Top 100 Scientists

Latin America Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery Top 100 Scientists 2025

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Total 83 scientist
Ricardo Santos De Oliveira
Neurocirurgia
neuro-oncologia
neurocirurgia pediátrica
hidrocefalia
craniofacial
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
72
3,070
Robson Luis Amorim
Traumatismo craniencefálico
Acidente Vascular Encefálico
Neurocirurgia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
61
2,932
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Marcelo Neves Linhares
neurocirurgia funcional
Doença de Parkinson
radiocirurgia
neurooncologia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
32
1,804
Iuri Santana Neville Ribeiro
Neurocirurgia
Neuro-oncologia
Estimulação Magnética Transcraniana
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
32
2,087
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Feres Chaddad Neto
Neurosurgery
Brain Aneurysms
Arteriovenous Malformation(AVM)
Carvernous Malformation
Brain Tumor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
33
1,064
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Marcos Devanir Silva Da Costa
Neurocirurgia Pediátrica
Oncologia Pediátrica
Neurocirurgia
Cirurgia Fetal
Craniofacial
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
28
958
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Pablo G. Peña-Tapia
Microneurosurgery
Cerebrovascular Diseases
Brain Tumors
Neuroendoscopy
3D Printing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
908
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Esteban A. Alarcón Braga
Neurosurgery
Neurology
Infectious Diseases
Systematic Reviews
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
402
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Javier Lobato-Polo
Functional Neurosurgery. Radiosurgery. Skull Base
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
920
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Enrique Marcos Sierra Benítez
neurocirugia
brain tumor
neurociencias
deep brain stimulation
neurotrauma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
234
Alexandra Gomes Dos Santos
Neurosurgery
Neurooncology
Intracranial Aneurysms
Neurology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
181
Rene Marquez-Franco, Md, Candidate
Functional Neuroanatomy
Tractography
Deep Brain Stimulation
Neurosurgery
Neurology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
22
Davi Ferreira
Neurosurgery
Data Science
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Artificial Inteligence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
9
Jaime Jara
Neurosurgery
Neurology
critical medicine
Neuroscience
Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
39
Jose Luis Leon PalaciosMd
Neurosurgery
Cerebrovascular surgery
Neurooncology
brain trauma injury
spine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
15
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carlos G Carlotti Jr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
169
45,913
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrei Fernandes Joaquim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
117
4,308
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wellingson Silva Paiva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
136
4,886
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marcos Ghizoni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
76
3,703
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Helder Tedeschi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
86
3,885
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Benedicto Oscar Colli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
70
3,523
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ricardo Santos De Oliveira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
72
3,070
Neurocirurgia
neuro-oncologia
neurocirurgia pediátrica
hidrocefalia
craniofacial
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Luis Fernando Hindi Basile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
67
2,718
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robson Luis Amorim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
61
2,932
Traumatismo craniencefálico
Acidente Vascular Encefálico
Neurocirurgia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Amin Cervantes-Arriaga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
60
2,113
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Enrico Ghizoni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
57
2,066
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Guilherme Lepski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
52
1,953
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jorge Pb Marcondes De Souza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
43
3,250
neurosurgery
neuroscience
neurovascular
epilepsy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Iris E. Martínez-Juárez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
41
2,191
Epilepsy
Genetics and Epilepsy
Drug-resistant epilepsy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marcelo Neves Linhares
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
1,804
neurocirurgia funcional
Doença de Parkinson
radiocirurgia
neurooncologia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Iuri Santana Neville Ribeiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
32
2,087
Neurocirurgia
Neuro-oncologia
Estimulação Magnética Transcraniana
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Feres Chaddad Neto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
33
1,064
Neurosurgery
Brain Aneurysms
Arteriovenous Malformation(AVM)
Carvernous Malformation
Brain Tumor
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Antonio Nogueira De Almeida
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
1,084
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eliseu Paglioli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
33
2,942
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gabriel Alcalá-Cerra *
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
32
7,376
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Samuel Tau Zymberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
1,199
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pedro Tadao Hamamoto Filho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
35
1,177
Neurocirurgia
Neurosurgery
Educação Médica
Medical Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pablo Ajler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
27
1,238
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eduardo Santamaria Carvalhal Ribas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
921
Neurocirurgia
Neuroanatomia
Tumores cerebrais
Trauma
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marcos Devanir Silva Da Costa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
28
958
Neurocirurgia Pediátrica
Oncologia Pediátrica
Neurocirurgia
Cirurgia Fetal
Craniofacial
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Marcus André Acioly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
27
1,025
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Marco Antônio Zanini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
28
826
Neurocirurgia
Neurosurgery
Neurociências
Neuroscience
