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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: 151
Filosofia moderna e contemporâne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
59
0.536
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 152
Política Social
Pobreza
Serviço Social
Sistemas de Proteção Social
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 153
Física Geral
Teoria de Campos
Transições de Fases e Fenômenos Críticos
Ensino de Físic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
61
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 154
Ciências Sociais Aplicada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
23
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 155
Inteligência Artificial
Metodologias Ativa
Ensino- aprendizagem
Processo de ensino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 156
Smart Cities
Embedded Systems
Applied Computing
VLSI Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 157
Epidemiologia nutricional
micronutrientes
dietoterapia
saúde públic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
65
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 158
Argumentação
ética
metodologia da ciência
relação ciência e religião
comportamento organizaciona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
19
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 159
Química e fertilidade do sol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
75
0.750
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 160
Geotecnologias e Tecnologias Educacionai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
54
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 161
bioenergia
biomassa
biometano
bioetanol
biodiese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
45
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 162
Net-Zero Emissions
Low and Zero Carbon Fuels
Renewable Energy Technologies
Alternative Fuels
Clean Energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
85
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 163
Clinical Nutrition
Healthcare Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
55
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 164
Espectroscopia Laser
Fluidos Complexos
Química Analítica
Físico-Químic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
48
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 165
art
science and technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
35
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 166
Música. Arte Sonora. Produção Musical. Música e Documentário
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
32
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 167
Medicina regenerativa
Engenharia biomédica
Engenharia tecidual
Biomateriais
Regeneração óssea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 168
Brasil
Século XIX
Diáspora Africana
História da Escravidão Negra
Família Negr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
27
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 169
Biomateriais
Moldagem de pós por injeção
cerâmica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
58
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 170
Sociologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
50
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 171
Food Microbiology
Food Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
43
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 172
gênero
sexualidade
lesbianidade
Serviço Social
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 173
Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimento
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
48
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 174
medicina veterinária
ciência de alimentos
higiene de alimentos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 175
Segurança alimentar e nutricional
abastecimento alimentar
agroecologia
desenvolvimento rura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
63
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,676,320
57,951
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 151
André Itaparica|André Luís Mota Itaparica
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
59
0.536
Filosofia moderna e contemporâne
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,677,207
58,003
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 152
Fabricio Fontes De Andrade
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
0
0.000
Política Social
Pobreza
Serviço Social
Sistemas de Proteção Social
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,680,779
58,163
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 153
Priscila Valdenia Dos Santos
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
61
0.560
Física Geral
Teoria de Campos
Transições de Fases e Fenômenos Críticos
Ensino de Físic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,686,207
58,410
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 154
Ludmila Meira
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
23
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,700,136
58,960
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 155
Josias Pereira/Ufrb
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
0
0.000
Inteligência Artificial
Metodologias Ativa
Ensino- aprendizagem
Processo de ensino
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,700,136
58,960
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 156
João Carlos N. Bittencourt
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,713,010
59,506
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 157
Renata De Oliveira Campos
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
65
0.637
Epidemiologia nutricional
micronutrientes
dietoterapia
saúde públic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,714,183
59,599
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 158
Hugo Juliano Duarte Matias
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
19
0.186
Argumentação
ética
metodologia da ciência
relação ciência e religião
comportamento organizaciona
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,722,162
59,965
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 159
Nielson Machado Dos Santos
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
75
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,723,080
60,013
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 160
Ariston De Lima Cardoso
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
54
0.540
Geotecnologias e Tecnologias Educacionai
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,738,251
60,665
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 161
Luciano Hocevar
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
45
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,741,289
60,805
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 162
Felipe Andrade Torres
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
85
0.885
Net-Zero Emissions
Low and Zero Carbon Fuels
Renewable Energy Technologies
Alternative Fuels
Clean Energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,742,879
60,867
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 163
Clotilde Assis Oliveira
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
55
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,748,131
61,093
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 164
Yuji N. Watanabe
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
48
0.505
Espectroscopia Laser
Fluidos Complexos
Química Analítica
Físico-Químic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,753,619
61,340
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 165
Raquel Renno
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
35
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,763,837
61,755
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 166
Armando Castro
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
32
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,764,266
61,773
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 167
George Gonçalves Dos Santos
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
0
0.000
Medicina regenerativa
Engenharia biomédica
Engenharia tecidual
Biomateriais
Regeneração óssea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,769,184
62,001
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 168
Isabel Cristina Ferreira Dos Reis
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
27
0.297
Brasil
Século XIX
Diáspora Africana
História da Escravidão Negra
Família Negr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,778,592
62,426
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 169
Camila Ferreira Escobar
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
58
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,784,371
62,669
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 170
Eliene Gomes Dos Anjos
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
50
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,806,390
63,649
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 171
Norma Evangelista Barreto
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
43
0.512
Food Microbiology
Food Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,818,380
64,213
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 172
Simone Brandão Souza
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,834,273
64,914
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 173
Valeria Camilo
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
48
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,835,611
64,994
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 174
Tatiana Pacheco Rodrigues
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
0
0.000
medicina veterinária
ciência de alimentos
higiene de alimentos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,838,968
65,107
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 175
Sílvio Isoppo Porto
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
63
0.808
Segurança alimentar e nutricional
abastecimento alimentar
agroecologia
desenvolvimento rura