Metropolitan Autonomous University: Rankings

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Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 4th in Mexico, 807th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 143 research topics. Metropolitan Autonomous University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 48,797 academic publications and 455,202 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 24 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#807 of 14,131 In the World
#31 of 1,756 In Latin America
#4 of 538 In Mexico
#3 of 42 In Mexico City
#205 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#272 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#327 of 2,426 For Computational Chemistry
#1493 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1141 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 140 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Mexico and 390th in the World with 27,780 publications made and 158,690 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 71 In Mexico
#26 of 442 In Latin America
#390 of 7,081 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 144 128
1993 244 134
1994 334 144
1995 316 211
1996 304 274
1997 350 341
1998 413 314
1999 460 399
2000 460 456
2001 502 537
2002 558 748
2003 674 869
2004 696 857
2005 701 1226
2006 762 1496
2007 812 1770
2008 809 2173
2009 1057 2590
2010 1050 2959
2011 1094 3623
2012 1026 4021
2013 1097 5149
2014 1189 6029
2015 1161 6968
2016 1242 8066
2017 1148 8998
2018 1524 9428
2019 1367 9976
2020 1249 12635
2021 1264 14609
2022 1207 13364
2023 1053 13686
2024 640 11427

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 2 28 205
Political Science 2 19 423
Political Economy 3 17 539
Occupational Safety and Health 2 16 595
Urban and Regional planning 3 18 670
Human Rights Law 4 46 691
Sociology 2 36 713
Public Policy / Administration 3 25 720
Gender Studies 3 29 732
Art History 4 21 754
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 4 23 769
Aesthetics 2 25 880
Radio and Television broadcasting 3 22 880
Media Studies 4 23 905
Demography 4 47 910
Linguistics 3 26 954
Broadcast Journalism 5 33 961
Anthropology 5 38 981
History 3 30 992
Genealogy 5 46 1003
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 2 29 1016
Criminology and Criminal Justice 4 41 1018
Law 5 30 1077
Archaeology 4 38 1078
Library and Information science 3 31 1098
Classics and Ancient History 4 30 1122
Communications and Public Relations 5 27 1185
Education Majors 6 49 1302
Journalism and Digital Media 6 38 1361

Biology rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Biology in Mexico and 940th in the World with 18,006 publications made and 294,871 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 69 In Mexico
#38 of 433 In Latin America
#940 of 6,833 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 99 256
1993 117 326
1994 138 417
1995 164 558
1996 154 609
1997 163 824
1998 207 893
1999 239 990
2000 233 1239
2001 261 1419
2002 303 1850
2003 359 2209
2004 363 2413
2005 412 2844
2006 465 3513
2007 493 4067
2008 542 4876
2009 546 5786
2010 551 6468
2011 609 8153
2012 675 8873
2013 694 10296
2014 779 11765
2015 814 12937
2016 849 14925
2017 861 16789
2018 976 18076
2019 869 19619
2020 901 23830
2021 993 26950
2022 1026 26817
2023 951 27706
2024 763 26052

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

Biology subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 3 23 369
Horticulture 4 52 470
Animal Science 5 50 477
Forestry 7 55 488
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 40 607
Botany 3 38 654
Biotechnology 3 24 689
Agricultural Science 3 44 710
Zoology 5 64 718
Molecular Biology 3 35 767
Astrobiology 3 19 789
Microbiology 4 44 789
Toxicology 7 62 865
Paleontology 3 36 866
Evolutionary Biology 3 28 893
Pharmacology 3 30 905
Biochemistry 3 26 918
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 59 928
Entomology 10 89 961
Neuroscience 4 32 1055
Genetics 5 40 1058
Nanotechnology 5 23 1100
Biophysics 5 34 1129
Immunology 7 62 1173
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 42 1265
Oncology and Cancer research 6 51 1315
Virology 10 99 1406

