Top 100 Scientists

Latin America Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience 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" (1,014,158 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 720 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Francisco J. Barrantes
Neurosciences
neurotransmitter receptors
lipid-protein interactions
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
fluorescence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
164
10,226
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Henning Ulrich
neuroscience
developmental biology
pharmacology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
205
12,294
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Federico Bermudez Rattoni
Biology
Neurobiology
Learning and Memory
Recognition Memory
Taste
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
132
8,801
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Juan Segura Aguilar
neuroscience
toxicology
biochemistry
molecular biology
stem cells
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
122
22,658
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Ricardo Tapia
Neuroscience
synaptic transmission
epilepsy
neurodegeneration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
156
7,106
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Ana Belén Elgoyhen
Neuroscience
Neuropharmacology
Auditory Physiology
Tinnitus
Hearing Loss
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
108
10,361
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Norberto Cysne Coimbra
Neuropsychopharmacolgy
Neuroanatomy
Neuropsychobiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
135
5,957
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Reinaldo Oria
neurociência
histologia e citologia
biologia celular e molecular
doenças infecciosas
nutrição
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
90
7,464
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Luiz Carlos De Lima Silveira
Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Visual Sciences
Ophthalmology
Tropical Diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
133
5,605
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Juan A Orellana *
Neurosciences
Neuron-Glia Crosstalk
Neurodegeneration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
63
18,520
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Thereza De Lima
Neurociências
Neurofarmacologia
Farmacologia
Plantas Medicinais
Produtos Naturais
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
93
4,977
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Rosa Maria Martins De Almeida
behavioral neuroscience
neuropsychology
experimental psychology
translational research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
99
6,060
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :51
Claudio Mastronardi
Neuroscience
Neuroimmunomodulation
Neurodegeneration
Genomics
Personalized Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
74
6,768
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Baptista T
Neuroscience
Psychiatry
Professor of Human Physiology
Laboratory of Behavioral Physiology
University of Los Andes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
92
5,786
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Rodrigo A Quintanilla
Neuroscience
biology
oxidative stress
mitochondria
confocal micrsocopy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
60
5,542
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Marcondes Cavalcante França Jr
Neurogenética
doenças neuromusculares
neuroimagem
eletroneuromiografia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
148
5,068
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Ricardo Gattass
Neuroscience
cortical visual areas
single unit
cortical connection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
69
7,474
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Erich Talamoni Fonoff
Functional Neurosurgery
Mov Disorders
Pain
Parkinson's Disease
Neurosychiatric Disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
106
5,401
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Ranganatha Sitaram
Cognitive Neuroscience
Brain Computer Interfaces
Artificial Intelligence
Neuroimaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
65
8,681
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Leda Leme Talib
Neurociencias
Biomarcadores
Doença de Alzheimer
esquizofrenia
psiquiatria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
76
5,313
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Clarissa M Comim
Neurociências
Distrofias Musculares Progressivas
Doenças Neuromusculares
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
87
5,440
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Juan Carlos Reboreda
Behavioural Ecology
Ornithology
Conservation Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
120
4,452
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Ernesto Bonilla
Neurociencias
neurotoxicologia
envejecimiento
Huntington disease
chronic manganese poisoning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
74
9,228
Thais Chaves
Reabilitação
Fisioterapia
Dor crônica
Questionários
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
65
3,684
Amilton Antunes Barreira
Peripheral Neuropathies
Inflammatory Neuropathies
Clinical Neuroimmunology
Rodents' Peripheral Nervous System
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
87
8,700
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Oscar Gonzalez Perez
Neurobiologia de celulas troncales y biopsicologia. Neural stem cells
Glia
Neural regereneration
Neurodegenerative diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
63
6,153
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Rubem Ca Guedes
Neuroscience and Nutrition
Spreading depression
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
106
3,854
Vitor Tumas
Neurologia
neurologia comportamental
distúrbios do movimento
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
85
4,966
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ruud Buijs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
113
285
41,189
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
José Alexandre De Souza Crippa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
332
33,295
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fernando Cendes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
438
36,356
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ricardo Nitrini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
328
23,995
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ranulfo Romo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
150
21,279
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gregory J Quirk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
100
37,373
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Li Min Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
179
13,809
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pedro A. Valdes-Sosa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
169
15,183
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carlos Alexandre Netto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
206
11,318
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Barbeito Luis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
103
12,071
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francisco J. Barrantes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
164
10,226
Neurosciences
neurotransmitter receptors
lipid-protein interactions
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
fluorescence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mario Herrera Marschitz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
192
10,235
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sidarta Tollendal Gomes Ribeiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
124
12,120
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Luis Hernandez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
181
12,110
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jorge Moll
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
114
16,932
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marcello D Bronstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
145
13,217
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Henning Ulrich
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
205
12,294
neuroscience
developmental biology
pharmacology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Federico Bermudez Rattoni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
132
8,801
Biology
Neurobiology
Learning and Memory
Recognition Memory
Taste
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Herminia Pasantes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
166
8,406
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
André Palmini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
108
12,715
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Neurociencias Cognitivas
Memoria
Demencias
Alzheimer
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Monica Ryff Moreira Roca Vianna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
83
8,189
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Samira Da Silva Valvassori
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
141
8,368
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Horacio Vanegas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
81
7,291
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Daniel Ciampi De Andrade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
123
7,772
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Rafael Linden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
130
23,783
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Mario Perelló
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
96
7,433
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Juan Segura Aguilar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
122
22,658
neuroscience
toxicology
biochemistry
molecular biology
stem cells
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Carla Dalmaz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
133
6,640
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Ricardo Tapia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
156
7,106
Neuroscience
synaptic transmission
epilepsy
neurodegeneration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Daniel Pens Gelain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
155
8,028
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Adriano Tort
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
90
10,207
