Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 19.067 Scientists Citation in Brazil 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
Brazil
Antônio Carlos Gil
administração
psicologia
sociologia
filosofia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,925
68,532
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brazil
Andre Faro
Health Psychology
Mental Health
Psicologia
Psicologia da Saúde
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,427
97,210
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brazil
Sergio Tufik
Sono
Privação de Sono
REM
Distúrbios do Sono
Sonolência e Acidente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,729
26,464
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Brazil
Dermeval Saviani
Pedagogia. Filosofia da Educação. História da Educação.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,220
24,704
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brazil
Marli André
Formação e política de formação docente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,972
18,207
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brazil
Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira
Macroeconomics
development macroeconomics
social theory
political theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,133
12,891
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brazil
Ricardo Antunes
Sociologia
Sociologia do trabalho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,520
15,576
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brazil
Jose Carlos Libaneo
teorias da educação
didática
psicologia da educação
organização escolar
políticas públicas para a escola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,645
15,852
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Brazil
Paulo Sérgio Boggio
Neuroscience
Morality
Emotions
Cognition
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,313
19,334
0.457

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brazil
João Paulo Souza
Health Promotion
Life Course
Maternal Health
Traditional Medicine
Information Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,204
21,612
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Brazil
Lucia Santaella
cultura digital
metodologia da ciência
semiótica cognitiva
estética
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,598
9,760
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brazil
Marilena Chaui
História da Filosofia
Ética e Filosofia Política
Metafísica
Epistemologia
Filosofia Brasileira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,307
7,204
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brazil
Ingo Sarlet
Direito Constitucional
Teoria dos Direitos Fundamentais
Eficácia e Efetividade dos direitos fundamentais no direito público.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,490
10,264
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Brazil
Silvia Helena Koller
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,198
10,868
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brazil
Maria Sylvia Zanella Di Pietro
Administrative Law
Direito Administrativo
Direito Público
Políticas Públicas
Administração Pública
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,156
7,651
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brazil
Mauro Barros
Educação Física
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,124
20,521
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brazil
Fernando Limongi
política comparada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,181
5,753
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Brazil
Antonio Joaquim Severino
Educação
Filosofia
Filosofia da Educação
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,642
9,480
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brazil
Suely Rolnik
micropolítica
psicanálise
subjetividade
colonialidade
arte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,317
9,307
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Brazil
Emerson Franchini
Sports Science
Sports Physiology
Sports Performance
Exercise Physiology
Combat Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,187
13,894
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Brazil
Ann L Cunliffe
Reflexivity
leadership
qualitative research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,628
8,834
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Brazil
Rita Segato
Antropologia
Direitos Humanos
violência de gênero
raça e racismo
Colonialidade do Poder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,297
14,303
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Brazil
Manoel Antonio Dos Santos
Psicologia Clínica
Psicologia da Saúde
Sexualidade e Gênero
Saúde Mental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,695
9,801
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Brazil
Selma G Pimenta
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,224
7,957
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brazil
Eduardo Fleury Mortimer
science education
educação em ciências
classroom discourse
educação
language and cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,126
6,168
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,100
Brazil
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Antônio Carlos Gil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,925
68,532
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,339
Brazil
32
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andre Faro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,427
97,210
0.828
Health Psychology
Mental Health
Psicologia
Psicologia da Saúde
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,314
Brazil
59
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sergio Tufik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,729
26,464
0.391
Sono
Privação de Sono
REM
Distúrbios do Sono
Sonolência e Acidente
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,389
Brazil
60
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dermeval Saviani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,220
24,704
0.368
Pedagogia. Filosofia da Educação. História da Educação.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,354
Brazil
70
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marli André
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,972
18,207
0.320
Formação e política de formação docente
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,942
Brazil
81
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,133
12,891
0.252
Macroeconomics
development macroeconomics
social theory
political theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,885
Brazil
95
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ricardo Antunes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,520
15,576
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,756
Brazil
103
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jose Carlos Libaneo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,645
15,852
0.363
teorias da educação
didática
psicologia da educação
organização escolar
políticas públicas para a escola
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,404
Brazil
108
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paulo Sérgio Boggio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,313
19,334
0.457
Neuroscience
Morality
Emotions
Cognition
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,559
Brazil
114
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
João Paulo Souza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,204
21,612
0.538
Health Promotion
Life Course
Maternal Health
Traditional Medicine
Information Science

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,635
Brazil
137
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lucia Santaella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,598
9,760
0.274
cultura digital
metodologia da ciência
semiótica cognitiva
estética
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,871
Brazil
139
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marilena Chaui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,307
7,204
0.204
História da Filosofia
Ética e Filosofia Política
Metafísica
Epistemologia
Filosofia Brasileira
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,332
Brazil
158
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ingo Sarlet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,490
10,264
0.326
Direito Constitucional
Teoria dos Direitos Fundamentais
Eficácia e Efetividade dos direitos fundamentais no direito público.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,618
Brazil
162
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Silvia Helena Koller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,198
10,868
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,661
Brazil
163
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maria Sylvia Zanella Di Pietro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,156
7,651
0.246
Administrative Law
Direito Administrativo
Direito Público
Políticas Públicas
Administração Pública
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,695
Brazil
164
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mauro Barros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,124
20,521
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,797
Brazil
175
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fernando Limongi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,181
5,753
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,997
Brazil
206
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Antonio Joaquim Severino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,642
9,480
0.343
Educação
Filosofia
Filosofia da Educação
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,472
Brazil
212
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Suely Rolnik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,317
9,307
0.341
micropolítica
psicanálise
subjetividade
colonialidade
arte
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,669
Brazil
218
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Emerson Franchini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,187
13,894
0.511
Sports Science
Sports Physiology
Sports Performance
Exercise Physiology
Combat Sports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,968
Brazil
254
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ann L Cunliffe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,628
8,834
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,544
Brazil
261
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rita Segato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,297
14,303
0.589
Antropologia
Direitos Humanos
violência de gênero
raça e racismo
Colonialidade do Poder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,703
Brazil
274
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Manoel Antonio Dos Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,695
9,801
0.414
Psicologia Clínica
Psicologia da Saúde
Sexualidade e Gênero
Saúde Mental
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,635
Brazil
282
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Selma G Pimenta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,224
7,957
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,836
Brazil
284
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eduardo Fleury Mortimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,126
6,168
0.267
science education
educação em ciências
classroom discourse
educação
language and cognition
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