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Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 4th in Mexico, 794th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 140 research topics. Metropolitan Autonomous University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 43,468 academic publications and 327,334 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 24 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#794 of 14,131 In the World
#29 of 1,756 In Latin America
#4 of 538 In Mexico
#3 of 42 In Mexico City
#203 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#270 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#310 of 2,319 For Computational Chemistry
#1501 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1141 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 137 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Mexico and 391st in the World with 24,828 publications made and 100,508 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 72 In Mexico
#23 of 443 In Latin America
#391 of 7,020 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 117 73
1992 138 109
1993 229 114
1994 300 119
1995 261 158
1996 248 229
1997 298 282
1998 339 248
1999 402 340
2000 390 366
2001 430 400
2002 496 610
2003 544 640
2004 553 708
2005 591 901
2006 600 1180
2007 632 1341
2008 670 1703
2009 873 2069
2010 798 2342
2011 839 2818
2012 786 3084
2013 804 3911
2014 860 4667
2015 870 5445
2016 924 5573
2017 871 5615
2018 1583 6053
2019 1062 6493
2020 1869 7935
2021 1706 9488
2022 1861 8952
2023 1170 8660

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

Biology rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Biology in Mexico and 934th in the World with 15,842 publications made and 218,557 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 69 In Mexico
#34 of 428 In Latin America
#934 of 6,770 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 61 195
1992 93 244
1993 115 314
1994 132 393
1995 152 511
1996 142 544
1997 160 742
1998 198 818
1999 224 878
2000 211 1084
2001 246 1214
2002 270 1547
2003 315 1813
2004 323 1999
2005 357 2381
2006 422 2967
2007 417 3460
2008 503 4219
2009 477 5006
2010 487 5597
2011 516 6947
2012 591 7698
2013 583 8786
2014 670 9991
2015 696 11048
2016 749 11858
2017 742 13098
2018 902 14299
2019 794 15785
2020 893 18678
2021 1040 21391
2022 1092 22452
2023 891 22556

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 23 370
Horticulture 4 46 467
Animal Science 5 53 494
Forestry 7 54 512
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 39 623
Botany 3 36 657
Biotechnology 3 23 676
Agricultural Science 3 40 688
Zoology 5 61 704
Microbiology 4 42 768
Astrobiology 3 19 782
Molecular Biology 3 34 803
Toxicology 8 56 826
Paleontology 3 36 859
Entomology 7 73 874
Pharmacology 3 27 875
Evolutionary Biology 3 25 898
Biochemistry 3 26 919
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 11 65 974
Neuroscience 4 31 1030
Genetics 3 37 1045
Nanotechnology 5 22 1061
Biophysics 5 37 1176
Immunology 7 63 1183
Oncology and Cancer research 6 42 1237
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 45 1325
Virology 10 96 1331

Environmental Science rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Mexico and 680th in the World with 14,854 publications made and 153,654 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 69 In Mexico
#25 of 428 In Latin America
#680 of 6,798 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 51 88
1992 92 140
1993 112 183
1994 134 203
1995 160 272
1996 156 316
1997 160 437
1998 192 442
1999 221 579
2000 221 663
2001 240 771
2002 253 1006
2003 317 1182
2004 312 1440
2005 330 1593
2006 375 1980
2007 394 2409
2008 478 2931
2009 477 3336
2010 494 3918
2011 527 4879
2012 523 5175
2013 522 6276
2014 599 6922
2015 606 7596
2016 658 7953
2017 663 8642
2018 893 9766
2019 721 10618
2020 926 12419
2021 982 14727
2022 956 15055
2023 751 14838

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

Environmental Science subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 7 54 512
Environmental Engineering 2 12 533
Geography and Cartography 2 19 574
Urban and Regional planning 2 13 598
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 39 623
Environmental Chemistry 3 15 653
Agricultural Science 3 40 688
Environmental Management 2 22 738
Ecology 3 38 801
Geology 3 30 805
Oceanography 3 30 807
Paleontology 3 36 859
Geotechnical Engineering 3 26 907
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 25 983
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 40 1043
Earth science and Geophysics 4 47 1104

