University of Veracruz: Rankings

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The University of Veracruz ranked 8th in Mexico, 1227th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 82 research topics. The University of Veracruz ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 18,774 academic publications and 141,797 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 16 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1227 of 14,131 In the World
#57 of 1,756 In Latin America
#8 of 538 In Mexico
#1 of 3 In Xalapa
#477 of 2,695 For Forestry
#590 of 2,330 For Animal Science
#646 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#1782 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1206 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 79 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Veracruz ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Mexico and 919th in the World with 11,262 publications made and 56,491 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 71 In Mexico
#77 of 442 In Latin America
#919 of 7,088 In the World

University of Veracruz
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 14 8
1994 26 20
1995 28 18
1996 35 45
1997 39 33
1998 33 33
1999 25 28
2000 31 81
2001 47 57
2002 57 89
2003 75 139
2004 83 134
2005 92 201
2006 100 267
2007 125 378
2008 132 456
2009 190 540
2010 211 702
2011 291 845
2012 367 986
2013 433 1310
2014 482 1711
2015 620 1967
2016 608 2048
2017 603 2426
2018 776 2941
2019 823 3546
2020 941 4928
2021 954 6271
2022 916 6660
2023 954 7353
2024 699 6593
2025 325 5700

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 10 76 646
Human Rights Law 7 66 878
Political Science 13 92 1196
Gender Studies 8 63 1252
Sociology 7 79 1292
Demography 7 72 1304
Education Majors 7 57 1462
Anthropology 7 68 1547
Aesthetics 10 67 1725
Public Policy / Administration 13 103 1776
Classics and Ancient History 9 62 1854
Art History 12 95 1866
Archaeology 10 84 1929
History 11 86 1955
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 10 81 2032
Law 13 99 2287
Linguistics 15 97 2347
Library and Information science 13 115 2403
Communications and Public Relations 21 120 2889

Biology rankings

The University of Veracruz ranked 11th for Biology in Mexico and 1701st in the World with 8,651 publications made and 108,584 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Horticulture.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 69 In Mexico
#86 of 433 In Latin America
#1701 of 6,841 In the World

University of Veracruz
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 19 25
1994 13 37
1995 27 43
1996 31 81
1997 21 89
1998 22 93
1999 30 98
2000 35 207
2001 32 169
2002 37 250
2003 67 327
2004 67 339
2005 86 417
2006 92 553
2007 107 673
2008 102 842
2009 141 1088
2010 181 1306
2011 240 1568
2012 234 1804
2013 308 2313
2014 406 3094
2015 383 3316
2016 380 3733
2017 459 4336
2018 530 5322
2019 612 6226
2020 707 8693
2021 733 10585
2022 700 11081
2023 757 12071
2024 662 11917
2025 445 11276

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

Biology subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 5 51 477
Animal Science 8 66 590
Horticulture 9 70 692
Toxicology 6 46 706
Zoology 6 67 742
Entomology 6 59 751
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 69 969
Nutrition and Food Science 15 77 1050
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 12 72 1054
Agricultural Science 12 77 1074
Botany 11 76 1126
Neuroscience 7 47 1276
Virology 8 89 1292
Pharmacology 9 70 1542
Paleontology 11 85 1609
Immunology 10 103 1633
Microbiology 17 108 1647
Oncology and Cancer research 8 73 1685
Biotechnology 19 98 1707
Evolutionary Biology 11 79 1710
Genetics 12 89 1763
Molecular Biology 18 133 1855
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 84 1878
Biochemistry 14 92 1901
Nanotechnology 20 105 2505

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Veracruz ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Mexico and 1428th in the World with 8,079 publications made and 82,837 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 69 In Mexico
#74 of 433 In Latin America
#1428 of 6,888 In the World

