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Medicine research in Mexico

Regenerative Medicine Institute ranks first in Mexico for Medicine research in 2022-now (#1,329 worldwide), followed by Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Mexico's world rank
#42
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
29k
Top-10% rate
4.9%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Medicine in Mexico?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Regenerative Medicine InstituteTijuana #1,32920.513.2%181
2Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaCuernavaca #1,34320.46.9%1,149
3Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City #1,62318.35.6%2,677
4Universidad InternacionalMexico City #2,52313.56.8%129
5Tecnológico de MonterreyMonterrey #2,58813.29.4%697
6Instituto Nacional de PediatriaMexico City #2,78512.44.9%293
7Universidad de GuanajuatoGuanajuato City #2,84512.16.7%332
8Universidad del NoresteTampico #3,03111.45.3%76
9Universidad AnáhuacHuixquilucan #3,07511.37.0%192
10Hospital Central MilitarMexico City #3,27210.61.3%170
11Hospital Médica SurMexico City #3,28810.57.1%240
12Centro Médico ABCMexico City #3,31710.43.0%378
13Hospital Civil de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #3,32910.44.6%369
14Instituto Nacional de RehabilitaciónMexico City #3,43410.17.5%232
15Instituto de Salud del Estado de MéxicoToluca #3,7029.24.2%130
16Ibero American UniversityMexico City #3,7269.28.4%107
17Instituto Tecnológico de QuerétaroQuerétaro City #3,9128.63.8%102
18Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea GonzalezMexico City #3,9488.54.2%194
19Instituto Nacional de PerinatologíaMexico City #3,9848.48.0%151
20Hospital de EspecialidadesMonterrey #3,9958.42.2%707
21Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #4,0418.36.4%758
22Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e InnovaciónMexico City #4,1667.911.5%154
23Secretaria de SaludMexico City #4,1937.94.6%133
24Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades RespiratoriasMexico City #4,1947.97.0%302
25Universidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoVillahermosa #4,3067.62.5%146
26Universidad Autónoma de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #4,4617.24.9%189
27Autonomous University of QueretaroQuerétaro City #4,5636.97.0%182
28Universidad de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #4,5976.85.5%880
29Hospital Infantil de México Federico GómezMexico City #4,6786.75.6%240
30Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente MuñizMexico City #4,6896.67.4%104
31University of MonterreyGarza García #4,7136.64.7%155
32Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del BajíoGuanajuato City #4,7226.62.8%260
33Mexican Social Security InstituteMexico City #4,7406.52.5%2,777
34Universidad PanamericanaMexico City #4,8656.28.7%101
35Hospital EspañolMexico City #4,9126.11.6%121
36Hospital Angeles PedregalMexico City #5,1505.62.5%129
37Universidad del Valle de MéxicoMexico City #5,1775.52.5%93
38Institute of OphthalmologyMexico City #5,1835.55.9%113
39Asociación Mexicana de Psicología y Desarrollo ComunitarioMorelia #5,2095.53.8%74
40Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoToluca #5,2125.53.0%239
41Autonomous University of TamaulipasCiudad Victoria #5,3105.23.2%113
42Universidad Autónoma de GuerreroChilpancingo #5,3565.26.4%113
43Instituto Nacional de CardiologíaMexico City #5,3935.14.3%637
44Instituto Nacional de CancerologíaTlalpan #5,4594.95.3%398
45Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaMexicali #5,4634.96.5%165
46Universidad de SonoraHermosillo #5,5664.75.4%196
47Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez #5,6094.72.8%103
48National Institute of Genomic MedicineMexico City #5,6564.69.2%102
49Secretaría de Salud de JaliscoGuadalajara #5,6964.55.1%138
50Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaCuliacán #5,7174.44.2%185
51Universidad de LeónLeón #5,7304.42.2%69
52Autonomous University of AguascalientesAguascalientes #5,8224.24.5%125
53Autonomous University of ChihuahuaChihuahua City #5,9943.97.4%181
54Instituto Tecnológico Superior de XalapaXalapa #6,0143.93.4%67
55Hospital Juárez de MéxicoMexico City #6,0173.93.0%179
56Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de PueblaPuebla City #6,1273.72.2%90
57Hospital Angeles Clinica LondresMexico City #6,1773.63.6%72
58Pemex (Mexico)Mexico City #6,2993.41.4%133
59Benito Juárez Autonomous University of OaxacaOaxaca City #6,3363.310.0%64
60Universidad de las Américas PueblaSan Andrés Cholula #6,3453.38.4%63

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Mexico?

Moisés Selman, Désirée E. Larenas‐Linnemann and Annie Pardo rank highest among researchers based in Mexico, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Moisés Selman#34,062 worldwide overall118.1 of 349 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Désirée E. Larenas‐Linnemann#58,641 worldwide overall81.8 of 254 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Annie Pardo#44,798 worldwide overall68.6 of 179 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Sı́món Barquera#31,589 worldwide overall65.4 of 186 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Jorge Sánchez‐Guerrero#71,166 worldwide overall63.1 of 178 papers here in the top 10%

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