Metropolitan Autonomous University: Rankings

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Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd in Mexico, 642nd in the global 2026 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 49,790 academic publications and 482,169 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 26 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#642 of 14,131 In the World
#20 of 1,756 In Latin America
#3 of 538 In Mexico
#3 of 42 In Mexico City
#211 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#279 of 2,928 For Radiochemistry
#329 of 2,454 For Computational Chemistry
#1511 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#578 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 401st in the World with 28,206 publications made and 160,805 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 71 In Mexico
#27 of 442 In Latin America
#401 of 7,088 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 245 134
1994 335 144
1995 325 211
1996 314 277
1997 363 342
1998 422 314
1999 468 399
2000 472 457
2001 537 536
2002 564 749
2003 675 871
2004 697 858
2005 702 1229
2006 761 1492
2007 813 1770
2008 809 2176
2009 1057 2590
2010 1050 2953
2011 1092 3619
2012 1027 4026
2013 1095 5156
2014 1191 6024
2015 1159 6975
2016 1244 8051
2017 1149 8968
2018 1529 9421
2019 1388 9939
2020 1245 12559
2021 1263 14551
2022 1204 13342
2023 1050 13643
2024 698 11645
2025 324 9482

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 28 211
Political Science 2 19 435
Political Economy 3 17 550
Occupational Safety and Health 2 17 609
Urban and Regional planning 3 18 690
Human Rights Law 4 47 696
Sociology 2 36 725
Public Policy / Administration 3 25 740
Gender Studies 3 29 751
Art History 4 21 765
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 4 23 786
Aesthetics 2 25 888
Radio and Television broadcasting 3 23 903
Demography 4 47 918
Media Studies 4 23 918
Linguistics 4 28 970
Anthropology 5 38 986
Broadcast Journalism 5 34 993
Genealogy 6 45 994
History 3 30 1007
Criminology and Criminal Justice 4 42 1031
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 2 30 1035
Archaeology 4 38 1102
Library and Information science 3 31 1103
Law 5 32 1104
Classics and Ancient History 4 29 1134
Communications and Public Relations 5 27 1221
Education Majors 6 50 1325
Journalism and Digital Media 6 38 1398

Biology rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Biology in Mexico and 948th in the World with 18,487 publications made and 306,597 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
#948 of 6,841 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 117 326
1994 139 417
1995 167 557
1996 157 610
1997 166 824
1998 211 894
1999 244 990
2000 235 1239
2001 270 1418
2002 304 1850
2003 360 2212
2004 363 2417
2005 412 2844
2006 465 3511
2007 492 4067
2008 541 4878
2009 548 5788
2010 552 6472
2011 609 8165
2012 675 8875
2013 693 10293
2014 779 11761
2015 813 12923
2016 851 14915
2017 861 16783
2018 975 18054
2019 868 19597
2020 897 23771
2021 991 26905
2022 1023 26795
2023 952 27675
2024 774 26274
2025 593 23977

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 23 372
Horticulture 4 52 472
Animal Science 6 51 482
Forestry 7 55 497
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 41 610
Botany 3 38 661
Biotechnology 3 24 698
Zoology 5 65 718
Agricultural Science 3 45 725
Molecular Biology 3 34 767
Microbiology 4 43 793
Astrobiology 3 19 808
Paleontology 3 36 877
Toxicology 7 63 890
Evolutionary Biology 3 28 894
Pharmacology 3 30 914
Biochemistry 3 26 921
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 59 947
Entomology 10 90 968
Neuroscience 4 32 1060
Genetics 5 40 1067
Nanotechnology 5 24 1118
Biophysics 5 36 1150
Immunology 8 63 1180
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 44 1281
Oncology and Cancer research 6 48 1326
Virology 10 102 1428