Environmental Science rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Mexico and 698th in the World with 16,968 publications made and 219,313 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 68 In Mexico
#29 of 431 In Latin America
#698 of 6,876 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 95 152
1993 113 202
1994 150 238
1995 176 319
1996 166 353
1997 176 511
1998 217 529
1999 248 672
2000 245 810
2001 269 937
2002 296 1261
2003 381 1454
2004 361 1750
2005 397 2038
2006 444 2425
2007 474 2879
2008 509 3476
2009 559 3985
2010 599 4670
2011 648 5807
2012 624 6294
2013 637 7563
2014 742 8421
2015 730 9164
2016 776 10045
2017 781 11438
2018 935 12691
2019 828 13546
2020 830 16524
2021 881 19034
2022 880 18544
2023 806 18812
2024 574 17373

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

Chemistry rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Mexico and 902nd in the World with 16,340 publications made and 295,541 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 67 In Mexico
#25 of 418 In Latin America
#902 of 6,545 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 97 366
1993 108 385
1994 130 525
1995 172 707
1996 164 834
1997 170 1036
1998 219 1089
1999 242 1184
2000 245 1420
2001 241 1585
2002 307 2139
2003 335 2508
2004 344 2696
2005 408 3275
2006 471 3748
2007 458 4309
2008 479 5026
2009 469 5774
2010 551 6584
2011 563 8167
2012 630 8822
2013 639 10163
2014 667 11261
2015 694 12358
2016 730 13788
2017 773 15743
2018 822 17002
2019 770 18549
2020 790 21947
2021 859 24593
2022 831 24733
2023 802 25200
2024 662 24473

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

Chemistry subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 2 11 272
Computational Chemistry 2 4 327
Nutrition and Food Science 3 23 369
Biochemical Engineering 4 13 423
Inorganic Chemistry 3 9 471
Environmental Chemistry 3 17 637
Physical chemistry 3 13 661
Chemical Engineering 3 16 739
Organic Chemistry 3 18 786
Pharmacy 3 21 881
Materials Science 3 18 901
Biochemistry 3 26 918
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 37 985
Nanotechnology 5 23 1100
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 44 1119

Physics rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Physics in Mexico and 838th in the World with 15,361 publications made and 237,082 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 69 In Mexico
#20 of 418 In Latin America
#838 of 6,713 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 104 388
1993 116 391
1994 142 472
1995 201 692
1996 202 833
1997 203 1006
1998 226 1055
1999 271 1283
2000 245 1318
2001 249 1458
2002 324 1972
2003 357 2266
2004 360 2515
2005 418 3054
2006 472 3449
2007 451 3796
2008 508 4429
2009 443 4964
2010 555 5651
2011 579 6810
2012 577 7500
2013 550 8211
2014 602 9032
2015 618 9947
2016 619 10563
2017 692 12184
2018 721 12833
2019 681 13950
2020 721 16092
2021 762 18120
2022 691 17933
2023 660 18518
2024 473 17761

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

Physics subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 3 13 368
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 15 539
Nuclear Physics 3 18 699
Quantum and Particle physics 3 17 755
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 21 772
Astrobiology 3 19 789
Condensed Matter Physics 4 24 800
Materials Science 3 18 901
Acoustical Engineering 3 21 922
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 17 967
Optical Engineering 4 26 1059
Nanotechnology 5 23 1100
Biophysics 5 34 1129

Engineering rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Engineering in Mexico and 934th in the World with 15,246 publications made and 238,128 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 71 In Mexico
#24 of 424 In Latin America
#934 of 6,782 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 98 317
1993 104 331
1994 129 415
1995 168 583
1996 167 671
1997 184 917
1998 194 877
1999 222 1006
2000 217 1173
2001 223 1286
2002 329 1848
2003 339 2103
2004 329 2323
2005 394 2856
2006 443 3209
2007 450 3673
2008 489 4321
2009 449 4804
2010 524 5673
2011 573 6641
2012 573 7407
2013 562 8413
2014 617 9110
2015 622 10097
2016 630 10957
2017 696 12897
2018 792 13520
2019 733 14790
2020 754 17165
2021 789 19689
2022 773 19522
2023 724 20104
2024 521 19126

