Top research institutions in Uruguay
Universidad de la República de Uruguay ranks first in Uruguay on research quality in 2022–2025 (#2,374 worldwide), followed by Institut Pasteur de Montevideo and Universidad de Montevideo.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de la República de UruguayUniversity · Montevideo | #2,374 | 10.5% | 4,651 | #1 |
| 2 | Institut Pasteur de MontevideoResearch facility · Montevideo | #10,273 | 15.8% | 159 | #5 |
| 3 | Universidad de MontevideoUniversity · Montevideo | #10,736 | 11.0% | 567 | #3 |
| 4 | Hospital de ClínicasHospital / health system · Montevideo | #12,494 | 3.4% | 684 | #4 |
| 5 | Universidad Católica del UruguayUniversity · Montevideo | #13,358 | 15.0% | 277 | #9 |
| 6 | Instituto Nacional de Investigación AgropecuariaGovernment institution · Tacuarembó | #14,067 | 14.9% | 310 | #7 |
| 7 | Universitario Francisco de AsísUniversity · Maldonado | #15,267 | 2.4% | 1,555 | #10 |
| 8 | Universidad ORT UruguayUniversity · Montevideo | #16,025 | 16.2% | 276 | #8 |
| 9 | Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente EstableNonprofit · Montevideo | #17,847 | 15.6% | 166 | #2 |
| 10 | Centro Uruguayo de Imagenología MolecularResearch facility · Montevideo | #17,925 | 9.7% | 146 | #6 |
| 11 | Ministerio de Educación y CulturaGovernment institution · Montevideo | #19,722 | 10.9% | 195 | #12 |
| 12 | Centro Hospitalario Pereira RossellHospital / health system · Montevideo | #19,999 | 7.4% | 67 | #14 |
| 13 | Hospital BritánicoHospital / health system · Montevideo | #23,919 | 2.2% | 122 | #18 |
| 14 | Universidad CLAEHUniversity · Montevideo | #24,874 | 13.8% | 87 | #20 |
| 15 | Universidad de la EmpresaUniversity · Montevideo | #26,335 | 4.9% | 171 | #19 |
| 16 | Hospital Central de las Fuerzas ArmadasHospital / health system · Montevideo | #27,334 | 3.3% | 75 | #15 |
| 17 | Hospital MacielHospital / health system · Montevideo | #27,583 | 3.0% | 74 | #21 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Uruguay 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 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%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.