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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: 1
Abelhas
Polinização
Produtos da colônia
Apicultura
Meliponicultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,329
3,411
0.539
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bioquímica e fisiologia vegeta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,402
1,642
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,714
1,157
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tecnologia Assistiva
Acessibilidade
Educação Inclusiv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,555
738
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
909
254
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Engenharia de água e Sol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
808
241
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Redes Ópticas
Computação Aplicada
Redes Elásticas
EO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596
335
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
559
315
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cronobiologia
Fisiologia Humana
Neurociências
Medicina do Son
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
345
0.647
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Engenharia de Água e Sol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
211
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Biomass
biofuels
thermodynamic
hydrogen
catalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
347
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Manejo de solos
qualidade do solo
conservação de solos
física de solo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
106
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gestão e Política de Águ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
72
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tecnologias Digitais na Educação
Competências Digitais dos Professores
Formação de Professore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
315
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Saúde Coletiva
Saúde
Avaliação em Saúde
Saúde Bucal
Análise de Políticas de Saúd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
359
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
nanomagnetismo
spin ice
phase transitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
244
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Medicamentos
Segurança do Pacient
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388
270
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Polímeros
Compósitos
Fibras Naturai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
258
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
346
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
206
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Museologia
Arqueologia
Teorias e Práticas do Patrimônio Cultural
Arte Rupestre
Arqueologia Históric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
143
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
digital systems
signal processing
machine learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
255
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
203
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Educação Ambiental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,706
3,285
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carlos Alfredo Lopes De Carvalho
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,329
3,411
0.539
Abelhas
Polinização
Produtos da colônia
Apicultura
Meliponicultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,228
5,616
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andre Dias De Azevedo Neto
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,402
1,642
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,390
15,747
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paloma De Sousa Pinho|Paloma de Sousa Pinho Freitas
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,714
1,157
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,452
17,082
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Teofilo Galvao Filho
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,555
738
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,087
25,499
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrea Vita Reis Mendonça
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
909
254
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,709
27,350
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Francisco Adriano De Carvalho Pereira
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
808
241
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,198
31,723
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alex Ferreira Dos Santos
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596
335
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
912,270
32,571
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laudi Cunha Leite
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
559
315
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
931,422
33,111
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Leandro Lourenção Duarte
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
345
0.647
Cronobiologia
Fisiologia Humana
Neurociências
Medicina do Son
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
951,023
33,697
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lucas Melo Vellame
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
211
0.415
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
955,656
33,811
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carine Tondo Alves
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
347
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
965,571
34,081
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
José Fernandes Melo Filho
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
106
0.215
Manejo de solos
qualidade do solo
conservação de solos
física de solo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
982,115
34,497
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jaildo Santos Pereira
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
72
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,003,336
35,027
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eniel Do Espírito Santo
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
315
0.702
Tecnologias Digitais na Educação
Competências Digitais dos Professores
Formação de Professore
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,018,247
35,364
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ana Maria Freire De Souza Lima
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
359
0.829
Saúde Coletiva
Saúde
Avaliação em Saúde
Saúde Bucal
Análise de Políticas de Saúd
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,030,243
35,643
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fabio S Nascimento
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
244
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,064,099
36,394
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marcus Fernando Da Silva Praxedes
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388
270
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,097,819
37,060
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joyce Batista Azevedo
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
258
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,110,389
37,327
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tiago Palma Pagano
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
346
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,111,111
37,337
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Silvio Porto
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
206
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,148,713
38,091
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carlos Alberto Santos Costa
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
143
0.450
Museologia
Arqueologia
Teorias e Práticas do Patrimônio Cultural
Arte Rupestre
Arqueologia Históric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,236,381
39,901
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Igor Ds Miranda
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia UFRB
Cruz das Almas, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
255
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,255,083
40,270
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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
1,279,383
41,265
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
1,279,383
41,265
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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