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Latin America Highly Cited Researchers 232.539 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Experimental Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409,749
171,049
0.417
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Physics
high energy physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358,281
112,239
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
High Energy Physics
Cosmic ray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340,692
125,592
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Epidemiologia cardiovascular
Epidemiologia do diabetes
Biomarcadores
Atenção Primária a Saúd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,582
201,425
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Física de partículas
LHC
higgs
ATLA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,131
117,012
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,491
123,665
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Physics
Particle Physics
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281,288
99,787
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
High Energy Physics
Computer science
instrumentation
neutrino physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276,489
110,143
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Física
Física de Altas Energias
Physics
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274,897
102,076
0.371
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Física de Altas Energias
Instrumentaçã
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,666
107,574
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
High Energy Physics
LHC
ATLAS
SUS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,945
114,988
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,528
111,373
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Experimental Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,236
113,757
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
High Energy Physics
Field Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255,806
96,756
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
High Energy and Nuclear Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252,762
111,239
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Experimental Particle Physics
Higgs Physics and Vector Boson Scatterin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251,421
98,405
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Física Experimental de Altas Energia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,487
74,742
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Higgs pair production
b-tagging and tau physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243,798
104,234
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241,922
91,019
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,076
102,189
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Particle Physics
Particle detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,747
84,848
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Física de Altas Energia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,683
91,131
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Física de altas energia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,141
89,227
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Física Experimental de Altas Energia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,202
93,515
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Physics
Particle Physics
High-Energy Physics
Experimental High-Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,572
92,030
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eduard De La Cruz Burelo
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN CINVESTAV
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409,749
171,049
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Heriberto Castilla
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN CINVESTAV
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358,281
112,239
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
María Teresa Dova
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
La Plata, Argentina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340,692
125,592
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paulo Andrade Lotufo
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,582
201,425
0.644
Epidemiologia cardiovascular
Epidemiologia do diabetes
Biomarcadores
Atenção Primária a Saúd
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fernando Monticelli
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
La Plata, Argentina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,131
117,012
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sergey Kuleshov
Universidad Andrés Bello
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,491
123,665
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gilvan Augusto Alves
Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281,288
99,787
0.355
Physics
Particle Physics
High Energy Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Deywis Moreno
Universidad Antonio Nariño
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276,489
110,143
0.398
High Energy Physics
Computer science
instrumentation
neutrino physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Luiz Mundim|Luiz M Mundim
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274,897
102,076
0.371
Física
Física de Altas Energias
Physics
High Energy Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marco Leite
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,666
107,574
0.396
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375
3
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francisco Alonso
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
La Plata, Argentina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,945
114,988
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marta Losada
Universidad Antonio Nariño
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,528
111,373
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jose Feliciano Benitez
Universidad de Sonora
Hermosillo, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,236
113,757
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
SF Novaes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255,806
96,756
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Will Brooks
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Valparaíso, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252,762
111,239
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andre Sznajder
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251,421
98,405
0.391
Experimental Particle Physics
Higgs Physics and Vector Boson Scatterin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523
7
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maria Elena Pol
Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,487
74,742
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539
8
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marisilvia Donadelli
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243,798
104,234
0.428
Higgs pair production
b-tagging and tau physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eduardo De Moraes Gregores
Universidade Federal do ABC UFABC
Santo André, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241,922
91,019
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622
4
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ivan Heredia De La Cruz
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN CINVESTAV
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,076
102,189
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
656
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carlos Avila Bernal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,747
84,848
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sandra Dos Santos Padula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,683
91,131
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pedro Galli Mercadante
Universidade Federal do ABC UFABC
Santo André, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,141
89,227
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715
12
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dilson De Jesus Damião
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,202
93,515
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
717
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
César A. Bernardes
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,572
92,030
0.423
Physics
Particle Physics
High-Energy Physics
Experimental High-Energy Physic