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

Medicine rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 5th for Medicine in Mexico and 1138th in the World with 9,012 publications made and 176,853 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 68 In Mexico
#49 of 430 In Latin America
#1138 of 6,775 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 36 105
1993 44 121
1994 61 160
1995 68 184
1996 54 208
1997 50 245
1998 96 341
1999 89 316
2000 106 492
2001 118 553
2002 143 831
2003 148 858
2004 169 930
2005 204 1143
2006 194 1455
2007 221 1704
2008 229 2095
2009 258 2641
2010 245 2947
2011 274 3785
2012 318 4264
2013 352 5358
2014 357 6310
2015 441 7473
2016 405 9550
2017 405 10637
2018 440 11138
2019 477 11765
2020 538 14985
2021 631 16910
2022 638 16487
2023 574 16518
2024 438 14619

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

Medicine subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Urology 2 16 597
Veterinary 5 59 730
Respiratory Therapy 4 35 757
Dentistry 3 55 772
Epidemiology 2 45 798
Public Health 4 39 842
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 28 855
Toxicology 7 62 865
Pharmacy 3 21 881
Orthodontics 4 55 881
Pharmacology 3 30 905
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 59 928
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 106 951
Anatomy and Physiology 3 39 995
Anesthesiology 3 42 999
Gerontology 4 87 1083
Pathology 6 51 1120
Clinical Psychology 4 40 1122
Pediatrics 5 79 1123
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 48 1145
Cardiology 5 51 1155
Immunology 7 62 1173
Dermatology 8 89 1194
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 70 1195
Psychiatry 5 46 1223
Biomedical Engineering 7 46 1225
Audiology 5 52 1270
Radiation Therapy 6 48 1285
Oncology and Cancer research 6 51 1315
Physical Therapy 5 58 1346
Surgery 6 67 1385
Family medicine 5 72 1391
Nursing 5 77 1400
Virology 10 99 1406
Critical Care Nursing 10 93 1526
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 71 1546
Ophthalmology 6 70 1556
Sports Medicine 8 98 1698
Health Science 9 127 2213

Computer Science rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Mexico and 1209th in the World with 8,818 publications made and 123,754 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 68 In Mexico
#32 of 425 In Latin America
#1209 of 6,845 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 41 139
1993 59 163
1994 77 153
1995 73 215
1996 100 302
1997 100 373
1998 107 384
1999 115 392
2000 97 431
2001 103 471
2002 202 765
2003 181 853
2004 196 855
2005 201 1105
2006 235 1406
2007 243 1494
2008 237 1768
2009 255 2081
2010 258 2321
2011 304 2798
2012 320 2978
2013 334 3559
2014 334 4056
2015 422 4833
2016 378 5993
2017 390 6686
2018 454 7219
2019 459 7751
2020 509 9551
2021 486 11044
2022 543 10828
2023 456 11365
2024 322 9778

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

Computer Science subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Animation 4 13 729
Human-Computer Interaction 5 31 895
UX/UI Desgin 7 39 940
Computer Graphics 5 26 1025
Neuroscience 4 32 1055
Library and Information science 3 31 1098
Management Information Systems 4 28 1109
Computer Networking 5 26 1120
Computer Vision 6 28 1135
Telecommunications 4 26 1137
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 32 1173
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 42 1265
Software Engineering 5 59 1304
Computer Engineering 8 41 1312
Computational Linguistics 6 35 1329
Robotics 14 54 1390
Cyber Security 5 32 1394
Machine Learning 6 41 1428
Cognitive Science 6 42 1512
Multimedia 8 53 1612
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 51 1625
Data Science 5 64 1746

Mathematics rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 4th for Mathematics in Mexico and 1195th in the World with 4,283 publications made and 74,075 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 63 In Mexico
#35 of 399 In Latin America
#1195 of 6,418 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 20 96
1993 24 91
1994 41 97
1995 41 143
1996 48 190
1997 52 258
1998 50 236
1999 58 296
2000 40 255
2001 54 252
2002 115 454
2003 92 427
2004 93 461
2005 101 626
2006 112 694
2007 122 734
2008 147 985
2009 116 1076
2010 144 1243
2011 140 1482
2012 171 1591
2013 173 1948
2014 175 2319
2015 202 2733
2016 172 3206
2017 180 3773
2018 199 3810
2019 215 4160
2020 212 4894
2021 230 5652
2022 244 5017
2023 205 5485
2024 144 3896

