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The researchers with the greatest scientific impact in Uruguay

An open, reproducible, evidence-based ranking of 349 researchers and university faculty in Uruguay. Explore it by Department, city, university o scientific area — o search directly for any name.

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3 Departments

The ranking broken down by Department.

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3 cities

Researchers grouped by the city of their institution.

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29 universities and centers

Universities, hospitals and research centers.

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23 scientific areas

From medicine and physics to psychology and social sciences.

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National top 10 (by h-index)

Ranking of researchers
#	Researcher	Institution	Department	Area	h	Citations	i10	Trab.
1	Rafael Radí OpenAlex · ORCID	Universidad de la República de Uruguay	Montevideo	Medicine	109	47,051	316	532
2	O. Aquines Gutierrez OpenAlex · ORCID	Universidad de la República de Uruguay	Montevideo	Physics and Astronomy	86	27,586	360	537
3	Gastón Ares OpenAlex · ORCID	Universidad de la República de Uruguay	Montevideo	Agricultural and Biological Sciences	83	23,031	345	512
4	Ana Giménez OpenAlex · ORCID	Universidad de la República de Uruguay	Montevideo	Agricultural and Biological Sciences	65	11,023	147	188
5	Omar Defeo OpenAlex · ORCID	Universidad de la República de Uruguay	Montevideo	Environmental Science	63	16,459	204	337
6	Luis Barbeito OpenAlex · ORCID	Institut Pasteur de Montevideo	Montevideo	Medicine	54	11,043	99	141
7	Hugo Cerecetto OpenAlex · ORCID	Universidad de la República de Uruguay	Montevideo	Chemistry	52	9,586	217	441
8	Pedro Piccardo OpenAlex	Universidad de la República de Uruguay	Montevideo	Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	49	8,811	94	190
9	Ana Denicola OpenAlex · ORCID	Universidad de la República de Uruguay	Montevideo	Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	49	8,163	86	142
10	Gustavo J. Rodrigo OpenAlex · ORCID	Hospital Central de las Fuerzas Armadas	Montevideo	Medicine	49	6,739	90	162

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