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The University of the Northeast ranked 51st in Mexico, 4962nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 110 research topics. The University of the Northeast ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,208 academic publications and 162,401 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4962 of 14,131 In the World
#344 of 1,756 In Latin America
#51 of 538 In Mexico
#1 of 2 In Tampico
#445 of 1,513 For Criminology and Criminal Justice
#463 of 1,018 For Law Enforcement
#519 of 1,010 For Web Design and Development
#6971 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#10117 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 107 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of the Northeast ranked 5th for Engineering in Mexico and 1353rd in the World with 11,001 publications made and 87,501 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 71 In Mexico
#39 of 425 In Latin America
#1353 of 6,795 In the World

University of the Northeast
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 12 113
1994 15 115
1995 29 165
1996 30 132
1997 57 129
1998 42 125
1999 51 154
2000 33 173
2001 34 205
2002 41 255
2003 43 271
2004 78 318
2005 104 394
2006 163 517
2007 214 646
2008 164 721
2009 261 815
2010 468 976
2011 917 1151
2012 654 1289
2013 831 1565
2014 762 1835
2015 513 2169
2016 335 2758
2017 313 3456
2018 351 4518
2019 400 6066
2020 676 8295
2021 568 10378
2022 665 9929
2023 883 10800
2024 540 9091
2025 762 7666

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Northeast in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The University of the Northeast ranked 7th for Physics in Mexico and 1397th in the World with 9,817 publications made and 77,398 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 69 In Mexico
#47 of 419 In Latin America
#1397 of 6,729 In the World

University of the Northeast
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 12 104
1994 14 91
1995 27 129
1996 31 132
1997 55 118
1998 39 108
1999 51 145
2000 29 163
2001 38 192
2002 37 255
2003 41 237
2004 72 293
2005 91 348
2006 147 471
2007 204 535
2008 157 618
2009 239 727
2010 434 863
2011 852 1059
2012 603 1213
2013 728 1374
2014 687 1629
2015 472 1982
2016 303 2438
2017 263 3066
2018 297 4005
2019 333 5283
2020 498 6887
2021 470 8768
2022 619 8583
2023 779 9001
2024 457 7801
2025 744 6929

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Northeast in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 7 28 1179
Materials Science 7 36 1214
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 24 1253
Acoustical Engineering 6 42 1347
Condensed Matter Physics 9 53 1377
Astrobiology 11 57 1409
Quantum and Particle physics 8 53 1415
Biophysics 9 52 1422
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 58 1427
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 64 1494
Optical Engineering 11 53 1512
Theoretical Physics 14 90 1533
Nuclear Physics 14 81 1880

Chemistry rankings

The University of the Northeast ranked 12th for Chemistry in Mexico and 1753rd in the World with 8,209 publications made and 59,345 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#12 of 67 In Mexico
#73 of 420 In Latin America
#1753 of 6,561 In the World

University of the Northeast
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 9 86
1994 13 84
1995 22 104
1996 20 97
1997 42 82
1998 24 86
1999 37 107
2000 23 103
2001 30 139
2002 29 144
2003 34 170
2004 59 189
2005 87 212
2006 119 317
2007 182 406
2008 135 463
2009 196 590
2010 369 643
2011 725 785
2012 496 914
2013 599 1088
2014 581 1263
2015 394 1557
2016 239 2010
2017 199 2505
2018 248 3283
2019 271 4192
2020 402 5536
2021 386 6914
2022 578 7124
2023 704 7206
2024 392 6550
2025 605 5832

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Northeast in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 7 28 1179
Inorganic Chemistry 8 41 1187
Materials Science 7 36 1214
Physical chemistry 9 42 1239
Chemical Engineering 8 43 1290
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 57 1314
Computational Chemistry 12 72 1620
Organic Chemistry 12 70 1705
Environmental Chemistry 16 93 1881
Radiochemistry 19 112 2059
Biochemistry 19 114 2181
Nutrition and Food Science 44 281 3667

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of the Northeast ranked 16th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Mexico and 1320th in the World with 7,586 publications made and 95,714 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#16 of 71 In Mexico
#125 of 442 In Latin America
#1320 of 7,088 In the World

