Top 100 Scientists

Latin America Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatrics and Child Health 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" (873,688 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 349 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel|Ricardo Gurgel, Ricardo Q. Gurgel
Vacinas
Doenças Infecciosas em Pediatria
Nutrição na Infância
Epidemiologia Perinatal.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
147
7,989

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carlos A Cuello Garcia
Evidence Synthesis
Pediatrics
Clinical Practice Guidelines
non-randomized studies
GRADE
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
55
17,327
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Uenis Tannuri
cirurgia pediátrica
transplante hepático
cirurgia experimental
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
135
4,991
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ivan D Florez
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Pediatrics
Network Meta-analysis
Conflict of interest
Guidelines
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
89
10,378
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jorge Pinto
Pediatrics
HIV
Infectious Diseases
Immunology
Primary Immunodeficiencies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
110
5,295
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Clea Rodrigues Leone
Neonatologia
nutrição perinatal
insuficiência respiratória no recém-nacsido
recém-nascido pré-termo
crescimento intr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
73
3,453
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
André Moreno Morcillo
Clínica Pediátrica e Análise de dados estatísticos em pesquisas em Pediatria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
105
3,577
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Sonir Roberto Antonini
medicine
endocrinology
pediatrics
translational research
molecular biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
69
2,661
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Bruno A Paes Barreto
Educação Médica
Metodologias de Ensino e Aprendizagem
Alergia e Imunologia
Microbiota e Probióticos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
37
2,913
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Jose Antonio Gaya Vazquez
Neurosciences
Clinical Neurophysiology
Neuropediatrics
Neurodevelopment
Evoked Potentials
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
53
2,995
Roberto Iglesias Lopes
Pediatric Urology
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Urinary Obstruction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
60
1,796
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Franco Diaz
MIS-C
Pediatric Critical Care
sepsis
PARDS
Mechanical Ventilation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
50
1,999
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Maria Lurdes Zanolli
Pediatria
Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente
Políticas e Práticas de Atenção à criança e ao Adolescente
Saúde Coletiv
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
32
1,362
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Claudia Regina Lindgren Alves
Pediatria
saude materno-infantil
desenvolvimento infantil
atenção primaria a saúde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
45
1,828
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Clécio Homrich Da Silva
Pediatria
Saúde Materno-Infantil
Saúde Pública
Sistemas de Informação em Saúde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
32
2,096
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Saulo Duarte Passos
Infectologia pediátrica
Zika virus
Arboviroses
Doenças respiratórias na infância
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
30
1,230
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Olga Akiko Takano
imunodeficiência primária
febre purpúrica brasileira
epidemiologia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
937
Luciana De Lione Melo
enfermagem pediátrica
criança hospitalizada
família
fenomenologia
brinquedo terapêutico
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
29
987
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Clovis A Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
367
22,247
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elsa Regina Justo Giugliani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
154
26,056
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ruth Guinsburg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
157
12,697
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel|Ricardo Gurgel, Ricardo Q. Gurgel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
147
7,989
Vacinas
Doenças Infecciosas em Pediatria
Nutrição na Infância
Epidemiologia Perinatal.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chong Ae Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
158
12,829
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Maria Fernanda Branco De Almeida
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
112
10,072
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jose Dirceu Ribeiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
150
6,621
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marisa Marcia Mussi Pinhata
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
99
16,046

