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The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st in Mexico, 93rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 28 research topics. The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 201,151 academic publications and 3,102,709 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 564 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#93 of 14,131 In the World
#2 of 1,756 In Latin America
#1 of 538 In Mexico
#1 of 44 In Mexico City
#12 of 3,564 For Zoology
#13 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#32 of 2,695 For Forestry
#73 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#93 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 25 other topics

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Biology rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Biology in Mexico and 178th in the World with 97,702 publications made and 2,221,700 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Zoology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 69 In Mexico
#2 of 433 In Latin America
#178 of 6,841 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 565 3021
1994 590 3517
1995 764 4122
1996 783 4532
1997 877 5408
1998 1061 6563
1999 1091 7728
2000 1217 9537
2001 1261 11186
2002 1440 14236
2003 1607 16953
2004 1741 19376
2005 1901 23417
2006 2062 28307
2007 2322 32449
2008 2469 36870
2009 2733 42272
2010 2691 47640
2011 3028 55758
2012 3177 64045
2013 3387 71501
2014 3737 78545
2015 3784 83901
2016 3916 89483
2017 4288 98316
2018 4426 108736
2019 4813 124918
2020 5774 153241
2021 5952 180733
2022 5743 183386
2023 6000 189567
2024 4817 181976
2025 3563 165424

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

Biology subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Zoology 1 2 12
Forestry 1 3 32
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 3 38
Entomology 1 2 39
Toxicology 1 3 43
Botany 1 3 49
Astrobiology 1 1 60
Horticulture 1 10 63
Paleontology 1 2 78
Animal Science 1 10 81
Agricultural Science 1 5 94
Microbiology 1 4 113
Evolutionary Biology 1 2 115
Nutrition and Food Science 2 11 136
Biochemistry 1 2 208
Genetics 1 2 212
Biophysics 1 2 220
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 2 221
Virology 1 5 229
Neuroscience 1 3 233
Molecular Biology 1 4 239
Biotechnology 1 4 246
Pharmacology 1 4 259
Nanotechnology 1 3 261
Immunology 1 6 289
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 8 352
Oncology and Cancer research 1 4 409

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Mexico and 54th in the World with 94,389 publications made and 1,000,498 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Law.

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

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 860 1060
1994 902 1242
1995 1002 1406
1996 864 1705
1997 981 1863
1998 1078 2219
1999 1039 2469
2000 1225 3297
2001 1270 3822
2002 1341 4931
2003 1582 5947
2004 1693 7086
2005 1659 9254
2006 1809 11350
2007 1957 12881
2008 2204 14778
2009 3020 17651
2010 2680 20197
2011 3410 24092
2012 3300 27018
2013 3816 32181
2014 3585 34739
2015 3579 38349
2016 3891 40033
2017 4012 44896
2018 4583 50451
2019 4493 60298
2020 5033 73582
2021 5166 88235
2022 4890 88229
2023 5077 93877
2024 3375 81426
2025 1904 70860

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

Environmental Science rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Mexico and 80th in the World with 82,676 publications made and 1,682,908 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 69 In Mexico
#2 of 433 In Latin America
#80 of 6,888 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 561 1887
1994 544 2281
1995 697 2658
1996 683 2951
1997 778 3492
1998 899 4324
1999 893 4967
2000 1036 6342
2001 1097 7293
2002 1249 9266
2003 1408 11339
2004 1529 13296
2005 1553 16285
2006 1784 19743
2007 1907 23327
2008 2066 26603
2009 2553 30858
2010 2380 34956
2011 2731 41124
2012 2816 46810
2013 3006 54221
2014 3284 58700
2015 3316 63335
2016 3368 68039
2017 3613 74988
2018 3766 84071
2019 3941 98703
2020 4786 118715
2021 4816 140536
2022 4525 138289
2023 4756 144291
2024 3612 135293
2025 2326 123010

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

Chemistry rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Chemistry in Mexico and 201st in the World with 81,515 publications made and 1,903,134 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 67 In Mexico
#2 of 420 In Latin America
#201 of 6,561 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 493 2880
1994 535 3422
1995 694 4034
1996 787 4398
1997 863 5196
1998 994 6314
1999 1058 7329
2000 1143 8851
2001 1235 10333
2002 1416 13002
2003 1537 15508
2004 1596 17690
2005 1751 20824
2006 1884 24765
2007 2145 28477
2008 2163 31639
2009 2308 36511
2010 2303 40745
2011 2527 47487
2012 2717 54416
2013 2748 60116
2014 3008 65891
2015 3095 70050
2016 3302 74947
2017 3558 81957
2018 3539 89437
2019 3910 102944
2020 4471 124843
2021 4596 146495
2022 4369 147282
2023 4534 152036
2024 3645 144782
2025 2658 129650

