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Materials Science research in Mexico

Universidad del Noreste ranks first in Mexico for Materials Science research in 2022-now (#880 worldwide), followed by Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional and Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Mexico's world rank
#48
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5k
Top-10% rate
3.7%
Ranked institutions
22

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in Mexico?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad del NoresteTampico #88012.33.4%100
2Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #1,1329.03.1%157
3Tecnológico de MonterreyMonterrey #1,4206.112.6%156
4Autonomous University of QueretaroQuerétaro City #1,5195.25.8%65
5Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City #1,5654.83.0%714
6Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e InnovaciónMexico City #1,5694.84.6%85
7Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoPachuca #1,6014.62.5%109
8Universidad de SonoraHermosillo #1,6883.93.0%106
9Universidad Autónoma de CoahuilaSaltillo #1,8172.93.8%110
10Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #1,8462.73.6%465
11Universidad de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #1,9552.03.8%133
12Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MorelosCuernavaca #1,9572.02.6%111
13Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico City #1,9771.82.4%221
14Universidad VeracruzanaXalapa #2,066125.04.5%76
15Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoToluca #2,072121.03.5%68
16Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónSan Nicolás de los Garza #2,081116.03.8%189
17Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaPuebla City #2,13583.03.8%158
18Centro de Investigación en Materiales AvanzadosChihuahua City #2,14974.02.6%165
19Autonomous University of San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí City #2,18453.03.5%96
20Universidad de GuanajuatoGuanajuato City #2,24021.02.0%97
21Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico City #2,24319.02.5%143
22Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoMorelia #2,25413.01.0%104

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Mexico?

Humberto Terrones and Hafiz M.N. Iqbal rank highest among researchers based in Mexico, on their papers in Materials Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Humberto Terrones#52,276 worldwide overall71.4 of 232 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Hafiz M.N. Iqbal#10,394 worldwide overall32.6 of 100 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Mexico on their work in Materials Science 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 Materials Science