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Highly Cited Researchers
Latin America Highly Cited Researchers 266 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 126
Microbiologia
Parasitologia e Meio Ambiente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 127
Microbiologia de alimentos
Higiene de Alimentos
Ciência dos Alimentos
Controle de Qualidade de A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 128
teoria antropológica
povos indígenas
ecologia política
gênero e feminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
117
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 129
Nutrição e Produção de Bovinos de corte
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 130
Webjornalismo Audiovisual
Telejornalismo
Jornalismo
Convergência
Comunicaçã
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
23
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 131
Health Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
124
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 132
Industria 4.0
digitalização
sustentabilidade
PMEs
corrosão metálica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
121
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 133
Saúde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 134
Genética Molecular
Biotecnologia
Virologia
Melhoramento Genético
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
0
0.000
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 135
Geografi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
80
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 136
Formação de Professores
Avaliação Educacional
Políticas Pública
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
90
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 137
Antropologia
Ritual
religião
Candombl�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
86
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 138
Movimento Humano
Tecnologia Assistiva
Acessibilidade
Inclusão
Gerontologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
96
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 139
Biologia
Ecologia
Zoologia
Gestão Ambienta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
24
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 140
Educação ambiental
Ensino de ciências
Educação para a biodiversidade
Valores éticos e estéticos.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 141
Diamante HFCVD
Carboneto de Vanádio
Barreira Difusional
Pás Eólicas
Deposição CV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
80
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 142
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 143
Melhoramento
Propagação
Pós-Colheit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
80
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 144
Computer Networking
Distributed Systems
VANETs
Named Data Networkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
74
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 145
Genética
Biologia Molecula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
35
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 146
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 147
Sociologia do Trabalho
Sociologia da Educação
Sociologia da Juventud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
34
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 148
Data capitalism
Privacy
Platform studies
Ethical Tech
Persuasive Technologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
103
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 149
equideocultura
produção animal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 150
Ensino de Ciências. Formação de professores. Educação Inclusiva e Especia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
100
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,555,189
52,785
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 126
Ricardo Mendes Da Silva
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,562,576
53,079
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 127
Isabella De Matos Mendes Da Silva
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
0
0.000
Microbiologia de alimentos
Higiene de Alimentos
Ciência dos Alimentos
Controle de Qualidade de A
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,568,120
53,301
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 128
Jurema Machado De A. Souza
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
117
0.860
teoria antropológica
povos indígenas
ecologia política
gênero e feminism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,573,920
53,545
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 129
Fabiana Lana De Araujo
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,577,673
53,681
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 130
Leila Nogueira
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
23
0.172
Webjornalismo Audiovisual
Telejornalismo
Jornalismo
Convergência
Comunicaçã
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,586,804
54,090
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 131
Felipe Silva De Miranda
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
124
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,586,952
54,095
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 132
André De Mendonça Santos
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
121
0.924
Industria 4.0
digitalização
sustentabilidade
PMEs
corrosão metálica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,589,333
54,185
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 133
Sibele De Oliveira Tozetto Klein
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,593,232
54,349
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 134
Zanon Santana Gonçalves
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
0
0.000
Genética Molecular
Biotecnologia
Virologia
Melhoramento Genético
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,600,080
54,612
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 135
Isabel Cristina Moraes
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
80
0.625
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Rankings
1,603,717
54,783
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 136
Rosineide Pereira Mubarack Garcia
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
90
0.709
Formação de Professores
Avaliação Educacional
Políticas Pública
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,607,870
54,967
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 137
Francesca Bassi
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
86
0.683
Antropologia
Ritual
religião
Candombl�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,615,526
55,283
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 138
Renata Mota
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
96
0.774
Movimento Humano
Tecnologia Assistiva
Acessibilidade
Inclusão
Gerontologi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,621,234
55,557
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 139
Vanderlei Veloso
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
24
0.195
Biologia
Ecologia
Zoologia
Gestão Ambienta
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,621,317
55,558
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 140
Lakshmi Juliane Vallim Hofstatter
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
0
0.000
Educação ambiental
Ensino de ciências
Educação para a biodiversidade
Valores éticos e estéticos.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,628,266
55,866
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 141
Djoille Denner Damm
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
80
0.661
Diamante HFCVD
Carboneto de Vanádio
Barreira Difusional
Pás Eólicas
Deposição CV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,629,491
55,932
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 142
Raissa Tavares Vieira
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,653,814
56,980
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 143
Yuri Caires Ramos
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
80
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,654,005
56,984
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 144
Guilherme Braga Araujo
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
74
0.643
Computer Networking
Distributed Systems
VANETs
Named Data Networkin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,654,945
57,035
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 145
Jeiza Botelho Leal Reis
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
35
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,655,201
57,053
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 146
Juliana Neves Barros
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,663,645
57,408
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 147
Luiz Paulo Jesus De Oliveira
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
34
0.301
Sociologia do Trabalho
Sociologia da Educação
Sociologia da Juventud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,665,764
57,517
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 148
Daniel Marques
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
103
0.920
Data capitalism
Privacy
Platform studies
Ethical Tech
Persuasive Technologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,668,310
57,629
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 149
Iaçanã Valente Ferreira Gonzaga
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,670,289
57,698
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 150
Klayton Porto
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
100
0.901
Ensino de Ciências. Formação de professores. Educação Inclusiva e Especia