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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: 76
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
203
0.806
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Parasitologia
Imunologia
Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias
Educação em Saúd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
136
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
civil construction
production
wast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
196
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Educação Ambiental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Políticas públicas
tecnologia assistiva
emprego apoiado
tecnologia social
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Químic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
131
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
sociologia
políticas públicas
ciência política
democracia
participação
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Administração Pública
Governança Pública
Participação
Recursos Hídricos
Políticas Públicas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
0
0.000
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Históri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
129
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Imunologia Celular
Imunogenética
Imunorregulação
Autoimunidade e Imunologia de Mucosas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Ações afirmativas
Ciências da Educação
Ensino Superior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Literatur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
165
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
microbiologia
infectologia
virologia
patologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
119
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Biologia molecula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
202
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
66
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Human Computer-Interaction
Accessibility
Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Recursos Hídricos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Engenharia de Pesca
Aquariologia
Educação Ambienta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
85
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Melhoramento anima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
101
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Políticas Públicas
Desenvolvimento Socioambiental
Gestão Ambienta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
67
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Arqueologia
Museologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,252,720
40,241
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Anderson Matos Medina
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
203
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,262,696
40,595
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Ana Lúcia Moreno Amor
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
136
0.551
Parasitologia
Imunologia
Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias
Educação em Saúd
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,266,152
40,768
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Fernanda Nepomuceno Costa
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
196
0.800
civil construction
production
wast
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,276,990
41,236
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Jose Gilberto Da Silva
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,276,990
41,236
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Polliane Santos De Sousa
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,283,136
41,491
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Jesus Carlos Delgado Garcia
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
0
0.000
Políticas públicas
tecnologia assistiva
emprego apoiado
tecnologia social
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,284,724
41,572
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Vinícius Santos Da Silva
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
131
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,287,257
41,681
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Maria Ines Ferreira
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
0
0.000
sociologia
políticas públicas
ciência política
democracia
participação
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,287,257
41,681
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Lucas Santos Cerqueira
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
0
0.000
Administração Pública
Governança Pública
Participação
Recursos Hídricos
Políticas Públicas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,295,139
42,036
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Fabricio Lyrio Santos
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
129
0.558
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,297,823
42,163
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Jorge Sadao Nihei
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
0
0.000
Imunologia Celular
Imunogenética
Imunorregulação
Autoimunidade e Imunologia de Mucosas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,308,535
42,662
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Santos, Georgina Gonçalves
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,316,408
42,985
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Ana Rita Santiago
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
165
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,316,842
42,998
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Hermes Pedreira Da Silva Filho
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
119
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,317,296
43,016
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Maria Da Conceição Costa Rivemales
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,322,478
43,252
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Flaviane Santos De Souza
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
202
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,323,911
43,288
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
David Romao Teixeira
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,328,298
43,455
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Mariana Cutolo De Araujo
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
66
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,339,844
43,947
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
João Soares De Oliveira Neto
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
0
0.000
Human Computer-Interaction
Accessibility
Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,349,571
44,356
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Andrea Sousa Fontes
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,351,673
44,451
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Leopoldo Barreto
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
85
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,358,993
44,756
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Alessandro Lima Machado
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
101
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,374,870
45,392
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Fernanda De Freitas Virginio Nunes
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,377,300
45,493
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Alexandre Americo Almassy Junior
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
67
0.342
Políticas Públicas
Desenvolvimento Socioambiental
Gestão Ambienta
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,385,629
45,803
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Henry Luydy Abraham Fernandes
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
0
0.000