University of Veracruz
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 21 15
1994 18 19
1995 28 18
1996 28 46
1997 15 36
1998 18 43
1999 22 66
2000 30 128
2001 27 98
2002 35 151
2003 63 189
2004 61 184
2005 78 254
2006 73 349
2007 98 434
2008 80 551
2009 134 693
2010 163 895
2011 232 1098
2012 231 1359
2013 286 1757
2014 397 2329
2015 413 2526
2016 373 2804
2017 425 3306
2018 549 4142
2019 609 4880
2020 661 6858
2021 669 8258
2022 646 8883
2023 670 9716
2024 539 9316
2025 341 8876

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

Environmental Science subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 5 51 477
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 69 969
Agricultural Science 12 77 1074
Geography and Cartography 8 64 1084
Ecology 7 65 1287
Oceanography 10 72 1556
Paleontology 11 85 1609
Geology 13 90 1706
Environmental Management 13 84 1841
Environmental Chemistry 17 99 2005
Geotechnical Engineering 17 98 2078
Petrology and Geochemistry 18 112 2148
Earth science and Geophysics 18 120 2180
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 17 106 2193
Environmental Engineering 24 125 2332

Chemistry rankings

The University of Veracruz ranked 17th for Chemistry in Mexico and 2177th in the World with 5,323 publications made and 73,970 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 67 In Mexico
#102 of 420 In Latin America
#2177 of 6,561 In the World

University of Veracruz
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 13 22
1994 10 26
1995 17 28
1996 22 63
1997 14 57
1998 16 72
1999 20 86
2000 24 135
2001 20 137
2002 24 189
2003 38 242
2004 37 264
2005 52 274
2006 49 388
2007 58 426
2008 71 556
2009 78 736
2010 108 905
2011 140 1021
2012 141 1247
2013 193 1554
2014 228 1950
2015 250 2172
2016 264 2395
2017 273 2769
2018 311 3321
2019 422 4109
2020 418 5714
2021 431 7193
2022 432 7576
2023 477 8473
2024 416 8516
2025 262 7954

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

Chemistry subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 15 77 1050
Biochemical Engineering 14 69 1376
Computational Chemistry 15 86 1812
Biochemistry 14 92 1901
Environmental Chemistry 17 99 2005
Physical chemistry 17 93 2126
Petrology and Geochemistry 18 112 2148
Pharmacy 13 93 2262
Organic Chemistry 19 106 2272
Chemical Engineering 19 104 2337
Radiochemistry 27 148 2463
Nanotechnology 20 105 2505
Materials Science 19 108 2523
Inorganic Chemistry 22 126 2644

Medicine rankings

The University of Veracruz ranked 9th for Medicine in Mexico and 1749th in the World with 5,220 publications made and 63,658 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 69 In Mexico
#98 of 432 In Latin America
#1749 of 6,793 In the World

University of Veracruz
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 15 6
1994 10 21
1995 16 30
1996 15 46
1997 12 71
1998 12 68
1999 20 64
2000 20 131
2001 18 109
2002 17 148
2003 44 206
2004 33 218
2005 46 263
2006 51 333
2007 65 411
2008 62 546
2009 83 658
2010 115 820
2011 142 984
2012 143 1108
2013 177 1420
2014 229 1770
2015 215 2020
2016 226 2164
2017 262 2602
2018 291 3011
2019 350 3542
2020 451 5100
2021 491 6473
2022 447 6757
2023 451 7184
2024 412 6624
2025 298 6077

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Veracruz in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Toxicology 6 46 706
Veterinary 8 70 842
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 53 1034
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 12 72 1054
Urology 6 74 1236
Epidemiology 8 95 1253
Virology 8 89 1292
Public Health 7 70 1370
Anesthesiology 8 79 1409
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 168 1424
Audiology 10 68 1507
Gerontology 12 131 1516
Psychiatry 8 66 1537
Pharmacology 9 70 1542
Anatomy and Physiology 8 89 1584
Dentistry 12 118 1591
Clinical Psychology 7 70 1614
Immunology 10 103 1633
Pathology 8 91 1636
Oncology and Cancer research 8 73 1685
Critical Care Nursing 11 105 1701
Family medicine 10 99 1703
Pediatrics 14 141 1727
Orthodontics 13 122 1751
Dermatology 18 152 1816
Nursing 11 114 1974
Surgery 10 118 2032
Sports Medicine 11 119 2050
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 119 2117
Health Science 8 126 2205
Pharmacy 13 93 2262
Physical Therapy 12 131 2319
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 14 134 2384
Cardiology 20 176 2614
Healthcare Management (MHA) 17 164 2884