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

Chemistry subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 1 49
Radiochemistry 1 7 100
Computational Chemistry 1 2 123
Environmental Chemistry 1 3 123
Nutrition and Food Science 2 11 136
Inorganic Chemistry 1 3 180
Biochemical Engineering 2 6 180
Organic Chemistry 1 3 189
Pharmacy 1 2 198
Biochemistry 1 2 208
Chemical Engineering 1 3 225
Materials Science 1 3 231
Nanotechnology 1 3 261
Physical chemistry 1 3 289
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 4 357

Physics rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Physics in Mexico and 192nd in the World with 71,637 publications made and 1,503,290 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 69 In Mexico
#2 of 419 In Latin America
#192 of 6,729 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 478 2460
1994 463 2630
1995 611 3262
1996 720 3649
1997 758 4399
1998 868 4920
1999 939 5751
2000 1018 6717
2001 1090 7945
2002 1308 10160
2003 1451 11924
2004 1489 13471
2005 1565 15999
2006 1836 19055
2007 2013 22160
2008 2006 24683
2009 2053 28146
2010 2097 31484
2011 2357 36920
2012 2428 42478
2013 2432 47722
2014 2750 52409
2015 2748 57015
2016 2899 61828
2017 3062 66833
2018 3087 75337
2019 3361 87226
2020 3836 104092
2021 3954 119550
2022 3494 115022
2023 3842 124002
2024 2844 115674
2025 1879 102922

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

Physics subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 1 1 60
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 1 70
Theoretical Physics 1 1 75
Nuclear Physics 1 2 142
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 2 156
Quantum and Particle physics 1 2 191
Condensed Matter Physics 1 2 194
Optical Engineering 1 2 213
Biophysics 1 2 220
Materials Science 1 3 231
Acoustical Engineering 1 2 260
Nanotechnology 1 3 261
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 3 361
Medical Physics 1 8 481

Engineering rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Engineering in Mexico and 256th in the World with 66,746 publications made and 1,391,627 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 71 In Mexico
#3 of 425 In Latin America
#256 of 6,795 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 404 2045
1994 405 2249
1995 533 2755
1996 621 3042
1997 665 3637
1998 747 4102
1999 798 4841
2000 871 5727
2001 932 6638
2002 1129 8845
2003 1238 10324
2004 1329 11661
2005 1432 14273
2006 1583 16937
2007 1769 20129
2008 1794 22600
2009 1854 25625
2010 1988 29982
2011 2134 34287
2012 2313 39736
2013 2295 44273
2014 2551 48592
2015 2580 53732
2016 2735 57359
2017 2910 62971
2018 2952 69771
2019 3297 82398
2020 3790 98244
2021 3907 116104
2022 3616 115222
2023 3820 122435
2024 2825 112114
2025 1831 102012

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

Engineering subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 1 2 113
Environmental Engineering 1 2 122
Nuclear Engineering 1 1 148
Civil Engineering 1 2 159
Mining Engineering 1 3 172
Human-Computer Interaction 1 2 174
Biochemical Engineering 2 6 180
Petroleum Engineering 1 4 181
Geotechnical Engineering 1 2 193
Metallurgical Engineering 1 3 193
Agricultural Engineering 1 9 204
Remote Sensing 1 2 206
Optical Engineering 1 2 213
Chemical Engineering 1 3 225
Materials Science 1 3 231
Aerospace Engineering 1 2 246
Biotechnology 1 4 246
Acoustical Engineering 1 2 260
Nanotechnology 1 3 261
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 6 265
Automation and Control engineering 2 5 294
Mechanical Engineering 1 3 314
Marine Engineering 1 4 327
Structural Engineering 1 4 329
Robotics 3 5 337
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 4 357
Electrical Engineering 1 3 359
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 3 361
Telecommunications 1 3 385
Computer Networking 1 4 407
Architectural Engineering 1 5 429
Transportation Engineering 1 7 454
Systems Engineering 1 5 460
Automotive Engineering 2 11 466
Biomedical Engineering 1 8 503
Electronic Engineering 2 10 534
Engineering Management 2 12 547
Operations Research 2 16 668
Architecture 3 22 698
Computer Engineering 2 12 703
Industrial Engineering 2 17 737
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 21 783
Technical Drawing 4 15 802
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 22 813
Construction Management 3 23 858
Aviation 6 19 889
Product and Industrial Design 4 24 938

