Top 100 Scientists

Latin America Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases 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 69 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Luis F Reyes
Pneumonia
S. pneumoniae
Lower respiratory tract infections
COVID 19
Cardiovascular complications during and after pneumonia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
90
9,027

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paulo De Tarso Roth Dalcin
respiratory medicine
adult cystic fibrosis
asthma
bronchiectasis
tuberculosis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
84
3,276
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elcio Vianna
Pneumologia - Alergia - Asma - Doenças Ocupacionais
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
61
3,515
João Marcos Salge
Pneumologia
Fisiologia Respiratória
Função Pulmonar
Fisiologia Exercício
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
32
2,367
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Monica Corso Pereira
Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases
Bronchiectasis
Pulmonary Hypertension
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
36
1,489
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Olívia Meira Dias
Pneumology
interstitial lung diseases
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
21
748
Gustavo Faibischew Prado
Tabagismo
Doenças Ocupacionais
Poluição
Neoplasias pulmonares
Risco cirúrgico
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
16
777
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Mauro Musa Zamboni
Pneumologia
Endoscopia Respiratória
Oncologia Torácica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
925
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Paulo De Tarso Müller
Pneumologia
Fisiologia Clínica do Exercício
Função Pulmonar
Reabilitação Física
Interações Cardiopulmonares
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
504
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Kasim Hassen
Pulmonology
Internal Medicine
Neonatal Medicine
Respiratory Care
Health science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
404
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Andrea Méndez
Respiratory medicine
lung diseases
airway remodeling
telehealth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
191
Camila Aparicio Llorente
Pediatrics
Pulmonology
Allergy and Immunology
Vaccines
High Altitude
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
14
Juan Francisco Leon Del Angel
Neumologia
Broncoscopia
Cancer de Pulmon
EPOC
Ultrasonido Pulmonar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
42
Caroline Souza Sokoloski
Cystic Fibrosis
Bronchiectasis
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
COPD
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Moisés Selman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
303
75,665
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carlos Roberto Ribeiro De Carvalho Carvalho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
421
46,518
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Geraldo Lorenzi Filho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
239
28,589
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carlos M Luna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
109
19,018
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dalva Poyares
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
113
8,175
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Luis F Reyes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
90
9,027
Pneumonia
S. pneumoniae
Lower respiratory tract infections
COVID 19
Cardiovascular complications during and after pneumonia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ronaldo Adib Kairalla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
87
10,670
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ubiratan Santos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
72
4,837
poluição do ar
doenças ocupacionais
tabagismo
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paulo José Zimermann Teixeira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
80
4,150

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
José Antônio Baddini Martinez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
128
6,870
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pedro Genta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
65
4,464
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lisete R Teixeira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
89
3,897
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paulo De Tarso Roth Dalcin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
84
3,276
respiratory medicine
adult cystic fibrosis
asthma
bronchiectasis
tuberculosis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carlos Jardim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
59
3,654
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marcelo Fouad Rabahi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
61
3,743
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Vargas, Mario H.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
90
5,110
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Juliana Carvalho Ferreira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
85
4,013
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rodrigo Abensur Athanazio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
53
2,569
Pneumologia
Bronquiectasia
Fibrose Cística
Asma
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Danilo Cortozi Berton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
57
2,944
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elcio Vianna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
61
3,515
Pneumologia - Alergia - Asma - Doenças Ocupacionais
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ruiz V
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
37
3,835
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Claudia Da Costa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
55
2,461
pneumologia
medicina
fisioterapia
clinica médica
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rosemeri Maurici Da Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
56
1,932
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
João Marcos Salge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
32
2,367
Pneumologia
Fisiologia Respiratória
Função Pulmonar
Fisiologia Exercício
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ilma Aparecida Paschoal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
41
1,480
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Macarena Rodriguez Vial
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
36
1,459
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Milena Marques Pagliarelli Acencio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
38
1,214
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Monica Corso Pereira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
36
1,489
Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases
Bronchiectasis
Pulmonary Hypertension
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Rudolf Kf Oliveira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,187
Pulmonary hypertension
hemodynamics
exercise physiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Frederico La Fernandes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
31
1,315
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Olívia Meira Dias
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
748
Pneumology
interstitial lung diseases
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Ricardo Luiz De Menezes Duarte
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
752
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Gustavo Faibischew Prado
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
777
Tabagismo
Doenças Ocupacionais
Poluição
Neoplasias pulmonares
Risco cirúrgico
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Roberta Karla Barbosa De Sales
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
747
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Mauro Musa Zamboni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
925
Pneumologia
Endoscopia Respiratória
Oncologia Torácica
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Luis F Giraldo Cadavid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
1,196
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Giselle Soares Passos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
1,263
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Hugo Yoo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
613
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Cristian Morán Mariños
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
18
512
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Paulo De Tarso Müller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
504
Pneumologia
Fisiologia Clínica do Exercício
Função Pulmonar
Reabilitação Física
Interações Cardiopulmonares
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Ricardo Henrique Oliveira Braga Teixeira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
16
536
Lung Transplantation
Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
José Eduardo Afonso Jr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
502
Pneumologia
transplante pulmonar
doação de órgãos
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Kasim Hassen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
404
Pulmonology
Internal Medicine
Neonatal Medicine
Respiratory Care
Health science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
José Luis Carrillo Alduenda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
652
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Denise Duprat Neves
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
478
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Luis Alberto Concepción Urteaga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
435
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Luiza Helena Degani Costa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
427
Pneumologia
função pulmonar
fisiologia clínica do exercício
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Andrea Méndez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
191
Respiratory medicine
lung diseases
airway remodeling
telehealth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Diego Severiche Bueno
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
219
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Fabio Eiji Arimura
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
298
Pneuomologia
Genética
Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Victor Perez-Gutierrez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
266
Interventional pulmonology and critical care medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
González-Aguirre Je
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
65
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Thiago Lins Fagundes De Sousa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
87
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Jose Luis Che Morales
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
197
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Rafael Francisco Páramo Arroyo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
85
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Mabel Patricia Franky Rojas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
92
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Camila Aparicio Llorente
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
14
Pediatrics
Pulmonology
Allergy and Immunology
Vaccines
High Altitude
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Sergio Grava
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
24
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Juan Francisco Leon Del Angel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
42
Neumologia
Broncoscopia
Cancer de Pulmon
EPOC
Ultrasonido Pulmonar
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Suyapa María Sosa Ferrari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
17
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Gustavo Rosales-Chávez|Gustavo Rosales
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
16
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Caroline Souza Sokoloski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Cystic Fibrosis
Bronchiectasis
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
COPD