Top research institutions in Paraguay
Universidad Nacional de Asunción ranks first in Paraguay on research quality in 2022–2025 (#8,990 worldwide), followed by Instituto de Medicina Tropical and Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad Nacional de AsunciónUniversity · San Lorenzo | #8,990 | 3.4% | 1,546 | #1 |
| 2 | Instituto de Medicina TropicalHospital / health system · Asunción | #13,291 | 14.8% | 178 | #2 |
| 3 | Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y TecnologíaGovernment institution · Asunción | #15,969 | 7.2% | 272 | #3 |
| 4 | Universidad del PacíficoUniversity · Asunción | #18,171 | 6.4% | 133 | #10 |
| 5 | Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar SocialGovernment institution · Asunción | #21,429 | 3.7% | 244 | #8 |
| 6 | Guyra ParaguayNonprofit · Asunción | #21,462 | 4.6% | 209 | #7 |
| 7 | Universidad Columbia del ParaguayUniversity · Asunción | #21,998 | 3.7% | 405 | #11 |
| 8 | Universidad Nacional de ItapúaUniversity · Encarnación | #22,690 | 4.0% | 173 | #6 |
| 9 | Universidad AmericanaUniversity · Asunción | #23,119 | 5.7% | 289 | #9 |
| 10 | Universidad Nacional de ConcepciónUniversity · Concepción | #23,426 | 6.1% | 90 | #13 |
| 11 | Universidad del NorteUniversity · Asunción | #23,988 | 4.5% | 267 | #12 |
| 12 | Universidad Nacional de PilarUniversity · Villa Pilar | #24,137 | 5.7% | 403 | #17 |
| 13 | Universidad San CarlosUniversity · Asunción | #24,429 | 2.6% | 152 | #5 |
| 14 | Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la AsunciónUniversity · Asunción | #24,837 | 2.9% | 236 | #4 |
| 15 | Universidad Nacional De CaaguazúUniversity · Asunción | #25,592 | 2.1% | 130 | #15 |
| 16 | Universidad Politécnica y Artística del ParaguayUniversity · Asunción | #25,721 | 6.6% | 118 | #14 |
| 17 | Universidad Autónoma de AsunciónUniversity · Asunción | #26,487 | 4.7% | 131 | #16 |
| 18 | IPS CentralHospital / health system · Asunción | #26,665 | 1.7% | 112 | #18 |
| 19 | Universidad Nacional del EsteUniversity · Ciudad del Este | #26,755 | 5.0% | 84 | #21 |
| 20 | Universidad de la Integración de las AméricasUniversity · Asunción | #26,913 | 3.8% | 180 | #19 |
| 21 | Universidad Tecnológica IntercontinentalUniversity · Asunción | #27,247 | 7.7% | 74 | #24 |
| 22 | Universidad Privada del EsteUniversity · Ciudad del Este | #27,660 | 0.7% | 178 | #23 |
| 23 | Para La TierraNonprofit · Villa Pilar | #27,900 | 3.3% | 78 | #20 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Paraguay on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Paraguay
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.