Top 100 Scientists

Latin America Top 100 Scientists 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,690 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

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Total 130 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jose Sifuentes-Osornio
Infectious Diseases
Clinical Microbiology
Tuberculosis
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
Invasive Fungal Infections
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
203
30,101
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Felipe Francisco Bondan Tuon
Infectologia
infectious diseases
leishmaniasis
brucellosis
antimicrobial resistance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
147
7,923
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diego Viasus
Infectious diseases
community-acquired pneumonia
influenza
dengue
chikungunya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
72
4,964

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Valdes Bollela
Infectious Diseases (Tuberculosis
Mycobacterias and AIDS)
Medical Education and Health Professions Education (Curriculum and A
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
78
5,004
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ana Marli Christovam Sartori
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Surveillance
Health Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
54
2,770
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Javier Arturo Bustos Palomino
enfermedades infecciosas
salud publica
epilepsia
calcificacion ectopica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
52
2,561
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nora Cardona Castro
Enfermedades infecciosas
enfermedades olvidadas y tropicales
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
63
2,434
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar
Malaria
spatial analysis
biostatistics
epidemiolgoy
GIS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
53
3,564
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jose Angelo Lauletta Lindoso
Doenças tropicais
biologia molecular
Leishmanioses
Imunologia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
52
3,388
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Lucieni Oliveira Conterno
Infectious Diseases
Health Technology Assessment
Medical Education
Systematic Reviews
Clinical
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
36
2,302
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Rafael Araos
Infectious diseases
ORCID 0000-0001-8075-0626
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
36
3,955
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Mariangela Ribeiro Resende
Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis
Cytomegalovirus
Immunocompromised patients
Nosocomial Epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
40
1,901
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Raquel Sb Stucchi
Transplante
Infeccções
Infecções em imunossuprimidos
Imunizações
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
62
2,105
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Alok Kumar
Infectious Diseases
Primary health care of children
Allergenic disorders and Asthma
Medical Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
24
1,204
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Angélica Castellanos
enfermedades infecciosas
inmunología
microbiología
biotecnología
metabolismo celular
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
17
737
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Paola Cappellano
Infectologia
Neutropenia Febril
Infecções em Oncohematologia e Transplante de Células Hematopoéticas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
1,078
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Ana Elvira Farfán García
Infectious diseases
molecular biology
bacteriology
parasitology
virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
411
Lilian Fleck Reinato
Infectologia
Doenças infecciosas
Infecções Relacionadas à assistência à saúde
Infecção Hospitalar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
264
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Lilian Sosa
Enfermedades infecciosas
resistencia a antibióticos
investigación científica
desarrollo y control de medicamentos
toxicología
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
265
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Viviana Milena Taylor Orozco
Enfermedades Infecciosas
Bioquímica
Biología Celular y Molecular
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
398
Alberto Ordinola Navarro
Infectious diseases
Autoimmunity
Primary Care
Infectologo Torreon Coahuila
Infectología
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
351
Isabelle Vera Vichr Nisida
Infectologia
Doenças sexualmente transmissíveis
Mastites Infecciosas
Vítimas de violência sexual
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
179
Policardo Gonçalves Da Silva
Infectologia
Doenças infecciosas
Prevenção Combinada
Trabalhadores do entretenimento adulto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
89
Dra Judith Celina Bernstein
Enfermedades Infecciosas
Enfermedades tropicales
Microbiología médica
Parasitología humana.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
82
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Infectious Diseases
Clinical Microbiology
Tuberculosis
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
Invasive Fungal Infections
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Roberto Badaro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
152
14,906
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wan Beom Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
197
13,154
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carlos Brites
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
177
9,971
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Roberto Martinez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
208
9,705
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Felipe Francisco Bondan Tuon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
147
7,923
Infectologia
infectious diseases
leishmaniasis
brucellosis
antimicrobial resistance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diego Viasus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
72
4,964
Infectious diseases
community-acquired pneumonia
influenza
dengue
chikungunya
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maria Elena Santolaya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
75
6,141
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Luciano Goldani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
111
6,421

