Top-cited scientists by field in Brazil

18 fields · 115 subfields · Brazil

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in Brazil?

1,510 researchers whose current affiliation is in Brazil are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 18 fields and 115 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (536, 35.5%), followed by Chemistry (154) and Biology (142); the largest subfield is Dentistry (117). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 536 listed authors (35.5%)
Dentistry1177.7%15Siqueira, J. F. #3,288
Tropical Medicine442.9%3Vasconcelos, Pedro V. #52,111
Neurology & Neurosurgery432.8%14Peres, Mario F.P. #22,320
Cardiovascular System & Hematology352.3%13Bensenor, Isabela M. #13,790
General & Internal Medicine322.1%2Faro, Andre #49,720
Pharmacology & Pharmacy322.1%5Calixto, João Batista #15,489
Surgery221.5%0Perez, Rodrigo Oliva #124,297
Psychiatry201.3%16Schuch, Felipe B. #17,176
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine161.1%2Esteves, Sandro C. #8,575
Immunology151.0%4Teixeira, Mauro Martins #58,701
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases130.9%1Amante Miot, Helio Amante #16,555
Sport Sciences130.9%4Silva, Diego Augusto Santos #16,777
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine120.8%4Serpa Neto, Ary Serpa #60,587
Endocrinology & Metabolism120.8%7Schmidt, Maria Inês #22,504
Oncology & Carcinogenesis120.8%2Barrios, Carlos Henrique Escosteguy #6,984
Orthopedics120.8%1Bertelli, J. A. #39,580
Pediatrics100.7%0Procianoy, Renato S. #259,973
Respiratory System100.7%1Amato, Marcelo Britto Passos #74,444
Ophthalmology & Optometry90.6%2Júnior, Renato Ambrósio #47,945
Urology & Nephrology90.6%3Pecoits-Filho, Roberto Flávio Silva #60,782
General Clinical Medicine40.3%0Moresco, R. N. #505,471
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging40.3%1Kitamura, Felipe C. #68,044
Otorhinolaryngology40.3%1Kowalski, Luiz Paulo #49,063
Allergy30.2%0Cruz, Alvaro A. Augusto Souza Da #196,007
Arthritis & Rheumatology30.2%0Appenzeller, Simone #154,729
Gastroenterology & Hepatology30.2%0Kotze, Paulo Gustavo #119,131
Legal & Forensic Medicine20.1%0Gusmão, Leonor #391,268
Anesthesiology10.1%0Silva, Pedro Leme #241,464
Complementary & Alternative Medicine10.1%0Berretta, Andresa Aparecida #473,627
Geriatrics10.1%1Ferri, Cleusa Pinheiro #75,050
Chemistry · 154 listed authors (10.2%)
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry614.0%6Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino #36,859
Analytical Chemistry493.2%5Pasquini, Celio #30,466
Polymers231.5%5Poletto, Matheus #42,405
Organic Chemistry110.7%2Varma, Rajender S. #386
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry70.5%0Beraldo, Heloísa De Oliveira #262,888
Physical Chemistry30.2%1da Silva, Márcio José #84,383
Biology · 142 listed authors (9.4%)
Ecology342.3%32Fearnside, Philip Martin #4,694
Zoology332.2%3Zaher, H. El Dine #68,602
Plant Biology & Botany251.7%9DaMatta, Fábio Murilo #34,831
Entomology221.5%2Guedes, Raul Narciso C. #22,954
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology110.7%3Thomaz, Sidinei Magela #30,927
Ornithology30.2%0Marini, Miguel Ângelo #372,230
Evolutionary Biology10.1%0Werneck, F. P. #137,757
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 135 listed authors (8.9%)
Food Science473.1%28de Azeredo, Henriette Monteiro Cordeiro #7,415
Agronomy & Agriculture432.8%13Barbedo, Jayme G.A. #2,447
Veterinary Sciences161.1%0Santos, Renato De Lima #110,678
Dairy & Animal Science130.9%0Baruselli, Pietro Sampaio #136,273
Fisheries120.8%2Tacon, Albert G.J. #10,610
Forestry90.6%1Alvares, Clayton Alcarde #61,544
Horticulture10.1%0Tonetto De Freitas, Sergio Tonetto #285,725
Physics & Astronomy · 106 listed authors (7.0%)
Nuclear & Particle Physics422.8%10Herdeiro, Carlos A.R. #18,312
Applied Physics271.8%7Jório, Ado #17,960
Fluids & Plasmas130.9%5Tsallis, Constantino #2,358
Chemical Physics100.7%6Martinez, Leandro #13,030
General Physics80.5%0Adhikari, Sadhan K. #117,484
Acoustics40.3%1Brennan, Michael John #26,338
Astronomy & Astrophysics30.2%2Overzier, Roderik A. #57,609
Optics30.2%0Gomes, Anderson Stevens Leônidas #286,194
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 105 listed authors (7.0%)
