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Social Sciences research in Mexico

Ibero American University ranks first in Mexico for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#634 worldwide), followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and El Colegio de México.

Mexico's world rank
#35
of 148 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
32k
Top-10% rate
7.4%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Mexico?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Ibero American UniversityMexico City #63425.87.7%640
2Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City #77323.57.5%3,589
3El Colegio de MéxicoTlalpan #83022.78.5%770
4Universidad de LondresMexico City #1,03920.111.6%388
5Universidad InternacionalMexico City #1,11019.48.1%501
6Universidad del NoresteTampico #1,12919.27.8%282
7National Pedagogic UniversityMexico City #1,25118.06.6%835
8Centro de Investigación y Docencia EconómicasMexico City #1,36917.017.1%210
9Universidad de LeónLeón #1,44516.410.4%293
10Tecnológico de MonterreyMonterrey #1,50915.912.9%768
11Secretariat of Public EducationMexico City #1,69914.58.5%207
12Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaCuliacán #1,70714.47.2%401
13Autonomous University of TamaulipasCiudad Victoria #1,71814.46.6%309
14Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología SocialMexico City #1,81213.78.9%326
15Instituto Tecnológico Superior de XalapaXalapa #1,83313.68.0%252
16Autonomous University of YucatánMérida #1,98412.78.9%280
17Universidad Filadelfia de MéxicoXalapa #2,00912.65.1%168
18Universidad Autónoma de GuerreroChilpancingo #2,09112.18.2%279
19Universidad San PabloSan Luis Potosí City #2,14311.88.4%190
20Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoToluca #2,17211.76.2%833
21Universidad del AtlánticoReynosa #2,18411.69.1%198
22Centro Universitário InternacionalBenito Juárez #2,18911.69.7%184
23National Institute of Anthropology and HistoryMexico City #2,26211.26.1%199
24Sonora Institute of TechnologyCiudad Obregón #2,32810.97.7%145
25Universidad EuropeaPuebla City #2,44210.310.9%132
26Universidad VeracruzanaXalapa #2,44510.35.8%906
27Ibero-American University PueblaPuebla City #2,47910.18.4%139
28Universidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoVillahermosa #2,5749.74.4%409
29Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez #2,5829.74.5%346
30Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e InnovaciónMexico City #2,6309.512.5%391
31Autonomous University of AguascalientesAguascalientes #2,6809.26.1%212
32Colegio de PostgraduadosMontecillo #2,6979.210.1%190
33Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de OccidenteTlaquepaque #2,7399.05.7%166
34Instituto de Salud del Estado de MéxicoToluca #2,7628.96.7%129
35Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoMorelia #2,7658.95.0%482
36CulturaMazatlán #2,8418.64.4%170
37Autonomous University of QueretaroQuerétaro City #2,8428.65.9%467
38Universidad AnáhuacHuixquilucan #2,9728.18.4%192
39Universidad del SolCuernavaca #2,9997.97.4%115
40Instituto MoraMexico City #3,0637.710.6%117
41Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de MéxicoMexico City #3,1707.313.6%123
42University of Quintana RooChetumal #3,3186.87.1%119
43Universidad del Desarrollo del Estado de PueblaPuebla City #3,5056.28.6%81
44Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico City #3,5636.06.6%991
45Universidad Autónoma de NayaritTepic #3,5815.97.5%185
46Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias MéxicoTlalpan #3,5905.99.0%78
47Universidad de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #3,5995.86.1%1,430
48Autonomous University of San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí City #3,6005.86.3%287
49Universidad PanamericanaMexico City #3,6125.89.5%148
50Universidad LatinaMexico City #3,6425.75.8%87
51El Colegio MexiquenseZinacantepec #3,6995.56.6%83
52University of MonterreyGarza García #3,7055.57.7%105
53Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de PueblaPuebla City #3,7895.36.2%140
54Universidad de ColimaColima #3,8155.26.3%246
55Universidad de SonoraHermosillo #3,8175.28.7%291
56Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez #3,8705.03.9%82
57Autonomous Intercultural University of SinaloaEl Fuerte #4,0094.64.4%75
58Instituto Nacional de las MujeresMexico City #4,0204.66.0%89
59Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico City #4,0744.45.2%606
60Universidad Autónoma de ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez #4,1874.17.7%148

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Mexico?

Horacio Larreguy, Rik Peeters and Andreas Schedler rank highest among researchers based in Mexico, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Horacio Larreguy#20,469 worldwide overall23.3 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Rik Peeters#87,497 worldwide overall17.7 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Andreas Schedler#330,057 worldwide overall23.5 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Corina L. Benjet#32,958 worldwide overall16.2 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ajnesh Prasad#169,223 worldwide overall21.5 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Guilherme Luiz Guimaraes Borges#78,716 worldwide overall16.2 of 47 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Mexico on their work in Social Sciences 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 Social Sciences