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Higher Education in Latin America

Higher Education in Latin America is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 2.4k research works in it since 1957. 8.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to higher education, knowledge creation, and management models. It includes discussions on educational inequality, academic productivity at research universities, social inclusion in higher education, quality assurance, internationalization of education, and faculty work roles. The papers also address the challenges and policies associated with the modernization and reform of higher education systems.

  • Higher Education
  • Knowledge Management
  • Research Universities
  • Educational Inequality
  • Academic Productivity
  • Social Inclusion
  • Quality Assurance
  • Educational Policy
  • Internationalization
  • Faculty Work Roles
Research works
2.4k
fractional, since 1957
In the world top 10%
208
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-1%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Higher Education in Latin America research?

By volume, Mexico and Argentina publish the most (198 and 41 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Mexico 198 works
  2. 2 Argentina 41 works
  3. 3 Spain 39 works
  4. 4 Chile 36 works
  5. 5 Colombia 16 works
  6. 6 Peru 11 works
  7. 7 Ecuador 10 works
  8. 8 United States 9 works
  9. 9 Costa Rica 7 works
  10. 10 Brazil 6 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Mexico: 53.2%Argentina: 11.0%Spain: 10.6%Chile: 9.7%6 others listed: 15.6%53%largest
Mexico198 · 53.2%Argentina41 · 11.0%Spain39 · 10.6%Chile36 · 9.7%6 others listed58 · 15.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Higher Education in Latin America research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Guadalajara publishes the most Higher Education in Latin America research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 21 works
  2. 2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 18 works
  3. 3 Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónMexico 9 works
  4. 4 Universidad VeracruzanaMexico 8 works
  5. 5 National Pedagogic UniversityMexico 7 works
  6. 6 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoMexico 6 works
  7. 7 Universidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoMexico 6 works
  8. 8 Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaMexico 6 works
  9. 9 University of ChileChile 5 works
  10. 10 Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico 5 works

Who are the leading researchers in Higher Education in Latin America?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Higher Education in Latin America include Juan Ramón De La Fuente and Ana García de Fanelli.

  1. 1 Juan Ramón De La Fuente Mexico 1.5k citations
  2. 2 Ana García de Fanelli Argentina 388 citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Higher Education in Latin America research done?

The largest centres of Higher Education in Latin America research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Guadalajara (Mexico), Santiago (Chile) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Guadalajara and Mexico City.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Mexico City Mexico 54 works
  2. 2 Guadalajara Mexico 22 works
  3. 3 Santiago Chile 20 works
  4. 4 Buenos Aires Argentina 15 works
  5. 5 Xalapa Mexico 10 works
  6. 6 Madrid Spain 10 works
  7. 7 San Nicolás de los Garza Mexico 9 works
  8. 8 Toluca Mexico 7 works
  9. 9 Bogotá Colombia 7 works
  10. 10 Puebla City Mexico 7 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GuadalajaraMX · 21.8 works139×
  2. Mexico CityMX · 53.8 works42×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Higher Education in Latin America than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Higher Education in Latin America?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Guadalajara, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 65.636.1%173.7×21 +111.5%
2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 41.518.6%46.4×18 +2.3%
3 Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónMexico 0.10.0%102.8×9 +3.2%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Higher Education in Latin America research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Higher Education in Latin America.

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Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.