Medicine rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Medicine in Mexico and 320th in the World with 52,709 publications made and 1,146,097 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 69 In Mexico
#8 of 432 In Latin America
#320 of 6,793 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 288 1420
1994 288 1609
1995 356 1827
1996 365 2122
1997 439 2469
1998 515 3122
1999 532 3577
2000 580 4396
2001 631 5655
2002 709 6936
2003 813 8231
2004 869 9489
2005 909 11621
2006 1026 13809
2007 1088 15651
2008 1204 17457
2009 1336 20149
2010 1374 23500
2011 1585 27041
2012 1685 31849
2013 1761 35301
2014 1946 39316
2015 1955 41988
2016 2096 44502
2017 2258 48564
2018 2411 53686
2019 2602 61599
2020 3373 79639
2021 3597 97713
2022 3455 100786
2023 3725 104494
2024 2790 95711
2025 2315 86668

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

Medicine subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Toxicology 1 3 43
Veterinary 1 4 69
Pharmacy 1 2 198
Public Health 1 2 199
Virology 1 5 229
Urology 1 8 242
Pharmacology 1 4 259
Dentistry 1 13 266
Audiology 1 9 282
Orthodontics 1 11 286
Immunology 1 6 289
Anatomy and Physiology 1 6 300
Epidemiology 1 11 327
Pathology 1 9 339
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 8 352
Gerontology 1 23 366
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 36 379
Psychiatry 1 7 381
Ophthalmology 1 6 385
Plastic Surgery 2 18 387
Dermatology 2 15 393
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 10 409
Oncology and Cancer research 1 4 409
Respiratory Therapy 1 15 438
Pediatrics 1 17 440
Forensic Science 1 13 457
Anesthesiology 1 11 474
Medical Physics 1 8 481
Clinical Psychology 1 7 486
Radiation Therapy 1 9 501
Biomedical Engineering 1 8 503
Nursing 1 22 509
Optometry 2 12 518
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 10 519
Critical Care Nursing 1 16 522
Family medicine 1 18 531
Physical Therapy 1 17 558
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 18 563
Surgery 1 12 579
Health Science 1 19 611
Neurosurgery 1 15 631
Cardiology 1 13 632
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 12 648
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 14 667
Sports Medicine 1 28 746
Cosmetology 3 22 762
Sports / Exercise science 3 62 872
Social Work 1 23 908
Occupational Therapy 2 37 919

Computer Science rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Computer Science in Mexico and 315th in the World with 44,784 publications made and 929,207 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 69 In Mexico
#3 of 427 In Latin America
#315 of 6,855 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 256 1376
1994 263 1495
1995 307 1742
1996 296 1897
1997 398 2232
1998 428 2529
1999 467 3214
2000 491 3670
2001 534 4484
2002 703 6094
2003 782 6895
2004 814 8087
2005 869 9686
2006 1009 11810
2007 1046 12982
2008 1163 14986
2009 1246 17140
2010 1215 19670
2011 1419 22319
2012 1516 25748
2013 1587 28688
2014 1735 32146
2015 1713 35230
2016 1857 38864
2017 2013 42496
2018 2125 48703
2019 2232 55822
2020 2674 68674
2021 2853 79912
2022 2634 78881
2023 2741 85253
2024 1990 78939
2025 1542 70043

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

Psychology rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Psychology in Mexico and 392nd in the World with 21,441 publications made and 419,479 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 65 In Mexico
#7 of 417 In Latin America
#392 of 6,663 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 118 706
1994 126 802
1995 144 938
1996 142 1073
1997 172 1122
1998 201 1325
1999 201 1665
2000 187 1821
2001 224 2233
2002 254 3059
2003 314 3400
2004 332 3762
2005 336 4335
2006 390 5293
2007 436 5883
2008 526 6933
2009 530 7802
2010 565 8926
2011 694 10071
2012 725 11842
2013 744 13334
2014 809 14803
2015 844 15837
2016 856 16806
2017 1000 18644
2018 977 20757
2019 1098 23454
2020 1312 30697
2021 1448 36740
2022 1344 37809
2023 1506 40518
2024 1088 38177
2025 922 34793

