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Science in Uruguay

Uruguay ranks #104 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#95 all time), with 10k research works and 9.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#104
of 192 · #95 all time
Works, 2022–2025
10k
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
58%
world 63%

What is Uruguay strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Uruguay ranks highest in Medicine (#110 of 155), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#91 of 126) and Environmental Science (#93 of 125). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Life-span and Life-course Studies, General Social Sciences and Equine.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #110 of 155 5.8%2,157 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #91 of 126 12.3%914 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #93 of 125 10.1%686 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #81 of 108 11.9%624 Institutions
Social SciencesField #116 of 151 9.3%2,197 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #97 of 122 8.9%523 Institutions
PsychologyField #89 of 109 7.6%333 Institutions
EngineeringField #112 of 134 7.8%448 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #98 of 113 10.7%229 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #114 of 131 8.7%500 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #96 of 110 16.2%240 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #96 of 108 4.1%460 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 15.1 works8.9×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 74.3 works6.6×
  3. EquineSubfield · 6.7 works5.0×
  4. ForestrySubfield · 52.9 works5.0×
  5. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 110.6 works4.5×
  6. VeterinaryField · 55.5 works4.0×
  7. ParasitologySubfield · 42.3 works3.9×
  8. Small AnimalsSubfield · 48.9 works3.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 914 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 624 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 110 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 129 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 90 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 500 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 132 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 45 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 448 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 686 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 83 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 84 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 123 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.62× its world share, 81 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 460 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 2,157 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 61 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.98× its world share, 56 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 354 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 229 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 93 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 240 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 333 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 2,196 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Uruguay?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Latin America, Globalization, Climate Change, Education, Healthcare Access and Quality of Life.

▲ 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 country'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. Epidemiology705▲ 1.74×137 topics
  2. Globalization484▲ 2.4×116 topics
  3. Public Health457▲ 3.1×66 topics
  4. Climate Change453▲ 1.64×106 topics
  5. Education364▲ 2.1×100 topics
  6. Sustainability360▲ 1.44×97 topics
  7. Quality of Life322▲ 2.2×58 topics
  8. Latin America281▲ 14×23 topics
  9. Human Rights268▲ 2.5×58 topics
  10. Educational Technology263▲ 2.2×34 topics
  11. Mental Health239▲ 1.59×44 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress224▲ 1.34×59 topics
  13. Sustainable Development221▲ 1.36×62 topics
  14. Innovation220▲ 2.0×56 topics
  15. Healthcare216▲ 1.87×28 topics
  16. Public Policy216▲ 4.3×23 topics
  17. Qualitative Research207▲ 2.3×29 topics
  18. Treatment198▲ 1.59×51 topics
  19. Healthcare Access188▲ 6.5×12 topics
  20. Social Movements178▲ 5.8×29 topics
  21. Teacher Training178▲ 2.8×22 topics
  22. Knowledge Management176▲ 3.1×25 topics
  23. Social Determinants168▲ 7.7×8 topics
  24. Biodiversity162▲ 2.1×31 topics
  25. Social Inequality153▲ 5.6×16 topics
  26. Health Policy142▲ 8.8×7 topics
  27. Drug Resistance134▲ 4.6×9 topics
  28. Communication131▲ 4.1×23 topics
  29. Inclusive Education125▲ 3.5×18 topics
  30. Chronic Diseases115▲ 4.3×9 topics
  31. Inequality111▲ 4.7×15 topics
  32. Welfare State102▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Constitutional Law95▲ 6.8×7 topics
  34. Legal Theory94▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Legal Philosophy92▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Agroecology92▲ 6.2×5 topics
  37. Research90▲ 7.1×10 topics
  38. Aging Population87▲ 9.4×4 topics
  39. Dairy Cattle85▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Participation82▲ 8.1×3 topics

Which universities in Uruguay lead research?

