National Polytechnic Institute: Rankings

Updated:

EduRank

National Polytechnic Institute logo
EduRank.org best universities badge

National Polytechnic Institute ranked 2nd in Mexico, 571st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 162 research topics. National Polytechnic Institute ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 73,621 academic publications and 1,168,082 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 29 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#571 of 14,131 In the World
#16 of 1,756 In Latin America
#2 of 538 In Mexico
#2 of 44 In Mexico City
#112 of 3,944 For Nutrition and Food Science
#116 of 3,615 For Horticulture
#178 of 1,944 For Automation and Control engineering
#1242 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#923 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 159 other topics

Jump to topical rankings below

Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

National Polytechnic Institute ranked 2nd for Biology in Mexico and 485th in the World with 43,181 publications made and 783,008 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

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

National Polytechnic Institute
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 183 992
1994 196 1059
1995 238 1173
1996 238 1340
1997 253 1435
1998 319 1597
1999 351 2007
2000 421 2269
2001 435 2482
2002 623 3309
2003 647 4143
2004 713 5175
2005 739 6105
2006 854 7475
2007 934 8702
2008 1076 10424
2009 1163 12157
2010 1261 14529
2011 1287 17629
2012 1624 20575
2013 1753 23945
2014 1855 27042
2015 1925 29134
2016 1867 32529
2017 2139 35834
2018 2250 39563
2019 2353 46625
2020 2592 57573
2021 2606 67619
2022 2549 68030
2023 2599 72092
2024 2190 70016
2025 1676 64897

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 8 112
Horticulture 2 17 116
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 7 211
Agricultural Science 2 12 216
Toxicology 2 12 217
Botany 2 12 231
Microbiology 2 10 262
Zoology 2 18 284
Forestry 2 32 288
Biotechnology 2 13 412
Paleontology 2 10 424
Animal Science 3 48 452
Nanotechnology 2 8 461
Entomology 3 26 467
Biochemistry 2 11 472
Molecular Biology 2 12 484
Pharmacology 2 14 484
Virology 2 20 484
Biophysics 2 9 494
Genetics 2 12 523
Astrobiology 2 13 530
Immunology 2 13 547
Evolutionary Biology 2 11 570
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 12 601
Neuroscience 2 15 690
Oncology and Cancer research 2 12 722
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 45 788

Chemistry rankings

National Polytechnic Institute ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Mexico and 475th in the World with 39,911 publications made and 792,240 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

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

National Polytechnic Institute
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 173 1060
1994 190 1135
1995 210 1229
1996 230 1410
1997 266 1560
1998 293 1730
1999 370 2152
2000 436 2317
2001 508 2601
2002 628 3441
2003 669 4238
2004 712 5200
2005 796 6378
2006 839 7437
2007 930 8784
2008 1019 10206
2009 1099 11907
2010 1254 14155
2011 1288 17754
2012 1535 20998
2013 1644 24728
2014 1727 27426
2015 1791 30132
2016 1686 33386
2017 1919 36244
2018 2001 39852
2019 2122 45697
2020 2304 54807
2021 2210 64086
2022 2219 63849
2023 2234 67453
2024 1843 64451
2025 1403 59111

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 8 112
Environmental Chemistry 2 6 285
Radiochemistry 3 15 310
Biochemical Engineering 3 10 332
Computational Chemistry 3 6 359
Inorganic Chemistry 2 8 411
Chemical Engineering 2 9 441
Organic Chemistry 2 8 444
Nanotechnology 2 8 461
Pharmacy 2 8 468
Biochemistry 2 11 472
Materials Science 2 9 490
Physical chemistry 2 11 529
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 18 750
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 27 788

Engineering rankings

National Polytechnic Institute ranked 2nd for Engineering in Mexico and 493rd in the World with 35,397 publications made and 643,121 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 71 In Mexico
#8 of 425 In Latin America
#493 of 6,795 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 131 726
1994 133 777
1995 164 786
1996 188 1032
1997 211 1093
1998 233 1229
1999 299 1517
2000 353 1671
2001 431 1862
2002 651 2950
2003 592 3370
2004 662 4141
2005 748 5091
2006 819 6328
2007 914 7369
2008 967 8777
2009 1096 10236
2010 1251 12378
2011 1217 15618
2012 1479 18940
2013 1462 22034
2014 1638 24322
2015 1699 26794
2016 1527 29554
2017 1654 31994
2018 1810 35419
2019 1831 39807
2020 1998 46078
2021 1911 54071
2022 1826 52198
2023 1879 56326
2024 1561 52237
2025 1034 47545

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

National Polytechnic Institute ranked 2nd for Physics in Mexico and 490th in the World with 34,636 publications made and 644,125 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

