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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 438 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
Química de Produtos Naturais
Biofármacos
Análise espectroscópica
Óleos essenciai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,791
6,512
0.472
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
farmacologia
micologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,404
4,402
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Saúde
Saúde Coletiva
Enfermagem
Saúde Menta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,767
2,643
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bioquímica
Produtos naturais
etnofarmcologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,397
4,664
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alzheimer
Neurofisiofarmacologia
Atividade Física e Saúde Mental
PIC's
Suicídi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,385
4,006
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Enfermagem em Saúde Pública
Cronicidades
Estudos de validação
Tecnologias
Covid-1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,853
4,481
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Physiology
Pharmacology
Neuroscience
Diabetes
essential oi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,023
2,348
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Parasitogia Veterinária
Nematoides gastrintestinais
resistência anti-helmíntica
leishmanise visceral canin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,895
2,314
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fisio-Farmacologia da Inflamaçã
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,129
2,151
0.419
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fisiologia e Farmacologia Cardiorrena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,989
1,952
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Physical Education/Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,666
3,242
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Produção de caprinos e ovinos
Sistemas silvipastoris
Pastagens e Forragicultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,206
1,658
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Saúde Coletiv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,154
1,223
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
biotecnologia
imunologia
virologia
kits diagnótico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,143
2,785
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Reprodução animal
transgênese
clonage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,999
1,029
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Epidemiologia nutriciona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,986
1,505
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Pathology
Nutrigenomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,868
1,495
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Climate Change
Cloud Microphysics
Atmospheric Modeling
Regional Climate Modeling
Paleoclimatolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,860
710
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
saúde da mulher
enfermagem obstétric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,785
1,353
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
saúde coletiva
letramento em saúde. nutrição e doenças crônicas não transmissívei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,580
1,227
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dor e Inflamação
Trato gastrointestinal
Diabetes
Neuropatia diabética
Plantas medicinai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,476
1,060
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nutrição de Ruminantes
Biologia Molecula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,470
1,000
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
política cultural
política de comunicação
cidadania
elit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,339
831
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Saude Mental
Saúde Trabalho
Politica de Saúd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,310
589
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Geologia
Oceanografia
Sedimentologia
Geologia Marinha
Impactos Ambientai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,234
818
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,541
851
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Selene Maia De Morais
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,791
6,512
0.472
Química de Produtos Naturais
Biofármacos
Análise espectroscópica
Óleos essenciai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,835
1,665
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marcos Fabio Gadelha Rocha
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,404
4,402
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,047
1,889
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Maria Salete Bessa Jorge
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,767
2,643
0.301
Saúde
Saúde Coletiva
Enfermagem
Saúde Menta
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,079
2,047
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Maria Goncalves Pereira
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,397
4,664
0.555
Bioquímica
Produtos naturais
etnofarmcologi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,329
2,052
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paula M Soares|PM Soares, P Soares, Paula Matias Soares
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,385
4,006
0.478
Alzheimer
Neurofisiofarmacologia
Atividade Física e Saúde Mental
PIC's
Suicídi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,908
2,289
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,853
4,481
0.571
Enfermagem em Saúde Pública
Cronicidades
Estudos de validação
Tecnologias
Covid-1
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,781
3,551
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jose Henrique Leal Cardoso
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,023
2,348
0.390
Physiology
Pharmacology
Neuroscience
Diabetes
essential oi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,742
3,665
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Claudia Maria Leal Bevilaqua
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,895
2,314
0.393
Parasitogia Veterinária
Nematoides gastrintestinais
resistência anti-helmíntica
leishmanise visceral canin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,686
4,523
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ana Maria Sampaio Assreuy
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,129
2,151
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,453
4,710
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Claudia Ferreira Santos
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,989
1,952
0.391
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,585
5,168
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Valter Barbosa Filho
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,666
3,242
0.695
Physical Education/Public Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,069
5,958
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mona Lisa Oliveira
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,206
1,658
0.394
Produção de caprinos e ovinos
Sistemas silvipastoris
Pastagens e Forragicultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,066
6,054
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrea Caprara
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,154
1,223
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,650
6,073
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maria Izabel Florindo Guedes
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,143
2,785
0.672
biotecnologia
imunologia
virologia
kits diagnótico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,749
9,015
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vicente José De Figueirêdo Freitas
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,999
1,029
0.343
Reprodução animal
transgênese
clonage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,961
9,056
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ilana Nogueira Bezerra
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,986
1,505
0.504
Epidemiologia nutriciona
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,296
9,498
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Diana Magalhaes De Oliveira
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,868
1,495
0.521
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Pathology
Nutrigenomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,104
9,525
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alexandre Araujo Costa
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,860
710
0.248
Climate Change
Cloud Microphysics
Atmospheric Modeling
Regional Climate Modeling
Paleoclimatolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,739
9,819
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dafne Paiva Rodrigues
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,785
1,353
0.486
saúde da mulher
enfermagem obstétric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,205
10,639
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Helena Sampaio
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,580
1,227
0.476
saúde coletiva
letramento em saúde. nutrição e doenças crônicas não transmissívei
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,348
11,090
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrelina Noronha Coelho De Souza
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,476
1,060
0.428
Dor e Inflamação
Trato gastrointestinal
Diabetes
Neuropatia diabética
Plantas medicinai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,151
11,128
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Davide Rondina
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,470
1,000
0.405
Nutrição de Ruminantes
Biologia Molecula
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,616
11,791
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alexandre Barbalho
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,339
831
0.355
política cultural
política de comunicação
cidadania
elit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,454
11,928
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jose Jackson Coelho Sampaio
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,310
589
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,799
12,332
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jader Morais J Morais
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Fairfield, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,234
818
0.366
Geologia
Oceanografia
Sedimentologia
Geologia Marinha
Impactos Ambientai