Top 100 Scientists

Latin America Medical and Health Sciences / Rheumatology 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 88 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Simone Appenzeller
Rheumatology
Pediatric Rheumatology
neuroimaging
Immunology
Medical Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
187
9,956
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Jozélio Freire Carvalho
Reumatologia
Reumatologia Pediátrica
Medicina Interna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
159
9,292
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Jamil Natour
Reumatologia
Coluna Vertebral
Procedimentos
Reabilitação
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
122
9,546
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Jose C Crispin
Rheumatology
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Lupus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
78
8,100
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Maria Carolina De Oliveira Rodrigues
Reumatologia
Transplante
Células-tronco
Doenças autoimunes
Terapia Celular
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
132
7,812
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Manuel Francisco Ugarte-Gil
Rheumatology
systemic lupus erythematosus
epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
86
4,741
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Geraldo Da Rocha Castelar Pinheiro
Reumatologia
Artrite reumatoide
Agentes biológicos
Biossimilares
Artrite gotosa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
73
4,669
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Olga Vera-Lastra
Rheumatology
systemic sclerosis
ASIA
vasculitis
systemic lupus erythematosus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
60
3,900
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Alexandre Wagner Silva De Souza
systemic vasculitis
Takayasu arteritis
Behçet's disease
ANCA-associated vasculitis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
66
4,188
Maria Carolina Oliveira
Reumatologia
doenças autoimunes
transplante de células tronco
esclerose sistêmica
doença intersticial pulmonar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
67
4,491
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Carlos A. Cañas
Rheumatology
autoimmune diseases
snake venoms
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
74
3,096
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
M Cecilia Poli
Inborn Errors of Immunity
Immunology
Rheumatology
Autoinflammatory diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
37
2,644
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Glaucio Ricardo Werner De Castro
Artrite reumatoide. Espondiloartrites. Doenças osteometabólicas. Farmacologia. Ultrassonografia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
36
1,042
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Daniel G. Fernández-Ávila
Reumatología
Medicina Interna
Epidemiología
Educación Médica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
41
1,891
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Gustavo Gomes Resende
Rheumatology
Spondyloarthritis
Osteoimmunology
Inflammation
Microbiome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
641
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Debora Calderaro
Rheumatology
Medical education
Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
778
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Diana N Rincón Riaño
Reumatología
Medicina interna
Epidemiología
Inmunología.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
307
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Álvaro Arbeláez Cortés
Reumatología
Autoinmunidad
Medicina Clínica
Telesalud
Agilismo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
124
Alejo Montoya
Reumatología
salud pública
Investigación
oncología
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eloisa Bonfa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
351
19,644
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Luis Eduardo Coelho Andrade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
195
12,760
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ricardo Machado Xavier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
175
10,559
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Simone Appenzeller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
187
9,956
Rheumatology
Pediatric Rheumatology
neuroimaging
Immunology
Medical Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adriana Rojas-Villarraga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
102
7,335
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jozélio Freire Carvalho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
159
9,292
Reumatologia
Reumatologia Pediátrica
Medicina Interna
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jamil Natour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
122
9,546
Reumatologia
Coluna Vertebral
Procedimentos
Reabilitação
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eduardo Ferreira Borba Neto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
121
7,361
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paulo Louzada Junior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
125
8,535
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jose C Crispin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
78
8,100
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Emília Inoue Sato
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
91
7,629
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cesar Ramos Remus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
85
8,694
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maria Carolina De Oliveira Rodrigues
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
132
7,812
Reumatologia
Transplante
Células-tronco
Doenças autoimunes
Terapia Celular
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Enrique Roberto Soriano Guppy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
131
9,803
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
autoimmune diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cesar Pacheco Tena
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
70
6,550
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Licia Maria Henrique Da Mota
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
106
5,057
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Manuel Francisco Ugarte-Gil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
86
4,741
Rheumatology
systemic lupus erythematosus
epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nadia Emi Aikawa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
99
4,415
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Geraldo Da Rocha Castelar Pinheiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
73
4,669
Reumatologia
Artrite reumatoide
Agentes biológicos
Biossimilares
Artrite gotosa
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Luis Jose Catoggio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
61
4,969
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Virginia Paes Leme Ferriani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
78
5,006
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Valéria Valim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
74
5,079
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Olga Vera-Lastra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
60
3,900
Rheumatology
systemic sclerosis
ASIA
vasculitis
systemic lupus erythematosus
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alexandre Wagner Silva De Souza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
66
4,188
systemic vasculitis
Takayasu arteritis
Behçet's disease
ANCA-associated vasculitis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Renê Oliveira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
52
4,251
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Francisco Airton Rocha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
63
3,188
