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Education research in Mexico

Tecnológico de Monterrey ranks first in Mexico for Education research in 2022–2025 (#100 worldwide), followed by Universidad de Guadalajara and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Mexico's world rank
#33
of 115 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.7k
Top-10% rate
12.0%
Ranked institutions
37

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

What is the best university for Education in Mexico?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tecnológico de MonterreyMonterrey #10039.028.7%242
2Universidad de GuadalajaraGuadalajara #40620.419.1%330
3Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City #42919.711.1%483
4National Pedagogic UniversityMexico City #66913.89.4%482
5Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico City #81711.113.3%166
6Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico City #9579.018.3%148
7Universidad VeracruzanaXalapa #9938.510.0%247
8Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónSan Nicolás de los Garza #1,0058.413.0%210
9Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaPuebla City #1,1726.314.7%161
10Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoPachuca #1,2515.57.0%208
11Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoToluca #1,2825.29.4%175
12Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaCuliacán #1,2995.011.7%125
13Universidad de SonoraHermosillo #1,3024.914.0%104
14Secretariat of Public EducationMexico City #1,3594.413.6%115
15Ibero American UniversityMexico City #1,3604.411.2%140
16Sonora Institute of TechnologyCiudad Obregón #1,3804.221.5%70
17Autonomous University of QueretaroQuerétaro City #1,4044.09.3%130
18Universidad InternacionalMexico City #1,4113.910.0%122
19Universidad de LeónLeón #1,4233.823.6%64
20Autonomous University of YucatánMérida #1,4273.711.9%112
21Universidad Autónoma de GuerreroChilpancingo #1,4453.613.8%83
22Universidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoVillahermosa #1,4523.56.1%151
23Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico City #1,4723.37.8%113
24Instituto Tecnológico Superior de XalapaXalapa #1,4813.212.5%84
25Autonomous University of ChihuahuaChihuahua City #1,4933.111.7%95
26Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas "Francisco García Salinas"Zacatecas City #1,5492.710.8%87
27Autonomous University of TamaulipasCiudad Victoria #1,5632.510.4%94
28Universidad de GuanajuatoGuanajuato City #1,6192.18.4%92
29Autonomous University of San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí City #1,6481.812.6%65
30Universidad Autónoma de CoahuilaSaltillo #1,712132.05.5%66
31Universidad del AtlánticoReynosa #1,739112.08.0%69
32Centro Universitário InternacionalBenito Juárez #1,77188.06.8%61
33Autonomous University of AguascalientesAguascalientes #1,78974.06.7%62
34Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez #1,79570.07.0%68
35Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoMorelia #1,80562.05.3%80
36Universidad Autónoma de NayaritTepic #1,84235.05.4%63
37Universidad del SolCuernavaca #1,84732.04.7%65

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

Who are the top Education researchers in Mexico?

Juan Ramón De La Fuente, Ricardo Cantoral and Brian Holmes rank highest among researchers based in Mexico.

  1. 1Juan Ramón De La Fuente#61 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 29 works
  2. 2Ricardo Cantoral#95,339 worldwide overall63 citations · 24 works
  3. 3Brian Holmes#103,676 worldwide overall123 citations · 19 works
  4. 4José Sarukhán#112,657 worldwide overall125 citations · 18 works
  5. 5Rosa Farfán#154,929 worldwide overall48 citations · 17 works
  6. 6Edmund King#355,325 worldwide overall46 citations · 18 works
  7. 7Sylvia Schmelkes#435,085 worldwide overall28 citations · 17 works
  8. 8Peter Mortimore#450,873 worldwide overall81 citations · 21 works
  9. 9Ángel Pérez Pueyo#480,328 worldwide overall43 citations · 41 works
  10. 10Mercedes López Aguado#496,448 worldwide overall31 citations · 17 works
  11. 11María Soledad#496,619 worldwide overall124 citations · 37 works
  12. 12Arturo Barraza Macías#511,097 worldwide overall23 citations · 17 works
  13. 13Juan Carlos Tedesco#515,602 worldwide overall13 citations · 29 works
  14. 14Luís Quintanar Rojas#552,251 worldwide overall63 citations · 18 works
  15. 15Isabel Cantón Mayo#567,835 worldwide overall42 citations · 74 works

How Mexico compares with other countries in Education