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The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st in Mexico, 93rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 25 research topics. The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 169,297 academic publications and 2,006,823 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 476 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 42 In Mexico City
#13 of 3,255 For Zoology
#17 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#30 of 2,377 For Forestry
#73 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#77 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 22 other topics

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Biology rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Biology in Mexico and 197th in the World with 81,910 publications made and 1,511,244 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 69 In Mexico
#2 of 428 In Latin America
#197 of 6,770 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 410 2216
1992 436 2287
1993 505 2396
1994 527 2616
1995 691 3163
1996 711 3401
1997 781 4175
1998 946 5085
1999 966 6160
2000 1081 7517
2001 1138 8940
2002 1271 11161
2003 1373 13238
2004 1547 15386
2005 1655 18453
2006 1820 22096
2007 2076 25931
2008 2254 29124
2009 2411 33280
2010 2429 38596
2011 2699 44390
2012 2760 50907
2013 3005 57167
2014 3339 62054
2015 3456 67058
2016 3647 70274
2017 4053 76690
2018 4091 87032
2019 4437 100762
2020 5315 121233
2021 5558 145164
2022 5267 154411
2023 5312 154730

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 13
Forestry 1 3 30
Toxicology 1 3 40
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 3 43
Entomology 1 3 44
Botany 1 3 54
Astrobiology 1 1 57
Horticulture 1 9 61
Animal Science 1 11 85
Paleontology 1 2 88
Agricultural Science 1 5 92
Nutrition and Food Science 1 9 126
Microbiology 1 4 128
Evolutionary Biology 1 2 130
Biochemistry 1 2 216
Genetics 1 2 226
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 2 230
Biophysics 1 2 239
Neuroscience 1 3 242
Molecular Biology 1 3 243
Virology 1 6 246
Biotechnology 1 5 262
Pharmacology 1 5 263
Nanotechnology 1 3 269
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 7 303
Immunology 1 6 311
Oncology and Cancer research 1 5 428

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Mexico and 61st in the World with 80,572 publications made and 596,602 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 72 In Mexico
#2 of 443 In Latin America
#61 of 7,020 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
1991 450 677
1992 598 769
1993 818 791
1994 882 954
1995 956 1025
1996 831 1268
1997 923 1454
1998 1005 1707
1999 992 1965
2000 1137 2530
2001 1213 2901
2002 1269 3838
2003 1473 4585
2004 1617 5512
2005 1549 7077
2006 1654 8663
2007 1789 9717
2008 1995 11063
2009 2734 13331
2010 2463 15512
2011 3028 17970
2012 2815 20174
2013 3210 23554
2014 3095 24831
2015 3152 28057
2016 3516 28350
2017 3693 31350
2018 4142 35946
2019 4016 43680
2020 4461 52071
2021 4568 62775
2022 4195 65235
2023 4068 65692

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

Chemistry rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Chemistry in Mexico and 218th in the World with 69,781 publications made and 1,334,331 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 66 In Mexico
#2 of 414 In Latin America
#218 of 6,447 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 396 2354
1992 402 2340
1993 452 2323
1994 485 2632
1995 632 3179
1996 685 3421
1997 776 4118
1998 881 4974
1999 936 5963
2000 1023 7111
2001 1103 8399
2002 1233 10290
2003 1299 12105
2004 1399 14237
2005 1512 16698
2006 1637 19365
2007 1909 23033
2008 1982 25528
2009 2062 28993
2010 2087 33457
2011 2308 38230
2012 2410 44153
2013 2461 48693
2014 2733 52649
2015 2839 56789
2016 3096 60097
2017 3423 65538
2018 3362 73759
2019 3674 84596
2020 4233 100937
2021 4465 120625
2022 4117 127677
2023 4180 128372

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 52
Radiochemistry 1 7 114
Computational Chemistry 1 2 121
Nutrition and Food Science 1 9 126
Environmental Chemistry 1 3 129
Inorganic Chemistry 1 3 189
Organic Chemistry 1 3 207
Pharmacy 1 2 213
Biochemistry 1 2 216
Chemical Engineering 1 3 235
Materials Science 1 3 247
Nanotechnology 1 3 269
Biochemical Engineering 2 8 281
Physical chemistry 1 3 297
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 5 396

