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Americas · 6 rankings that exist only inside Mexico — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population131.9M#11 of 215💰 GDP$1,832.6B#14 of 185💎 GDP per capita$13,889#71 of 185❤️ Life expectancy75.3 yrs#103 of 215🗺️ Area1,943,950#13 of 214
Rankings inside Mexico
🎓 Education
💰 Economy
🌍 Society & Health
🏙️ World Records
🎓 Top Research Universities in Mexico
Universities and colleges in Mexico ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México274,044 papers
10,279,844
2
Instituto Politécnico Nacional81,591 papers
3,192,725
3
Tecnológico de Monterrey37,822 papers
1,193,724
4
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana60,939 papers
1,145,444
5
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla27,456 papers
1,106,580
6
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León35,000 papers
927,327
7
Universidad de Guadalajara47,884 papers
927,317
8
Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí18,550 papers
687,561
9
Universidad de Guanajuato23,760 papers
581,692
10
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo19,730 papers
455,264
11
Universidad de Sonora13,442 papers
426,905
12
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México23,604 papers
388,170
13
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California18,391 papers
381,343
14
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos15,087 papers
358,258
15
Autonomous University of Queretaro13,048 papers
356,472
16
Universidad Veracruzana24,917 papers
351,073
17
Universidad Iberoamericana10,928 papers
319,868
18
Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa10,088 papers
314,262
19
Autonomous University of Yucatán12,120 papers
300,560
20
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo19,931 papers
298,041
21
Colegio de Postgraduados16,096 papers
270,039
22
Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C4,648 papers
221,111
23
Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila7,251 papers
211,178
24
Universidad de Colima7,981 papers
175,314
25
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala6,655 papers
154,772
26
Autonomous University of Chihuahua7,604 papers
143,913
27
Universidad de las Américas Puebla5,129 papers
141,405
28
Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas "Francisco García Salinas"10,616 papers
129,124
29
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez8,458 papers
123,259
30
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco9,352 papers
112,879
31
Chapingo Autonomous University9,358 papers
109,152
32
Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero6,161 papers
104,078
33
Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán3,108 papers
103,026
34
Autonomous University of Tamaulipas8,488 papers
100,366
35
Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro4,995 papers
98,221
36
Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana2,917 papers
97,695
37
Sonora Institute of Technology3,875 papers
88,858
38
Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango4,179 papers
88,594
39
Autonomous University of Aguascalientes7,215 papers
76,906
40
Technological Institute of Celaya2,968 papers
74,941
41
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México5,445 papers
68,399
42
Universidad Panamericana5,655 papers
67,904
43
Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala3,916 papers
67,697
44
Universidad Anáhuac5,149 papers
63,462
45
Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas4,688 papers
61,292
46
Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz1,483 papers
58,551
47
Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit4,409 papers
55,715
48
Universidad de León7,123 papers
52,391
49
University of Monterrey3,374 papers
52,295
50
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur3,116 papers
51,992
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.
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