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jorge Alberto Cortés Luna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
107
4,755
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
endocardite infecciosa
doenças bacterianas
arboviroses
micoses profundas
HIV/AIDS
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Miranda-Novales
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
82
14,860
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thais Guimaraes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
66
4,025
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel E Noyola
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
76
4,358
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sonia Raboni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
95
3,542
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Juan Pablo Torres
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
61
3,050
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Valdes Bollela
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
78
5,004
Infectious Diseases (Tuberculosis
Mycobacterias and AIDS)
Medical Education and Health Professions Education (Curriculum and A
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ana Marli Christovam Sartori
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
54
2,770
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Surveillance
Health Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Caterina Guzman Verri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
40
3,163
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Javier Arturo Bustos Palomino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
52
2,561
enfermedades infecciosas
salud publica
epilepsia
calcificacion ectopica
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nora Cardona Castro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
63
2,434
Enfermedades infecciosas
enfermedades olvidadas y tropicales
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Valeria Rolla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
60
2,680
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Conceição De Maria Azevedo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
44
4,967
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marta Heloisa Lopes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
53
3,284
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Gabriela Echaniz Aviles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
57
3,714
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
53
3,564
Malaria
spatial analysis
biostatistics
epidemiolgoy
GIS
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jose Angelo Lauletta Lindoso
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
52
3,388
Doenças tropicais
biologia molecular
Leishmanioses
Imunologia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Guilherme Santoro Lopes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
42
1,981
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Lily Yin Weckx
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
58
12,064
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Mario Andres Calvo Arellano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
33
2,612
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Lucieni Oliveira Conterno
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
36
2,302
Infectious Diseases
Health Technology Assessment
Medical Education
Systematic Reviews
Clinical
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Álvaro A Faccini-Martínez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
56
1,718
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Rafael Araos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
36
3,955
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Ruth Martínez Vega
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
45
2,403
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Marcelo Cordeiro Santos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
55
2,379
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Vivian I Avelino Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
49
1,883
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Mariangela Ribeiro Resende
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
40
1,901
Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis
Cytomegalovirus
Immunocompromised patients
Nosocomial Epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Raquel Sb Stucchi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
62
2,105
Transplante
Infeccções
Infecções em imunossuprimidos
Imunizações
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Vivian Kouri|Vivian Kouri Cardella, Vivian Kourí
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
53
1,593
enfermedades infecciosas
virologia
VIH
Herpesvirus
SARS CoV-2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Jaques Sztajnbok
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
43
1,663
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Cecilia Perret
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
42
1,860
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Carlos Kiffer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
33
1,866
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Torres-Mendoza B
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
34
1,389
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Kovy Arteaga Livias
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
31
1,658
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
36
1,302
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Medina Presentado Julio César
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
1,363
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Alok Kumar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
24
1,204
Infectious Diseases
Primary health care of children
Allergenic disorders and Asthma
Medical Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Robinson Pacheco Lopez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
997
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Letusa Albrecht
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
28
966
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Gilselena Kerbauy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
26
837
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Sofia Ocana Mayorga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
17
855
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Heriberto Caballero Ortega
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,354
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Angélica Castellanos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
17
737
enfermedades infecciosas
inmunología
microbiología
biotecnología
metabolismo celular
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Hugo Costa Paes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,324
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Vladimir Cordeiro Carvalho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
1,444
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Luis Fernando Donaires Toscano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
691
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Eliana Battaggia Gutierrez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
685
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Maximo Manuel Espinoza Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
653
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Aracely Angulo Molina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
818
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Myriam Astudillo Hernandez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
446
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Godoy-Lozano Elizabeth Ernestina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
584
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Munira Muhammad Abdel Baqui
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
16
869
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Ana Belén Araúz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
739
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Vanessa Riesz Salgado
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
563
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Paola Cappellano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
1,078
Infectologia
Neutropenia Febril
Infecções em Oncohematologia e Transplante de Células Hematopoéticas
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Ana Elvira Farfán García
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
411
Infectious diseases
molecular biology
bacteriology
parasitology
virology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Isabel Cristina Hurtado Palacios
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
988
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
José Antonio De Fuentes Vicente
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
399
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Viviana E Rodriguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
438
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Elizabeth Torres Morales
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
538
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Lilian Fleck Reinato
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
264
Infectologia
Doenças infecciosas
Infecções Relacionadas à assistência à saúde
Infecção Hospitalar
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Eduardo Sl Gonçales
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
290
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Julio Maquera-Afaray
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
252
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Giovanni Moreno Figueredo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
172
Enfermedades Infecciosas - Reproducción en Grandes Animales
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Lilian Sosa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
265
Enfermedades infecciosas
resistencia a antibióticos
investigación científica
desarrollo y control de medicamentos
toxicología
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Oscar Tamez-Rivera
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
231
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Infectologia
terapia intensiva
leptospirose
osteomielite
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Héctor Rincón
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
519
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Santos Ramirez Carreto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
294
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Bruno Azevedo Randi|Bruno Randi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
189
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Viviana Milena Taylor Orozco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
398
Enfermedades Infecciosas
Bioquímica
Biología Celular y Molecular
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Francisco Carlos López Márquez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
207
Enfermedades infecciosas
VIH-Sida e ITS
metabolismo y cáncer
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Fernando Galeano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
206
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Gabriel Trova Cuba
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
173
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Vítor Falcão De Oliveira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
3
119
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Alberto Ordinola Navarro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
351
Infectious diseases
Autoimmunity
Primary Care
Infectologo Torreon Coahuila
Infectología
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Lucas Cauê Jacintho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
122
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Tatiana Drummond|Tatiana Drummond Suinaga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
114
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Isabelle Vera Vichr Nisida
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
179
Infectologia
Doenças sexualmente transmissíveis
Mastites Infecciosas
Vítimas de violência sexual
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Andres Felipe Romero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
71
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Aaron Molina-Jaimes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
202
Infectious diseases
Bacterial resistance
MDR tuberculosis
HIV
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Policardo Gonçalves Da Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
89
Infectologia
Doenças infecciosas
Prevenção Combinada
Trabalhadores do entretenimento adulto
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Dra Judith Celina Bernstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
82
Enfermedades Infecciosas
Enfermedades tropicales
Microbiología médica
Parasitología humana.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Wania Vasconcelos De Freitas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
283