Engineering rankings

The University of Veracruz ranked 18th for Engineering in Mexico and 2441st in the World with 4,544 publications made and 51,520 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#18 of 71 In Mexico
#106 of 425 In Latin America
#2441 of 6,795 In the World

University of Veracruz
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 8 4
1994 5 11
1995 7 15
1996 9 22
1997 11 28
1998 4 33
1999 7 33
2000 9 53
2001 9 50
2002 15 68
2003 20 106
2004 29 106
2005 33 120
2006 45 157
2007 55 298
2008 59 322
2009 64 398
2010 94 551
2011 114 645
2012 129 822
2013 169 1101
2014 182 1399
2015 220 1561
2016 216 1762
2017 242 2089
2018 284 2440
2019 369 3059
2020 367 4261
2021 388 5391
2022 418 5874
2023 413 6683
2024 351 6529
2025 206 6239

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

Engineering subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 6 48 815
Human-Computer Interaction 7 39 987
Architecture 5 49 1179
Robotics 10 39 1221
Biochemical Engineering 14 69 1376
Renewable Energy Engineering 13 78 1693
Automation and Control engineering 17 81 1703
Biotechnology 19 98 1707
Computer Engineering 14 80 1945
Automotive Engineering 13 86 2041
Geotechnical Engineering 17 98 2078
Systems Engineering 12 83 2089
Electronic Engineering 14 86 2105
Acoustical Engineering 15 84 2121
Mechanical Engineering 15 85 2124
Civil Engineering 15 90 2187
Aerospace Engineering 15 86 2224
Environmental Engineering 24 125 2332
Chemical Engineering 19 104 2337
Remote Sensing 19 123 2347
Electrical Engineering 16 95 2369
Structural Engineering 15 97 2373
Metallurgical Engineering 20 110 2418
Nanotechnology 20 105 2505
Materials Science 19 108 2523
Telecommunications 22 119 2703
Optical Engineering 19 122 2711
Computer Networking 17 115 2733

Physics rankings

The University of Veracruz ranked 18th for Physics in Mexico and 2470th in the World with 3,999 publications made and 46,101 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#18 of 69 In Mexico
#111 of 419 In Latin America
#2470 of 6,729 In the World

University of Veracruz
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 7 4
1994 6 9
1995 8 15
1996 11 31
1997 10 32
1998 4 31
1999 6 32
2000 14 67
2001 10 62
2002 18 77
2003 21 110
2004 31 108
2005 36 125
2006 44 161
2007 50 270
2008 55 313
2009 70 399
2010 83 495
2011 105 622
2012 118 732
2013 161 1028
2014 180 1329
2015 217 1432
2016 209 1588
2017 193 1776
2018 235 2037
2019 325 2581
2020 327 3601
2021 318 4518
2022 327 4928
2023 336 5507
2024 289 5438
2025 175 5154

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

Physics subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 16 93 1588
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 92 1947
Acoustical Engineering 15 84 2121
Atomic and Molecular physics 17 103 2191
Quantum and Particle physics 17 109 2486
Nanotechnology 20 105 2505
Materials Science 19 108 2523
Nuclear Physics 19 121 2621
Optical Engineering 19 122 2711
Condensed Matter Physics 26 142 2812

Computer Science rankings

The University of Veracruz ranked 12th for Computer Science in Mexico and 2230th in the World with 3,848 publications made and 43,018 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 69 In Mexico
#84 of 427 In Latin America
#2230 of 6,855 In the World

