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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,343
166,074
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
saúde coletiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,387
144,177
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ciencias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,210
57,854
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cognitive Science
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,432
35,727
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Obesity
hypertension
diabetes
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,385
110,963
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Human Factors
Ergonomics
Occupational Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,543
91,509
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Neurobiology
Cognition
Autopoiesis
Language
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,394
25,028
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Detector Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,503
52,298
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,492
31,677
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Altas Energias
Radiación ionizante en imágenes médicas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,959
15,242
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Physical activity
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,809
43,294
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,600
36,989
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,519
68,706
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Sistemas Embarcados
Física de Altas Energias
Processamento de Sinais
Inteligência Artificial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,883
66,443
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,389
39,542
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Health equity
Lifecycle epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,412
46,617
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Saúde Pública
Epidemiologia
Doenças Tropicais Negligenciadas
Saúde Global
Doenças Infecciosas e
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,549
65,849
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Diagnóstico por Imagem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,138
32,085
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Salud Mental
Psiquiatria
Psicosocial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,994
39,121
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Recursos Humanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,010
31,436
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,361
37,428
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Gestión de la Información
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,848
28,833
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,315
60,310
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Peptides
Arthropod Immunity.
Antimicrobial Peptides
Innate Immunity
toxinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,337
33,708
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
terapia intensiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,521
41,840
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
872
17
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Itamar Santos *
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,343
166,074
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,070
19
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Deborah Carvalho Malta
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,387
144,177
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,148
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Martínez Palma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,210
57,854
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,615
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Francisco Varela
Universidad de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,432
35,727
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,686
7
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ismael Campos-Nonato
National Institute of Public Health of Mexico
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,385
110,963
0.808
Obesity
hypertension
diabetes
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,114
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lope H Barrero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,543
91,509
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,764
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Humberto Maturana
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,394
25,028
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,205
39
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kazuyoshi Carvalho Akiba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,503
52,298
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,769
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
PLM Podesta Lerma
Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
Culiacán, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,492
31,677
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,809
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Luis Miguel Mendoza Navas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,959
15,242
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,820
42
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pedro C Hallal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,809
43,294
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,576
47
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rosely Sichieri
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,600
36,989
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,936
51
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dayane Gabriele Alves Silveira De Albuquerque
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UNIRIO
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,519
68,706
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,347
52
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Victor Araujo Ferraz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,883
66,443
0.899
Sistemas Embarcados
Física de Altas Energias
Processamento de Sinais
Inteligência Artificial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,392
53
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marco Bregant
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,389
39,542
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,740
54
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aluisio JD Barros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,412
46,617
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,883
57
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Francisco Rogerlândio Martins Melo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,549
65,849
0.947
Saúde Pública
Epidemiologia
Doenças Tropicais Negligenciadas
Saúde Global
Doenças Infecciosas e
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,934
58
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alexandre Redson Soares Da Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,138
32,085
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,954
14
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jose Posada Villa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,994
39,121
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,095
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Karen Gineth Bolivar Urrego
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,010
31,436
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,656
62
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jose Carlos Nicolau
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,361
37,428
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,756
16
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jesica Paola Vacca Velasco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,848
28,833
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,847
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paola Cecilia Salmeron Bautista
Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero
Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,315
60,310
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,600
67
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pedro Ismael Da Silva Junior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,337
33,708
0.568
Peptides
Arthropod Immunity.
Antimicrobial Peptides
Innate Immunity
toxinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,963
68
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Flavia Ribeiro Machado
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,521
41,840
0.727