Neurologia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Luis AB Borba
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
1,677
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Celis López
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
1,173
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Juan Carlos Acevedo Gonzalez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
912
Pain
Neurosurgery
Functional neurosurgery
Back pain
sp
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Pablo G. Peña-Tapia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
908
Microneurosurgery
Cerebrovascular Diseases
Brain Tumors
Neuroendoscopy
3D Printing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Andre Felix Gentil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
2,212
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Gomes Mq
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
548
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Hernando Raphael Alvis Miranda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
19
1,090
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Fernanda Andrade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
663
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Rafi Dauar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
799
infections of central nervous system
neurosurgery
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Apio Antunes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
455
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Esteban A. Alarcón Braga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
402
Neurosurgery
Neurology
Infectious Diseases
Systematic Reviews
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Adriano Yacubian Fernandes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
13
948
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Javier Lobato-Polo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
920
Functional Neurosurgery. Radiosurgery. Skull Base
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Armando S Ruiz-Treviño
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
351
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Matteo Baccanelli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
732
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Ramiro López Elizalde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
271
neurosurgery
clinical research
neuroscience
neurology
clinical trials
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Miguel Bertelli Ramos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
167
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Enrique Marcos Sierra Benítez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
234
neurocirugia
brain tumor
neurociencias
deep brain stimulation
neurotrauma
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Oscar René Marrufo Meléndez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
252
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Alexandra Gomes Dos Santos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
181
Neurosurgery
Neurooncology
Intracranial Aneurysms
Neurology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Francisco Revilla-Pacheco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
260
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Felipe Hada Sanders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
82
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Nafxiel Jesús Brito-Núñez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
130
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
David Vergara Garcia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
71
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Martin Andres Merenzon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
98
Neurosurgery
Oncology
Brain Tumors
Epilepsy
Neuroanatomy.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Daniel Jaramillo Velásquez, Md
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
99
Neuro-oncology
CSF disorders
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Sebastian Ordonez Cure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
822
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Carina Maineri Font
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
426
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Guillermo Bano Md
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
41
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Angelo Silva Neto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
79
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Alejandro Gomez Martinez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
750
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Sergio Augusto Vieira Cancado
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
30
Electrophysiology
Epilepsy
Neurosurgery
Invasive Brain Recordings
SEEG.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Rene Marquez-Franco, Md, Candidate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
22
Functional Neuroanatomy
Tractography
Deep Brain Stimulation
Neurosurgery
Neurology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Frederico Bonissoni Pêgo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
35
Neurosurgery
Neurology
Anesthesiology
Evolution
Dog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Pablo Andres Rodriguez-Hernandez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
14
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Héctor José Yaya-Loo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
19
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Rodrigo Ramírez-Rodríguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
12
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Andrea Ortiz-Ordonez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
Neurosurgery
Neurotrauma
Neurooncology
Skull Base surgery
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Davi Ferreira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
9
Neurosurgery
Data Science
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Artificial Inteligence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
José Rodrigo Carrillo Márquez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
7
Neurosurgery
Neurosciences
Memory
Bioethics
Artificial Intelligence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Daniel Féliz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
Neurocirugía. Neurosurgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery
PECARN
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Roberto Blanco González
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
12
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Jaime Lopez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
8
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Jaime Jara
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
39
Neurosurgery
Neurology
critical medicine
Neuroscience
Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Jose Luis Leon PalaciosMd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
15
Neurosurgery
Cerebrovascular surgery
Neurooncology
brain trauma injury
spine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Antonio Cavalcante
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
7
functional neurosurgery
pain
movement disorders