University of Veracruz
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 9 10
1994 6 27
1995 8 25
1996 13 33
1997 9 34
1998 10 40
1999 11 35
2000 16 102
2001 12 83
2002 11 112
2003 29 162
2004 30 173
2005 27 196
2006 44 257
2007 43 320
2008 41 411
2009 55 513
2010 91 630
2011 108 687
2012 111 784
2013 144 1027
2014 175 1376
2015 178 1459
2016 209 1697
2017 191 1930
2018 238 2395
2019 263 2681
2020 269 3684
2021 343 4469
2022 334 4662
2023 336 4984
2024 294 4806
2025 194 4548

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

Computer Science subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 6 33 897
Human-Computer Interaction 7 39 987
Robotics 10 39 1221
Neuroscience 7 47 1276
Software Engineering 10 83 1670
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 84 1878
Computer Engineering 14 80 1945
Multimedia 12 77 1950
Cognitive Science 11 71 2083
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 15 86 2227
Computational Linguistics 12 85 2335
Computer Vision 16 103 2390
Machine Learning 13 95 2392
Data Science 9 104 2402
Library and Information science 13 115 2403
Management Information Systems 20 127 2612
Cyber Security 18 104 2630
Telecommunications 22 119 2703
Computer Networking 17 115 2733

Psychology rankings

The University of Veracruz ranked 8th for Psychology in Mexico and 1879th in the World with 2,575 publications made and 30,237 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 65 In Mexico
#71 of 417 In Latin America
#1879 of 6,663 In the World

University of Veracruz
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 9 8
1994 4 19
1995 6 19
1996 7 21
1997 6 26
1998 5 26
1999 11 26
2000 11 74
2001 9 58
2002 6 86
2003 23 125
2004 20 136
2005 20 139
2006 32 207
2007 34 247
2008 30 336
2009 48 390
2010 52 488
2011 89 572
2012 80 602
2013 95 745
2014 115 1050
2015 125 1074
2016 143 1200
2017 120 1399
2018 137 1664
2019 168 1799
2020 186 2526
2021 231 3012
2022 216 3145
2023 207 3331
2024 191 3128
2025 145 2930

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

Psychology subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 7 47 1276
Education Majors 7 57 1462
Psychiatry 8 66 1537
Clinical Psychology 7 70 1614
Child Psychology 8 65 1665
Cognitive Science 11 71 2083
Social Psychology 9 78 2237

Art & Design rankings

The University of Veracruz ranked 10th for Art & Design in Mexico and 1851st in the World with 925 publications made and 7,616 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Art History.

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
#10 of 58 In Mexico
#79 of 367 In Latin America
#1851 of 6,010 In the World

University of Veracruz
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 1 1
1994 1 1
1995 5 8
1996 3 9
1997 6 17
1998 2 20
1999 1 8
2000 2 18
2001 2 8
2002 6 18
2003 6 22
2004 2 26
2005 6 30
2006 12 32
2007 7 80
2008 16 75
2009 19 137
2010 18 123
2011 21 157
2012 36 171
2013 38 225
2014 33 316
2015 36 253
2016 57 292
2017 52 324
2018 63 451
2019 71 397
2020 67 610
2021 85 720
2022 85 763
2023 77 821
2024 51 795
2025 31 802

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

Art & Design subfield Mexico ranking Latin America ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 6 33 897
Architecture 5 49 1179
Creative Writing 5 50 1197
Fashion Design 9 68 1587
Aesthetics 10 67 1725
Art History 12 95 1866
Multimedia 12 77 1950
Literature 12 94 2004

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Veracruz

Speciality Mexico Latin America World Rank
Applied Mathematics 11 56 1456
Math Teachers 10 71 1969
Marketing 13 100 2488
Mathematics 13 103 2521
Statistics 13 108 2536
Development Studies 15 116 2594
Management 17 113 2708
Accounting 16 107 2726
Business 18 113 2741
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 105 2744
Economics 19 125 2820
Advertising 16 123 2950
Finance 21 133 3050