University of Buenos Aires (UBA)
Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
Argentina
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect University of Buenos Aires (UBA)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where University of Buenos Aires (UBA) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
University of Buenos Aires (UBA) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 132 | 20.13 |
Overall Count and Share for 'University of Buenos Aires (UBA)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 11 | 2.72 |
| Biological sciences | 28 | 4.88 |
| Chemistry | 11 | 2.75 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 8 | 0.65 |
| Health sciences | 20 | 3.87 |
| Physical sciences | 49 | 5.02 |
| Social sciences | 5 | 0.24 |
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Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Particle and High Energy Physics | 35 | 2.05 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 8 | 2.01 |
| Zoology | 8 | 1.70 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 3 | 1.68 |
| Pure Mathematics | 2 | 1.38 |
| Astronomical Sciences | 9 | 1.15 |
| Physical Chemistry | 3 | 0.87 |
| Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry | 2 | 0.80 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 14 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| Applied sciences | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Natural sciences | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Biological sciences | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Physical sciences | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nature & Science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with University of Buenos Aires (UBA).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (19 institutions) | 14.0% |
| Domestic (100 institutions) | 86.0% |
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with University of Buenos Aires (UBA) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) | 17.46 / 16.39 | 33.86 |
| Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE CONICET-UBA) | 2.63 / 2.59 | 5.22 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Matemáticas Luis A. Santaló (IMAS CONICET-UBA) | 1.90 / 2.95 | 4.85 |
| Institute for Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (IAFE CONICET-UBA) | 1.32 / 2.51 | 3.83 |
| Institute for Research on Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology (INGEBI CONICET-UBA) | 1.63 / 1.74 | 3.37 |
Top 5 international collaborators with University of Buenos Aires (UBA) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 1.33 / 1.37 | 2.70 |
| University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) | 1.00 / 1.59 | 2.59 |
| Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) | 0.59 / 1.49 | 2.08 |
| Rice University | 0.68 / 0.36 | 1.04 |
| French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) | 0.65 / 0.22 | 0.87 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for University of Buenos Aires (UBA). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.
- University of Buenos Aires (UBA)
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- Agricultural Plant Physiology and Ecology Research Institute (IFEVA CONICET-UBA)
- CONICET- UBA Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica (INGEIS)
- Center of Pharmacological and Botanical Studies (CEFYBO CONICET-UBA)
- Centro de Investigación del Mar y la Atmósfera (CIMA CONICET-UBA)
- Centro de Investigación en Hidratos de Carbono (CIHIDECAR CONICET-UBA)
- DØ Collaboration
- Grupo Oncológico Cooperativo del Sur (GOCS)
- Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (IBIMOL CONICET-UBA)
- Institute for Physiology, Molecular Biology and Neurosciences (IFIBYNE CONICET-UBA)
- Institute for Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (IAFE CONICET-UBA)
- Institute for Research on Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology (INGEBI CONICET-UBA)
- Institute of Cell Biology and Neurosciences (IBCN CONICET-UBA)
- Institute of Immunology, Genetics and Metabolism (INIGEM CONICET-UBA)
- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (IMPaM CONICET-UBA)
- Institute of Medical Research (IDIM UBA-CONICET)
- Institute of Science Technology and Engineering - Hilario Fernández Long (INTECIN CONICET-UBA)
- Institute of Technology in Polymers and Nanotechnology (ITPN UBA-CONICET)
- Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Cálculo (IC CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Ecología Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires (IEGEBA CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Estudios Andinos (IDEAN CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral Prof. Ricardo A. Margni (IDEHU CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO Houssay CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Física Interdisciplinaria y Aplicada (INFINA UBA-CONICET)
- Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires (IFIBA CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Ambientales y Aplicadas (IGEBA CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Gisica del Plasma (INFIP UBA-CONICET)
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (INBIOMED UBA-CONICET)
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y SIDA (INBIRS CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Investigaciones Farmacológicas (ININFA)
- Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani (IIGG)
- Instituto de Investigaciones Matemáticas Luis A. Santaló (IMAS CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales (INBA CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Computación (ICC CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Nanobiotecnología (NANOBIOTEC CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (IQUIBICEN CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas (IQUIFIB CONICET-UBA)
- Instituto de las Culturas (IDECU)
- MAC-TB/HIV
- The ATLAS Collaboration
- The Pierre Auger Collaboration
- UMI-IFAECI
- Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos Aplicados a Química Orgánica (UMYMFOR CONICET-UBA)