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Research in Montevideo

Science Explorer records 45 research institutions in Montevideo, Uruguay. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad de la República de Uruguay, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo and Universidad de Montevideo.

Research institutions
45
14 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
38k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.9%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Montevideo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de la República de UruguayUniversity 20,301 #2,374
2Hospital de ClínicasHospital / health system 3,270 #12,494
3Universidad de MontevideoUniversity 3,187 #10,736
4Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente EstableNonprofit 1,346 #17,847
5Centro Uruguayo de Imagenología MolecularResearch facility 1,219 #17,925
6Universidad ORT UruguayUniversity 1,115 #16,025
7Ministerio de Educación y CulturaGovernment institution 866 #19,722
8Universidad de la EmpresaUniversity 711 #26,335
9Hospital BritánicoHospital / health system 681 #23,919
10Institut Pasteur de MontevideoResearch facility 577 #10,273
11Centro Hospitalario Pereira RossellHospital / health system 515 #19,999
12Hospital Central de las Fuerzas ArmadasHospital / health system 428 #27,334
13Inter-American InstituteGovernment institution 345 #27,447 all time
14Hospital MacielHospital / health system 342 #27,583
15Ministerio de Salud PúblicaGovernment institution 337 #39,203 all time
16Observatorio Astronómico Los MolinosResearch facility 285 #35,526 all time
17Ministerio de Ganadería Agricultura y PescaGovernment institution 244 #39,050 all time
18Universidad CLAEHUniversity 236 #24,874
19National Administration of Power Plants and Electrical Transmissions (Uruguay)Company 223 #41,305 all time
20Administracion de los Servicios de Salud del EstadoHospital / health system 202 #28,640 all time
21RedCLARAInstitution 196 #35,372 all time
22Comisión Honoraria de Lucha contra el cáncerInstitution 180 #42,166 all time
23Comisión Sectorial de Investigación CientíficaGovernment institution 166 #37,758 all time
24Agencia Nacional de Investigación e InnovaciónGovernment institution 154 #41,694 all time
25Banco Central del UruguayInstitution 151 #42,164 all time
26Ministerio de Industria, Energía y MineríaGovernment institution 139 #41,843 all time
27Plan CeibalUniversity 110 not ranked
28Instituto Universitario Asociación Cristiana de JóvenesUniversity 105 not ranked
29Fundación IRAUyNonprofit 105 not ranked
30Asociación Psicoanalítica del UruguayInstitution 79 not ranked
31Hospital Italiano de MontevideoHospital / health system 72 not ranked
32Instituto Universitario BIOSUniversity 42 not ranked
33Instituto Universitario Centro de Estudio y Diagnóstico de las Disgnacias del UruguayUniversity 34 not ranked
34Mutualista Hospital EvangélicoHospital / health system 33 not ranked
35Hospital VilardebóHospital / health system 26 not ranked
36Dexin (Uruguay)Company 18 not ranked
37KarumbéNonprofit 8 not ranked
38Facultad de Teología del Uruguay Monseñor Mariano SolerUniversity 7 not ranked
39Instituto Universitario Centro de Docencia, Investigación e Información en AprendizajeUniversity 6 not ranked
40Programa de Desarrollo de las Ciencias BásicasUniversity 6 not ranked
41Asociación de Informáticos del UruguayInstitution 4 not ranked
42Centro Cooperativista UruguayoNonprofit 3 not ranked
43Universitario CrandonUniversity 2 not ranked
44Asociación de Universidades Grupo MontevideoInstitution 2 not ranked
45Liceo Jubilar Juan Pablo IIUniversity 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Universidad de la República de Uruguay: 53.3%Hospital de Clínicas: 8.6%Universidad de Montevideo: 8.4%Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable: 3.5%40 others listed: 26.2%53%largest
Universidad de la República de Uruguay20k · 53.3%Hospital de Clínicas3,270 · 8.6%Universidad de Montevideo3,187 · 8.4%Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable1,346 · 3.5%40 others listed9,974 · 26.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Montevideo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Montevideo is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Agronomy and Crop Science and Parasitology (8.0× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 70.6 works8.0×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 85.2 works4.4×
  3. ParasitologySubfield · 36.5 works4.3×
  4. VeterinaryField · 44.5 works4.0×
  5. Small AnimalsSubfield · 38.3 works3.9×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Montevideo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Globalization, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Education, Public Health, Social Movements and Human Rights.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology515▲ 1.61×135 topics
  2. Globalization399▲ 2.5×107 topics
  3. Climate Change386▲ 1.77×103 topics
  4. Education301▲ 2.2×93 topics
  5. Sustainability265▲ 1.34×90 topics
  6. Public Health260▲ 2.2×62 topics
  7. Latin America252▲ 16×22 topics
  8. Human Rights196▲ 2.4×53 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress192▲ 1.45×58 topics
  10. Quality of Life190▲ 1.63×56 topics
  11. Innovation182▲ 2.1×51 topics
  12. Sustainable Development167▲ 1.30×58 topics
  13. Environmental Impact161▲ 1.17×51 topics
  14. Educational Technology155▲ 1.61×33 topics
  15. Mental Health153▲ 1.29×38 topics
  16. Social Movements142▲ 5.8×27 topics
  17. Treatment138▲ 1.40×51 topics
  18. Public Policy129▲ 3.2×23 topics
  19. Biodiversity119▲ 1.97×31 topics
  20. Knowledge Management115▲ 2.5×23 topics
  21. Social Inequality109▲ 5.0×16 topics
  22. Gender105▲ 2.4×35 topics
  23. Communication97▲ 3.9×22 topics
  24. Inclusive Education96▲ 3.4×15 topics
  25. Cultural Studies94▲ 3.1×23 topics
  26. Inequality93▲ 5.0×15 topics
  27. Health Promotion92▲ 3.6×17 topics
  28. Healthcare Access92▲ 4.0×11 topics
  29. Welfare State90▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Memory89▲ 4.5×16 topics
  31. Participation76▲ 9.4×3 topics
  32. Dairy Cattle65▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Economic Crisis62▲ 6.4×3 topics
  34. Social Work62▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Political Violence59▲ 28×3 topics
  36. Family Support58▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Migrant Integration58▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Constitutionalism57▲ 7.3×5 topics
  39. Community Intervention56▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Third Sector56▲ 22×1 topic

What research is done in Montevideo?

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 56 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 44 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 42 works
  4. 4 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 42 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 40 works
  6. 6 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 38 works
  7. 7 Memory, violence, and history Social Psychology 34 works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 33 works
  9. 9 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 33 works
  10. 10 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 32 works

Research output over time

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