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

National Polytechnic Institute
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 155 857
1994 161 877
1995 169 968
1996 203 1171
1997 231 1265
1998 250 1401
1999 325 1746
2000 390 1895
2001 474 2109
2002 649 3112
2003 600 3554
2004 672 4353
2005 737 5418
2006 837 6494
2007 885 7469
2008 949 8932
2009 1054 10483
2010 1208 12649
2011 1262 16251
2012 1417 20265
2013 1430 23817
2014 1576 25807
2015 1640 28829
2016 1476 31846
2017 1601 33780
2018 1745 36452
2019 1750 40496
2020 1862 45595
2021 1799 52710
2022 1710 49108
2023 1769 53200
2024 1418 49106
2025 944 43871

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 2 5 202
Nuclear Physics 2 8 406
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 8 424
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 11 425
Condensed Matter Physics 2 9 456
Quantum and Particle physics 2 7 459
Nanotechnology 2 8 461
Materials Science 2 9 490
Biophysics 2 9 494
Optical Engineering 2 9 503
Astrobiology 2 13 530
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 5 568
Acoustical Engineering 2 10 575
Medical Physics 2 22 766

Environmental Science rankings

National Polytechnic Institute ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Mexico and 411th in the World with 32,655 publications made and 584,378 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

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

National Polytechnic Institute
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 128 402
1994 132 517
1995 156 584
1996 179 645
1997 186 721
1998 217 818
1999 243 1008
2000 324 1216
2001 342 1410
2002 453 1956
2003 499 2398
2004 549 3179
2005 561 3828
2006 693 4875
2007 748 5822
2008 862 7206
2009 959 8598
2010 1031 10394
2011 1048 12988
2012 1308 15863
2013 1393 18615
2014 1479 20861
2015 1567 23091
2016 1460 25683
2017 1600 28439
2018 1735 31148
2019 1752 36699
2020 1924 43343
2021 1921 50769
2022 1867 49783
2023 1944 53476
2024 1541 48815
2025 1045 44250

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Environmental Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Polytechnic Institute ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Mexico and 459th in the World with 25,387 publications made and 323,487 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 71 In Mexico
#34 of 442 In Latin America
#459 of 7,088 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 149 311
1994 144 306
1995 144 299
1996 157 431
1997 158 450
1998 185 504
1999 219 694
2000 265 709
2001 269 777
2002 384 1336
2003 364 1516
2004 395 1903
2005 445 2373
2006 568 3135
2007 611 3490
2008 629 4356
2009 774 5149
2010 755 6147
2011 855 7687
2012 1058 9433
2013 1114 10853
2014 1213 12276
2015 1203 13872
2016 1154 14937
2017 1207 16589
2018 1434 18050
2019 1345 21847
2020 1358 24617
2021 1431 30020
2022 1333 28580
2023 1510 31241
2024 1019 25992
2025 622 22444

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 3 40 291
Archaeology 2 14 565
Publishing 2 10 593
Forensic Science 3 21 603
Art History 2 16 611
Political Science 4 34 617
Linguistics 2 13 621
History 2 14 627
Demography 2 25 635
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 2 14 638
Urban and Regional planning 2 17 686
Sociology 4 40 763
Education Majors 3 21 775
Genealogy 3 34 853
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 25 899
Journalism and Digital Media 4 17 903
Law 3 24 919
Aesthetics 4 31 1029
Anthropology 6 46 1079
Library and Information science 5 40 1216
Classics and Ancient History 6 38 1327
Public Policy / Administration 12 75 1376
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 48 1418
Communications and Public Relations 7 37 1445
Gender Studies 12 79 1541

Computer Science rankings

National Polytechnic Institute ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Mexico and 532nd in the World with 21,778 publications made and 362,116 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 69 In Mexico
#9 of 427 In Latin America
#532 of 6,855 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 74 474
1994 85 492
1995 89 521
1996 79 644
1997 113 661
1998 133 774
1999 144 962
2000 161 984
2001 210 1081
2002 430 2019
2003 342 2247
2004 391 2806
2005 470 3406
2006 553 4312
2007 587 4803
2008 611 5765
2009 710 6547
2010 783 7755
2011 743 9352
2012 916 10663
2013 868 12249
2014 1036 13808
2015 1038 14868
2016 931 16297
2017 979 18075
2018 1162 20377
2019 1114 22960
2020 1258 27596
2021 1193 31884
2022 1161 30917
2023 1294 32597
2024 966 29676
2025 706 26950

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Computer Science.

