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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 186 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peptides
Arthropod Immunity.
Antimicrobial Peptides
Innate Immunity
toxinolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,555
34,403
0.517
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dor e inflamaçã
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,668
6,793
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Schistosoma mansoni
non-coding RNA
gene expression regulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,178
3,055
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vacinologia
Toxinologia
Biotecnologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,217
2,708
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Leptospira
leptospirosis
interação patógeno-hospedeiro
proteínas recombinantes
vacina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,013
2,332
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vaccine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,332
2,368
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Toxinology
Proteomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,123
2,728
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Taxonomia e sistemátic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,737
3,464
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
biotecnologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,728
4,337
0.561
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Snakes
Natural History
Evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,390
2,792
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Toxinologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,572
2,602
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Imunologia
Toxinologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,120
2,226
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Genomics
Evolution
Veno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,014
1,972
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bioquímica
Toxinologia
Peptídeos
Espectrometria de Massa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,957
2,298
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Amphibia
Squamata
morphology
natural history
chemical defens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,524
1,895
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
venoms
toxins
antibodie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
1,655
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
microbiologia patogenese e diagnóstic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,065
1,729
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Imunologia
Biologia de Peixe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,967
1,954
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinformatics
Database
Knowledge Discovery
Computational Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,965
1,666
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Microbiologia
Bacteriologia
Patogenicidade Bacteriana
Diagnóstico Bacteriológic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,938
1,764
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Evolution
Systematics
Population Genetics
Phylogeny
Phylogeograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,901
2,488
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,730
2,019
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Amphibia
Squamata
Morphology
Natural History
Chemical Communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,594
1,659
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Imunorregulação
memoria imunológica
linfócito B
venenos
alergi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,585
1,777
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,398
1,279
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,836
66
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pedro Ismael Da Silva Junior
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,555
34,403
0.517
Peptides
Arthropod Immunity.
Antimicrobial Peptides
Innate Immunity
toxinolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,407
671
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vanessa Zambelli
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,668
6,793
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,826
805
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sergio Verjovski-Almeida
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,178
3,055
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,712
1,247
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paulo Lee Ho
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,217
2,708
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,963
1,799
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ana Lucia Tabet Oller Nascimento
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,013
2,332
0.259
Leptospira
leptospirosis
interação patógeno-hospedeiro
proteínas recombinantes
vacina
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,766
2,076
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Luciana Cc Leite
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,332
2,368
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,435
2,175
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Solange Maria De Toledo Serrano
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,123
2,728
0.336
Toxinology
Proteomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,631
2,342
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Antonio Domingos Brescovit
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,737
3,464
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,835
2,347
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Natalia Vicentino
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,728
4,337
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,683
2,519
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Otavio Av Marques
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,390
2,792
0.378
Snakes
Natural History
Evolutio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,744
3,107
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ana Maria Moura Da Silva
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,572
2,602
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,211
3,463
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Denise Tambourgi
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,120
2,226
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,754
4,685
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Inácio De Loiola Meirelles Junqueira De Azevedo
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,014
1,972
0.393
Genomics
Evolution
Veno
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,047
4,750
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Daniel Carvalho Pimenta
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,957
2,298
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,654
5,404
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carlos Jared
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,524
1,895
0.419
Amphibia
Squamata
morphology
natural history
chemical defens
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,807
5,717
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Katia Cristina Barbaro
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
1,655
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,267
6,252
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Roxane Maria Fontes Piazza
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,065
1,729
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,979
6,445
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mônica Lopes Ferreira
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,967
1,954
0.493
Imunologia
Biologia de Peixe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,123
6,451
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Milton Yutaka Nishiyama Junior
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,965
1,666
0.420
Bioinformatics
Database
Knowledge Discovery
Computational Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,746
6,517
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Waldir Pereira Elias
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,938
1,764
0.448
Microbiologia
Bacteriologia
Patogenicidade Bacteriana
Diagnóstico Bacteriológic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,909
6,596
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Felipe Gobbi Grazziotin
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,901
2,488
0.638
Evolution
Systematics
Population Genetics
Phylogeny
Phylogeograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,724
6,935
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sandra Coccuzzo Sampaio Vessoni
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,730
2,019
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,857
7,262
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marta Maria Antoniazzi
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,594
1,659
0.462
Amphibia
Squamata
Morphology
Natural History
Chemical Communicatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,479
7,281
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Carla Lima
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,585
1,777
0.496
Imunorregulação
memoria imunológica
linfócito B
venenos
alergi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,162
7,734
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Angela Silva Barbosa
Instituto Butantan
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,398
1,279
0.376