Environmental Science rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Mexico and 711th in the World with 17,297 publications made and 225,310 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 69 In Mexico
#31 of 433 In Latin America
#711 of 6,888 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 113 202
1994 150 238
1995 180 319
1996 170 353
1997 180 511
1998 221 530
1999 251 672
2000 248 810
2001 276 936
2002 297 1263
2003 381 1455
2004 362 1750
2005 397 2038
2006 443 2425
2007 475 2877
2008 509 3482
2009 560 3989
2010 601 4666
2011 646 5814
2012 627 6297
2013 634 7581
2014 741 8409
2015 730 9155
2016 779 10043
2017 782 11430
2018 934 12685
2019 824 13509
2020 828 16487
2021 875 18996
2022 876 18543
2023 804 18802
2024 589 17539
2025 395 15455

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 905th in the World with 16,729 publications made and 313,457 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 67 In Mexico
#25 of 420 In Latin America
#905 of 6,561 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 108 385
1994 132 525
1995 173 707
1996 167 835
1997 173 1036
1998 220 1090
1999 244 1184
2000 247 1421
2001 247 1585
2002 308 2140
2003 335 2510
2004 343 2701
2005 408 3277
2006 471 3747
2007 456 4311
2008 479 5027
2009 470 5775
2010 551 6585
2011 562 8178
2012 630 8822
2013 639 10159
2014 667 11260
2015 695 12348
2016 728 13774
2017 773 15735
2018 820 16979
2019 773 18521
2020 790 21941
2021 853 24517
2022 827 24690
2023 798 25176
2024 664 24611
2025 509 22424

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 11 279
Computational Chemistry 2 4 329
Nutrition and Food Science 3 23 372
Biochemical Engineering 4 14 428
Inorganic Chemistry 3 9 474
Environmental Chemistry 3 17 643
Physical chemistry 3 13 673
Chemical Engineering 3 18 762
Organic Chemistry 3 18 788
Pharmacy 3 21 881
Materials Science 3 20 917
Biochemistry 3 26 921
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 36 971
Nanotechnology 5 24 1118
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 43 1121

Physics rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Physics in Mexico and 851st in the World with 15,615 publications made and 250,084 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 419 In Latin America
#851 of 6,729 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 116 391
1994 142 472
1995 202 692
1996 203 834
1997 203 1006
1998 226 1056
1999 272 1283
2000 245 1319
2001 251 1459
2002 323 1972
2003 357 2268
2004 359 2521
2005 418 3057
2006 472 3449
2007 449 3797
2008 508 4429
2009 443 4963
2010 554 5648
2011 576 6807
2012 578 7505
2013 550 8213
2014 600 9031
2015 616 9937
2016 616 10556
2017 690 12177
2018 724 12821
2019 683 13930
2020 721 16093
2021 763 18093
2022 692 17912
2023 658 18525
2024 478 17920
2025 346 15982

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 14 373
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 15 543
Nuclear Physics 3 18 716
Quantum and Particle physics 3 18 768
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 21 785
Condensed Matter Physics 4 23 804
Astrobiology 3 19 808
Materials Science 3 20 917
Acoustical Engineering 3 22 933
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 17 993
Optical Engineering 5 27 1072
Nanotechnology 5 24 1118
Biophysics 5 36 1150

Engineering rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Engineering in Mexico and 948th in the World with 15,537 publications made and 251,956 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 425 In Latin America
#948 of 6,795 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 104 331
1994 130 414
1995 169 583
1996 169 672
1997 184 917
1998 194 878
1999 224 1006
2000 218 1175
2001 226 1287
2002 329 1848
2003 339 2105
2004 328 2326
2005 394 2858
2006 442 3208
2007 449 3673
2008 490 4323
2009 449 4804
2010 522 5671
2011 571 6649
2012 572 7407
2013 563 8410
2014 616 9111
2015 621 10088
2016 627 10958
2017 696 12883
2018 793 13502
2019 736 14753
2020 752 17160
2021 789 19686
2022 772 19518
2023 725 20122
2024 528 19304
2025 382 17672

