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Psychology research in Mexico

Tecnológico de Monterrey ranks first in Mexico for Psychology research in 2022-now (#927 worldwide), followed by Universidad Internacional and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Mexico's world rank
#45
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.8k
Top-10% rate
5.4%
Ranked institutions
25

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

What is the best university for Psychology in Mexico?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tecnológico de MonterreyMonterrey #92710.89.8%221
2Universidad InternacionalMexico City #98010.19.2%70
3Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City #98910.04.5%647
4Universidad del NoresteTampico #1,2297.15.8%67
5National Pedagogic UniversityMexico City #1,2666.79.7%80
6Ibero American UniversityMexico City #1,3326.14.2%96
7Autonomous University of TamaulipasCiudad Victoria #1,3705.75.5%63
8Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoToluca #1,4674.85.1%131
9Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente MuñizMexico City #1,5554.13.5%88
10Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaCuliacán #1,6283.53.1%60
11Universidad de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #1,6383.44.6%278
12Universidad VeracruzanaXalapa #1,6463.34.1%185
13Autonomous University of YucatánMérida #1,7582.54.5%62
14Universidad Autónoma de CoahuilaSaltillo #1,7752.32.9%62
15Universidad de SonoraHermosillo #1,7902.23.9%64
16Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico City #1,8082.14.3%115
17Autonomous University of QueretaroQuerétaro City #1,8142.04.8%85
18Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoMorelia #1,8172.03.2%106
19Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #1,906140.09.9%106
20Universidad de GuanajuatoGuanajuato City #1,908138.05.0%106
21Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico City #1,940116.05.0%107
22Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaPuebla City #1,946112.04.6%102
23Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoPachuca #1,952108.03.3%144
24Mexican Social Security InstituteMexico City #1,98090.03.7%116
25Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónSan Nicolás de los Garza #1,99679.03.2%150

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in Mexico?

Corina L. Benjet, Guilherme Luiz Guimaraes Borges and María Elena Medina‐Mora rank highest among researchers based in Mexico, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Corina L. Benjet#32,958 worldwide overall52.7 of 139 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Guilherme Luiz Guimaraes Borges#78,716 worldwide overall48.9 of 153 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3María Elena Medina‐Mora#129,714 worldwide overall38.9 of 135 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Raúl A. Gutiérrez–García#254,697 worldwide overall12.7 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Yesica Albor#421,970 worldwide overall10.8 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Rogelio Puente‐Díaz#745,449 worldwide overall12.4 of 46 papers here in the top 10%

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