Top 100 Scientists

Latin America Medical and Health Sciences / Internal Medicine 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 182 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pascual Rubén Valdez
Medicina Interna
Cuidados críticos
Salud Pública
Bioetica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
69
88,487
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alonso Soto
Clinical prediction rules
Chronic diseases
Tuberculosis
Internal Medicine
Evidence Based
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
57
10,093
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Antonio Iglesias Gamarra
Medicina Interna
Inmunología
Reumatología y Enfermedades de los Huesos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
61
2,263

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Freddy Orlando Contreras Santos
Medicina Interna
Diabetes
Hipertensión arterial
Metabolismo
Educación
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
44
1,400
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jose Luis Galvez Romero
Medicina Interna
Inmunología
Fitoquímica
Biotecnología
Investigación
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
30
2,030
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Duperly
Physical Activity
Healthy Habits
Chronic Diseases
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Medical Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
25
2,328
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jose Percy Amado Tineo
Medicina Interna
Educación
Cuidados Paliativos
Urgencias
COVID-19
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
29
1,559
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Juan Mauricio Pardo-Oviedo
Investigación Clínica
Filosofía de la Ciencia
Educación Médica
Medicina Critica
Medicina Interna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
26
13,819
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eduardo Mansilla
Internal Medicine
Regenerative Medicine
Nanotechnology
Aging
Cancer.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
1,285
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Gregorio Sanchez Vallejo
Medicina Interna
cardiologia
endocrinologia
infectologia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
3,570
Estevao Bassi
Medicina Intensiva
Educação Médica
Gestão em Saúde
Trauma
Sepse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
820
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
John Jaime Sprockel Díaz
Medicina interna
inteligencia artificial
machine learning
covid-19
embolismo pulmonar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
466
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Luis Miguel Román Pintos
Medicina Interna
Diabetes Mellitus
Cirrosis Hepática
Farmacia Hospitalaria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
747
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Lorena Esperanza Encalada Torres
Older Adults
Bacterial Resistance to antibiotics
Nutrition
Physical Activity.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
269
Enrique Cervantes-Pérez
Medicina Interna & Nutrición Clínica. Miembro del SNI Nivel I
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
416
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jorge Huaringa-Marcelo
Medicina Interna
Reumatología
Infectología
Epidemiología
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
321
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Edinson Dante Meregildo Rodriguez
Medicina Interna
Emergencias
Cuidado Crítico
Enfermedades infecciosas
Enfermedades crónicas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
3
3,270
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Richard Buendia
Medicina Interna. Endocrinología. Epidemiología Clínica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
536
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Lizette Elena Leiva Suero
Medicina Interna
Inmunologia
Hematologia
Salud Publica
Oncología
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
175
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Halbert Hernández-Negrín
Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Health Disparities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
262
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Emiro Buendía Dávila
Immunology
Epidemiology
Internal Medicine
Travel Medicine
Infectious Disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
199
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Héctor Mario Musacchio
Internal Medicine
Baroreflex
Heart rate variability
Autonomic dysfunction
Oncology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
124
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Alfredo Parra-Lucares
Internal Medicine
Clinical and Translational Cardiology
Electrophysiology
Ion Channels
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
145
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Jorge Pulido-Arenas
Medicina Interna
Internal Medicine
Anticoagulation
Antibiotics
Case Reports
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
51
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Quijada-Martínez Pedro José
Medicina Interna
Medicina Crítica
Infectología
Inmunología Clínica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
83
David Corredor Orlandelli
Medicina interna
medicina personalizada
neumología
reumatología
oncología clínica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
44
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pascual Rubén Valdez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
69
88,487
Medicina Interna
Cuidados críticos
Salud Pública
Bioetica
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elza Muscelli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
60
6,900
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cassiano Teixeira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
97
5,991
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Silvio A. Ñamendys-Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
60
5,787
Critical Care
Internal medicine
ARDS
Sepsis
Outcomes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Internal Medicine
Health Informatics
Clinical Research
Human Physiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Luis Alonso Gonzalez Naranjo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
47
2,676
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Suely Rezende
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
54
3,249
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alonso Soto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
57
10,093
Clinical prediction rules
Chronic diseases
Tuberculosis
Internal Medicine
Evidence Based
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Juan Manuel Astaiza Martinez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
119
5,390
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Antonio Iglesias Gamarra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
61
2,263
Medicina Interna
Inmunología
Reumatología y Enfermedades de los Huesos

