Top 100 Scientists

Latin America Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics 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 746 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Lancha Junior
nutrição
atividade física
metabolismo
bioquímica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
148
11,627
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Regina Fisberg
nutrição
epidemilogia nutricional
consumo alimentar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
231
13,041
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Luiz Antonio Dos Anjos
Nutrição
Atividade Física
Epidemiologia
Saúde Pública
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
147
10,448
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Dirce Maria Lobo Marchioni
epidemiologia nutricional
avaliação do consumo alimentar
dieta e doenças crônicas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
201
9,725
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Julio Neves
Solos Florestais
Nutrição Florestal
Diagnose Nutricional
Modelagem
Fertilidade do Solo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
210
10,323
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Joao Marins
Nutrição esportiva
termografia
avaliação física
atividade física e saúde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
163
9,052
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff
Doenças Crônicas Não Transmissíveis
Bioquímica Nutricional
Obesidade
Inflamação
Genômica Nutricional
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
119
6,347
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Wolney Conde
Epidemiology
Nutrition Assessment
Human Growth
Obesity
Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
70
10,999
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Rolando Barahona Rosales
Nutrición animal
sistemas sostenibles de producción
calidad composicional de los productos pecuarios
balance de carbono en
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
83
5,379
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Lucia Maria Zeoula
Zootecnia
Nutrição de ruminantes
produção de leite
bufalos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
104
4,081
Marle Alvarenga
eating attitudes and behaviors
eating disorders
obesity
body image
eating choice determinants
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
86
5,065
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Humberto Astiazaran Garcia
Nutricion
Micronutrientes
Patología experimental
Infectología
Biología celular
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
71
3,908
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Kênia Mara Baiocchi De Carvalho
nutrição e doenças crônicas
saúde do adolescente
cirurgia bariátrica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
61
4,020
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Rocio Campos Vega
Nutrición
nutraceuticos
control de peso
salud digestiva
ingredientes funcionales
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
57
4,309
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Walter Esfrain Pereira
Nutrição mineral de plantas
Fisiologia da Produção
Fruticultura
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
116
4,495
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Maria Fernanda Cury Boaventura
Nutrição Esportiva
Nutrição Parenteral
Fisiologia
Biologia Molecular e Genética
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
51
3,035
Fernanda Rauber
Nutritional epidemiology
Public Health
Ultra-processed foods.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
71
6,724
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Nelo Zanchi
Nutrição
suplementação esportiva
plasticidade muscular
sinalização celular
treinamento de força
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
52
3,365
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Miriam Coelho De Souza
Nutrição
Ciências dos Alimentos
Biodisponibilidade de nutrientes
Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional
Alimentos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
84
6,995
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Maria Antonieta De Barros Leite Carvalhaes
nutrição materno-infantil
nutrição em saúde coletiva
consumo alimentar
crescimento infantil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
71
3,078
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Claudia Saunders
Nutrição
Nutrição Materna e Infantil
Intervenção Nutricional na Gestação
Deficiências Nutricionais e Gestação de a
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
92
3,691
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Daniela Silva Canella
Alimentação e Nutrição em Saúde Coletiva
Epidemiologia
Alimentação Coletiva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
55
8,135
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Tavares Do Carmo Mg
lipídios dietéticos
programação metabólica
bioquimica perinatal
nutrição materno-infantil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
77
2,610
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Carla Barbosa Nonino
Nutrição
obesidade
cirurgia bariatrica
alimentação hospitalar
nutrigenomica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
69
2,981
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carlos Augusto Monteiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
134
479
83,166
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hannia Campos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
192
28,023
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Denise Gigante
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
240
18,336
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hamilton Roschel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
197
14,998
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Saidet Jungo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
245
16,067
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lancha Junior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
148
11,627
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Maria Isabel Toulson Davisson Correia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
156
18,310
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
José Leonardo De Moraes Gonçalves
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
154
24,841
solo
nutrição
floresta
Manejo de solo
Fertilização
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Regina Fisberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
231
13,041
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Josefina Bressan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
179
13,213
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Guadalupe Loarca Piña
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
120
9,341
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Francisco De Assis Guedes De Vasconcelos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
149
8,934
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Luiz Antonio Dos Anjos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
147
10,448
Nutrição
Atividade Física
Epidemiologia
Saúde Pública
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rosangela A Pereira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
171
10,263
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dirce Maria Lobo Marchioni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
201
9,725
epidemiologia nutricional
avaliação do consumo alimentar
dieta e doenças crônicas
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marcia Barbosa Aguila
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
135
7,440
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gilberto Kac
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
168
9,283
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rilene Ferreira Diniz Valadares
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
155
8,496
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Julio Neves
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
210
10,323
Solos Florestais
Nutrição Florestal
Diagnose Nutricional
Modelagem
Fertilidade do Solo
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marly Augusto Cardoso
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
164
7,238
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Julio Sérgio Marchini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
198
8,356
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dennys Cintra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
130
9,132
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Martin Gotteland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
88
8,296
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Roberto Carlos Burini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
151
8,441
Nutrição
Metabolismo
exercício físico
Saúde Pública
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Marly Augusto Cardoso
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
129
6,073
Nutrição
Epidemiologia
Saúde Pública
Saúde Coletiva
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Sonia Tucunduva Philippi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
117
8,916
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Marcelo Macedo Rogero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
137
9,277
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Romilio Espejo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
87
6,744
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Camila Corvalan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
106
9,894
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Maria Del Carmen Bisi Molina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
120
7,811
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Joao Marins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
