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Top 25 universities in Mexico

The 25 leading universities and higher education institutions in Mexico, ordered by the citations their research has received. Part of the WAC University Directory.

25 institutions listed · data October 2026

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  1. 1

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

    Mexico City, Mexico

    • 274,114 research works
    • 10.3 million citations
    • h-index 660
  2. 2

    Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

    Mexico City, Mexico

    • 81,594 research works
    • 3.2 million citations
    • h-index 393
  3. 3

    Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)

    Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

    • 37,843 research works
    • 1.2 million citations
    • h-index 288
  4. 4

    Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM)

    Mexico City, Mexico

    • 60,952 research works
    • 1.1 million citations
    • h-index 243
  5. 5

    Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP)

    Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico

    • 27,461 research works
    • 1.1 million citations
    • h-index 332
  6. 6

    Universidad de Guadalajara (UdeG)

    Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

    • 47,900 research works
    • 928 thousand citations
    • h-index 229
  7. 7

    Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL)

    San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico

    • 35,020 research works
    • 928 thousand citations
    • h-index 225
  8. 8

    Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (UASLP)

    San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    • 18,558 research works
    • 688 thousand citations
    • h-index 243
  9. 9

    Universidad de Guanajuato

    Guanajuato City, Guanajuato, Mexico

    • 23,775 research works
    • 582 thousand citations
    • h-index 209
  10. 10

    Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH)

    Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

    • 19,741 research works
    • 456 thousand citations
    • h-index 215
  11. 11

    Universidad de Sonora

    Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

    • 13,451 research works
    • 427 thousand citations
    • h-index 183
  12. 12

    Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEMEX)

    Toluca, México, Mexico

    • 23,620 research works
    • 388 thousand citations
    • h-index 161
  13. 13

    Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC)

    Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

    • 18,397 research works
    • 382 thousand citations
    • h-index 174
  14. 14

    Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM)

    Cuernavaca, Mexico

    • 15,085 research works
    • 358 thousand citations
    • h-index 166
  15. 15

    Autonomous University of Queretaro (UAQ)

    Querétaro City, Querétaro, Mexico

    • 13,048 research works
    • 357 thousand citations
    • h-index 181
  16. 16

    Universidad Veracruzana

    Xalapa, Mexico

    • 24,944 research works
    • 351 thousand citations
    • h-index 148
  17. 17

    Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA)

    Mexico City, Mexico

    • 10,933 research works
    • 320 thousand citations
    • h-index 206
  18. 18

    Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (UAS)

    Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico

    • 10,094 research works
    • 314 thousand citations
    • h-index 191
  19. 19

    Autonomous University of Yucatán (UADY)

    Mérida, Mexico

    • 12,125 research works
    • 301 thousand citations
    • h-index 138
  20. 20

    Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH)

    Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico

    • 19,936 research works
    • 298 thousand citations
    • h-index 151
  21. 21

    Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS)

    Montecillo, México, Mexico

    • 16,188 research works
    • 270 thousand citations
    • h-index 148
  22. 22

    Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C (CICY)

    Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

    • 4,644 research works
    • 221 thousand citations
    • h-index 146
  23. 23

    Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila (UAdeC)

    Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

    • 7,266 research works
    • 211 thousand citations
    • h-index 157
  24. 24

    Universidad de Colima

    Colima, Mexico

    • 7,983 research works
    • 175 thousand citations
    • h-index 136
  25. 25

    Autonomous University of Chihuahua (UACH)

    Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico

    • 7,600 research works
    • 144 thousand citations
    • h-index 118

Ordered by total research citations recorded in OpenAlex (October 2026). Works, citations and h-index are OpenAlex figures for the institution. How the list is made.

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The directory lists 1436 universities, colleges and higher education institutions in 199 countries and territories. In countries with 200 or more higher education institutions recorded in OpenAlex it lists the top 25; everywhere else, the top 5.

Institutions are ordered by the total number of citations their research has received, as recorded in OpenAlex, the open catalogue of the world’s research, with data taken in October 2026. This is a transparent, research-based order: it favours large research institutions and does not measure teaching quality, student experience or graduate outcomes. University systems are left out in favour of their campuses, and faculties or institutes are left out when their parent university is already listed. Names, cities and websites come from OpenAlex and the Research Organization Registry (ROR).

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