Chemistry rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Mexico and 900th in the World with 14,483 publications made and 230,455 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 66 In Mexico
#24 of 414 In Latin America
#900 of 6,447 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 74 275
1992 90 350
1993 102 362
1994 123 495
1995 156 636
1996 151 757
1997 163 947
1998 200 1000
1999 221 1075
2000 223 1287
2001 223 1401
2002 280 1841
2003 284 2063
2004 317 2313
2005 362 2789
2006 433 3228
2007 395 3775
2008 447 4400
2009 411 5136
2010 478 5753
2011 489 7063
2012 570 7725
2013 538 8837
2014 595 9717
2015 609 10716
2016 676 11523
2017 679 12741
2018 774 14072
2019 699 15436
2020 797 17938
2021 885 20583
2022 850 21461
2023 762 21401

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 11 270
Computational Chemistry 2 4 310
Nutrition and Food Science 3 23 370
Inorganic Chemistry 2 9 471
Biochemical Engineering 5 16 527
Physical chemistry 2 12 638
Environmental Chemistry 3 15 653
Chemical Engineering 3 13 726
Organic Chemistry 3 17 780
Materials Science 3 16 878
Pharmacy 4 23 913
Biochemistry 3 26 919
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 31 936
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 40 1043
Nanotechnology 5 22 1061

Physics rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Physics in Mexico and 809th in the World with 13,760 publications made and 182,222 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 66 In Mexico
#18 of 409 In Latin America
#809 of 6,603 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 89 266
1992 98 345
1993 110 341
1994 136 420
1995 182 611
1996 190 772
1997 196 891
1998 211 965
1999 238 1149
2000 224 1172
2001 228 1315
2002 288 1685
2003 313 1870
2004 332 2132
2005 385 2570
2006 424 2939
2007 392 3325
2008 480 3904
2009 409 4487
2010 485 4942
2011 507 5875
2012 536 6426
2013 478 7199
2014 558 7773
2015 558 8611
2016 588 9017
2017 628 9943
2018 668 10793
2019 624 11899
2020 722 13423
2021 760 15454
2022 665 15730
2023 584 15739

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 2 11 338
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 14 537
Nuclear Physics 3 17 681
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 21 734
Quantum and Particle physics 3 16 741
Astrobiology 3 19 782
Condensed Matter Physics 4 23 805
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 13 859
Materials Science 3 16 878
Acoustical Engineering 3 20 914
Optical Engineering 4 26 1043
Nanotechnology 5 22 1061
Biophysics 5 37 1176

Engineering rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Engineering in Mexico and 911th in the World with 13,571 publications made and 180,319 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 70 In Mexico
#22 of 420 In Latin America
#911 of 6,684 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 76 212
1992 92 288
1993 97 290
1994 125 367
1995 151 510
1996 156 611
1997 181 811
1998 184 804
1999 200 895
2000 197 1046
2001 208 1136
2002 297 1549
2003 295 1697
2004 303 1966
2005 362 2364
2006 403 2754
2007 379 3150
2008 467 3830
2009 415 4297
2010 479 4887
2011 493 5758
2012 521 6279
2013 494 7303
2014 573 7829
2015 554 8712
2016 583 9124
2017 615 10354
2018 742 11264
2019 665 12455
2020 749 13993
2021 798 16477
2022 719 16806
2023 643 16739

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 1112th in the World with 7,837 publications made and 122,105 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 67 In Mexico
#47 of 426 In Latin America
#1112 of 6,680 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 21 87
1992 37 101
1993 44 129
1994 60 162
1995 65 164
1996 50 196
1997 49 232
1998 90 308
1999 87 292
2000 103 429
2001 108 462
2002 122 697
2003 137 673
2004 162 744
2005 188 969
2006 184 1224
2007 204 1467
2008 209 1758
2009 231 2264
2010 223 2634
2011 235 3272
2012 275 3722
2013 295 4501
2014 323 5382
2015 377 6411
2016 393 7126
2017 348 7589
2018 406 8016
2019 423 8507
2020 482 10464
2021 610 12317
2022 600 12860
2023 520 12655

