Uruguay's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Uruguay has 23 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 15.0% from 20 in 2024. That places Uruguay 84th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Universidad de la Republica has the most listed scientists (9), followed by Universidad de la Republica Facultad de Medicina (2).
Scientists in Uruguay on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 77% 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% |
Top 10 institutes in Uruguay
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Universidad de la Republica9
- 2Universidad de la Republica Facultad de Medicina2
- 3Universidad de la República Facultad de Química2
- 4Universidad ORT Uruguay2
- 5Ethics Northwell Health1
- 6Fundación IRAUy1
- 7Fundación Pérez-Scremini1
- 8Hospital Central de Las Fuerzas Armadas, Montevideo1
- 9Institute of Cardiovascular Theory Montevideo1
- 10Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay1
All 23 scientists
| Rank in Uruguay | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,095 |
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Universidad de la Republica Facultad de Medicina | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 91 |
| 2 | 7,751 | Universidad de la Republica | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 360 | |
| 3 | 20,621 |
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Universidad de la Republica | Food Science | Rank 84 |
| 4 | 34,927 | Universidad de la Republica Facultad de Medicina | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 2,517 | |
| 5 | 37,942 | Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay | Ecology | Rank 677 | |
| 6 | 48,488 | Universidad de la República Facultad de Química | Chemical Physics | Rank 987 | |
| 7 | 49,616 | Hospital Central de Las Fuerzas Armadas, Montevideo | Respiratory System | Rank 480 | |
| 8 | 54,046 | Institut Pasteur de Montevideo | Immunology | Rank 1,571 | |
| 9 | 76,970 | Ethics Northwell Health | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 741 | |
| 10 | 77,688 | Universidad de la Republica Instituto de Fisica | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,194 | |
| 11 | 116,655 | Universidad ORT Uruguay | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,434 | |
| 12 | 126,475 | Universidad ORT Uruguay | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 962 | |
| 13 | 158,716 | Universidad de la Republica | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 309 | |
| 14 | 165,988 | Universidad de la República Facultad de Química | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 995 | |
| 15 | 180,125 | Universidad de la Republica | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 6,602 | |
| 16 | 187,889 | Fundación Pérez-Scremini | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 6,862 | |
| 17 | 215,430 | Universidad de la Republica | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 700 | |
| 18 | 224,127 | Universidad de la Republica | Food Science | Rank 1,367 | |
| 19 | 236,459 | Universidad de la Republica | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,358 | |
| 20 | 267,426 | Universidad de la Republica | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 943 | |
| 21 | 306,931 | Universidad de la Republica | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,465 | |
| 22 | 390,201 | Institute of Cardiovascular Theory Montevideo | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,211 | |
| 23 | 393,138 | Fundación IRAUy | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,504 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Uruguay are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
21 scientists affiliated with Uruguay are on the 2025 single-year list, and 23 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Uruguay has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, Universidad de la Republica has the most listed scientists from Uruguay, with 9. It is followed by Universidad de la Republica Facultad de Medicina 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 23 in 2025, a change of +76.9%.
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.