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

Medicine rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 6th for Medicine in Mexico and 1157th in the World with 9,312 publications made and 187,937 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 69 In Mexico
#51 of 432 In Latin America
#1157 of 6,793 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 44 121
1994 61 160
1995 68 184
1996 54 208
1997 51 245
1998 97 341
1999 91 316
2000 107 491
2001 121 553
2002 145 831
2003 149 860
2004 169 929
2005 204 1143
2006 193 1452
2007 220 1701
2008 229 2093
2009 258 2642
2010 246 2949
2011 270 3782
2012 318 4265
2013 352 5355
2014 358 6311
2015 441 7475
2016 405 9534
2017 403 10638
2018 440 11123
2019 475 11726
2020 539 14898
2021 627 16864
2022 637 16444
2023 574 16481
2024 447 14797
2025 385 12907

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 16 591
Veterinary 5 59 734
Dentistry 3 55 779
Respiratory Therapy 4 37 781
Epidemiology 2 47 819
Public Health 4 41 858
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 28 867
Pharmacy 3 21 881
Toxicology 7 63 890
Orthodontics 4 55 893
Pharmacology 3 30 914
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 59 947
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 105 951
Anesthesiology 3 42 1000
Anatomy and Physiology 3 39 1006
Gerontology 4 87 1096
Pediatrics 5 79 1129
Pathology 6 52 1130
Clinical Psychology 4 39 1137
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 48 1157
Cardiology 5 52 1169
Immunology 8 63 1180
Dermatology 8 86 1182
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 70 1184
Psychiatry 6 48 1235
Biomedical Engineering 7 46 1249
Audiology 6 53 1291
Radiation Therapy 6 49 1294
Oncology and Cancer research 6 48 1326
Physical Therapy 5 61 1374
Surgery 6 67 1400
Family medicine 5 73 1407
Nursing 5 77 1409
Virology 10 102 1428
Critical Care Nursing 8 91 1551
Ophthalmology 6 70 1568
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 73 1600
Sports Medicine 9 99 1717
Health Science 9 130 2254

Computer Science rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Mexico and 1230th in the World with 9,002 publications made and 130,623 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 69 In Mexico
#33 of 427 In Latin America
#1230 of 6,855 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 59 163
1994 77 153
1995 75 216
1996 100 303
1997 100 373
1998 107 385
1999 115 392
2000 97 432
2001 104 471
2002 202 765
2003 181 854
2004 195 853
2005 201 1106
2006 234 1405
2007 243 1493
2008 236 1764
2009 255 2079
2010 257 2322
2011 303 2796
2012 321 2972
2013 335 3566
2014 332 4046
2015 423 4830
2016 378 5966
2017 391 6685
2018 454 7199
2019 460 7707
2020 504 9517
2021 489 10981
2022 540 10773
2023 458 11351
2024 341 9894
2025 229 9025

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 15 738
Human-Computer Interaction 6 35 921
UX/UI Desgin 7 38 948
Computer Graphics 5 27 1048
Neuroscience 4 32 1060
Library and Information science 3 31 1103
Management Information Systems 4 29 1136
Computer Networking 5 27 1140
Computer Vision 6 28 1155
Telecommunications 4 25 1158
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 32 1218
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 44 1281
Software Engineering 5 60 1314
Computer Engineering 8 41 1329
Computational Linguistics 6 35 1377
Cyber Security 5 36 1425
Robotics 14 55 1429
Machine Learning 6 43 1474
Cognitive Science 6 42 1540
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 52 1644
Multimedia 8 53 1650
Data Science 5 68 1814

Mathematics rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 4th for Mathematics in Mexico and 1210th in the World with 4,337 publications made and 68,061 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 400 In Latin America
#1210 of 6,434 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 24 91
1994 41 97
1995 41 143
1996 48 190
1997 52 258
1998 50 236
1999 58 296
2000 40 254
2001 54 252
2002 115 454
2003 92 427
2004 93 461
2005 101 626
2006 111 692
2007 122 735
2008 147 983
2009 115 1069
2010 144 1242
2011 139 1482
2012 171 1585
2013 172 1936
2014 176 2307
2015 199 2716
2016 171 3174
2017 180 3731
2018 198 3779
2019 217 4112
2020 205 4790
2021 230 5551
2022 239 4933
2023 202 5447
2024 155 3948
2025 89 2911