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

Mathematics subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 3 17 752
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 22 958
Statistics 4 36 1146
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 51 1625
Operations Research 8 57 1651
Math Teachers 11 74 2024

Business rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 5th for Business in Mexico and 1135th in the World with 3,937 publications made and 58,742 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 63 In Mexico
#25 of 395 In Latin America
#1135 of 6,339 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 28 64
1993 34 49
1994 50 49
1995 53 88
1996 53 113
1997 66 152
1998 64 122
1999 75 211
2000 53 188
2001 63 213
2002 102 341
2003 84 302
2004 104 328
2005 81 432
2006 98 589
2007 127 530
2008 117 701
2009 98 771
2010 142 889
2011 149 1030
2012 156 1120
2013 160 1412
2014 158 1489
2015 182 1741
2016 165 2075
2017 168 2232
2018 175 2349
2019 179 2427
2020 232 3051
2021 203 3572
2022 205 3258
2023 145 3404
2024 86 2498

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

Business subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 2 16 595
Public Policy / Administration 3 25 720
International Business 5 21 950
Finance 4 21 959
Entertainment Industry Business 4 56 961
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 18 1019
International Trade 5 24 1054
Management Information Systems 4 28 1109
Management 5 25 1114
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 33 1215
Marketing 5 35 1353
Advertising 4 27 1354
Engineering Management 7 44 1423
Human Resource Management 5 37 1498
Operations Research 8 57 1651
Project Management 10 79 1774
Accounting 9 73 2258

Economics rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 4th for Economics in Mexico and 984th in the World with 3,032 publications made and 44,345 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 57 In Mexico
#25 of 384 In Latin America
#984 of 6,167 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 14 47
1993 25 28
1994 44 30
1995 45 57
1996 33 69
1997 42 114
1998 42 72
1999 47 107
2000 37 119
2001 57 136
2002 66 179
2003 53 155
2004 62 175
2005 57 245
2006 67 329
2007 65 320
2008 89 410
2009 97 533
2010 94 529
2011 99 735
2012 112 812
2013 119 1080
2014 144 1398
2015 142 1529
2016 130 1957
2017 140 2201
2018 139 2121
2019 142 2231
2020 206 2762
2021 170 3207
2022 177 2969
2023 135 3044
2024 67 2184

The following table provides academic rankings for Metropolitan Autonomous University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Political Economy 3 17 539
Agricultural Economics 4 30 754
International Economics 2 16 914
Development Studies 4 28 953
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 22 958
Finance 4 21 959
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 18 1019
International Trade 5 24 1054
Environmental Economics 7 66 1622

Art & Design rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 4th for Art & Design in Mexico and 840th in the World with 2,523 publications made and 18,809 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#4 of 56 In Mexico
#25 of 365 In Latin America
#840 of 5,966 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 14 31
1993 19 39
1994 22 20
1995 31 38
1996 36 91
1997 20 69
1998 37 67
1999 33 95
2000 35 120
2001 34 90
2002 45 91
2003 57 130
2004 54 154
2005 51 174
2006 60 197
2007 78 246
2008 77 303
2009 75 367
2010 75 428
2011 97 477
2012 116 603
2013 84 760
2014 96 754
2015 109 876
2016 116 968
2017 113 1067
2018 134 1120
2019 141 1280
2020 147 1547
2021 143 1764
2022 149 1695
2023 121 1758
2024 59 1536

The following table provides academic rankings for Metropolitan Autonomous University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 2 11 425
Sculpture 2 11 425
Illustration and Concept Art 2 11 438
Creative Writing 2 20 687
Performing arts 3 26 715
Animation 4 13 729
Fashion Design 3 25 735
Art History 4 21 754
Cinematography 3 70 765
Literature 3 28 788
Aesthetics 2 25 880
UX/UI Desgin 7 39 940
Entertainment Industry Business 4 56 961
Graphic Design 6 29 974
Interior Design 3 16 994
Computer Graphics 5 26 1025
Landscape Architecture 2 21 1028
Architecture 4 44 1085
Multimedia 8 53 1612

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Metropolitan Autonomous University

Speciality Mexico Latin America World Rank
Sexology 2 22 676
Psychology 5 40 1304
Social Psychology 5 40 1346
Child Psychology 7 57 1529