Environmental Science rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Mexico and 84th in the World with 69,672 publications made and 1,090,070 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 69 In Mexico
#2 of 428 In Latin America
#84 of 6,798 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 346 1282
1992 437 1360
1993 513 1442
1994 494 1646
1995 637 1961
1996 632 2151
1997 694 2638
1998 819 3229
1999 808 3893
2000 946 4816
2001 1015 5618
2002 1116 7091
2003 1259 8712
2004 1384 10344
2005 1356 12489
2006 1584 15052
2007 1703 18187
2008 1901 20391
2009 2275 23844
2010 2167 27714
2011 2412 31800
2012 2427 36380
2013 2584 41857
2014 2857 44696
2015 2919 48939
2016 3078 51179
2017 3351 55980
2018 3404 64457
2019 3598 76075
2020 4279 89437
2021 4442 107027
2022 4081 111410
2023 4117 111879

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

Physics rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Physics in Mexico and 197th in the World with 60,811 publications made and 1,008,935 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 66 In Mexico
#2 of 409 In Latin America
#197 of 6,603 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 328 1913
1992 362 1932
1993 431 2056
1994 414 2149
1995 538 2647
1996 623 2963
1997 665 3523
1998 762 3964
1999 815 4776
2000 922 5384
2001 967 6482
2002 1140 8091
2003 1240 9261
2004 1298 10696
2005 1351 12697
2006 1592 14847
2007 1804 17680
2008 1810 19620
2009 1857 22342
2010 1880 25245
2011 2112 29090
2012 2141 33126
2013 2120 36355
2014 2426 39225
2015 2473 43682
2016 2730 47488
2017 2822 50093
2018 2839 58910
2019 3083 66488
2020 3524 78443
2021 3677 92382
2022 3241 96268
2023 3332 97540

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 57
Theoretical Physics 1 1 65
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 1 66
Nuclear Physics 1 2 150
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 2 164
Quantum and Particle physics 1 2 194
Condensed Matter Physics 1 2 206
Optical Engineering 1 2 219
Biophysics 1 2 239
Materials Science 1 3 247
Acoustical Engineering 1 2 258
Nanotechnology 1 3 269
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 3 373
Medical Physics 1 9 487

Engineering rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Engineering in Mexico and 261st in the World with 56,779 publications made and 936,927 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

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

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 272 1632
1992 292 1638
1993 372 1701
1994 366 1835
1995 471 2213
1996 552 2428
1997 592 2920
1998 658 3280
1999 686 3966
2000 787 4523
2001 817 5354
2002 979 6986
2003 1048 7930
2004 1162 9207
2005 1233 11273
2006 1371 13104
2007 1563 15998
2008 1609 17890
2009 1688 20357
2010 1801 23921
2011 1912 27230
2012 2076 31199
2013 2018 34560
2014 2270 37316
2015 2318 41949
2016 2583 44730
2017 2691 47905
2018 2740 55358
2019 3061 64539
2020 3545 75920
2021 3642 90827
2022 3338 96325
2023 3382 97533

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 2 117
Environmental Engineering 1 2 126
Nuclear Engineering 1 1 141
Human-Computer Interaction 1 2 148
Civil Engineering 1 2 156
Metallurgical Engineering 1 3 191
Remote Sensing 1 2 196
Mining Engineering 1 3 196
Geotechnical Engineering 1 2 198
Petroleum Engineering 1 4 218
Optical Engineering 1 2 219
Agricultural Engineering 1 11 229
Chemical Engineering 1 3 235
Materials Science 1 3 247
Aerospace Engineering 1 2 249
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 6 249
Acoustical Engineering 1 2 258
Biotechnology 1 5 262
Nanotechnology 1 3 269
Automation and Control engineering 1 4 272
Biochemical Engineering 2 8 281
Mechanical Engineering 1 3 308
Robotics 2 4 321
Structural Engineering 1 4 330
Architectural Engineering 1 3 358
Marine Engineering 1 4 368
Electrical Engineering 1 3 371
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 3 373
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 5 396
Telecommunications 1 3 401
Computer Networking 1 4 403
Automotive Engineering 1 9 424
Transportation Engineering 1 8 451
Systems Engineering 1 6 479
Biomedical Engineering 1 8 519
Electronic Engineering 1 10 568
Engineering Management 2 14 602
Industrial Engineering 2 19 721
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 20 755
Architecture 3 25 770
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 20 793
Technical Drawing 3 12 803
Construction Management 2 20 804
Computer Engineering 5 22 837
Operations Research 3 19 847
Aviation 5 21 852
Product and Industrial Design 3 22 953

