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Latin America Social Sciences / Social Science i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,384,773 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,456 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Brazil
João Paulo Souza
Health Promotion
Life Course
Maternal Health
Traditional Medicine
Information Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
198
0.880
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brazil
Antonio Ruffino Netto
Epidemiology
Pneumology
Tuberculosis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
50
0.298
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mexico
Jaime Jiménez
Space Science
Science and Technology System
Health System
Participative Strategic Planning
Community Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
46
0.286
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mexico
Gloria Guadarrama Sánchez
ciencias sociales
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
62
0.397
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mexico
Maria Teresa Garzon Martinez
Feminismo
Estudios culturales
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
73
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brazil
Marcia Barbosa
Science
Gender
Ciência
Gênero
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
62
0.477
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mexico
Jose Angel Vera Noriega
Estilos de crianza y desarrollo del niño en zonas rurale
Metrica y evaluacion de medidas en salud
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
61
0.473
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecuador
Catherine Walsh
decolonial pedagogy and thought
social-political struggle
interculturality
gender otherwise
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
89
0.788

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Brazil
Joao Feres Junior
political science
political behavior
political communication
political theory
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
60
0.571
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mexico
Raúl Delgado Wise
migration and development
critical development studies
capitalism
marxism
multinational corporations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
57
0.548
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brazil
Lea Velho
Política cientifica e tecnológica
producao e uso do conhecimento
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
35
0.350
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Brazil
Nildo Viana
Regimes de acumulação
classes sociais
movimentos sociais
autogestão
sociologia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
34
0.351
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mexico
Verónica Vázquez García
Gender
natural resources
sustainability
rural development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
45
0.474
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brazil
Francisco Ortega
medical anthropology
social sciences and health
global mental health
medical humanities
history and philosophy of science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
70
0.778
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brazil
Marcia Thereza Couto
Qualitative methods
gender and sexuality
masculinities
intersectionality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
66
0.742
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Argentina
Víctor Ramiro Fernández
desarrollo
ciencia política
estructuralismo latinoamericano
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
35
0.455
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Colombia
Mara Viveros Vigoya
intersectionality
sex and gender studies
crital race studies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
44
0.579
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Colombia
William Rodrigo Avendaño Castro
Ciencias Sociales & Humanas
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
62
0.827
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Brazil
Rafael Augustus De Oliveira
Ciências Sociais
Filosofia
Economia Política
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
33
0.471
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Brazil
Frederic Vandenberghe
Social theory - sociological theory - philosophy of human sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
42
0.609
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Colombia
Luis Fernando Garcés Giraldo
Ciencias Sociales
Ciencias de la Educación
Ingeniería y Tecnología
Ingeniería Ambiental
Bioética
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
37
0.536
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mexico
Luciana Ramos-Lira
trauma
psychosocial effects
gender violence
abortion
mental health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
36
0.529
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mexico
Raul Trejo Delarbre
media communication and society
Internet and society
social networks
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
15
0.227
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
João Paulo Souza
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
198
0.880
Health Promotion
Life Course
Maternal Health
Traditional Medicine
Information Science
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Maria Del Carmen Garcia Aguilar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
61
0.355
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Antonio Ruffino Netto
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
50
0.298
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jaime Jiménez
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
46
0.286
Space Science
Science and Technology System
Health System
Participative Strategic Planning
Community Development
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gloria Guadarrama Sánchez
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
62
0.397
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maria Teresa Garzon Martinez
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
73
0.500
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marcia Barbosa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
62
0.477
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jose Angel Vera Noriega
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
61
0.473
Estilos de crianza y desarrollo del niño en zonas rurale
Metrica y evaluacion de medidas en salud
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jorge Alonso
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
28
0.235
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Catherine Walsh
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
89
0.788
decolonial pedagogy and thought
social-political struggle
interculturality
gender otherwise

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joao Feres Junior
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
60
0.571
political science
political behavior
political communication
political theory
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Raúl Delgado Wise
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
57
0.548
migration and development
critical development studies
capitalism
marxism
multinational corporations
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lea Velho
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
35
0.350
Política cientifica e tecnológica
producao e uso do conhecimento
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nildo Viana
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
34
0.351
Regimes de acumulação
classes sociais
movimentos sociais
autogestão
sociologia
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Verónica Vázquez García
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
45
0.474
Gender
natural resources
sustainability
rural development
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Francisco Ortega
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
70
0.778
medical anthropology
social sciences and health
global mental health
medical humanities
history and philosophy of science
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marcia Thereza Couto
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
66
0.742
Qualitative methods
gender and sexuality
masculinities
intersectionality
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Víctor Ramiro Fernández
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
35
0.455
desarrollo
ciencia política
estructuralismo latinoamericano
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mara Viveros Vigoya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
44
0.579
intersectionality
sex and gender studies
crital race studies
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William Rodrigo Avendaño Castro
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
62
0.827
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rafael Augustus De Oliveira
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
33
0.471
Ciências Sociais
Filosofia
Economia Política
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frederic Vandenberghe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
42
0.609
Social theory - sociological theory - philosophy of human sciences
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Luis Fernando Garcés Giraldo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
37
0.536
Ciencias Sociales
Ciencias de la Educación
Ingeniería y Tecnología
Ingeniería Ambiental
Bioética
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Luciana Ramos-Lira
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
36
0.529
trauma
psychosocial effects
gender violence
abortion
mental health
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Raul Trejo Delarbre
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
15
0.227
media communication and society
Internet and society
social networks