University of the Northeast
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 26 108
1994 27 132
1995 33 180
1996 38 150
1997 38 162
1998 43 188
1999 52 244
2000 31 264
2001 32 316
2002 47 450
2003 50 485
2004 76 579
2005 90 594
2006 122 757
2007 111 928
2008 113 1123
2009 160 1335
2010 218 1606
2011 327 1724
2012 314 1983
2013 401 2292
2014 366 2733
2015 309 2969
2016 315 3299
2017 286 3760
2018 330 4513
2019 397 5735
2020 587 8053
2021 493 9509
2022 457 8682
2023 562 9795
2024 421 8030
2025 455 6473

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Criminology and Criminal Justice 2 5 445
Law Enforcement 1 3 463
Gender Studies 2 18 531
Media Studies 2 10 545
International Law 2 15 599
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 3 15 654
Art History 3 17 655
Publishing 4 16 762
Public Policy / Administration 4 26 768
Political Economy 7 31 770
Military science 1 17 866
Journalism and Digital Media 3 16 891
Human Rights Law 8 72 923
Communications and Public Relations 3 13 924
Anthropology 4 35 956
Genealogy 5 44 957
Library and Information science 2 26 972
Law 4 27 991
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 31 1075
Political Science 11 80 1133
Sociology 6 66 1165
Linguistics 5 35 1178
History 5 45 1190
Aesthetics 6 44 1214
Education Majors 5 41 1236
Urban and Regional planning 6 47 1249
Archaeology 6 52 1346
Classics and Ancient History 7 41 1380
Philosophy 31 217 1514
Demography 20 134 2033

Computer Science rankings

The University of the Northeast ranked 6th for Computer Science in Mexico and 1255th in the World with 7,417 publications made and 83,458 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 69 In Mexico
#36 of 427 In Latin America
#1255 of 6,855 In the World

University of the Northeast
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 16 82
1994 17 98
1995 19 140
1996 19 126
1997 32 117
1998 32 125
1999 40 170
2000 19 183
2001 19 210
2002 28 325
2003 32 325
2004 42 396
2005 72 453
2006 77 599
2007 97 713
2008 93 829
2009 156 958
2010 219 1153
2011 391 1266
2012 322 1532
2013 475 1714
2014 417 1998
2015 283 2289
2016 233 2576
2017 267 3079
2018 287 3966
2019 359 5362
2020 612 7689
2021 520 9699
2022 514 8534
2023 631 9967
2024 472 8238
2025 521 6085

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Northeast in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 3 13 519
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 12 741
Computer Engineering 3 17 776
Data Science 4 14 779
Game Design and Development 4 22 821
Software Engineering 4 30 842
Cyber Security 4 16 850
Human-Computer Interaction 5 31 884
Computational Linguistics 3 20 901
Animation 5 22 938
Library and Information science 2 26 972
Computer Networking 4 23 1007
Multimedia 3 25 1057
Cognitive Science 4 24 1064
Computer Graphics 6 30 1080
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5 27 1119
Computer Vision 7 29 1158
Robotics 9 38 1213
Telecommunications 6 32 1269
Management Information Systems 6 36 1301
Machine Learning 5 37 1362
Neuroscience 10 91 1848
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 93 1997

Environmental Science rankings

The University of the Northeast ranked 16th for Environmental Science in Mexico and 1695th in the World with 7,074 publications made and 61,424 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#16 of 69 In Mexico
#97 of 433 In Latin America
#1695 of 6,888 In the World

University of the Northeast
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 11 65
1994 11 63
1995 19 91
1996 25 82
1997 29 93
1998 31 92
1999 38 130
2000 21 143
2001 21 153
2002 27 231
2003 38 252
2004 55 342
2005 73 338
2006 106 458
2007 131 545
2008 119 635
2009 154 720
2010 291 925
2011 565 967
2012 447 1160
2013 550 1396
2014 467 1665
2015 330 1810
2016 257 2183
2017 209 2650
2018 275 3253
2019 262 4193
2020 436 5506
2021 340 6865
2022 421 6723
2023 519 7113
2024 341 5673
2025 400 4706

