Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Laboratorio Nacional de Computacao Cientifica Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Brazil
Carlos E. De Souza
Control Systems
Robust Control
Robust Filtering
Time-delay Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,133
2,204
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Brazil
Ana Tereza Ribeiro De Vasconcelos
Bioinformatics and Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,983
6,618
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Brazil
Jaime E. Muñoz Rivera
Partial Differential Equations
Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,471
3,003
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Brazil
Luiz Gonzaga Paula De Almeida
Bioinformatics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,117
3,740
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Brazil
Raúl A. Feijóo
Computational Methods in Mechanics
Variational Formulation
Hemodynamic modeling
Plasticity
Contact problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,791
2,089
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Brazil
Luciane Prioli Ciapina
genômica
biologia molecular
bioinformática
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,594
861
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Brazil
Helio José Corrêa Barbosa
nature-inspired metaheuristics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,533
1,905
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Brazil
Pablo Javier Blanco
Variational Formulations
Computational Hemodynamics
Numerical Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,340
2,450
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Brazil
Antonio André Novotny
Topological Derivatives
Topology Optimization
Inverse Problems
Fracture Mechanics
Asymptotic Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,990
1,849
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Brazil
Artur Ziviani
Computer Networking
Network Science
Networking
Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,593
1,078
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Brazil
Renato Portugal
Quantum Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,295
1,617
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Brazil
Marisa Fabiana Nicolas
genetics
genomics
bioinformatics
system biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
1,195
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Brazil
Fabio Porto
Database
Big Data
Scientific Data Analysis
Deep Learning
IA and Databases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,734
897
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Brazil
Marcio Murad
Multiscale Modeling of Coupled Phenomena In Porous MEdia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
876
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Brazil
Laurent Dardenne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,684
1,977
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Brazil
Gilson Antonio Giraldi
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Physics-Based Animation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,667
1,280
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Brazil
Frederic Valentin
applied mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,333
839
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Brazil
Bruno Schulze
Distributed Scientific Computing
Cyberinfrastructures
Clouds
Computing in HEP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,048
330
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Brazil
Isabella Alvim Guedes
Molecular Modelling
Machine Learning
Computational Chemistry
Drug Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,814
1,626
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Brazil
Otavio Brustolini
Biologia computacional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,593
1,310
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Brazil
Ronaldo Da Silva Francisco Junior
Genomics
Computational Biology
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
1,444
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Brazil
Jauvane C. De Oliveira
Realidade Virtual
Sistemas Multimídia
Ambientes Virtuais Colaborativos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,319
392
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Brazil
Leandro Nascimento Lemos
Biological Data Science
Molecular Ecology
Bioinformatics
Information Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,283
1,017
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Brazil
Kary Ocaña
Bioinformatics
HPC
databases
workflows
phylogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,244
450
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Brazil
Paa Esquef
digital signal processing
acoustics signal processing
audio DSP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
392
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,627
Brazil
541
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carlos E. De Souza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,133
2,204
0.137
Control Systems
Robust Control
Robust Filtering
Time-delay Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,784
Brazil
1,134
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ana Tereza Ribeiro De Vasconcelos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,983
6,618
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,870
Brazil
2,202
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jaime E. Muñoz Rivera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,471
3,003
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,651
Brazil
3,097
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Luiz Gonzaga Paula De Almeida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,117
3,740
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,961
Brazil
3,366
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Raúl A. Feijóo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,791
2,089
0.361
Computational Methods in Mechanics
Variational Formulation
Hemodynamic modeling
Plasticity
Contact problems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,326
Brazil
4,764
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Luciane Prioli Ciapina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,594
861
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,105
Brazil
4,845
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Helio José Corrêa Barbosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,533
1,905
0.420
nature-inspired metaheuristics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,050
Brazil
5,182
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pablo Javier Blanco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,340
2,450
0.565
Variational Formulations
Computational Hemodynamics
Numerical Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,594
Brazil
5,807
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Antonio André Novotny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,990
1,849
0.463
Topological Derivatives
Topology Optimization
Inverse Problems
Fracture Mechanics
Asymptotic Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,335
Brazil
6,633
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Artur Ziviani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,593
1,078
0.300
Computer Networking
Network Science
Networking
Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,124
Brazil
7,348
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Renato Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,295
1,617
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,030
Brazil
8,425
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marisa Fabiana Nicolas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
1,195
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,637
Brazil
9,128
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fabio Porto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,734
897
0.328
Database
Big Data
Scientific Data Analysis
Deep Learning
IA and Databases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,916
Brazil
9,217
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marcio Murad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
876
0.323
Multiscale Modeling of Coupled Phenomena In Porous MEdia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,707
Brazil
9,318
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Laurent Dardenne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,684
1,977
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,486
Brazil
9,384
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gilson Antonio Giraldi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,667
1,280
0.480
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Physics-Based Animation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,509
Brazil
10,865
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Frederic Valentin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,333
839
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,273
Brazil
12,419
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bruno Schulze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,048
330
0.161
Distributed Scientific Computing
Cyberinfrastructures
Clouds
Computing in HEP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461,497
Brazil
13,934
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Isabella Alvim Guedes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,814
1,626
0.896
Molecular Modelling
Machine Learning
Computational Chemistry
Drug Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,911
Brazil
15,608
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Otavio Brustolini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,593
1,310
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,296
Brazil
16,838
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ronaldo Da Silva Francisco Junior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
1,444
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,248
Brazil
18,241
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jauvane C. De Oliveira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,319
392
0.297
Realidade Virtual
Sistemas Multimídia
Ambientes Virtuais Colaborativos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,774
Brazil
18,684
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Leandro Nascimento Lemos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,283
1,017
0.793
Biological Data Science
Molecular Ecology
Bioinformatics
Information Visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,693
Brazil
19,167
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kary Ocaña
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,244
450
0.362
Bioinformatics
HPC
databases
workflows
phylogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,840
Brazil
19,204
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paa Esquef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
392
0.316
digital signal processing
acoustics signal processing
audio DSP