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Universidad Católica del Uruguay

In research, Universidad Católica del Uruguay stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,074 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,133 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,358
of 28,054 · #23,435 all time
Rank in Uruguay
#5
of 17
Research works
1.3k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica del Uruguay known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,074 of 10,521 15.9%187 #5796
Social SciencesField #4,133 of 6,365 17.6%121 #5363

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica del Uruguay sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Universidad Católica del Uruguay specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 26.3 works6.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.08× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 2.45× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.76× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.18× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.85× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.46× its world share, 121 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica del Uruguay?

Ranked on the composite score, Martín Risso Ferrand, Graciela Ruocco and Alfredo Arnaud lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica del Uruguay.

  1. 1 Martín Risso Ferrand Uruguay · #524,729 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Graciela Ruocco Uruguay · #530,978 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Alfredo Arnaud Uruguay · #620,388 worldwide 34 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Ariel Cuadro Uruguay · #627,665 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Beatriz Ramos Cabanellas Uruguay · #716,438 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Pablo da Silveira Uruguay · #763,058 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Gabriel Valentín Uruguay · #875,247 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Matías Miguez Uruguay · #942,559 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Enrique Ferreira Uruguay · #1,065,679 worldwide 55 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Laura Hermida Bruno Uruguay · #1,264,759 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Católica del Uruguay

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica del Uruguay?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Education, Human Rights, Religion, Social Rights, Welfare State and Innovation.

▲ 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 institution'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. Globalization32▲ 5.8×35 topics
  2. Education21▲ 4.4×31 topics
  3. Latin America18▲ 34×13 topics
  4. Human Rights15▲ 5.3×17 topics
  5. Mental Health13▲ 3.2×26 topics
  6. Religion12▲ 9.5×8 topics
  7. Innovation12▲ 4.1×16 topics
  8. Public Health10▲ 2.6×26 topics
  9. COVID-1910▲ 2.7×9 topics
  10. Social Rights10▲ 115×2 topics
  11. Welfare State10▲ 42×4 topics
  12. Teacher Training9▲ 5.3×9 topics
  13. Educational Technology9▲ 2.7×11 topics
  14. European Union9▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Judicial Review9▲ 35×3 topics
  16. Social Media9▲ 2.2×17 topics
  17. Communication8▲ 9.7×8 topics
  18. Catholicism8▲ 76×3 topics
  19. Ethics8▲ 5.7×10 topics
  20. Knowledge Management8▲ 5.0×9 topics
  21. Constitutional Law8▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Criminal Justice7▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Rural Development7▲ 7.0×8 topics
  24. Social Movements7▲ 7.9×11 topics
  25. Politics6▲ 8.6×3 topics
  26. Governance6▲ 6.9×8 topics
  27. Legal Philosophy6▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Legal Theory6▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Constitutionalism6▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Competitiveness6▲ 27×6 topics
  31. Digital Marketing6▲ 5.0×3 topics
  32. Constitutional Rights6▲ 108×1 topic
  33. Inter-American Court6▲ 108×1 topic
  34. Public Sphere6▲ 37×3 topics
  35. Small and Medium Enterprises6▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Pluralism6▲ 46×2 topics
  37. Digital Divide5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  38. Health Promotion5▲ 6.2×10 topics
  39. Social Responsibility5▲ 7.6×4 topics
  40. Student Achievement4▲ 19×6 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Católica del Uruguay publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Human Rights and Immigration, Religion and Society in Latin America and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Comparative constitution…6Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 6 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigra…4Human Rights and Immigration: 4 fractional worksReligion and Society in Latin America: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…4Business, Innovation, and Economy: 4 fractional worksLegal processes and juri…4Legal processes and jurisprudence: 4 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 4 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 3 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…3Criminal Justice and Penology: 3 fractional worksLiterary and Cultural Studies: 3 fractional worksAdministrative Law and Governance: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsLaw1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  2. 2 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 4 works
  6. 6 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  8. 8 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 3 works
  9. 9 Literary and Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Administrative Law and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available69.1%not open30.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Católica del Uruguay's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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 measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.