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Northeast in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 4 35 914
Urban and Regional planning 6 47 1249
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 57 1314
Earth science and Geophysics 8 60 1359
Geography and Cartography 16 93 1476
Geotechnical Engineering 8 62 1521
Oceanography 9 70 1541
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 55 1561
Geology 10 82 1633
Environmental Management 10 70 1645
Paleontology 13 89 1678
Environmental Chemistry 16 93 1881
Environmental Engineering 17 92 1885
Ecology 20 127 2079
Agricultural Science 30 173 2364
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 196 2507

Biology rankings

The University of the Northeast ranked 17th for Biology in Mexico and 1981st in the World with 6,578 publications made and 72,506 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#17 of 69 In Mexico
#110 of 433 In Latin America
#1981 of 6,841 In the World

University of the Northeast
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 5 71
1994 9 91
1995 11 93
1996 15 110
1997 20 86
1998 23 91
1999 27 135
2000 20 141
2001 19 167
2002 29 212
2003 32 235
2004 48 283
2005 65 318
2006 98 444
2007 111 543
2008 102 682
2009 129 816
2010 228 930
2011 423 1038
2012 309 1221
2013 363 1419
2014 388 1653
2015 286 2010
2016 209 2472
2017 192 3019
2018 243 3730
2019 294 4767
2020 494 6507
2021 422 7990
2022 506 7952
2023 559 7957
2024 372 6305
2025 509 5304

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Northeast in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 6 43 1128
Nanotechnology 7 28 1179
Astrobiology 11 57 1409
Biophysics 9 52 1422
Virology 12 118 1619
Paleontology 13 89 1678
Neuroscience 10 91 1848
Pharmacology 15 98 1944
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 93 1997
Biochemistry 19 114 2181
Genetics 17 122 2200
Molecular Biology 25 176 2236
Agricultural Science 30 173 2364
Botany 28 173 2384
Oncology and Cancer research 20 131 2417
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 196 2507
Horticulture 39 232 2569
Biotechnology 33 170 2621
Immunology 27 201 2644
Zoology 34 226 2671
Microbiology 32 203 2676
Nutrition and Food Science 44 281 3667

Business rankings

The University of the Northeast ranked 4th for Business in Mexico and 1044th in the World with 3,554 publications made and 46,958 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 63 In Mexico
#21 of 396 In Latin America
#1044 of 6,366 In the World

University of the Northeast
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 11 87
1994 8 86
1995 16 110
1996 17 92
1997 17 99
1998 20 94
1999 28 134
2000 22 153
2001 23 200
2002 26 200
2003 20 247
2004 34 270
2005 39 318
2006 70 440
2007 57 483
2008 69 585
2009 118 686
2010 129 927
2011 199 954
2012 145 1184
2013 223 1230
2014 218 1422
2015 153 1612
2016 133 1670
2017 115 1868
2018 132 2262
2019 157 2904
2020 293 3922
2021 205 4657
2022 180 4184
2023 230 4851
2024 188 3803
2025 172 3115

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Northeast in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Advertising 1 7 563
Engineering Management 3 14 612
Entrepreneurship 2 8 617
Actuarial Science 2 8 740
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 12 755
Accounting 2 12 762
Public Policy / Administration 4 26 768
Tax Law 3 12 828
Real Estate 3 16 928
Finance 4 21 972
Management 4 22 999
Marketing 4 27 1175
Construction Management 5 34 1203
Management Information Systems 6 36 1301
International Trade 8 40 1337
Project Management 5 46 1353
International Business 8 46 1447
Operations Research 6 49 1522

Mathematics rankings

The University of the Northeast ranked 5th for Mathematics in Mexico and 1453rd in the World with 3,401 publications made and 37,075 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 63 In Mexico
#46 of 400 In Latin America
#1453 of 6,434 In the World

University of the Northeast
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 5 66
1994 4 48
1995 11 72
1996 13 63
1997 13 64
1998 15 76
1999 25 97
2000 10 113
2001 16 125
2002 13 163
2003 20 175
2004 19 227
2005 39 278
2006 39 341
2007 48 415
2008 42 419
2009 62 570
2010 113 679
2011 164 630
2012 141 785
2013 216 914
2014 214 1092
2015 152 1227
2016 128 1394
2017 121 1584
2018 130 2131
2019 178 2763
2020 323 3937
2021 253 4716
2022 210 4008
2023 257 4545
2024 188 2983
2025 160 1955

