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Engineering research in Mexico

Tecnológico de Monterrey ranks first in Mexico for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#675 worldwide), followed by Instituto Politécnico Nacional and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Mexico's world rank
#52
of 134 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
15k
Top-10% rate
8.0%
Ranked institutions
43

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

What is the best university for Engineering in Mexico?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tecnológico de MonterreyMonterrey #67526.014.8%1,104
2Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #1,03521.17.4%1,205
3Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City #1,13520.17.1%1,415
4Universidad del NoresteTampico #1,73715.27.7%464
5Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #2,19112.67.7%462
6Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico City #2,37311.77.0%628
7Universidad de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #2,44311.49.7%372
8Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónSan Nicolás de los Garza #2,51811.07.8%400
9Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoMorelia #2,73410.17.0%395
10Autonomous University of QueretaroQuerétaro City #2,8559.611.4%264
11Universidad de GuanajuatoGuanajuato City #2,9709.16.5%466
12Autonomous University of San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí City #3,1028.67.8%270
13National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and ElectronicsPuebla City #3,2798.08.1%240
14Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaMexicali #3,3947.613.0%146
15Universidad PanamericanaMexico City #3,4377.59.1%133
16Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico City #3,4687.45.4%414
17Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaPuebla City #3,9875.84.8%250
18Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de EnsenadaEnsenada #4,5294.38.6%140
19Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e InnovaciónMexico City #4,5314.310.1%127
20Universidad VeracruzanaXalapa #4,5644.26.5%221
21Centro de Investigación en Materiales AvanzadosChihuahua City #4,5694.25.6%178
22Universidad Autónoma de CoahuilaSaltillo #4,6224.16.8%167
23Centro de Investigaciones en OpticaLeón #4,6814.06.7%141
24Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MorelosCuernavaca #4,7543.87.4%151
25Mexican Institute of PetroleumMexico City #4,7793.710.6%138
26Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoToluca #4,9303.47.8%153
27Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaCuliacán #4,9543.311.8%90
28Center for Engineering and Industrial DevelopmentQuerétaro City #4,9813.311.9%98
29Universidad de SonoraHermosillo #5,0453.18.0%126
30Ibero American UniversityMexico City #5,1173.013.1%60
31Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoPachuca #5,1352.92.7%264
32Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez #5,1972.88.9%121
33Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo TecnológicoCuernavaca #5,3022.512.7%86
34Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas "Francisco García Salinas"Zacatecas City #5,4992.16.5%108
35Autonomous University of TamaulipasCiudad Victoria #5,5222.114.5%66
36National CollegeMexico City #5,834146.09.8%60
37Technological Institute of CelayaCelaya #6,009113.05.5%69
38Institute for Scientific and Technological ResearchSan Luis Potosí City #6,10794.05.7%72
39Instituto Tecnológico de MoreliaMorelia #6,19179.01.1%141
40Instituto Tecnológico Superior de XalapaXalapa #6,21974.02.6%107
41Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de MéxicoMexico City #6,30159.05.8%72
42Sonora Institute of TechnologyCiudad Obregón #6,30758.05.7%61
43Instituto Tecnólogico de La LagunaTorreón #6,46430.03.4%61

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

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Mexico?

Jaime A. Moreno, H. Sira‐Ramírez and Leonid Fridman rank highest among researchers based in Mexico.

  1. 1Jaime A. Moreno#15,985 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 106 works
  2. 2H. Sira‐Ramírez#47,163 worldwide overall929 citations · 146 works
  3. 3Leonid Fridman#86,609 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 213 works
  4. 4Wen Yu#463,483 worldwide overall573 citations · 136 works
  5. 5Michael Basin#520,024 worldwide overall464 citations · 156 works
  6. 6Alexander S. Poznyak#777,211 worldwide overall253 citations · 113 works
  7. 7Guo -#906,634 worldwide overall124 citations · 309 works

How Mexico compares with other countries in Engineering