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Uruguay's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Uruguay has 17 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 13.3% from 15 in 2021. That places Uruguay 82nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Universidad de la Republica has the most listed scientists (5), followed by Universidad de la República Facultad de Química (3).

Single Year
15
-4 (-21.1%) vs 2021
Career Data
17
+2 (+13.3%) vs 2021
World rank by count
#82
up 2 places vs 2021
Institutes
9
+3 (+50.0%) vs 2021

Scientists in Uruguay on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 31% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+15.4%
2022+13.3%
2023+17.6%
2024+0.0%
2025+15.0%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20201413
202119+35.7%15+15.4%
202215-21.1%17+13.3%
202315+0.0%20+17.6%
202416+6.7%20+0.0%
202521+31.2%23+15.0%

Institutes in Uruguay

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1Universidad de la Republica5
  2. 2Universidad de la República Facultad de Química3
  3. 3Universidad de la Republica Facultad de Medicina2
  4. 4Universidad ORT Uruguay2
  5. 5Hospital Central de Las Fuerzas Armadas, Montevideo1
  6. 6Institute of Cardiovascular Theory Montevideo1
  7. 7Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay1
  8. 8Institut Pasteur de Montevideo1
  9. 9Universidad de la Republica Instituto de Fisica1

All 17 scientists

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Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in Uruguay World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 2,126 Universidad de la Republica Facultad de Medicina Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 113
2 35,396 Universidad de la Republica Facultad de Medicina Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 2,645
3 36,780 Universidad de la República Facultad de Química Food Science Rank 130
4 38,660 Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay Ecology Rank 663
5 43,057 Institut Pasteur de Montevideo Immunology Rank 1,364
6 43,185 Hospital Central de Las Fuerzas Armadas, Montevideo Respiratory System Rank 436
7 53,052 Universidad de la República Facultad de Química Chemical Physics Rank 1,159
8 70,197 Universidad de la Republica Instituto de Fisica Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 1,145
9 93,281 Universidad ORT Uruguay Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 1,657
10 112,166 Universidad ORT Uruguay Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 829
11 147,819 Universidad de la Republica Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 5,606
12 163,718 Universidad de la República Facultad de Química Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry Rank 1,080
13 207,022 Universidad de la Republica Networking & Telecommunications Rank 2,012
14 207,414 Universidad de la Republica Dairy & Animal Science Rank 670
15 275,143 Universidad de la Republica Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 1,276
16 318,860 Universidad de la Republica Dairy & Animal Science Rank 1,194
17 344,748 Institute of Cardiovascular Theory Montevideo General & Internal Medicine Rank 4,753
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Uruguay are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

15 scientists affiliated with Uruguay are on the 2022 single-year list, and 17 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Uruguay has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2022 career-long list, Universidad de la Republica has the most listed scientists from Uruguay, with 5. It is followed by Universidad de la República Facultad de Química with 3.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Uruguay changed since 2020?

On the career-long list, Uruguay went from 13 scientists in 2020 to 17 in 2022, a change of +30.8%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.