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 16 593
Respiratory Therapy 3 32 705
Epidemiology 2 40 706
Dentistry 2 51 710
Veterinary 5 62 743
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 21 803
Orthodontics 2 48 823
Toxicology 8 56 826
Public Health 4 36 832
Pharmacology 3 27 875
Gerontology 3 70 913
Pharmacy 4 23 913
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 98 928
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 11 65 974
Anatomy and Physiology 3 43 1042
Clinical Psychology 4 36 1063
Anesthesiology 3 51 1097
Pathology 6 51 1119
Cardiology 5 49 1130
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 47 1150
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 67 1151
Psychiatry 4 40 1156
Immunology 7 63 1183
Pediatrics 5 86 1186
Dermatology 9 87 1197
Oncology and Cancer research 6 42 1237
Audiology 6 52 1269
Radiation Therapy 6 48 1271
Family medicine 4 66 1272
Biomedical Engineering 7 49 1285
Virology 10 96 1331
Physical Therapy 5 57 1339
Nursing 4 69 1354
Surgery 6 63 1358
Ophthalmology 7 54 1401
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 63 1454
Critical Care Nursing 8 91 1530
Sports Medicine 7 96 1658
Health Science 8 126 2145

Computer Science rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 5th for Computer Science in Mexico and 1164th in the World with 7,836 publications made and 89,048 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 66 In Mexico
#32 of 417 In Latin America
#1164 of 6,752 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 37 124
1992 44 128
1993 57 161
1994 75 145
1995 65 198
1996 96 265
1997 101 333
1998 101 342
1999 109 345
2000 93 378
2001 99 399
2002 178 621
2003 167 678
2004 193 697
2005 193 918
2006 206 1152
2007 207 1311
2008 225 1507
2009 244 1799
2010 235 1968
2011 258 2403
2012 286 2541
2013 289 2991
2014 322 3486
2015 386 4115
2016 354 4667
2017 343 4984
2018 431 5544
2019 425 6034
2020 488 7385
2021 483 8519
2022 486 8896
2023 379 8788

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 12 689
UX/UI Desgin 7 38 940
Human-Computer Interaction 6 35 951
Web Design and Development 5 31 973
Information Technology 4 33 997
Computer Graphics 5 25 1004
Neuroscience 4 31 1030
Management Information Systems 4 28 1082
Computer Networking 5 27 1091
Computer Vision 6 28 1095
Telecommunications 4 26 1101
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 30 1108
Library and Information science 3 37 1182
Computational Linguistics 5 31 1231
Computer Engineering 8 41 1257
Robotics 13 47 1262
Cyber Security 5 28 1263
Software Engineering 5 56 1284
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 45 1325
Machine Learning 6 42 1348
Cognitive Science 6 42 1497
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 51 1576
Data Science 5 62 1671
Multimedia 9 64 1764

Mathematics rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 4th for Mathematics in Mexico and 1124th in the World with 3,928 publications made and 53,385 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
#30 of 393 In Latin America
#1124 of 6,305 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 28 61
1992 19 84
1993 27 86
1994 40 83
1995 43 131
1996 48 163
1997 51 214
1998 50 217
1999 55 254
2000 36 224
2001 55 213
2002 107 351
2003 85 325
2004 95 409
2005 98 560
2006 107 587
2007 108 644
2008 131 839
2009 121 1004
2010 134 1078
2011 140 1375
2012 161 1327
2013 147 1712
2014 165 2010
2015 192 2438
2016 176 2641
2017 168 2861
2018 195 2912
2019 204 3167
2020 204 3623
2021 215 4137
2022 223 4071
2023 178 4097

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 17 721
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 19 942
Statistics 4 31 1062
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 51 1576
Operations Research 8 55 1580
Math Teachers 7 60 1790

