Uruguay's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Uruguay has 20 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2023. That places Uruguay 85th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 4 places. Universidad de la Republica has the most listed scientists (13), followed by Universidad ORT Uruguay (2).
Scientists in Uruguay on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 54% 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 20 scientists
| Rank in Uruguay | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,113 |
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Universidad de la Republica | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 95 |
| 2 | 24,042 |
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Universidad de la Republica | Food Science | Rank 91 |
| 3 | 34,444 | Universidad de la Republica | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 2,521 | |
| 4 | 46,390 | Hospital Central de Las Fuerzas Armadas, Montevideo | Respiratory System | Rank 461 | |
| 5 | 49,178 | Universidad de la Republica | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,019 | |
| 6 | 51,333 | Institut Pasteur de Montevideo | Immunology | Rank 1,509 | |
| 7 | 74,531 | Universidad de la Republica Instituto de Fisica | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,179 | |
| 8 | 110,588 | Universidad ORT Uruguay | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,196 | |
| 9 | 124,476 | Universidad ORT Uruguay | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 941 | |
| 10 | 129,210 | Universidad de la Republica | Chemical Physics | Rank 2,416 | |
| 11 | 161,897 | Universidad de la Republica | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 296 | |
| 12 | 170,090 | Hospital de Clinicas Dr. Manuel Quintela | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 6,353 | |
| 13 | 170,863 | Universidad de la Republica | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 1,048 | |
| 14 | 212,407 | Universidad de la Republica | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 696 | |
| 15 | 233,473 | Universidad de la Republica | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,293 | |
| 16 | 237,830 | Universidad de la Republica | Food Science | Rank 1,389 | |
| 17 | 292,111 | Universidad de la Republica | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,078 | |
| 18 | 299,386 | Universidad de la Republica | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,440 | |
| 19 | 320,139 | Universidad de la Republica | Forestry | Rank 542 | |
| 20 | 386,911 | Institute of Cardiovascular Theory Montevideo | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,231 | |
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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 career-long list, Universidad de la Republica has the most listed scientists from Uruguay, with 13. It is followed by Universidad ORT Uruguay with 2.
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 20 in 2024, a change of +53.8%.
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.