Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon: Rankings

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The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon ranked 6th in Mexico, 1086th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 120 research topics. The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 25,289 academic publications and 271,365 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 30 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1086 of 14,131 In the World
#45 of 1,756 In Latin America
#6 of 538 In Mexico
#321 of 2,632 For Forestry
#361 of 1,885 For Dermatology
#515 of 1,663 For Toxicology
#1538 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1262 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 117 other topics

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Biology rankings

The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon ranked 4th for Biology in Mexico and 1047th in the World with 13,932 publications made and 212,581 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 69 In Mexico
#42 of 433 In Latin America
#1047 of 6,833 In the World

Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 42 58
1993 29 95
1994 31 92
1995 44 117
1996 49 142
1997 50 180
1998 56 188
1999 63 276
2000 81 317
2001 93 372
2002 140 536
2003 112 752
2004 151 809
2005 178 1060
2006 193 1382
2007 214 1428
2008 257 1872
2009 284 2240
2010 366 2766
2011 409 3332
2012 485 4091
2013 502 5169
2014 594 6183
2015 635 7139
2016 763 8018
2017 809 9434
2018 882 10981
2019 955 13598
2020 1095 18007
2021 1169 22761
2022 1043 24603
2023 1065 25912
2024 884 24975

The following table provides academic rankings for The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 3 36 321
Toxicology 3 30 515
Microbiology 3 22 516
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 17 545
Animal Science 9 67 595
Virology 3 33 618
Horticulture 10 76 758
Immunology 3 29 775
Biotechnology 6 31 778
Zoology 7 69 785
Botany 4 52 861
Nutrition and Food Science 9 60 869
Oncology and Cancer research 3 17 878
Nanotechnology 3 15 881
Agricultural Science 5 58 890
Molecular Biology 4 44 899
Entomology 8 83 923
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 65 936
Genetics 3 38 1051
Paleontology 4 46 1058
Pharmacology 5 40 1063
Astrobiology 7 37 1081
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 38 1128
Biochemistry 5 44 1194
Neuroscience 8 62 1463
Biophysics 11 60 1486
Evolutionary Biology 9 76 1681

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Mexico and 853rd in the World with 11,915 publications made and 77,918 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 71 In Mexico
#69 of 442 In Latin America
#853 of 7,081 In the World

Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 17 19
1993 22 22
1994 25 33
1995 29 37
1996 44 62
1997 28 46
1998 18 56
1999 34 77
2000 53 92
2001 63 156
2002 101 241
2003 95 240
2004 138 279
2005 178 387
2006 155 489
2007 158 555
2008 243 713
2009 229 841
2010 275 1178
2011 336 1316
2012 376 1724
2013 394 2180
2014 502 2585
2015 617 2944
2016 631 3170
2017 773 3898
2018 785 4472
2019 808 5614
2020 954 7512
2021 1027 9152
2022 976 10105
2023 1032 11493
2024 639 9805

The following table provides academic rankings for The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 7 72 610
Sports / Exercise science 2 60 826
Broadcast Journalism 4 30 907
Demography 5 52 1023
Political Science 10 68 1056
Sociology 8 81 1287
Criminology and Criminal Justice 8 62 1292
Gender Studies 10 75 1460
Archaeology 7 59 1524
History 7 61 1586
Journalism and Digital Media 9 64 1675
Library and Information science 8 68 1836
Education Majors 11 96 1877
Law 10 81 1964
Communications and Public Relations 11 62 1985
Aesthetics 12 86 2010
Anthropology 12 103 2103
Linguistics 9 80 2164
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 13 103 2316
Classics and Ancient History 17 109 2561

Chemistry rankings

The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon ranked 4th for Chemistry in Mexico and 1266th in the World with 9,915 publications made and 168,464 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 67 In Mexico
#41 of 418 In Latin America
#1266 of 6,545 In the World

Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 22 36
1993 16 55
1994 27 67
1995 29 70
1996 35 90
1997 37 111
1998 39 120
1999 59 196
2000 70 194
2001 74 262
2002 96 386
2003 83 541
2004 119 593
2005 139 782
2006 160 1004
2007 166 1029
2008 195 1377
2009 222 1643
2010 278 2057
2011 303 2575
2012 363 3173
2013 381 4060
2014 431 4874
2015 438 5647
2016 552 6465
2017 577 7395
2018 651 8993
2019 675 11109
2020 724 14541
2021 761 18788
2022 729 20066
2023 772 21213
2024 591 20834

The following table provides academic rankings for The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 4 27 597
Nutrition and Food Science 9 60 869
Nanotechnology 3 15 881
Chemical Engineering 4 22 887
Inorganic Chemistry 5 33 1037
Biochemical Engineering 10 58 1160
Materials Science 5 34 1192
Biochemistry 5 44 1194
Physical chemistry 7 40 1225
Environmental Chemistry 7 49 1248
Organic Chemistry 4 44 1299
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 58 1311
Computational Chemistry 11 69 1550
Pharmacy 9 68 1833

Medicine rankings

The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon ranked 3rd for Medicine in Mexico and 997th in the World with 9,780 publications made and 126,292 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 68 In Mexico
#42 of 430 In Latin America
#997 of 6,775 In the World

Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 23 39
1993 20 70
1994 17 75
1995 16 86
1996 33 81
1997 31 114
1998 36 124
1999 29 157
2000 54 214
2001 60 243
2002 79 306
2003 76 463
2004 94 540
2005 106 744
2006 128 967
2007 128 973
2008 169 1219
2009 183 1472
2010 196 1703
2011 235 2006
2012 304 2498
2013 297 3057
2014 416 3684
2015 477 4278
2016 496 4806
2017 599 5673
2018 578 6429
2019 660 7966
2020 821 11206
2021 941 14423
2022 841 15822
2023 784 16722
2024 687 15591

The following table provides academic rankings for The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Dermatology 1 12 361
Toxicology 3 30 515
Cosmetology 2 15 541
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 17 545
Plastic Surgery 3 30 570
Critical Care Nursing 3 23 616
Virology 3 33 618
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 18 633
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 73 652
Pediatrics 2 32 663
Veterinary 4 57 705
Radiation Therapy 2 16 733
Family medicine 2 32 775
Immunology 3 29 775
Dentistry 4 56 784
Surgery 2 25 795
Respiratory Therapy 5 43 806
Sports / Exercise science 2 60 826
Orthodontics 3 51 845
Neurosurgery 4 36 856
Optometry 4 24 865
Oncology and Cancer research 3 17 878
Epidemiology 4 60 901
Pathology 3 36 907
Gerontology 3 74 916
Ophthalmology 5 28 988
Clinical Psychology 3 34 1000
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 34 1016
Urology 4 54 1017
Anatomy and Physiology 4 43 1033
Pharmacology 5 40 1063
Anesthesiology 4 50 1070
Health Science 3 48 1080
Cardiology 4 49 1097
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 40 1119
Public Health 5 55 1119
Psychiatry 4 41 1148
Nursing 3 65 1211
Physical Therapy 3 50 1237
Biomedical Engineering 8 52 1340
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 60 1422
Sports Medicine 5 75 1439
Pharmacy 9 68 1833

Environmental Science rankings

The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Mexico and 1061st in the World with 9,721 publications made and 132,800 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 68 In Mexico
#49 of 431 In Latin America
#1061 of 6,876 In the World

Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 25 31
1993 21 51
1994 31 61
1995 37 66
1996 37 96
1997 46 131
1998 34 122
1999 51 168
2000 70 208
2001 72 247
2002 111 358
2003 83 445
2004 110 511
2005 138 660
2006 128 887
2007 156 885
2008 180 1201
2009 202 1451
2010 268 1780
2011 332 2277
2012 358 2670
2013 365 3501
2014 445 3875
2015 492 4515
2016 521 5128
2017 569 5979
2018 600 7036
2019 634 8829
2020 752 11451
2021 747 14029
2022 699 14773
2023 710 15898
2024 529 14767

