of TechnologyCiudad Obregón #5,366109.03.1%61
30Universidad de SonoraHermosillo #5,384106.04.0%126
31Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de EnsenadaEnsenada #5,43295.03.1%140
32Colegio de PostgraduadosMontecillo #5,47287.02.1%61
33Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónSan Nicolás de los Garza #5,58264.04.8%400
34Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas "Francisco García Salinas"Zacatecas City #5,61457.04.7%108
35Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico City #5,61857.02.8%414
36Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoPachuca #5,71437.01.6%264
37Universidad VeracruzanaXalapa #5,71736.03.4%221
38Centro de Investigación en Materiales AvanzadosChihuahua City #5,72036.02.6%178
39Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de MéxicoMexico City #5,79122.02.6%72
40Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MorelosCuernavaca #5,80718.04.8%151
41Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaPuebla City #5,82216.02.4%250

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

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Mexico?

Hafiz M.N. Iqbal, Leonid M. Fridman and José María Ponce‐Ortega rank highest among researchers based in Mexico, on their papers in Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Hafiz M.N. Iqbal#10,394 worldwide overall49.7 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Leonid M. Fridman#1,127,721 worldwide overall112.3 of 478 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3José María Ponce‐Ortega#338,964 worldwide overall47.0 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Mostafa Hajiaghaei–Keshteli#1,732 worldwide overall30.4 of 63 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Mexico on their work in Engineering 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 Engineering