Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Latin America Medical and Health Sciences / Rheumatology Highly Cited Researchers 89 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,463
8,837
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rheumatology
Autoimmunity
Autoantibodies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,387
5,706
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
reumatologia
doenças autoimunes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,000
4,880
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rheumatology
Pediatric Rheumatology
neuroimaging
Immunology
Medical Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,711
5,735
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
autoimmune diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,471
5,250
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Reumatologia
Coluna Vertebral
Procedimentos
Reabilitação
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,843
3,226
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Reumatologia
Reumatologia Pediátrica
Medicina Interna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,607
3,370
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,980
5,399
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Medicine
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,970
3,279
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rheumatology
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Lupus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,338
2,786
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Reumatologia
Transplante
Células-tronco
Doenças autoimunes
Terapia Celular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,163
3,611
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Reumatologia
Lúpus eritematoso sistêmico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,963
3,122
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Reumatologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,673
3,018
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rheumatology
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,623
3,707
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Medicine Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,947
4,239
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,358
2,633
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Medicina
Reumatologia
Imunologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,323
2,493
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rheumatology
systemic lupus erythematosus
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,220
4,257
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Medicina
Reumatologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,186
2,032
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Reumatologia pediátrica
imunologia clínica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,117
1,604
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Reumatologia
Artrite reumatoide
Agentes biológicos
Biossimilares
Artrite gotosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,890
2,212
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Reumatologia
doenças autoimunes
transplante de células tronco
esclerose sistêmica
doença intersticial pulmonar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,746
2,222
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Reumatologia Pediátrica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,638
2,570
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
medicina
reumatologia
imunologia
genética
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,525
3,760
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
systemic vasculitis
Takayasu arteritis
Behçet's disease
ANCA-associated vasculitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,394
2,379
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,242
357
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eloisa Bonfa
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,463
8,837
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,855
845
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Luis Eduardo Coelho Andrade
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,387
5,706
0.426
Rheumatology
Autoimmunity
Autoantibodies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,051
1,221
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ricardo Machado Xavier
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,000
4,880
0.444
reumatologia
doenças autoimunes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,931
1,278
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Simone Appenzeller
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,711
5,735
0.535
Rheumatology
Pediatric Rheumatology
neuroimaging
Immunology
Medical Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,328
173
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Enrique Roberto Soriano Guppy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,471
5,250
0.501
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
autoimmune diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,407
1,462
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jamil Natour
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,843
3,226
0.328
Reumatologia
Coluna Vertebral
Procedimentos
Reabilitação
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,228
1,521
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jozélio Freire Carvalho
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Rosario, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,607
3,370
0.351
Reumatologia
Reumatologia Pediátrica
Medicina Interna
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,631
1,715
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paulo Louzada Junior
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,980
5,399
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,795
367
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cesar Ramos Remus
Universidad de Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,970
3,279
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,494
419
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jose C Crispin
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Monterrey, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,338
2,786
0.334
Rheumatology
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Lupus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,360
2,026
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maria Carolina De Oliveira Rodrigues
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,163
3,611
0.442
Reumatologia
Transplante
Células-tronco
Doenças autoimunes
Terapia Celular
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,923
2,112
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Emília Inoue Sato
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,963
3,122
0.392
Reumatologia
Lúpus eritematoso sistêmico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,326
2,265
656
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eduardo Ferreira Borba Neto
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,673
3,018
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,312
147
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adriana Rojas-Villarraga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,623
3,707
0.486
Rheumatology
Autoimmunity
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,345
578
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cesar Pacheco Tena
Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua
Chihuahua, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,947
4,239
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,318
4,049
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Valéria Valim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,358
2,633
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,559
4,084
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Licia Maria Henrique Da Mota
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,323
2,493
0.468
Medicina
Reumatologia
Imunologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,292
79
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Manuel Francisco Ugarte-Gil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,220
4,257
0.816
Rheumatology
systemic lupus erythematosus
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,630
479
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Luis Jose Catoggio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,186
2,032
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,265
4,320
1,144
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Virginia Paes Leme Ferriani
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,117
1,604
0.313
Reumatologia pediátrica
imunologia clínica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,392
4,623
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Geraldo Da Rocha Castelar Pinheiro
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,890
2,212
0.452
Reumatologia
Artrite reumatoide
Agentes biológicos
Biossimilares
Artrite gotosa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,577
4,822
1,247
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maria Carolina Oliveira
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,746
2,222
0.468
Reumatologia
doenças autoimunes
transplante de células tronco
esclerose sistêmica
doença intersticial pulmonar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,279
4,988
1,284
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nadia Emi Aikawa
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,638
2,570
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,554
5,162
1,323
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Renê Oliveira
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,525
3,760
0.831
medicina
reumatologia
imunologia
genética
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,854
5,363
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alexandre Wagner Silva De Souza
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,394
2,379
0.541
systemic vasculitis
Takayasu arteritis
Behçet's disease
ANCA-associated vasculitis