163
9,052
Nutrição esportiva
termografia
avaliação física
atividade física e saúde
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Rita De Cássia Gonçalves Alfenas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
102
7,057
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Alceu Afonso Jordao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
162
6,186
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Julio Tirapegui
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
136
5,977
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Ana Lydia Sawaya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
76
7,183
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Rogério De Paula Lana
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
142
6,519
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Sebastião De Sousa Almeida
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
138
6,723
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Gabriela Gaxiola
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
81
6,014
nutrición y fisiologia digestiva de orgnaimso acuáticos
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Lucia Regina Ribeiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
91
5,324
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
119
6,347
Doenças Crônicas Não Transmissíveis
Bioquímica Nutricional
Obesidade
Inflamação
Genômica Nutricional
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Helena Maria Pinheiro Sant Ana
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
98
5,814
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jacqueline Alvarez Leite
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
92
7,165
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Wolney Conde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
70
10,999
Epidemiology
Nutrition Assessment
Human Growth
Obesity
Inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Euridice Martinez Steele
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
66
11,098
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Gustavo Duarte Pimentel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
95
4,703
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
José Alfredo Gomes Arêas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
100
5,632
Alimentos e Saúde
Processamento de Alimentos e Saúde
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Helio Vannucchi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
142
4,786
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Montserrat Bacardi-Gascon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
107
4,421
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Rolando Barahona Rosales
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
83
5,379
Nutrición animal
sistemas sostenibles de producción
calidad composicional de los productos pecuarios
balance de carbono en
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Margarida Maria Barros
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
101
4,971
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Lucia Maria Zeoula
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
104
4,081
Zootecnia
Nutrição de ruminantes
produção de leite
bufalos
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Rossana Pacheco Da Costa Proença
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
96
5,279
Nutrition in Food Service
Catering
Food Labelling
Food Choice
Culinary
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Maria Teresa Viana Castrillon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
86
4,035
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Mario Flores
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
74
3,927
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
JB Heredia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
72
6,242
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Samuel Durán Agüero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
82
4,039
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Marcela Reyes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
55
4,499
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Marle Alvarenga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
86
5,065
eating attitudes and behaviors
eating disorders
obesity
body image
eating choice determinants
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Erick P De Oliveira|Erick Prado de Oliveira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
66
4,477
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Maria De Las Nieves Rodriguez Mendoza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
153
6,624
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Paula Schmidt Azevedo Gaiolla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
109
4,511
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Alexandre Vaz Pires
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
135
5,321
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Humberto Astiazaran Garcia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
71
3,908
Nutricion
Micronutrientes
Patología experimental
Infectología
Biología celular
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Kênia Mara Baiocchi De Carvalho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
61
4,020
nutrição e doenças crônicas
saúde do adolescente
cirurgia bariátrica
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Marina Ferreira Rea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
54
3,938
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Rocio Campos Vega
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
57
4,309
Nutrición
nutraceuticos
control de peso
salud digestiva
ingredientes funcionales
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Gherman Garcia Leal De Araújo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
133
4,051
Nutrição ruminantes
Água na produção animal
Agricultura biossalina
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Ana Maria Lottenberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
49
5,536
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Walter Esfrain Pereira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
116
4,495
Nutrição mineral de plantas
Fisiologia da Produção
Fruticultura
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Maria Fernanda Cury Boaventura
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
51
3,035
Nutrição Esportiva
Nutrição Parenteral
Fisiologia
Biologia Molecular e Genética
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Renata Puppin Zandonadi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
93
3,597
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Fernanda Rauber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
71
6,724
Nutritional epidemiology
Public Health
Ultra-processed foods.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
João Felipe Mota
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
62
4,601
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Nelo Zanchi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
52
3,365
Nutrição
suplementação esportiva
plasticidade muscular
sinalização celular
treinamento de força
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Miriam Coelho De Souza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
84
6,995
Nutrição
Ciências dos Alimentos
Biodisponibilidade de nutrientes
Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional
Alimentos
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Betzabeth Slater
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
58
4,938
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
nutrição materno-infantil
nutrição em saúde coletiva
consumo alimentar
crescimento infantil
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Julie Meeks Gardner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
49
9,549
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Claudia Saunders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
92
3,691
Nutrição
Nutrição Materna e Infantil
Intervenção Nutricional na Gestação
Deficiências Nutricionais e Gestação de a
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Rosa Wanda Diez Garcia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
69
4,002
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Daniela Silva Canella
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
55
8,135
Alimentação e Nutrição em Saúde Coletiva
Epidemiologia
Alimentação Coletiva
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Jussara Carnevale De Almeida
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
61
4,564
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Luciene Burlandy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
55
3,579
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Nutrition
heart failure
cachexia
bioelectrical impedance
vectorial analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Duniesky Rodriguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
115
4,030
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Edgar M Vasquez Garibay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
83
2,887
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Elizabete Wenzel De Menezes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
63
3,142
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Tavares Do Carmo Mg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
77
2,610
lipídios dietéticos
programação metabólica
bioquimica perinatal
nutrição materno-infantil
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Thiago S Alvares
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
50
2,387
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Carla Barbosa Nonino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
69
2,981
Nutrição
obesidade
cirurgia bariatrica
alimentação hospitalar
nutrigenomica