Biotechnology412.7%10Soccol, Carlos Ricardo #13,466
Materials302.0%10Mansur, Herman Sander #14,647
Energy181.2%3Martínez-Huitle, Carlos A. #19,280
Optoelectronics & Photonics130.9%1Leal-Junior, Arnaldo Gomes #83,330
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology40.3%4Campos, Estefânia V.R. #39,775
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies20.1%0Pereira, Anderson Espírito Santo #183,258
Biomedical Research · 102 listed authors (6.8%)
Microbiology402.6%9Rodrigues, Marcio Lourenço #18,030
Mycology & Parasitology171.1%5Dantas-Torres, Filipe #5,654
Nutrition & Dietetics151.0%7Gonzalez, Maria Cristina #20,508
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology140.9%3Franco, Octavio Luiz #28,637
Toxicology120.8%4Rocha, Joao Batista Teixeira Da #44,093
Virology90.6%0Grinsztejn, Beatriz Gilda Jegerhorn #116,977
Anatomy & Morphology30.2%0Mandarim-De-Lacerda, Carlos Alberto #119,149
Biophysics30.2%1Da Silva, Mauricio Baptista #92,315
Genetics & Heredity30.2%1Giugliani, Roberto #91,918
Physiology20.1%1Navas, Carlos Arturo #90,812
Engineering · 81 listed authors (5.4%)
Chemical Engineering151.0%8Lima, Eder C. #13,875
Operations Research140.9%8Frank, Alejandro Germán #24,326
Mechanical Engineering & Transports130.9%0De Souza Mendes, Paulo R. #106,351
Electrical & Electronic Engineering100.7%0Sguarezi, Alfeu J. #220,402
Mining & Metallurgy80.5%1Tavares, Luís Marcelo M. #10,977
Geological & Geomatics Engineering50.3%4Consoli, Nilo Cesar #25,277
Industrial Engineering & Automation50.3%2Geromel, Josè C. #73,029
Aerospace & Aeronautics40.3%0Prado, Antônio Fernando Bertachini De Almeida #406,841
Civil Engineering40.3%2Assi, Gustavo R.S. #81,379
Environmental Engineering30.2%2van Genuchten, Martinus Th. #686
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 42 listed authors (2.8%)
Geology161.1%1Assine, Mario Luis #81,333
Environmental Sciences100.7%7Malafaia, Guilherme #23,648
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences70.5%7Marengo, José António #3,760
Paleontology40.3%3Kellner, Alexander W.A. #44,292
Geochemistry & Geophysics10.1%1Prinzhofer, Alain A. #59,167
Information & Communication Technologies · 35 listed authors (2.3%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing231.5%5Coelho, Leandro dos Santos #5,140
Networking & Telecommunications110.7%3Rodrigues, Joel J.P.C. #8,910
Computation Theory & Mathematics10.1%0Chaitin, Gregory J. #142,795
Public Health & Health Services · 23 listed authors (1.5%)
Public Health261.7%14Monteiro, Carlos Augusto #1,271
Nursing30.2%0Lopes-Júnior, Luís Carlos #212,682
Rehabilitation10.1%0Battistella, Linamara Rizzo #311,501
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology10.1%0Behlau, Mara Suzana #119,923
Mathematics & Statistics · 17 listed authors (1.1%)
General Mathematics140.9%4Alves, Claudianor Oliveira #17,508
Applied Mathematics30.2%1Guariglia, Emanuel #54,092
Statistics & Probability20.1%2Cordeiro, Gauss Moutinho #35,748
Economics & Business · 16 listed authors (1.1%)
Business & Management80.5%8Louise Cunliffe, Ann L. #5,942
Economics20.1%1Boeri, Tito #94,617
Marketing20.1%2Vieira, Valter Afonso #62,536
Agricultural Economics & Policy10.1%1Muradian, R. Sarache #46,763
Econometrics10.1%1Firpo, Sergio P. #64,474
Logistics & Transportation10.1%1Pereira, Rafael H.M. #24,932
Built Environment & Design · 7 listed authors (0.5%)
Building & Construction70.5%7Toledo Filho, R. D. #30,940
Design Practice & Management20.1%0Silva, Emílio Carlos Nelli #205,497
Historical Studies · 3 listed authors (0.2%)
Anthropology10.1%1de Castro, Eduardo B.Viveiros #63,479
Archaeology10.1%0Villagran, Ximena Suarez #418,060
History of Science, Technology & Medicine10.1%0Cueto, Marcos #196,125
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 3 listed authors (0.2%)
Human Factors10.1%0Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu #100,641
Social Psychology10.1%1Fischer, Ronald #8,521
Social Sciences · 2 listed authors (0.1%)
Education10.1%1Street, Brian V. #95,375
Geography10.1%1Latrubesse, Edgardo Manuel #46,147
Law10.1%0Legrand, Pierre #258,985
Philosophy & Theology · 1 listed authors (0.1%)

1,510 listed scientists in Brazil

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