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marcos Duarte Guimaraes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
48
1,720
Medicina Interna
Oncologia
Diagnóstico por Imagem
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alberto Francisco Rubio Guerra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
44
2,474
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Francischetti Ea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
39
1,799
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Freddy Orlando Contreras Santos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
44
1,400
Medicina Interna
Diabetes
Hipertensión arterial
Metabolismo
Educación
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jose Luis Galvez Romero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
2,030
Medicina Interna
Inmunología
Fitoquímica
Biotecnología
Investigación
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Duperly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
25
2,328
Physical Activity
Healthy Habits
Chronic Diseases
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Medical Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jose Percy Amado Tineo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
1,559
Medicina Interna
Educación
Cuidados Paliativos
Urgencias
COVID-19
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Juan Mauricio Pardo-Oviedo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
26
13,819
Investigación Clínica
Filosofía de la Ciencia
Educación Médica
Medicina Critica
Medicina Interna
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Renato Gorga Bandeira De Mello
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
22
1,264
Medicina Interna
Geriatria
Sarcopenia e Fragilidade
Delirium
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Boris E. Vesga A
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
22
2,713
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eduardo Mansilla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,285
Internal Medicine
Regenerative Medicine
Nanotechnology
Aging
Cancer.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cristina Maria Elizondo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
906
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Renato Seligman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,261
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Miguel Felix
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
26
602
Internal Medicine
Critical Care
Respiratory Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Gregorio Sanchez Vallejo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
3,570
Medicina Interna
cardiologia
endocrinologia
infectologia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Fernando Peixoto Ferraz De Campos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
26
947
Internal Medicine - Autopsy - Anatomoclinical Correlation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Priscila Giacomo Fassini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
533
Clinical Nutrition
Energy Metabolism
Obesity
Neuromodulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Fernando Manzur Jattin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
19
668
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Estevao Bassi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
820
Medicina Intensiva
Educação Médica
Gestão em Saúde
Trauma
Sepse
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
John Jaime Sprockel Díaz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
466
Medicina interna
inteligencia artificial
machine learning
covid-19
embolismo pulmonar
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Sonia Elizabeth Benitez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
15
437
Health Informatics
Artificial Intelligence
Bioinformatics
Internal Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Miguel Guillermo Flores Padilla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
596
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Luis Miguel Román Pintos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
747
Medicina Interna
Diabetes Mellitus
Cirrosis Hepática
Farmacia Hospitalaria
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Lorena Esperanza Encalada Torres
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
269
Older Adults
Bacterial Resistance to antibiotics
Nutrition
Physical Activity.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Enrique Cervantes-Pérez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
416
Medicina Interna & Nutrición Clínica. Miembro del SNI Nivel I
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Yimy F. Medina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,372
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Elsa Palou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
351
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Reynaldo Badillo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
233
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Kátia Maria Sampaio Gomes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
901
heart failure
satellite cells
metabolism
chronic diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Alexandre Bortolotto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
384
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jorge Huaringa-Marcelo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
321
Medicina Interna
Reumatología
Infectología
Epidemiología
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Edinson Dante Meregildo Rodriguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
3
3,270
Medicina Interna
Emergencias
Cuidado Crítico
Enfermedades infecciosas
Enfermedades crónicas
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Richard Buendia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
536
Medicina Interna. Endocrinología. Epidemiología Clínica
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Teresa Suárez Diáz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
279
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Salvador B Valdovinos Chávez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
161
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Maria Clara Saad Menezes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
282
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Sergio Fragoso-Saavedra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
258
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Orlando Vieira Gomes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
183
Medicina Interna
Nefrologia
Saúde Indígena
Ensino em Saúde
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Lizette Elena Leiva Suero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
175
Medicina Interna
Inmunologia
Hematologia
Salud Publica
Oncología
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Edgar Vanegas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
143
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Halbert Hernández-Negrín
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
262
Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Health Disparities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Marcia Salas Perez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
3,468
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Maria Camila Mejia Guatibonza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
278
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Milagros Torres
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
160
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Emiro Buendía Dávila
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
199
Immunology
Epidemiology
Internal Medicine
Travel Medicine
Infectious Disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Alfredo Torres Viloria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
133
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Héctor Mario Musacchio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
124
Internal Medicine
Baroreflex
Heart rate variability
Autonomic dysfunction
Oncology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Ana Pittella Livre Habilitation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
7,213
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Jorge Enrique Aponte Monsalve
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
112
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Roberto Esguerra Gutierrez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
120
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Javier Gomez Gonzalez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
116
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Lorena Matta Cortes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
849
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Cesar Daniel Alonso Bello
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
179
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Alfredo Parra-Lucares
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
145
Internal Medicine
Clinical and Translational Cardiology
Electrophysiology
Ion Channels
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Johan Alexander Azañero Haro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
2,894
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Abihai Lucas Hernández
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
74
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Diana Carolina Quintero Gonzalez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
64
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Sofia Miranda De Figueiredo Ribeiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
153
Nutrition
Cancer
Oxidative Stress
Gene Expression
Cytokines
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Edgardo Linares Reyes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
103
Medicina Interna
Fisiología de altura
Educación Médica
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
María Teresa Sánchez-Avila
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
110
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Jorge Mederos Hernández
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
66
Medicina Interna
Infectología
Uso de antimicrobianos
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Darwin Ariza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
45
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Cristina Zurique Sanchez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
145
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Héctor David Meza Comparán
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
58
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Luis Carlos Muñoz Rodriguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
53
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Yonatan Andres Naranjo Arango
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
47
Medicina Interna
Ciencias Basicas
Reumatología
Dermatología.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Elias Quintero-Muñoz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
78
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Nathalia Buitrago Gómez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
53
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Santiago Forero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
47
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Angela Maria Benjumea Salgado
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
158
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Liodelvio Martinez Fernandez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
82
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Jorge Eliécer Rivas Ibarguen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
55
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Alvaro Francisco Gudiño Gomezjurado
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
39
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Juan Manuel López Quijano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
38
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Jorge Pulido-Arenas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
51
Medicina Interna
Internal Medicine
Anticoagulation
Antibiotics
Case Reports
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Gustavo Alexander Santamaria Puerto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
142
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Luis Jose Pinto Garcia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
57
Medicina Interna
Higado graso
Modelos experimentales
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Analis L Esparza Varas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
53
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Quijada-Martínez Pedro José
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
83
Medicina Interna
Medicina Crítica
Infectología
Inmunología Clínica
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Luis Montiel López
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
79
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Paula Ruiz Talero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
50
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
David Corredor Orlandelli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
44
Medicina interna
medicina personalizada
neumología
reumatología
oncología clínica
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Antoine Jeri-Yabar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
171