Business rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 5th for Business in Mexico and 1058th in the World with 3,554 publications made and 38,945 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 62 In Mexico
#24 of 388 In Latin America
#1058 of 6,187 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 16 28
1992 25 56
1993 34 42
1994 49 34
1995 49 78
1996 51 91
1997 66 118
1998 63 96
1999 68 190
2000 53 150
2001 65 161
2002 93 271
2003 81 233
2004 103 303
2005 79 366
2006 93 460
2007 106 475
2008 110 562
2009 90 668
2010 132 749
2011 127 824
2012 148 917
2013 143 1135
2014 150 1253
2015 162 1474
2016 155 1505
2017 149 1569
2018 169 1743
2019 163 1875
2020 214 2241
2021 192 2668
2022 180 2598
2023 120 2497

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 1 13 598
Public Policy / Administration 3 21 628
International Business 5 21 874
Finance 4 21 900
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 16 903
Entertainment Industry Business 4 52 905
Real Estate 2 16 1013
Management 5 25 1038
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 29 1053
International Trade 7 27 1068
Management Information Systems 4 28 1082
Engineering Management 6 35 1234
Advertising 4 23 1251
Marketing 4 32 1273
Human Resource Management 4 28 1332
Project Management 9 68 1554
Operations Research 8 55 1580
Accounting 8 71 2107

Economics rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 4th for Economics in Mexico and 937th in the World with 2,749 publications made and 25,987 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 57 In Mexico
#23 of 378 In Latin America
#937 of 5,995 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 16 23
1992 13 35
1993 24 22
1994 45 29
1995 44 51
1996 33 53
1997 41 88
1998 38 57
1999 44 86
2000 34 87
2001 57 90
2002 63 140
2003 54 125
2004 61 173
2005 54 195
2006 63 246
2007 64 277
2008 87 321
2009 88 446
2010 92 451
2011 90 549
2012 101 590
2013 107 839
2014 133 1145
2015 123 1248
2016 130 1335
2017 127 1390
2018 133 1412
2019 125 1502
2020 179 1783
2021 164 2232
2022 158 2228
2023 105 2040

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 13 502
Agricultural Economics 4 28 674
International Economics 2 16 816
Finance 4 21 900
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 16 903
Development Studies 3 26 923
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 19 942
International Trade 7 27 1068
Environmental Economics 6 61 1495

Art & Design rankings

Metropolitan Autonomous University ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Mexico and 826th in the World with 2,223 publications made and 13,314 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
#3 of 51 In Mexico
#23 of 350 In Latin America
#826 of 5,720 In the World

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 18
1992 14 20
1993 19 30
1994 21 21
1995 29 30
1996 36 80
1997 20 59
1998 34 57
1999 33 85
2000 35 100
2001 33 63
2002 38 82
2003 50 85
2004 48 114
2005 46 143
2006 53 151
2007 72 192
2008 62 240
2009 72 292
2010 73 355
2011 89 376
2012 107 495
2013 78 558
2014 92 644
2015 97 724
2016 98 726
2017 101 765
2018 131 798
2019 123 943
2020 144 1089
2021 116 1298
2022 119 1281
2023 96 1212

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 7 425
Sculpture 2 7 425
Illustration and Concept Art 2 9 446
Animation 4 12 689
Creative Writing 2 19 690
Cinematography 2 68 717
Fashion Design 2 22 719
Literature 2 22 724
Performing arts 2 22 737
Art History 4 21 802
Entertainment Industry Business 4 52 905
Aesthetics 3 25 939
UX/UI Desgin 7 38 940
Interior Design 4 18 955
Graphic Design 7 28 964
Landscape Architecture 2 24 990
Computer Graphics 5 25 1004
Architecture 4 43 1047
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 55 1050
Multimedia 9 64 1764

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Metropolitan Autonomous University

Speciality Mexico Latin America World Rank
Sexology 2 19 620
Social Psychology 4 32 1239
Psychology 6 38 1245
Child Psychology 6 53 1464