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Astronomy and Astrophysics research in Mexico

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ranks first in Mexico for Astronomy and Astrophysics research in 2022-now (#313 worldwide), followed by .

Mexico's world rank
#36
of 49 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
805
Top-10% rate
4.8%
Ranked institutions
1
Astronomy and Astrophysics
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What is the best university for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Mexico?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City #3134.16.5%322

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

Who are the top Astronomy and Astrophysics researchers in Mexico?

Axel de la Macorra, Sebastián F. Sánchez and M. Vargas-Magaña rank highest among researchers based in Mexico, on their papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Axel de la Macorra#84,819 worldwide overall75.3 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Sebastián F. Sánchez#293,046 worldwide overall72.0 of 292 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3M. Vargas-Magaña#26,125 worldwide overall58.1 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Laurent Loinard#124,814 worldwide overall40.5 of 157 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5David H. Hughes#96,083 worldwide overall37.7 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6J. K. Barrera-Ballesteros#177,489 worldwide overall27.2 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Mehdi Rezaie#116,817 worldwide overall31.3 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Javier Mauricio Antelis#372,161 worldwide overall29.4 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9David Sánchez-Argüelles#71,825 worldwide overall19.8 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Enrique Vazquez‐Semadeni#358,979 worldwide overall27.5 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jose Alberto Vazquez#84,604 worldwide overall16.8 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jorge A. Preciado-López#22,412 worldwide overall15.3 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Alejandro Rivera Tapia#89,144 worldwide overall15.2 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Claudia Moreno#322,040 worldwide overall25.9 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Paola D’Alessio#543,610 worldwide overall29.7 of 83 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Mexico on their work in Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 Astronomy and Astrophysics