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 17 751
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 23 958
Statistics 4 36 1161
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 52 1644
Operations Research 8 57 1660
Math Teachers 11 77 2071

Business rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 5th for Business in Mexico and 1158th in the World with 3,974 publications made and 61,076 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 63 In Mexico
#25 of 396 In Latin America
#1158 of 6,366 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 34 49
1994 50 49
1995 53 89
1996 53 113
1997 66 152
1998 64 122
1999 75 211
2000 53 189
2001 63 211
2002 102 341
2003 84 302
2004 101 328
2005 81 432
2006 98 589
2007 126 531
2008 117 701
2009 98 773
2010 143 886
2011 149 1028
2012 156 1122
2013 157 1409
2014 159 1489
2015 183 1724
2016 165 2069
2017 168 2214
2018 175 2346
2019 182 2429
2020 228 3024
2021 199 3529
2022 204 3234
2023 145 3407
2024 92 2545
2025 54 1939

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 17 609
Public Policy / Administration 3 25 740
Entertainment Industry Business 4 56 970
International Business 5 23 974
Finance 5 22 979
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 19 1041
International Trade 5 25 1087
Management 5 25 1133
Management Information Systems 4 29 1136
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 33 1244
Marketing 5 35 1384
Advertising 4 27 1398
Engineering Management 7 47 1473
Human Resource Management 5 39 1535
Operations Research 8 57 1660
Project Management 11 82 1814
Accounting 9 72 2269

Economics rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 4th for Economics in Mexico and 1001st in the World with 3,064 publications made and 39,221 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 386 In Latin America
#1001 of 6,188 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 25 28
1994 44 30
1995 45 57
1996 33 69
1997 42 114
1998 43 72
1999 47 107
2000 37 119
2001 57 134
2002 66 179
2003 53 155
2004 62 175
2005 57 245
2006 67 330
2007 64 320
2008 89 411
2009 97 534
2010 94 529
2011 99 733
2012 112 810
2013 117 1079
2014 145 1394
2015 141 1529
2016 130 1958
2017 139 2183
2018 137 2111
2019 143 2209
2020 205 2743
2021 169 3192
2022 175 2945
2023 135 3034
2024 71 2235
2025 47 1706

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 17 550
Agricultural Economics 4 30 762
International Economics 2 17 935
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 23 958
Development Studies 4 28 962
Finance 5 22 979
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 19 1041
International Trade 5 25 1087
Environmental Economics 7 66 1653

Art & Design rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 4th for Art & Design in Mexico and 856th in the World with 2,560 publications made and 20,053 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 58 In Mexico
#25 of 367 In Latin America
#856 of 6,010 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
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 35 90
2002 43 91
2003 57 131
2004 53 155
2005 51 174
2006 60 198
2007 78 246
2008 77 302
2009 75 369
2010 74 426
2011 96 478
2012 116 600
2013 84 756
2014 96 747
2015 110 877
2016 116 954
2017 112 1069
2018 134 1120
2019 143 1283
2020 146 1536
2021 144 1770
2022 149 1699
2023 121 1766
2024 65 1554
2025 46 1501

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 11 432
Sculpture 2 11 432
Illustration and Concept Art 2 11 450
Creative Writing 2 23 725
Performing arts 3 26 727
Animation 4 15 738
Fashion Design 3 24 744
Cinematography 2 68 751
Art History 4 21 765
Literature 3 28 817
Aesthetics 2 25 888
UX/UI Desgin 7 38 948
Entertainment Industry Business 4 56 970
Graphic Design 7 30 988
Interior Design 3 16 1007
Landscape Architecture 2 22 1045
Computer Graphics 5 27 1048
Architecture 4 43 1076
Multimedia 8 53 1650

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Metropolitan Autonomous University

Speciality Mexico Latin America World Rank
Sexology 2 22 688
Psychology 5 41 1323
Social Psychology 5 40 1373
Child Psychology 7 58 1542