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Autonomous University of Mexico in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 1 3 233
Cognitive Science 1 2 332
Psychiatry 1 7 381
Child Psychology 1 7 425
Education Majors 1 8 453
Clinical Psychology 1 7 486
Sexology 1 14 493
Social Psychology 1 5 498
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 10 521
Special Education 1 5 533
Social Work 1 23 908
Occupational Therapy 2 37 919

Mathematics rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Mathematics in Mexico and 459th in the World with 15,801 publications made and 281,992 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 63 In Mexico
#7 of 400 In Latin America
#459 of 6,434 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 60 476
1994 76 481
1995 112 580
1996 118 647
1997 127 647
1998 148 811
1999 151 880
2000 133 1000
2001 182 1138
2002 230 1644
2003 246 2054
2004 247 2184
2005 306 2936
2006 323 3525
2007 375 3708
2008 354 4578
2009 426 5252
2010 453 6041
2011 497 7011
2012 501 7851
2013 501 9136
2014 635 10313
2015 610 11004
2016 653 11965
2017 694 13392
2018 728 14969
2019 799 17758
2020 989 22499
2021 1132 27554
2022 1026 27267
2023 1106 29728
2024 685 22442
2025 486 19505

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

Mathematics subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 4 282
Statistics 1 7 436
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 7 523
Math Teachers 3 10 544
Operations Research 2 16 668
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 15 851
Actuarial Science 4 15 997

Business rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Business in Mexico and 434th in the World with 11,932 publications made and 216,999 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

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

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 37 320
1994 69 346
1995 75 432
1996 56 482
1997 99 533
1998 81 488
1999 105 521
2000 113 722
2001 131 916
2002 151 1368
2003 188 1328
2004 217 1556
2005 209 1946
2006 243 2362
2007 278 2748
2008 300 3287
2009 329 3616
2010 381 4321
2011 432 5345
2012 429 5915
2013 486 6840
2014 483 7433
2015 514 8592
2016 539 9451
2017 566 10153
2018 610 11784
2019 644 13997
2020 786 17267
2021 781 20379
2022 709 19915
2023 742 22503
2024 462 16803
2025 298 14173

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

Economics rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Economics in Mexico and 380th in the World with 9,599 publications made and 173,311 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 57 In Mexico
#4 of 386 In Latin America
#380 of 6,188 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 34 175
1994 55 200
1995 53 284
1996 63 332
1997 81 390
1998 82 406
1999 85 358
2000 86 501
2001 113 740
2002 99 852
2003 114 981
2004 152 1150
2005 150 1354
2006 174 1659
2007 205 1904
2008 217 2355
2009 266 2800
2010 295 3045
2011 303 3856
2012 345 4426
2013 378 5083
2014 409 5823
2015 421 6420
2016 430 6988
2017 437 7973
2018 456 8737
2019 527 11068
2020 642 13783
2021 694 17014
2022 630 17062
2023 625 19107
2024 398 14322
2025 259 11866

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

Art & Design rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Art & Design in Mexico and 257th in the World with 8,706 publications made and 127,323 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#1 of 58 In Mexico
#4 of 367 In Latin America
#257 of 6,010 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 47 178
1994 44 194
1995 70 240
1996 60 282
1997 83 255
1998 94 356
1999 92 359
2000 85 432
2001 105 435
2002 108 632
2003 136 762
2004 147 879
2005 129 1133
2006 183 1338
2007 187 1584
2008 219 1853
2009 265 2227
2010 278 2674
2011 277 2929
2012 324 3367
2013 389 4215
2014 348 4637
2015 356 4947
2016 388 5541
2017 408 6064
2018 411 6315
2019 450 7395
2020 568 8889
2021 541 9988
2022 515 10225
2023 517 11326
2024 344 10723
2025 218 10474

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

Art & Design subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Illustration and Concept Art 1 1 11
Painting and Drawing 1 1 11
Sculpture 1 1 11
Landscape Architecture 1 2 113
Interior Design 1 2 153
Music 1 2 162
Aesthetics 1 2 208
Fashion Design 1 4 211
Art History 1 2 211
Performing arts 1 4 228
Literature 1 5 240
Photography 1 7 323
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 12 326
Creative Writing 1 6 340
Graphic Design 1 4 356
Computer Graphics 1 4 367
Cinematography 1 41 452
Animation 2 7 526
Entertainment Industry Business 1 33 581
Architecture 3 22 698
Game Design and Development 3 18 743
UX/UI Desgin 4 28 846
Multimedia 4 27 1124