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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 832 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
immunology
parasitology
malari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,933
9,477
0.232
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Epidemiologia
Infectologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,606
25,425
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,286
8,011
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
saúd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,064
11,471
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Immunology
Inflammation
Lipid droplets
Metabolism
Platelet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,199
11,722
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Medicine
Global Health
Critical Care
Infectious Diseases
epidemic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,291
16,990
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Parasitologia Veterinaria e Saúde Públic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,828
11,962
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Epidemiologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,482
15,021
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,662
14,810
0.684
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ciências Biológicas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,277
5,197
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Saúd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,256
7,516
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
public health
substance misus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,237
6,097
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Parasitologia
Bioquímic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,818
6,185
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Virology
Molecular Epidemiology
Genomic Surveillanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,564
17,691
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
epidemiology
statistical modelling
infeccious diseases
system science approac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,441
8,414
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Digital Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,298
7,381
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,800
6,485
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Parasitologia
Imunologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,836
4,005
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Saude global
diplomacia da saúde
saude coletiva
saude e sociedad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,351
5,814
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,185
8,998
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,963
6,044
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Parasitologia
Biologia Celular
Meio Ambiente
Cancer
Microscopi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,747
6,832
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
imunologia
endocrinologia
neurocienci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,680
3,904
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Immunology
stem cell biology
pharmacology
tropical disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,620
7,307
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Microbiologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,319
8,744
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,958
117
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ricardo Gazzinelli
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,933
9,477
0.232
immunology
parasitology
malari
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,172
120
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Edson Duarte Moreira Junior
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,606
25,425
0.626
Epidemiologia
Infectologi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,116
200
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Edgar M Carvalho
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,286
8,011
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,317
236
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Maria DO Carmo Leal
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,064
11,471
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,727
248
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patricia T Bozza
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,199
11,722
0.447
Immunology
Inflammation
Lipid droplets
Metabolism
Platelet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,325
263
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fernando A. Bozza
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,291
16,990
0.672
Medicine
Global Health
Critical Care
Infectious Diseases
epidemic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,110
289
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Filipe Dantas-Torres
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,828
11,962
0.502
Parasitologia Veterinaria e Saúde Públic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,989
320
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sérgio Viana Peixoto
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,482
15,021
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,999
342
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marcus Vinícius Guimarães De Lacerda
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,662
14,810
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,803
393
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rodrigo Correa
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,277
5,197
0.256
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,865
395
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mitermayer Reis
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,256
7,516
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,924
396
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
francisco bastos
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,237
6,097
0.301
public health
substance misus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,119
404
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eloi Garcia
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,818
6,185
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,913
414
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marta Giovanetti
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,564
17,691
0.904
Virology
Molecular Epidemiology
Genomic Surveillanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,302
422
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marilia Sá Carvalho
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,441
8,414
0.433
epidemiology
statistical modelling
infeccious diseases
system science approac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,734
429
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Manoel Barral Netto
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,298
7,381
0.382
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Digital Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,430
452
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
José Henrique Pilotto
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,800
6,485
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,977
505
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Aldina Barral
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,836
4,005
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,840
544
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paulo Buss
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,351
5,814
0.335
Saude global
diplomacia da saúde
saude coletiva
saude e sociedad
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,979
622
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ligia Giovanella
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,185
8,998
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,102
638
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Olindo Assis Martins-Filho
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,963
6,044
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,228
663
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marcos Vannier Santos
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,747
6,832
0.434
Parasitologia
Biologia Celular
Meio Ambiente
Cancer
Microscopi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,578
668
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wilson Savino
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,680
3,904
0.249
imunologia
endocrinologia
neurocienci
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,872
674
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Milena Soares
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,620
7,307
0.468
Immunology
stem cell biology
pharmacology
tropical disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,421
699
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marcio Lourenço Rodrigues
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,319
8,744
0.571