Medicine rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Medicine in Mexico and 332nd in the World with 44,013 publications made and 782,651 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 67 In Mexico
#8 of 426 In Latin America
#332 of 6,680 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 225 1071
1992 193 986
1993 256 1130
1994 258 1212
1995 333 1459
1996 343 1605
1997 395 1959
1998 462 2435
1999 476 2843
2000 531 3480
2001 579 4470
2002 635 5374
2003 703 6330
2004 788 7642
2005 784 8979
2006 926 10941
2007 989 12591
2008 1110 13853
2009 1190 15949
2010 1252 19105
2011 1413 21891
2012 1491 25526
2013 1566 28584
2014 1783 31170
2015 1786 34213
2016 1969 35494
2017 2150 39115
2018 2261 43651
2019 2472 50784
2020 3048 63947
2021 3314 78920
2022 3136 86099
2023 3309 86563

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 40
Veterinary 1 4 84
Public Health 1 2 206
Pharmacy 1 2 213
Virology 1 6 246
Urology 1 8 252
Pharmacology 1 5 263
Dentistry 1 13 269
Orthodontics 1 11 283
Audiology 1 8 289
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 7 303
Immunology 1 6 311
Anatomy and Physiology 1 6 322
Epidemiology 1 12 354
Pathology 1 9 356
Dermatology 1 12 380
Psychiatry 1 7 384
Plastic Surgery 2 17 391
Gerontology 1 24 393
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 39 400
Ophthalmology 1 5 405
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 11 426
Oncology and Cancer research 1 5 428
Respiratory Therapy 1 15 436
Pediatrics 1 17 450
Optometry 1 10 473
Medical Physics 1 9 487
Anesthesiology 1 11 495
Forensic Science 1 13 499
Radiation Therapy 1 10 502
Nursing 1 20 513
Clinical Psychology 1 7 514
Biomedical Engineering 1 8 519
Physical Therapy 1 15 529
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 11 530
Critical Care Nursing 1 14 540
Neurosurgery 2 13 553
Family medicine 1 20 555
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 18 580
Surgery 1 12 580
Cardiology 1 13 636
Health Science 1 20 646
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 14 662
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 14 687
Cosmetology 3 22 719
Sports Medicine 1 28 765
Sports / Exercise science 1 59 853
Occupational Therapy 1 34 868
Social Work 1 17 893

Computer Science rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Computer Science in Mexico and 323rd in the World with 37,533 publications made and 608,588 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 66 In Mexico
#3 of 417 In Latin America
#323 of 6,752 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 149 1083
1992 170 1140
1993 225 1129
1994 232 1162
1995 273 1399
1996 270 1521
1997 359 1773
1998 386 2005
1999 404 2564
2000 459 2891
2001 461 3642
2002 618 4782
2003 683 5353
2004 699 6417
2005 744 7542
2006 903 9152
2007 946 10218
2008 1046 11551
2009 1097 13226
2010 1094 15332
2011 1261 17160
2012 1311 19987
2013 1391 22159
2014 1552 24324
2015 1545 27024
2016 1706 29066
2017 1883 32194
2018 1971 38264
2019 2064 43487
2020 2426 52697
2021 2636 62017
2022 2379 66612
2023 2370 67105

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 391st in the World with 18,030 publications made and 283,629 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 63 In Mexico
#7 of 403 In Latin America
#391 of 6,528 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 89 603
1992 88 620
1993 108 604
1994 110 607
1995 136 770
1996 132 842
1997 153 956
1998 179 1067
1999 176 1367
2000 177 1509
2001 208 1769
2002 230 2416
2003 287 2632
2004 293 2988
2005 288 3428
2006 350 4198
2007 410 4704
2008 470 5565
2009 503 6275
2010 522 7279
2011 612 8135
2012 604 9359
2013 694 10587
2014 725 11416
2015 760 12586
2016 801 12997
2017 971 14690
2018 930 16633
2019 1033 19062
2020 1231 24215
2021 1324 29083
2022 1221 31763
2023 1345 31830

