How does Mexico rank in Psychology research?

Mexico ranks #39 of 109 countries on research quality in Psychology (2022–2025), with 5.8k works.

Psychology research in Mexico

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ranks first in Mexico for Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#362 worldwide), followed by Universidad de Guadalajara and Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Mexico's world rank: #39
Works, 2022–2025: 5.8k
Top-10% rate: 8.1%
Ranked institutions: 25

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

What is the best university for Psychology in Mexico?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City	#362	23.4	6.9%	629
2	Universidad de GuadalajaraGuadalajara	#658	15.6	8.8%	278
3	Tecnológico de MonterreyMonterrey	#728	14.3	21.3%	221
4	Universidad VeracruzanaXalapa	#919	11.2	8.0%	185
5	Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City	#1,093	9.0	15.5%	106
6	Universidad de SonoraHermosillo	#1,139	8.4	9.1%	64
7	Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoMorelia	#1,356	6.2	1.9%	106
8	Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoToluca	#1,404	5.7	5.4%	131
9	Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaPuebla City	#1,418	5.6	6.6%	102
10	Universidad de GuanajuatoGuanajuato City	#1,427	5.5	5.8%	106
11	Universidad del NoresteTampico	#1,582	4.2	13.6%	67
12	Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoPachuca	#1,609	4.0	2.9%	144
13	Universidad Autónoma de CoahuilaSaltillo	#1,613	3.9	2.3%	62
14	Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónSan Nicolás de los Garza	#1,705	3.2	6.5%	150
15	Autonomous University of QueretaroQuerétaro City	#1,716	3.1	4.2%	85
16	Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico City	#1,750	2.9	9.2%	90
17	Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico City	#1,813	2.4	6.6%	107
18	Ibero American UniversityMexico City	#1,882	1.9	5.5%	96
19	Universidad InternacionalMexico City	#1,895	1.8	7.8%	70
20	Autonomous University of TamaulipasCiudad Victoria	#1,990	119.0	8.5%	63
21	Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente MuñizMexico City	#1,992	118.0	8.6%	88
22	Mexican Social Security InstituteMexico City	#2,031	93.0	3.6%	90
23	National Pedagogic UniversityMexico City	#2,036	89.0	4.0%	80
24	Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaCuliacán	#2,117	39.0	5.6%	60
25	Autonomous University of YucatánMérida	#2,142	23.0	2.6%	62

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in Mexico?

Corina Benjet, Humberto Nicolini and Luís Quintanar Rojas rank highest among researchers based in Mexico.

1Corina Benjet#17,521 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 23 works
2Humberto Nicolini#373,609 worldwide overall129 citations · 21 works
3Luís Quintanar Rojas#552,251 worldwide overall63 citations · 28 works
4Yulia Solovieva#882,293 worldwide overall54 citations · 30 works
5Miguel Ángel#980,704 worldwide overall77 citations · 27 works
6Ana Fresán#1,065,694 worldwide overall62 citations · 24 works
7María Teresa#1,102,374 worldwide overall41 citations · 29 works
8José Moral de la Rubia#1,122,251 worldwide overall44 citations · 27 works
9Facultad de Psicología#1,353,210 worldwide overall8 citations · 37 works

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