Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Latin America Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Epidemiologia cardiovascular
Epidemiologia do diabetes
Biomarcadores
Atenção Primária a Saúde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297,395
210,810
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
epidemiologia das doenças crônicas e dos sintomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,149
164,121
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Economía de la Salud - Evaluación Económica de Vacunas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,607
150,380
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Epidemiology
Health Economics
Modelling
Data Analysis
Knowledge Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,849
147,889
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Epidemiology
Nutrition
Public Policy
Public Health
Obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,875
103,894
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Epidemiology
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,830
129,815
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Medicina
Epidemiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,883
125,801
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Physical Activity
Sports Science
Epidemiology
Body Composition
Public Heatlh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,135
129,645
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cardiology
Chagas disease
Electrocardiography
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Telemedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,861
123,040
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
enfermedades cardiometabolicas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,110
78,236
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Epidemiology and Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,494
97,557
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
epidemiology
cerebrovascular disease
cardiovascular risk factors
neuropsychiatric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,560
97,104
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Epidemiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,726
69,939
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,035
69,429
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Epidemiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,471
53,773
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nutrição e Saúde Pública
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,267
42,093
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,207
73,274
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
psiquiatria da infancia e adolescencia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,114
43,935
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
epidemiología
carga de la enfermedad
vectores
dengue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,929
60,246
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Medicina Interna
Cuidados críticos
Salud Pública
Bioetica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,110
74,512
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
pulmonary fibrosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,358
35,805
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Epidemiología Ambiental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,037
60,154
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Psychiatry
psychology
epidemiology
adolescent mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,480
45,241
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Tobacco Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,004
35,845
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,908
10,949
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paulo Andrade Lotufo
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297,395
210,810
0.709
Epidemiologia cardiovascular
Epidemiologia do diabetes
Biomarcadores
Atenção Primária a Saúde
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891
18
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Isabela Bensenor
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,149
164,121
0.859
epidemiologia das doenças crônicas e dos sintomas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
996
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nelson Rafael Alvis Guzmán
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,607
150,380
0.833
Economía de la Salud - Evaluación Económica de Vacunas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,115
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carlos Andres Castaneda-Orjuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,849
147,889
0.871
Epidemiology
Health Economics
Modelling
Data Analysis
Knowledge Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,153
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Juan Rivera-Dommarco
National Institute of Public Health of Mexico
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,875
103,894
0.623
Epidemiology
Nutrition
Public Policy
Public Health
Obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,155
21
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bruce Bartholow Duncan
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,830
129,815
0.778
Epidemiology
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,194
23
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Maria Inês Schmidt
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,883
125,801
0.768
Medicina
Epidemiologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,366
24
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diego Augusto Santos Silva
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina UFSC
Florianopolis, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,135
129,645
0.847
Physical Activity
Sports Science
Epidemiology
Body Composition
Public Heatlh
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,442
26
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Antonio Luiz P Ribeiro
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,861
123,040
0.827
Cardiology
Chagas disease
Electrocardiography
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Telemedicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,542
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Patricio Lopez Jaramillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,110
78,236
0.543
enfermedades cardiometabolicas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,195
29
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider|Ione Schneider
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina UFSC
Florianopolis, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,494
97,557
0.816
Epidemiology and Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,970
36
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alessandra Carvalho Goulart
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,560
97,104
0.947
epidemiology
cerebrovascular disease
cardiovascular risk factors
neuropsychiatric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,396
40
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gustavo Velasquez Melendez
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,726
69,939
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,957
43
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christian Kieling
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,035
69,429
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,134
45
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bernardo Horta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,471
53,773
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,155
46
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Carlos Augusto Monteiro
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,267
42,093
0.494
Nutrição e Saúde Pública
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,850
49
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joao M Furtado *
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,207
73,274
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,862
50
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Polanczyk GV|Polanczyk, Guilherme V, Polanczyk, G
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,114
43,935
0.562
psiquiatria da infancia e adolescencia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,886
17
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Héctor Gómez Dantés
National Institute of Public Health of Mexico
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,929
60,246
0.773
epidemiología
carga de la enfermedad
vectores
dengue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,080
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pascual Rubén Valdez
Universidad Nacional de la Matanza
San Justo, Argentina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,110
74,512
0.979
Medicina Interna
Cuidados críticos
Salud Pública
Bioetica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,293
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Moisés Selman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,358
35,805
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,946
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rodrigo Sarmiento Suárez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,037
60,154
0.871
Epidemiología Ambiental
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,028
23
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Corina Benjet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,480
45,241
0.661
Psychiatry
psychology
epidemiology
adolescent mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,255
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Armando Peruga
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,004
35,845
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,265
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lutz Birnbaumer
Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,908
10,949
0.164