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 3 242
Cognitive Science 1 2 315
Psychiatry 1 7 384
Child Psychology 1 6 437
Education Majors 1 9 448
Sexology 1 9 482
Social Psychology 1 5 493
Clinical Psychology 1 7 514
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 9 547
Special Education 1 6 625
Occupational Therapy 1 34 868
Social Work 1 17 893

Mathematics rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Mathematics in Mexico and 448th in the World with 13,408 publications made and 191,240 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 393 In Latin America
#448 of 6,305 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 53 309
1992 76 352
1993 59 388
1994 77 399
1995 107 491
1996 109 547
1997 114 516
1998 131 696
1999 141 763
2000 122 803
2001 161 910
2002 197 1325
2003 217 1550
2004 215 1723
2005 277 2314
2006 291 2752
2007 339 2923
2008 333 3554
2009 375 4069
2010 415 4660
2011 435 5281
2012 434 5925
2013 436 6776
2014 577 7670
2015 517 8123
2016 602 9046
2017 671 9800
2018 669 11478
2019 748 13329
2020 897 16660
2021 1030 20670
2022 950 22298
2023 974 22798

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 4 273
Statistics 1 7 434
Math Teachers 1 7 540
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 6 547
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 13 792
Operations Research 3 19 847

Business rankings

The National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked 1st for Business in Mexico and 429th in the World with 10,193 publications made and 139,859 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

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

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 29 203
1992 34 260
1993 40 261
1994 58 279
1995 73 364
1996 51 393
1997 96 430
1998 74 386
1999 95 435
2000 100 585
2001 119 698
2002 139 1070
2003 164 1019
2004 199 1243
2005 187 1515
2006 226 1804
2007 261 2210
2008 285 2517
2009 278 2842
2010 338 3372
2011 386 4151
2012 373 4523
2013 431 5192
2014 454 5642
2015 446 6486
2016 499 7029
2017 520 7703
2018 565 9259
2019 582 10614
2020 718 12721
2021 722 15155
2022 627 15990
2023 642 16338

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 373rd in the World with 8,205 publications made and 111,918 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 378 In Latin America
#373 of 5,995 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 22 111
1992 36 143
1993 32 113
1994 49 158
1995 53 214
1996 55 249
1997 80 310
1998 73 301
1999 79 307
2000 78 390
2001 106 538
2002 98 679
2003 104 753
2004 139 953
2005 135 1076
2006 167 1247
2007 192 1510
2008 211 1779
2009 231 2149
2010 265 2401
2011 287 3034
2012 300 3316
2013 339 3904
2014 365 4314
2015 360 4904
2016 394 5176
2017 410 6037
2018 431 6686
2019 490 8225
2020 564 9933
2021 632 12509
2022 567 13550
2023 559 13802

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 7,370 publications made and 80,891 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 51 In Mexico
#3 of 350 In Latin America
#257 of 5,720 In the World

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 19 99
1992 37 166
1993 41 138
1994 41 149
1995 66 185
1996 52 213
1997 77 213
1998 84 273
1999 87 283
2000 80 341
2001 101 331
2002 103 509
2003 124 587
2004 114 634
2005 125 865
2006 153 999
2007 179 1203
2008 199 1351
2009 229 1595
2010 263 2036
2011 260 2201
2012 294 2514
2013 354 2991
2014 316 3131
2015 314 3472
2016 334 3765
2017 382 4026
2018 355 4394
2019 417 5258
2020 503 6170
2021 480 7124
2022 446 7413
2023 432 7571

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
Painting and Drawing 1 1 11
Sculpture 1 1 11
Illustration and Concept Art 1 1 12
Landscape Architecture 1 2 117
Interior Design 1 2 156
Photography 1 2 162
Music 1 2 176
Aesthetics 1 2 200
Art History 1 2 215
Fashion Design 1 4 222
Literature 1 4 228
Performing arts 1 3 237
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 10 260
Creative Writing 1 6 357
Computer Graphics 1 4 366
Graphic Design 1 3 398
Cinematography 1 40 460
Animation 1 7 552
Entertainment Industry Business 2 34 648
Game Design and Development 2 19 736
Architecture 3 25 770
UX/UI Desgin 3 24 785
Multimedia 5 35 1215