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Débora Marques De Miranda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
131
6,485
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pedro Celiny Garcia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
122
7,209
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ricardo Halpern
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
96
7,304
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Luiz Gonzaga Tone
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
148
6,227
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pablo Vial
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
90
8,959
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carlos A Cuello Garcia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
55
17,327
Evidence Synthesis
Pediatrics
Clinical Practice Guidelines
non-randomized studies
GRADE
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Uenis Tannuri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
135
4,991
cirurgia pediátrica
transplante hepático
cirurgia experimental
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ivan D Florez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
89
10,378
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Pediatrics
Network Meta-analysis
Conflict of interest
Guidelines
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jorge Pinto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
110
5,295
Pediatrics
HIV
Infectious Diseases
Immunology
Primary Immunodeficiencies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Claudio Arnaldo Len
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
100
4,702
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carlos Alberto Moreira Filho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
94
4,333
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Patricia Helen De Carvalho Rondó
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
90
4,675
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Scrideli Or Scridelli Or Scrilelli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
112
4,689
Pediatric Oncology
Pediatric Hematology
Leukemia
CNS tumor
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Carlos Alberto Scrideli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
111
4,582
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Vera H Koch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
75
10,572
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Clea Rodrigues Leone
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
73
3,453
Neonatologia
nutrição perinatal
insuficiência respiratória no recém-nacsido
recém-nascido pré-termo
crescimento intr
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Pastorino Antonio Carlos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
75
3,535
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Marinês Nobre Dos Santos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
66
3,537
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
André Moreno Morcillo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
105
3,577
Clínica Pediátrica e Análise de dados estatísticos em pesquisas em Pediatria
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Juliana Feltrin De Souza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
78
5,027
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Cresio Alves
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
81
4,578
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Fabíola Isabel Suano Souza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
74
2,889
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Sonir Roberto Antonini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
69
2,661
medicine
endocrinology
pediatrics
translational research
molecular biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Márcio Donadio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
78
3,196
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Gustavo Wandalsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
75
3,391
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
José Batista Volpon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
84
3,024
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Maria Marluce Dos Santos Vilela
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
66
3,182
Primary Immunodeficiency
AIDS in Pediatrics
Vaccines
asthma
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Paulo Sucasas Costa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
59
2,484
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Renata Guaré
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
59
2,972
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Daisy Maria Machado
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
59
2,479
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Leonardo A Pinto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
67
2,837
Pediatria
Infecções respiratórias
Asma
Fibrose cística
Epidemiologia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Bruno A Paes Barreto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
37
2,913
Educação Médica
Metodologias de Ensino e Aprendizagem
Alergia e Imunologia
Microbiota e Probióticos
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Ana Paula De Carvalho Panzeri Carlotti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
49
2,497
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Jose Antonio Gaya Vazquez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
53
2,995
Neurosciences
Clinical Neurophysiology
Neuropediatrics
Neurodevelopment
Evoked Potentials
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Arnaldo Prata-Barbosa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
48
2,190
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Thelma Suely Okay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
59
2,710
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Sandra Grisi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
54
2,843
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Artur Figueiredo Delgado
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
38
2,379
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Cristiana Brasil De Almeida Reboucas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
53
1,898
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Fábio Bucaretchi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
37
2,119
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Solange Artimos De Oliveira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
53
1,927
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Humberto Fiore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
42
1,908
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Marcos Pone
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
31
5,665
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Maria Cândida Ferrarez Bouzada
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
36
1,837
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Roberto Iglesias Lopes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
60
1,796
Pediatric Urology
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Urinary Obstruction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Luisa Schonhaut
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
51
2,293
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Sofia Helena Valente De Lemos Marini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
67
1,947
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Franco Diaz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
50
1,999
MIS-C
Pediatric Critical Care
sepsis
PARDS
Mechanical Ventilation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Lilian Maria Cristofani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
45
2,182
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Emilio Carlos Elias Baracat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
38
1,748
Urgência e Emergência Pediátrica
Simulação Realística
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Fabio Carmona
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
43
1,809
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Carlos Alberto Velasco Benitez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
44
2,356
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Patricia Palmeira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
42
2,665
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Maria Cândida De Carvalho Furtado
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
55
1,848
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Alfredo Larrosa Haro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
39
1,569
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Alexandra Brentani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
35
1,519
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Vânia Olivetti Steffen Abdallah
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
40
1,724
Aleitamento materno
Infecções neonatias
Epidemiologia neonatal
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Maria Inez Machado Fernandes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
42
1,430
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Ana Claudia Mattiello Sverzut
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
35
1,352
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Maria Lurdes Zanolli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
1,362
Pediatria
Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente
Políticas e Práticas de Atenção à criança e ao Adolescente
Saúde Coletiv
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Ekaterini Goudouris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
1,712
alergia
imunologia clínica
imunodeficiências primárias
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Tulio Konstantyner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
39
1,181
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Claudia Regina Lindgren Alves
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
45
1,828
Pediatria
saude materno-infantil
desenvolvimento infantil
atenção primaria a saúde
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Clécio Homrich Da Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
32
2,096
Pediatria
Saúde Materno-Infantil
Saúde Pública
Sistemas de Informação em Saúde
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Mercedes Macías Parra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
31
4,139
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Eleonora Druve Tavares Fagundes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
31
1,174
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Gilda Porta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
20
4,165
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Saulo Duarte Passos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,230
Infectologia pediátrica
Zika virus
Arboviroses
Doenças respiratórias na infância
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Francisco González Salazar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
27
1,579
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Mariana Bohns Michalowski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
1,128
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Silvio Omar Macedo Prietsch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
1,498
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Olga Akiko Takano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
937
imunodeficiência primária
febre purpúrica brasileira
epidemiologia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Ivani Novato Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
27
866
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Vania Oliveira De Carvalho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
31
980
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Luciana De Lione Melo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
29
987
enfermagem pediátrica
criança hospitalizada
família
fenomenologia
brinquedo terapêutico
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Lilia D Souza Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
1,441