Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences 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
Systems biology
Computational Biology
Data Integration
Text-mining
Network biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,315
16,999
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Global Health and Tropical Diseases
Infectious Diseases and Pharmacology
Enteric Infection
Malnutrition and Environmental Ent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,573
9,342
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Farmacologia
Oncologia
Produtos Naturais
Farmacologia Clínica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,923
7,900
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Epidemiology and Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,372
7,274
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Clostridium difficile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,563
5,729
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Structural Biology
Protein Chemistry
Lectins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,803
3,870
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Enfermagem
Enfermagem Fundamental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,538
4,886
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Natural Products
Medicinal Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,189
5,334
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Social Epidemiology
Saúde Coletiva
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,105
5,130
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rim nas Doenças Tropicais
Injúria Renal Aguda
Nefrologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,094
4,203
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mental disorders
schizophrenia
depression
neurodevelopment
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,697
4,896
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
neurociência
histologia e citologia
biologia celular e molecular
doenças infecciosas
nutrição
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
4,563
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Leprosy
HIV/AIDS
COVID-19
Zika
Brazilian Purpuric Fever
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,607
3,452
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
´Fisiologia e Bioquímica do Estresse Hídrico e Salino em Plantas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,497
3,780
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sistematização da assistência
tecnologia de enfermagem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,320
2,372
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Farmacologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,981
2,570
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Enfermagem
Vulnerabilidades
Saúde sexual e reprodutiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,457
3,158
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bioquímica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,194
3,634
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Enfermagem
Segurança do paciente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,073
3,245
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nephrotoxicity
Infectious diseases
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,732
3,630
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Teorias de Enfermagem
Pessoas com deficiência
Tecnologia Assistiva
Tecnologia Educacional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,721
2,163
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gastroenterologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,591
2,806
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
saúde da mulher
câncer de mama
tecnologias educativas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,590
2,222
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Enfermagem
AIDS
HIV
promoção da saúde
autocuidado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,550
2,047
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gastrintestinal
Inflamação
Fisiologia
Farmacologia e Morfologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,547
3,518
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,728
290
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Armênio Aguiar Dos Santos
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,315
16,999
0.762
Systems biology
Computational Biology
Data Integration
Text-mining
Network biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,459
309
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Aldo Ângelo Moreira Lima
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,573
9,342
0.433
Global Health and Tropical Diseases
Infectious Diseases and Pharmacology
Enteric Infection
Malnutrition and Environmental Ent
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,092
456
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Manoel Odorico De Moraes Filho
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,923
7,900
0.441
Farmacologia
Oncologia
Produtos Naturais
Farmacologia Clínica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,176
488
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jorg Heukelbach
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,372
7,274
0.419
Epidemiology and Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,112
924
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gerly Anne de Castro Brito
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,563
5,729
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,942
1,027
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Benildo Sousa Cavada
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,803
3,870
0.328
Structural Biology
Protein Chemistry
Lectins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,917
1,498
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marcos Venicios Lopes
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,538
4,886
0.512
Enfermagem
Enfermagem Fundamental
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,481
1,604
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Maria Goretti Silva
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,189
5,334
0.580
Natural Products
Medicinal Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,607
1,628
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr.
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,105
5,130
0.563
Social Epidemiology
Saúde Coletiva
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Neglected Tropical Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,105
2,012
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Elizabeth De Francesco Daher
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,094
4,203
0.519
Rim nas Doenças Tropicais
Injúria Renal Aguda
Nefrologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,190
2,191
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Danielle S Macedo
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,697
4,896
0.636
Mental disorders
schizophrenia
depression
neurodevelopment
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,532
2,202
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Reinaldo Oria
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
4,563
0.594
neurociência
histologia e citologia
biologia celular e molecular
doenças infecciosas
nutrição
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,892
2,237
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ligia Kerr
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,607
3,452
0.454
Leprosy
HIV/AIDS
COVID-19
Zika
Brazilian Purpuric Fever
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,979
2,290
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eneas Gomes Filho
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,497
3,780
0.504
´Fisiologia e Bioquímica do Estresse Hídrico e Salino em Plantas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,560
2,365
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thelma Leite De Araújo
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,320
2,372
0.324
Sistematização da assistência
tecnologia de enfermagem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,748
2,576
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Flavia Almeida Santos
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,981
2,570
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,037
2,950
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,457
3,158
0.489
Enfermagem
Vulnerabilidades
Saúde sexual e reprodutiva
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,048
3,155
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ana Lúcia Ponte Freitas
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,194
3,634
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,319
3,255
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joselany Caetano
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,073
3,245
0.534
Enfermagem
Segurança do paciente
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,332
3,555
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alexandre Havt
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,732
3,630
0.633
Nephrotoxicity
Infectious diseases
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,728
3,572
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,721
2,163
0.378
Teorias de Enfermagem
Pessoas com deficiência
Tecnologia Assistiva
Tecnologia Educacional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,812
3,703
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marcellus Souza
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,591
2,806
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,849
3,704
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ana Fatima Carvalho Fernandes
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,590
2,222
0.397
saúde da mulher
câncer de mama
tecnologias educativas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,106
3,743
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marli Galvao
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,550
2,047
0.369
Enfermagem
AIDS
HIV
promoção da saúde
autocuidado
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,178
3,745
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pedro Marcos Gomes Soares
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Fairmont, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,547
3,518
0.634
Gastrintestinal
Inflamação
Fisiologia
Farmacologia e Morfologia