Universidad de la República de Uruguay, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo and Universidad de Montevideo rank highest in Uruguay on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 10.2467%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad de la República de Uruguay: 4,651, 10.5%Institut Pasteur de Montevideo: 159, 15.8%Universidad de Montevideo: 567, 11.0%Hospital de Clínicas: 684, 3.4%Universidad Católica del Uruguay: 277, 15.0%Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria: 310, 14.9%Universitario Francisco de Asís: 1,555, 2.4%Universidad ORT Uruguay: 276, 16.2%Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable: 166, 15.6%Centro Uruguayo de Imagenología Molecular: 146, 9.7%Ministerio de Educación y Cultura: 195, 10.9%Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell: 67, 7.4%Hospital Británico: 122, 2.2%Universidad CLAEH: 87, 13.8%Universidad de la Empresa: 171, 4.9%Institut Pasteur de …Universidad de Monte…Universidad de la Re…Hospital de Clínicas
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Universidad de la República de UruguayUniversity · Montevideo · #2,374 worldwide10.5% top 10% · 4.7k works
  2. 2Institut Pasteur de MontevideoResearch facility · Montevideo · #10,273 worldwide15.8% top 10% · 159 works
  3. 3Universidad de MontevideoUniversity · Montevideo · #10,736 worldwide11.0% top 10% · 567 works
  4. 4Hospital de ClínicasHospital / health system · Montevideo · #12,494 worldwide3.4% top 10% · 684 works
  5. 5Universidad Católica del UruguayUniversity · Montevideo · #13,358 worldwide15.0% top 10% · 277 works
  6. 6Instituto Nacional de Investigación AgropecuariaGovernment institution · Tacuarembó · #14,067 worldwide14.9% top 10% · 310 works
  7. 7Universitario Francisco de AsísUniversity · Maldonado · #15,267 worldwide2.4% top 10% · 1.6k works
  8. 8Universidad ORT UruguayUniversity · Montevideo · #16,025 worldwide16.2% top 10% · 276 works
  9. 9Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente EstableNonprofit · Montevideo · #17,847 worldwide15.6% top 10% · 166 works
  10. 10Centro Uruguayo de Imagenología MolecularResearch facility · Montevideo · #17,925 worldwide9.7% top 10% · 146 works
  11. 11Ministerio de Educación y CulturaGovernment institution · Montevideo · #19,722 worldwide10.9% top 10% · 195 works
  12. 12Centro Hospitalario Pereira RossellHospital / health system · Montevideo · #19,999 worldwide7.4% top 10% · 67 works
  13. 13Hospital BritánicoHospital / health system · Montevideo · #23,919 worldwide2.2% top 10% · 122 works
  14. 14Universidad CLAEHUniversity · Montevideo · #24,874 worldwide13.8% top 10% · 87 works
  15. 15Universidad de la EmpresaUniversity · Montevideo · #26,335 worldwide4.9% top 10% · 171 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Uruguay

Who are the top researchers in Uruguay?

Rafael Radí, Fernando Paganini and Gastón Ares rank highest among researchers based in Uruguay.

  1. 1 Rafael Radí · #14,754 worldwide 929 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Fernando Paganini · #40,117 worldwide 478 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Gastón Ares · #60,270 worldwide 625 citations · 85 works
  4. 4 Ana Giménez · #100,688 worldwide 236 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Omar Defeo · #109,790 worldwide 649 citations · 76 works
  6. 6 José Boggia · #128,785 worldwide 112 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Susana González · #129,869 worldwide 239 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Judith Sutz · #135,522 worldwide 133 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Virgínia Rodés · #138,130 worldwide 114 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Patrick Moyna · #153,845 worldwide 210 citations · 38 works
Top researchers in Uruguay

Which cities in Uruguay are research hubs?

  1. 1 Montevideo Uruguay 38k works

How open and international is Uruguay's research?

58% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 36% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available57.9%not open42.1%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.9%domestic only64.1%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Uruguay's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Uruguay