Medicine rankings

National Polytechnic Institute ranked 2nd for Medicine in Mexico and 713th in the World with 20,823 publications made and 373,849 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 69 In Mexico
#22 of 432 In Latin America
#713 of 6,793 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 82 508
1994 110 562
1995 125 599
1996 114 725
1997 122 718
1998 157 822
1999 145 1117
2000 186 1235
2001 185 1282
2002 257 1640
2003 290 2080
2004 317 2720
2005 328 3167
2006 386 3537
2007 408 4160
2008 438 4866
2009 513 5560
2010 536 6688
2011 602 8052
2012 751 9291
2013 813 10825
2014 884 12517
2015 902 13880
2016 903 15872
2017 994 17064
2018 1040 18345
2019 1114 21968
2020 1319 27624
2021 1289 32886
2022 1406 34193
2023 1409 35273
2024 1170 32509
2025 952 29694

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Toxicology 2 12 217
Veterinary 3 24 245
Pharmacy 2 8 468
Pharmacology 2 14 484
Virology 2 20 484
Immunology 2 13 547
Respiratory Therapy 2 19 562
Forensic Science 3 21 603
Orthodontics 2 37 634
Biomedical Engineering 3 10 641
Public Health 2 24 649
Urology 3 21 666
Dermatology 3 40 683
Anatomy and Physiology 2 17 684
Dentistry 2 48 689
Anesthesiology 2 19 692
Pathology 2 22 694
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 21 720
Oncology and Cancer research 2 12 722
Medical Physics 2 22 766
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 45 788
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 20 819
Sports Medicine 2 35 826
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 92 845
Radiation Therapy 3 20 886
Cardiology 3 29 895
Occupational Therapy 1 36 910
Optometry 5 30 918
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 30 929
Cosmetology 4 34 933
Ophthalmology 4 25 940
Physical Therapy 2 39 978
Psychiatry 2 31 1003
Neurosurgery 5 53 1011
Surgery 5 43 1032
Epidemiology 7 86 1144
Nursing 2 59 1163
Critical Care Nursing 5 65 1172
Pediatrics 6 89 1245
Gerontology 6 106 1319
Audiology 9 57 1345
Family medicine 4 70 1385
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 68 1527
Clinical Psychology 6 68 1577
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 77 1598
Health Science 5 87 1688

Mathematics rankings

National Polytechnic Institute ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Mexico and 647th in the World with 8,804 publications made and 142,716 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 63 In Mexico
#13 of 400 In Latin America
#647 of 6,434 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 29 189
1994 30 181
1995 24 198
1996 32 253
1997 45 267
1998 40 279
1999 63 323
2000 80 379
2001 114 445
2002 193 891
2003 139 920
2004 154 1041
2005 168 1342
2006 238 1730
2007 230 1942
2008 244 2360
2009 282 2690
2010 296 3094
2011 315 4121
2012 355 4658
2013 383 5436
2014 486 6098
2015 415 6692
2016 407 7140
2017 400 7810
2018 472 8513
2019 458 9592
2020 509 10861
2021 500 12612
2022 460 11783
2023 536 12273
2024 314 8806
2025 188 6842

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 2 6 430
Math Teachers 2 6 470
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 9 491
Statistics 2 14 661
Operations Research 3 20 774
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 16 871

Business rankings

National Polytechnic Institute ranked 3rd for Business in Mexico and 655th in the World with 7,641 publications made and 114,251 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 63 In Mexico
#13 of 396 In Latin America
#655 of 6,366 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 35 148
1994 29 128
1995 24 134
1996 24 190
1997 37 205
1998 35 228
1999 43 260
2000 62 296
2001 56 300
2002 145 619
2003 99 591
2004 131 726
2005 135 911
2006 198 1210
2007 233 1493
2008 233 1902
2009 281 2297
2010 309 2617
2011 283 3138
2012 376 3687
2013 326 4250
2014 406 4792
2015 395 5192
2016 337 5712
2017 359 6468
2018 438 7291
2019 371 7831
2020 443 9445
2021 424 10259
2022 372 9670
2023 420 9874
2024 254 7591
2025 143 6128

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Management 2 7 436
Real Estate 2 10 696
Management Information Systems 2 17 748
Finance 3 16 764
Operations Research 3 20 774
Supply Chain Management 2 19 818
Entrepreneurship 3 15 823
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 16 853
Construction Management 2 22 854
Marketing 3 19 884
Engineering Management 4 26 954
Project Management 3 33 982
Human Resource Management 3 20 1073
Public Policy / Administration 12 75 1376
Advertising 5 29 1453
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 34 1484
International Business 11 50 1499
Accounting 5 42 1539
International Trade 11 57 1606

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for National Polytechnic Institute

Speciality Mexico Latin America World Rank
Fashion Design 2 13 505
Graphic Design 2 8 537
Environmental Economics 3 20 661
Art & Design 2 18 683
Performing arts 2 22 688
Literature 2 25 744
Agricultural Economics 6 35 849
Music 3 26 858
Psychology 2 23 899
Singing and Vocal Performance 4 46 910
Economics 3 22 919
Development Studies 3 26 943
Social Psychology 4 28 1121
Child Psychology 4 39 1137
International Economics 8 40 1360