The following table provides academic rankings for The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 3 36 321
Agricultural Science 5 58 890
Geography and Cartography 5 48 895
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 65 936
Paleontology 4 46 1058
Ecology 6 55 1111
Environmental Engineering 7 46 1154
Geology 4 50 1161
Earth science and Geophysics 6 52 1173
Environmental Chemistry 7 49 1248
Oceanography 7 56 1265
Environmental Management 8 48 1270
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 58 1311
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 66 1693
Geotechnical Engineering 9 67 1725

Engineering rankings

The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon ranked 7th for Engineering in Mexico and 1376th in the World with 8,481 publications made and 131,231 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 71 In Mexico
#43 of 424 In Latin America
#1376 of 6,782 In the World

Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 10 24
1993 7 22
1994 21 41
1995 25 39
1996 31 55
1997 25 86
1998 26 71
1999 56 117
2000 49 124
2001 48 167
2002 104 311
2003 79 328
2004 109 442
2005 115 535
2006 135 689
2007 146 745
2008 172 1033
2009 181 1249
2010 243 1642
2011 273 2073
2012 323 2473
2013 310 3167
2014 413 3844
2015 418 4556
2016 458 5298
2017 498 6253
2018 539 7878
2019 589 9276
2020 620 11855
2021 658 15000
2022 631 16051
2023 622 17113
2024 476 16839

The following table provides academic rankings for The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon ranked 7th for Physics in Mexico and 1399th in the World with 7,464 publications made and 115,093 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 69 In Mexico
#48 of 418 In Latin America
#1399 of 6,713 In the World

Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 11 21
1993 8 17
1994 18 33
1995 18 37
1996 29 58
1997 26 69
1998 26 58
1999 58 106
2000 53 109
2001 43 170
2002 92 326
2003 70 316
2004 91 378
2005 115 489
2006 136 620
2007 132 712
2008 161 909
2009 173 1154
2010 223 1494
2011 246 1898
2012 303 2257
2013 276 2942
2014 354 3460
2015 332 4014
2016 390 4680
2017 424 5394
2018 476 6740
2019 514 7989
2020 544 10213
2021 572 12896
2022 548 13748
2023 532 14522
2024 405 14493

The following table provides academic rankings for The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 15 881
Astrobiology 7 37 1081
Materials Science 5 34 1192
Optical Engineering 7 40 1315
Quantum and Particle physics 7 50 1392
Condensed Matter Physics 9 57 1408
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 38 1432
Biophysics 11 60 1486
Nuclear Physics 12 72 1635
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 77 1636
Acoustical Engineering 12 76 1972
Theoretical Physics 23 131 2169
Atomic and Molecular physics 18 106 2246

Computer Science rankings

The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon ranked 9th for Computer Science in Mexico and 1699th in the World with 5,190 publications made and 71,120 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 68 In Mexico
#57 of 425 In Latin America
#1699 of 6,845 In the World

Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 3 19
1993 2 17
1994 8 33
1995 15 28
1996 19 40
1997 11 41
1998 13 53
1999 21 69
2000 23 85
2001 24 122
2002 76 244
2003 38 210
2004 63 264
2005 85 386
2006 83 473
2007 90 484
2008 102 739
2009 121 841
2010 128 994
2011 144 1180
2012 167 1436
2013 195 1798
2014 233 2223
2015 260 2573
2016 268 2948
2017 318 3451
2018 322 4233
2019 360 4952
2020 436 6444
2021 450 8103
2022 394 8874
2023 390 9636
2024 289 8980

