Uruguay's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Uruguay has 27 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 17.4% from 23 in 2025. That places Uruguay 84th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universidad de la Republica has the most listed scientists (12), followed by Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay (3).
Scientists in Uruguay on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled 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% |
| 2026 | 23 | +9.5% | 27 | +17.4% |
Top 10 institutes in Uruguay
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Universidad de la Republica12
- 2Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay3
- 3Universidad de la Republica Facultad de Medicina2
- 4Universidad de la República Facultad de Química2
- 5Universidad de la Republica Instituto de Fisica2
- 6Universidad ORT Uruguay2
- 7Hospital Central de Las Fuerzas Armadas, Montevideo1
- 8Institute of Cardiovascular Theory Montevideo1
- 9Institut Pasteur de Montevideo1
- 10National Cancer Institute of Uruguay1
All 27 scientists
Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in Uruguay | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 2,161 |
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Universidad de la Republica Facultad de Medicina | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 86 |
| 2 | 8,002 | Universidad de la Republica | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 344 | |
| 3 | 18,080 |
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Universidad de la Republica | Food Science | Rank 76 |
| 4 | 34,834 | Universidad de la Republica Facultad de Medicina | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 2,467 | |
| 5 | 36,666 | Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay | Ecology | Rank 661 | |
| 6 | 48,111 | Universidad de la República Facultad de Química | Chemical Physics | Rank 951 | |
| 7 | 53,086 | Hospital Central de Las Fuerzas Armadas, Montevideo | Respiratory System | Rank 513 | |
| 8 | 58,840 | Institut Pasteur de Montevideo | Immunology | Rank 1,646 | |
| 9 | 76,442 | Universidad de la Republica Instituto de Fisica | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,170 | |
| 10 | 126,517 | Universidad ORT Uruguay | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,823 | |
| 11 | 133,085 |
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Universidad de la Republica | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 724 |
| 12 | 133,515 | Universidad ORT Uruguay | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,029 | |
| 13 | 150,304 | Universidad de la Republica | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 319 | |
| 14 | 162,902 | Universidad de la República Facultad de Química | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 952 | |
| 15 | 185,605 | Universidad de la Republica | Dentistry | Rank 1,119 | |
| 16 | 194,110 | Universidad de la Republica | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 7,029 | |
| 17 | 211,095 | Universidad de la Republica | Food Science | Rank 1,359 | |
| 18 | 220,262 | National Cancer Institute of Uruguay | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 7,932 | |
| 19 | 220,473 | Universidad de la Republica | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 712 | |
| 20 | 251,276 | Universidad de la Republica | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,531 | |
| 21 | 253,676 | Universidad de la Republica | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 878 | |
| 22 | 315,995 | Universidad de la Republica | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,515 | |
| 23 | 320,163 |
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Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,189 |
| 24 | 399,490 | Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,535 | |
| 25 | 412,659 | Universidad de la Republica Instituto de Fisica | Optics | Rank 1,631 | |
| 26 | 416,227 | Institute of Cardiovascular Theory Montevideo | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,551 | |
| 27 | 519,562 | Universidad de la Republica | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 13,453 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Uruguay are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
23 scientists affiliated with Uruguay are on the 2026 single-year list, and 27 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Uruguay has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Universidad de la Republica has the most listed scientists from Uruguay, with 12. It is followed by Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria – INIA Uruguay 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 27 in 2026, a change of +107.7%.
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.