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Odirlei Andre Monticielo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
54
3,070
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Monica Vazquez-Del Mercado
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
80
3,290
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Urbano Solis Cartas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
65
2,491
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Maria Carolina Oliveira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
67
4,491
Reumatologia
doenças autoimunes
transplante de células tronco
esclerose sistêmica
doença intersticial pulmonar
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Danieli Castro Oliveira De Andrade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
55
3,132
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Carlos A. Cañas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
74
3,096
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ana Cristina De Medeiros Ribeiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
53
2,340
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Manuel Rojas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
34
3,456
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Claudia Diniz Lopes Marques
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
49
2,187
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
José Eduardo Martinez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
47
2,786
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
M Cecilia Poli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
37
2,644
Inborn Errors of Immunity
Immunology
Rheumatology
Autoinflammatory diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Mirhelen Mendes De Abreu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
24
1,313
Rheumatology Shared decision making Epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Glaucio Ricardo Werner De Castro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
36
1,042
Artrite reumatoide. Espondiloartrites. Doenças osteometabólicas. Farmacologia. Ultrassonografia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Daniel G. Fernández-Ávila
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
41
1,891
Reumatología
Medicina Interna
Epidemiología
Educación Médica
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Carlos Ewerton Maia Rodrigues
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
33
1,361
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Yessica Zamudio Cuevas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
24
1,101
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Cecilia Nora Pisoni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
2,425
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Antonio Luiz Boechat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
23
619
Medicina
Reumatologia
Imunologia
Bionanoecnologia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Edgard Torres Dos Reis Neto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
26
1,220
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Michelle Remião Ugolini Lopes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
863
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
César Oswaldo García García
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
1,281
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Inês Guimarães Da Silveira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
784
Reumatologia
artrite reumatoide
ultrassonografia articular
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Gustavo Gomes Resende
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
641
Rheumatology
Spondyloarthritis
Osteoimmunology
Inflammation
Microbiome
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Daniel Brito De Araujo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
876
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Luciana Martins De Carvalho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
500
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Debora Calderaro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
778
Rheumatology
Medical education
Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Claudia Elera-Fitzcarrald
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
514
Rheumatology
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Daniel Xibille Friedmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
354
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Francisco Zevallos Miranda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
425
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Diana N Rincón Riaño
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
307
Reumatología
Medicina interna
Epidemiología
Inmunología.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Ana Guilaisne Bernard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
753
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Eduardo De Paiva Magalhães
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
507
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Claudia Marcela Mora Karam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
240
Reumatologia
educación médica
medicina interna
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Machado Sh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
335
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Yurilis J. Fuentes-Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
572
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Ana Paula Luppino Assad
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
293
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
225
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Leandro Lara Do Prado
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
158
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Catalina Villota-Eraso
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
118
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
José Reynés Manzur
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
215
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Ana Claudia Pitta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
84
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Álvaro Arbeláez Cortés
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
124
Reumatología
Autoinmunidad
Medicina Clínica
Telesalud
Agilismo
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Juan Camilo Santacruz Devia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
78
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Benjamin Reyes-Beltran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
119
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Claudio Karsulovic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
51
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Marta Juliana Mantilla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
67
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Angela Chuquihuara Rodriguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
33
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Eliana Natalí Ayala Ledesma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
25
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Milena Mimica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
17
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Ariel Obregón-Ponce
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
61
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Viviana Reyes-Martinez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
29
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Juan Camilo Perez Correa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
8
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Gustavo Rodríguez-Salas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Camila Borda Samper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Alejo Montoya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Reumatología
salud pública
Investigación
oncología