The following table provides academic rankings for The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 8 47 1115
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 38 1128
Robotics 16 56 1427
Telecommunications 8 42 1461
Neuroscience 8 62 1463
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 49 1534
Computer Vision 11 62 1717
Machine Learning 8 60 1768
Computer Networking 9 57 1804
Library and Information science 8 68 1836
Software Engineering 13 105 1986
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 90 2294
Management Information Systems 18 118 2537
Cognitive Science 14 99 2562
Cyber Security 20 106 2629
Computational Linguistics 15 112 2808

Psychology rankings

The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon ranked 7th for Psychology in Mexico and 1462nd in the World with 3,444 publications made and 36,795 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 65 In Mexico
#53 of 416 In Latin America
#1462 of 6,645 In the World

Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 3 14
1993 6 22
1994 7 27
1995 8 24
1996 15 28
1997 4 24
1998 10 44
1999 11 45
2000 11 54
2001 9 67
2002 28 113
2003 14 113
2004 20 129
2005 28 165
2006 31 201
2007 30 233
2008 52 278
2009 55 321
2010 64 391
2011 73 478
2012 95 620
2013 105 840
2014 146 969
2015 199 1132
2016 192 1331
2017 260 1687
2018 209 2004
2019 246 2445
2020 294 3562
2021 354 4555
2022 303 5227
2023 279 5880
2024 229 5252

The following table provides academic rankings for The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sexology 3 36 855
Clinical Psychology 3 34 1000
Psychiatry 4 41 1148
Child Psychology 5 48 1265
Neuroscience 8 62 1463
Social Psychology 7 59 1728
Education Majors 11 96 1877
Cognitive Science 14 99 2562

Mathematics rankings

The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon ranked 7th for Mathematics in Mexico and 1606th in the World with 2,964 publications made and 35,856 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 63 In Mexico
#52 of 399 In Latin America
#1606 of 6,418 In the World

Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 3
1993 1 5
1994 2 5
1995 4 11
1996 6 13
1997 6 15
1998 6 13
1999 12 18
2000 13 29
2001 10 49
2002 39 91
2003 20 64
2004 32 101
2005 38 140
2006 39 253
2007 44 216
2008 67 369
2009 62 396
2010 69 486
2011 88 620
2012 113 759
2013 110 918
2014 138 1065
2015 143 1253
2016 131 1340
2017 214 1593
2018 172 1951
2019 185 2236
2020 245 3061
2021 275 3928
2022 245 4286
2023 257 4866
2024 158 3713

The following table provides academic rankings for The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 4 21 820
Applied Mathematics 7 43 1263
Statistics 5 46 1474
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 55 1638
Math Teachers 9 63 1818
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 90 2294

Business rankings

The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon ranked 7th for Business in Mexico and 1511th in the World with 2,376 publications made and 28,864 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 63 In Mexico
#45 of 395 In Latin America
#1511 of 6,339 In the World

Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 7
1993 0 5
1994 3 7
1995 3 8
1996 6 14
1997 5 17
1998 7 18
1999 15 25
2000 20 44
2001 15 62
2002 42 143
2003 30 94
2004 35 121
2005 54 149
2006 54 267
2007 38 243
2008 63 364
2009 55 425
2010 72 530
2011 86 647
2012 100 695
2013 107 880
2014 121 1035
2015 121 1119
2016 116 1242
2017 191 1551
2018 130 1901
2019 145 2065
2020 164 2396
2021 184 2951
2022 155 3053
2023 147 3455
2024 83 2693

The following table provides academic rankings for The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 4 21 820
Supply Chain Management 7 29 951
Management 6 27 1137
International Trade 9 41 1359
International Business 10 49 1484
Marketing 7 54 1705
Accounting 6 55 1812
Project Management 13 88 1837
Advertising 7 65 2179
Finance 16 100 2457
Management Information Systems 18 118 2537

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Speciality Mexico Latin America World Rank
Development Studies 8 51 1451
Fashion Design 8 67 1589
Economics 10 68 1875
Art & Design 11 83 1906
Literature 13 107 2164