2021 tables: Institutions - academic

The 2021 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

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# Institution Share 2019 Share 2020 Count 2020 Change in Adjusted Share* 2019–2020
1 National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico 47.24 47.93 205 -2.2%
2 Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV), Mexico 8.74 11.12 114 22.6%
3 University of Guanajuato (UG), Mexico 4.77 4.79 13 -3.2%
4 Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico 5.67 3.49 94 -40.6%
5 Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Mexico 1.50 3.45 12 122.4%
6 Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico 2.25 2.83 15 21.7%
7 National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), Mexico 2.56 2.68 21 1.0%
8 Autonomous University of Morelos, Mexico 1.40 1.85 6 27.8%
9 Autonomous University of Zacatecas (UAZ), Mexico 0.13 1.58 4 1116.7%
10 Autonomous University of Mexico State (UAEM), Mexico 0.04 1.40 4 2985.5%
11 University of Guadalajara (UDG), Mexico 2.03 1.21 8 -42.8%
12 Autonomous University of Queretaro (UAQ), Mexico 1.25 0.67 1 -48.6%
13 Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala (UAT), Mexico 0.17 0.63 2 267.1%
14 University of Colima (UCOL), Mexico 0.04 0.61 3 1318.9%
15 Autonomous University of Yucatán (UADY), Mexico 0.11 0.61 5 425.2%
16 Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (UASLP), Mexico 0.24 0.59 58 138.2%
17 Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH), Mexico 0.42 0.52 11 19.5%
18 Autonomous University of Coahuila (UAdeC), Mexico 0.17 0.42 2 141.1%
19 National School of Anthropology and History (ENAH), Mexico 0.11 0.38 2 252.2%
20 University of Veracruz (UV), Mexico 0.45 0.38 3 -19.2%
21 Autonomous University of Chihuahua (UACH), Mexico – 0.36 1 N/A
22 Universidad Politécnica de Yucatán (UPY), Mexico – 0.33 1 N/A
23 Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM), Mexico 0.59 0.32 5 -46.8%
24 Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), Mexico 0.28 0.31 3 6.9%
25 Colegio de Postgraduados, Mexico – 0.30 1 N/A
26 University of Sonora (UNISON), Mexico 0.15 0.27 55 72.0%
27 Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), Mexico 0.25 0.24 27 -7.0%
28 Juárez Autonomous University of Tabasco (UJAT), Mexico – 0.19 2 N/A
29 Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas (UNICACH), Mexico – 0.17 2 N/A
30 National Technology of Mexico (TecNM), Mexico 0.01 0.17 1 1282.0%
30 Higher Technological Institute of Irapuato (ITESI), Mexico – 0.17 1 N/A
30 Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESO), Mexico 0.20 0.17 1 -19.6%
31 Autonomous University of Hidalgo State (UAEH), Mexico 0.17 0.16 5 -8.6%
32 Universidad Politécnica de Pachuca (UPP), Mexico – 0.13 4 N/A
33 Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ), Mexico 0.10 0.13 1 20.5%
34 Ibero-American University (UIA), Mexico 0.26 0.09 53 -67.6%
35 Benito Juárez Autonomous University of Oaxaca, Mexico – 0.07 1 N/A
36 El Colegio Nacional, Mexico 0.15 0.06 1 -65.4%
36 Autonomous University of Aguascalientes (UAA), Mexico – 0.06 1 N/A

Footnote

Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:

  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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The Nature Index database undergoes regular updating, corrections, adjustment of institutional hierarchies, and removal of retracted papers and thus the live website can differ from the frozen annual tables.

*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2022 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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