Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Latin America Highly Cited Researchers Citation Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health 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
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 :9
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 :10
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 :11
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 :12
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 :13
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 :14
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 :15
Demência
Psiquiatria
Envelhecimento
Epidemiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,280
28,818
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
health financing
oral health
primary health care
maternal heath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,515
54,472
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,147
23,804
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Epidemiology
Public Health
LMIC
chronic non-communicable diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,813
44,226
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,466
30,644
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
public health
physical activity
chronic diseases
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,309
29,183
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Saúde Coletiva
Social Epidemiology
Health Inequalities
Social Determinants of Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,927
25,614
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
epidemiologia
deficiência
deglutição
reabilitação
comunicação humana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,006
44,055
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Epidemiologia Psiquiátrica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,985
28,097
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Epidemiologia.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,319
27,332
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,961
37,613
0.896
* 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
2,195
29
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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: 9
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: 10
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
4,134
45
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bernardo Horta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,471
53,773
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,886
17
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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
5,946
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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
6,255
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
7,039
65
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cleusa Pinheiro Ferri
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,280
28,818
0.463
Demência
Psiquiatria
Envelhecimento
Epidemiologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,178
28
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Leticia Avila-Burgos
National Institute of Public Health of Mexico
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,515
54,472
0.886
health financing
oral health
primary health care
maternal heath
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,063
69
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fernando C Barros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,147
23,804
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,136
7
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
J. Jaime Miranda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,813
44,226
0.778
Epidemiology
Public Health
LMIC
chronic non-communicable diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,546
15
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Catterina Ferreccio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,466
30,644
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,930
18
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Olga L. Sarmiento
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,309
29,183
0.580
public health
physical activity
chronic diseases
Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,046
82
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mauricio L. Barreto|Mauricio Lima Barreto, Mauricio Barreto
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Rosario, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,927
25,614
0.513
Saúde Coletiva
Social Epidemiology
Health Inequalities
Social Determinants of Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,010
90
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bárbara Niegia Garcia De Goulart *
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,006
44,055
0.937
epidemiologia
deficiência
deglutição
reabilitação
comunicação humana
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,244
100
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marcia Scazufca
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,985
28,097
0.639
Epidemiologia Psiquiátrica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,574
102
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jefferson Traebert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,319
27,332
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,234
20
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fernando Pio De La Hoz Restrepo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,961
37,613
0.896