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Northeast in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 2 8 740
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 12 741
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 30 1160
Math Teachers 4 40 1386
Statistics 6 47 1490
Operations Research 6 49 1522
Applied Mathematics 17 91 2096

Psychology rankings

The University of the Northeast ranked 6th for Psychology in Mexico and 1396th in the World with 3,089 publications made and 53,938 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 65 In Mexico
#48 of 417 In Latin America
#1396 of 6,663 In the World

University of the Northeast
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 7 59
1994 10 82
1995 9 102
1996 10 92
1997 9 89
1998 14 96
1999 25 137
2000 11 147
2001 12 168
2002 18 225
2003 19 245
2004 17 289
2005 36 333
2006 39 409
2007 33 526
2008 36 647
2009 45 766
2010 77 923
2011 108 979
2012 92 1154
2013 143 1296
2014 126 1514
2015 107 1689
2016 107 1839
2017 119 2203
2018 149 2561
2019 166 3189
2020 306 4489
2021 229 5347
2022 198 4987
2023 261 5655
2024 212 4368
2025 256 3428

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Northeast in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Child Psychology 2 25 897
Social Psychology 3 25 1038
Cognitive Science 4 24 1064
Education Majors 5 41 1236
Clinical Psychology 5 67 1570
Psychiatry 9 79 1641
Neuroscience 10 91 1848

Economics rankings

The University of the Northeast ranked 5th for Economics in Mexico and 1179th in the World with 2,062 publications made and 27,085 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 57 In Mexico
#34 of 386 In Latin America
#1179 of 6,188 In the World

University of the Northeast
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 11 49
1994 6 53
1995 10 72
1996 12 58
1997 6 72
1998 17 79
1999 13 105
2000 9 111
2001 13 141
2002 18 153
2003 17 212
2004 19 200
2005 24 217
2006 38 289
2007 43 335
2008 37 401
2009 38 500
2010 59 625
2011 83 637
2012 62 823
2013 117 838
2014 98 996
2015 100 1056
2016 105 1112
2017 72 1242
2018 90 1435
2019 92 1783
2020 194 2372
2021 132 2764
2022 113 2625
2023 134 2874
2024 116 2334
2025 97 1877

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Northeast in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 2 8 740
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 12 755
Political Economy 7 31 770
Finance 4 21 972
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 30 1160
International Trade 8 40 1337
Development Studies 7 44 1381
Environmental Economics 6 45 1415

Art & Design rankings

The University of the Northeast ranked 5th for Art & Design in Mexico and 1070th in the World with 1,784 publications made and 17,775 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
#5 of 58 In Mexico
#38 of 367 In Latin America
#1070 of 6,010 In the World

University of the Northeast
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 5 29
1994 5 23
1995 9 44
1996 8 30
1997 9 41
1998 11 43
1999 12 48
2000 3 57
2001 2 67
2002 8 89
2003 13 106
2004 12 98
2005 18 124
2006 26 133
2007 34 146
2008 23 198
2009 37 188
2010 54 301
2011 107 350
2012 79 332
2013 96 392
2014 103 500
2015 71 577
2016 97 579
2017 76 691
2018 70 904
2019 86 1095
2020 122 1537
2021 104 1870
2022 89 1656
2023 142 1893
2024 113 1674
2025 89 1344

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Northeast in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Art History 3 17 655
Game Design and Development 4 22 821
Music 2 24 839
Creative Writing 4 35 890
Animation 5 22 938
Fashion Design 5 41 1020
Multimedia 3 25 1057
Computer Graphics 6 30 1080
Literature 5 46 1178
Architecture 6 51 1198
Aesthetics 6 44 1214

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of the Northeast

Speciality Mexico Latin America World Rank
Audiology 7 55 1329
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 65 1444
Nursing 7 88 1575
Ophthalmology 9 79 1635
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 84 1799
Health Science 6 96 1825
Critical Care Nursing 15 130 1874
Gerontology 18 172 1986
Public Health 15 126 2040
Family medicine 12 132 2068
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 118 2118
Medicine 13 128 2118
Sports Medicine 14 135 2202
Pathology 16 140 2212
Physical Therapy 13 132 2321
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 38 258 2444
Anatomy and Physiology 21 167 2496
Surgery 17 166 2501
Anesthesiology 25 195 2640
Cardiology 26 202 2847