Uruguay's Top 2% Scientists 2024
Uruguay has 16 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 6.7% from 15 in 2023. That places Uruguay 95th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Universidad de la Republica has the most listed scientists (11), followed by Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay (2).
Scientists in Uruguay on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 14% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 2021 | 19 | +35.7% | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 15 | -21.1% | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% | 20 | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 16 | +6.7% | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21 | +31.2% | 23 | +15.0% |
Institutes in Uruguay
By number of listed scientists
All 16 scientists
| Rank in Uruguay | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,583 |
RR
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Universidad de la Republica | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 68 |
| 2 | 6,704 |
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Universidad de la Republica | Food Science | Rank 41 |
| 3 | 56,811 | Universidad de la Republica | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 2,715 | |
| 4 | 57,645 | Universidad de la Republica | Chemical Physics | Rank 775 | |
| 5 | 87,959 | Universidad de la Republica | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,474 | |
| 6 | 89,666 | Universidad de la Republica | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 383 | |
| 7 | 101,092 |
DO
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Laboratorio de Ciencias del Mar | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 549 |
| 8 | 125,238 |
AI
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Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 311 |
| 9 | 134,331 | Universidad de la Republica | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,581 | |
| 10 | 140,504 | Universidad de la Republica | Food Science | Rank 1,617 | |
| 11 | 146,335 | Universidad de la Republica Instituto de Fisica | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,714 | |
| 12 | 246,890 | Universidad de la Republica | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 1,097 | |
| 13 | 315,025 | Universidad de la Republica | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 968 | |
| 14 | 358,274 | Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,130 | |
| 15 | 754,065 | Academia Nacional de Medicina | Psychoanalysis | Rank 112 | |
| 16 | 4,412,649 | Universidad de la Republica | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 55,007 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Uruguay are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
16 scientists affiliated with Uruguay are on the 2024 single-year list, and 20 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Uruguay has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 single-year list, Universidad de la Republica has the most listed scientists from Uruguay, with 11. It is followed by Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Uruguay changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Uruguay went from 14 scientists in 2020 to 16 in 2024, a change of +14.3%.
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.