Top research institutions in Uruguay
Universidad de la República de Uruguay ranks first in Uruguay on research quality in 2022-now (#1,783 worldwide), followed by Universitario Francisco de Asís and Universidad de Montevideo.
UruguayRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de la República de UruguayUniversity · Montevideo | #1,783 | 5.3% | 5,337 | #1 |
| 2 | Universitario Francisco de AsísUniversity · Maldonado | #1,811 | 4.0% | 1,555 | #2 |
| 3 | Universidad de MontevideoUniversity · Montevideo | #4,690 | 5.6% | 567 | #4 |
| 4 | Universidad Católica del UruguayUniversity · Montevideo | #6,513 | 9.4% | 277 | #3 |
| 5 | Universidad ORT UruguayUniversity · Montevideo | #6,784 | 10.3% | 276 | #5 |
| 6 | Ministerio de Educación y CulturaGovernment institution · Montevideo | #9,519 | 9.5% | 195 | #6 |
| 7 | Universidad de la EmpresaUniversity · Montevideo | #10,884 | 5.6% | 171 | #7 |
| 8 | Instituto Nacional de Investigación AgropecuariaGovernment institution · Tacuarembó | #12,854 | 7.3% | 310 | #8 |
| 9 | Centro Uruguayo de Imagenología MolecularResearch facility · Montevideo | #16,217 | 6.9% | 146 | #20 |
| 10 | Universidad CLAEHUniversity · Montevideo | #16,322 | 7.9% | 87 | #16 |
| 11 | Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente EstableNonprofit · Montevideo | #16,974 | 5.9% | 166 | #13 |
| 12 | Hospital BritánicoHospital / health system · Montevideo | #17,678 | 2.5% | 122 | #12 |
| 13 | Hospital Central de las Fuerzas ArmadasHospital / health system · Montevideo | #18,313 | 2.7% | 75 | #11 |
| 14 | Centro Hospitalario Pereira RossellHospital / health system · Montevideo | #21,320 | 5.8% | 67 | #10 |
| 15 | Hospital MacielHospital / health system · Montevideo | #21,497 | 3.8% | 74 | #21 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Uruguay on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Uruguay
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%.
One dot per institution in the table above.
Questions people ask
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Universidad de la República de Uruguay ranks first in Uruguay on research quality in 2022-now (#1,783 worldwide), followed by Universitario Francisco de Asís and Universidad de Montevideo.