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Brazil 444 Scientists H-Index Medical and Health Sciences / Physiotherapy Rankings - 2025
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These rankings provide a comprehensive evaluation of scientific performance by combining total and recent 6-year h-index values, offering insight into both research productivity and long-term impact. The h-index balances quantity with quality, highlighting sustained academic excellence. Rankings are continuously updated in near real-time to reflect the latest scholarly activity across countries, institutions, and 211 academic fields. Premium Membership unlocks deeper analytics, dynamic ranking tools, and personalized trend visualizations.
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Physical Activity
Sports Science
Epidemiology
Body Composition
Public Heatl
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
79
0.898
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
Dor lombar
prática baseada em evidências
metodologia de pesquisa em fisioterapi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
48
0.706
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
Fisioterapia
Fibromialgia
dor
postura
Alongamento muscula
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
38
0.585
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
Physical Activity
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Respiratory Physiotherapy
Smokin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
41
0.707
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Physical therapy
rehabilitation
strok
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
36
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Biomechanics
human locomotion
diabetic neuropathy
physical therap
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
36
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
exercise physiolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
32
0.615
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Fisioterapia
Fisiologia
Biomecanica
Reabilitação
Musculo esqueletic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
28
0.549
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Rehabilitation
Physical Therap
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
30
0.612
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Exercício físico
fisioterapia
reabilitação pulmonar
DPO
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
32
0.681
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Physical Therapy
Biomechanics
Epidemiology
Aquatics
Biostatistic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
27
0.587
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Fisioterapia
Reabilitação
Função Cardiorrespiratóri
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
25
0.543
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Fisioterapia em cardiologia
exercício físico
variabilidade da frequência cardíac
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
30
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Cardiovascular Physiotherapy and Exercise physiolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
29
0.644
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Fisioterapia
Pediatria
Pneumologia
Obesidade Infantil
Função Pulmona
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
33
0.767
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
37
0.881
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Reabilitação
Dor Lombar
Epidemiologi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
34
0.829
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Fisioterapia Desportiv
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
27
0.675
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Physical therapy
Cardiac rehabilitation
Exercis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
22
0.550
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Neuromechanics
Kinesiology
Behavioral neuroscience
Motor Control
Scientific writing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
29
0.744
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Rehabilitation
Physiotherap
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Reabilitação Cardiopulmonar
Fisiologia Cardiovascular
Fisiologia Respiratóri
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
25
0.641
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
physical therapy
Women´s healt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
28
0.737
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Ciências da saúde
Fisioterapia
Fisiologia do exercício
Reabilitação
Desempenho físico-funciona
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
28
0.778
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Dor
Fisioterapia
Neuromodulação
Lesão Nervosa Periféric
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
29
0.829
Diego Augusto Santos Silva
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina UFSC
Florianopolis, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
79
0.898
Physical Activity
Sports Science
Epidemiology
Body Composition
Public Heatl
Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa
Universidade Cidade de São Paulo UNICID
São Paulo, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
48
0.706
Dor lombar
prática baseada em evidências
metodologia de pesquisa em fisioterapi
Amélia Pasqual Marques
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
38
0.585
Fisioterapia
Fibromialgia
dor
postura
Alongamento muscula
Fabio Pitta
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Londrina, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
41
0.707
Physical Activity
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Respiratory Physiotherapy
Smokin
Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira Salmela
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
36
0.667
Physical therapy
rehabilitation
strok
Isabel Cn Sacco
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
36
0.667
Biomechanics
human locomotion
diabetic neuropathy
physical therap
Celso Carvalho
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
32
0.615
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
exercise physiolog
Tania Salvini
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Santarem, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
28
0.549
Fisioterapia
Fisiologia
Biomecanica
Reabilitação
Musculo esqueletic
Sergio Teixeira Da Fonseca
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
30
0.612
Rehabilitation
Physical Therap
Audrey Borghi Silva Borghi Silva A
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Santarem, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
32
0.681
Exercício físico
fisioterapia
reabilitação pulmonar
DPO
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Jefferson Rosa Cardoso Pt
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Londrina, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
27
0.587
Physical Therapy
Biomechanics
Epidemiology
Aquatics
Biostatistic
Dirceu Costa
Universidade Nove de Julho
São Paulo, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
25
0.543
Fisioterapia
Reabilitação
Função Cardiorrespiratóri
Luiz Carlos Marques Vanderlei
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
30
0.667
Fisioterapia em cardiologia
exercício físico
variabilidade da frequência cardíac
Aparecida Maria Catai
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Santarem, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
29
0.644
Cardiovascular Physiotherapy and Exercise physiolog
Mariana Simões Ferreira
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
33
0.767
Fisioterapia
Pediatria
Pneumologia
Obesidade Infantil
Função Pulmona
Mansueto Gomes Neto
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Rosario, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
37
0.881
Luciola da Cunha Menezes Costa
Universidade Cidade de São Paulo UNICID
São Paulo, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
34
0.829
Reabilitação
Dor Lombar
Epidemiologi
Carlos Marcelo Pastre
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
27
0.675
Ester Silva
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Santarem, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
22
0.550
Physical therapy
Cardiac rehabilitation
Exercis
Felipe P Carpes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
29
0.744
Neuromechanics
Kinesiology
Behavioral neuroscience
Motor Control
Scientific writing
Vanessa Suziane Probst
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Londrina, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
Rehabilitation
Physiotherap
Pedro Dal Lago
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
25
0.641
Reabilitação Cardiopulmonar
Fisiologia Cardiovascular
Fisiologia Respiratóri
Patricia Driusso
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Santarem, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
28
0.737
physical therapy
Women´s healt
Ana Cristina Lacerda
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
28
0.778
Ciências da saúde
Fisioterapia
Fisiologia do exercício
Reabilitação
Desempenho físico-funciona
Abrahão Fontes Baptista
Universidade Federal do ABC UFABC
Santo André, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
29
0.829
Dor
Fisioterapia
Neuromodulação
Lesão Nervosa Periféric