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ana Belén Elgoyhen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
108
10,361
Neuroscience
Neuropharmacology
Auditory Physiology
Tinnitus
Hearing Loss
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Deborah Suchecki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
95
7,937
Neuroscience
Stress
Sleep
Depression
Stress Resilience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Leonardo Cruz De Souza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
110
14,414
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Norberto Cysne Coimbra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
135
5,957
Neuropsychopharmacolgy
Neuroanatomy
Neuropsychobiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Eric Murillo Rodriguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
104
8,461
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Reinaldo Oria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
90
7,464
neurociência
histologia e citologia
biologia celular e molecular
doenças infecciosas
nutrição
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Carolina Escobar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
98
6,012
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Carlos Tomaz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
157
6,975
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Luiz Carlos De Lima Silveira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
133
5,605
Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Visual Sciences
Ophthalmology
Tropical Diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jaderson Costa Dacosta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
168
8,326
Neuroscience
Epilepsy
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Stem Cells
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Juan A Orellana *
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
63
18,520
Neurosciences
Neuron-Glia Crosstalk
Neurodegeneration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Aldo B Lucion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
98
4,890
Neurociencias
Comportamento
Estresse
Desenvolvimento
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Jean Pierre Oses
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
101
4,801
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Thereza De Lima
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
93
4,977
Neurociências
Neurofarmacologia
Farmacologia
Plantas Medicinais
Produtos Naturais
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Rosa Maria Martins De Almeida
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
99
6,060
behavioral neuroscience
neuropsychology
experimental psychology
translational research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Maria Martha Bernardi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
148
6,653
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Claudio Mastronardi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
74
6,768
Neuroscience
Neuroimmunomodulation
Neurodegeneration
Genomics
Personalized Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Baptista T
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
92
5,786
Neuroscience
Psychiatry
Professor of Human Physiology
Laboratory of Behavioral Physiology
University of Los Andes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Rodrigo A Quintanilla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
60
5,542
Neuroscience
biology
oxidative stress
mitochondria
confocal micrsocopy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Silvia Lima Costa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
126
5,306
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Marcondes Cavalcante França Jr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
148
5,068
Neurogenética
doenças neuromusculares
neuroimagem
eletroneuromiografia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Claudia Pinto Figueiredo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
68
5,066
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Manuella Kaster
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
64
5,110
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Ricardo Gattass
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
69
7,474
Neuroscience
cortical visual areas
single unit
cortical connection
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Osvaldo Daniel Uchitel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
82
4,744
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Erich Talamoni Fonoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
106
5,401
Functional Neurosurgery
Mov Disorders
Pain
Parkinson's Disease
Neurosychiatric Disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Maria Aparecida Barbato Frazão Vital
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
75
4,410
Neurociênicas
Doenças Neurodegenerativas
Psicofarmacologia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Ranganatha Sitaram
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
65
8,681
Cognitive Neuroscience
Brain Computer Interfaces
Artificial Intelligence
Neuroimaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Ruth Ferreira Galduróz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
60
5,925
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Fernando G De Mello
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
79
4,821
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Leda Leme Talib
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
76
5,313
Neurociencias
Biomarcadores
Doença de Alzheimer
esquizofrenia
psiquiatria
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Clarissa M Comim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
87
5,440
Neurociências
Distrofias Musculares Progressivas
Doenças Neuromusculares
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Francisco Capani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
89
4,505
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Juan Carlos Reboreda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
120
4,452
Behavioural Ecology
Ornithology
Conservation Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Benjamín Florán Garduño
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
77
3,812
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Clorinda Arias
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
69
3,863
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Ernesto Bonilla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
74
9,228
Neurociencias
neurotoxicologia
envejecimiento
Huntington disease
chronic manganese poisoning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Thais Chaves
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
65
3,684
Reabilitação
Fisioterapia
Dor crônica
Questionários
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Marco Avila-Rodriguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
84
4,158
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Amilton Antunes Barreira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
87
8,700
Peripheral Neuropathies
Inflammatory Neuropathies
Clinical Neuroimmunology
Rodents' Peripheral Nervous System
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Elisa Mitiko Kawamoto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
53
3,754
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Miguel Angel Guevara Pérez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
81
4,213
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Raul G Paredes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
97
4,854
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Roberto Prado Alcala
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
91
3,463
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Valdir De Andrade Braga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
97
3,870
Cardiovascular Physiology
Hypertension
Neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Fabiola M Ribeiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
74
5,035
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Oscar Gonzalez Perez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
63
6,153
Neurobiologia de celulas troncales y biopsicologia. Neural stem cells
Glia
Neural regereneration
Neurodegenerative diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Ailton Melo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
77
3,959
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Silvio Marques Zanata
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
56
4,978
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Mitchell Valdes-Sosa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
61
4,530
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Rubem Ca Guedes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
106
3,854
Neuroscience and Nutrition
Spreading depression
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Wilson Marques Junior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
100
6,510
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Vitor Tumas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
85
4,966
Neurologia
neurologia comportamental
distúrbios do movimento
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Joaquim Brasil Neto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
49
8,984
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Juan Fernandez Ruiz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
77
3,436
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Fernando Peña
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
74
4,471
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Mercedes Lasaga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
75
3,209
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Anderson Herculano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
66
4,504
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Patricia De Souza Brocardo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
53
3,447
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Miguel Perez De La Mora
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
63
3,724
neuroscience
fear
anxiety
dopamine
molecular neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Flavia Regina Souza Lima
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
49
3,712
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Fernando A Barrios
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
60
3,080
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Carlos M Contreras
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
69
3,419
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Luciano F Felicio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
82
3,026