Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
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rank in Brazil
688
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavares, Luís Marcelo M. | Mining & Metallurgy | 18 / 37,230 | 3 / 37,230 |
| Schuch, Felipe B. | Psychiatry | 1,579 / 90,846 | 318 / 90,846 |
| Kellner, Alexander W.A. | Paleontology | 179 / 23,292 | 43 / 23,292 |
| Nucci, Márcio Luiz Moore | Microbiology | 676 / 232,186 | 680 / 232,186 |
| Toledo Filho, R. D. | Building & Construction | 428 / 56,454 | 260 / 56,454 |
| Farah, Adriana | Food Science | 416 / 107,913 | 457 / 107,913 |
| Wanke, P. F. | Operations Research | 224 / 31,951 | 144 / 31,951 |
| Ferreira, Sergio T. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,573 / 379,830 | 1,903 / 379,830 |
| de Souza Mourão, Paulo Antônio | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,611 / 216,826 | 2,092 / 216,826 |
| Bento, Murilo Eduardo Casteroba | Energy | 3,543 / 371,959 | 1,259 / 371,959 |
| Roberto Gadelha, Mônica Roberto | Endocrinology & Metabolism | — | 700 / 100,693 |
| Scarano, F. R. | Ecology | 1,224 / 82,882 | 1,040 / 82,882 |
| Malm, Olaf | Environmental Sciences | 415 / 140,934 | — |
| Conte Junior, Carlos A. | Food Science | — | 705 / 107,913 |
| Rocco, Patricia Rieken Macedo | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 428 / 44,281 | 182 / 44,281 |
| de Castro, Eduardo B.Viveiros | Anthropology | 178 / 10,039 | 78 / 10,039 |
| Libonati, R. S. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,486 / 84,638 |
| Nardi, Antonio E. | Psychiatry | 1,398 / 90,846 | 1,302 / 90,846 |
| De-Meis, Leopoldo | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,844 / 216,826 | — |
| Soares, Bluma Guenther | Polymers | 720 / 133,253 | 1,047 / 133,253 |
| Davidovich, Luiz | General Physics | 514 / 87,024 | 890 / 87,024 |
| Linden, Rafael | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,063 / 379,830 | — |
| Carvalho, Ismar De Souza | Paleontology | — | 214 / 23,292 |
| Thompson, Fabiano Lopes | Microbiology | 3,379 / 232,186 | 1,515 / 232,186 |
| Rossi, Pierre | Building & Construction | 235 / 56,454 | 870 / 56,454 |
| Chaitin, Gregory J. | Computation Theory & Mathematics | 212 / 20,721 | 260 / 20,721 |
| Cotta, Renato Machado | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 661 / 157,792 | 1,631 / 157,792 |
| Diniz, Paulo S.R. | Networking & Telecommunications | 779 / 228,312 | 1,394 / 228,312 |
| Swings, Jean Guy | Microbiology | 2,234 / 232,186 | 3,634 / 232,186 |
| Costa, Wilson J.E.M. | Zoology | 40 / 19,073 | 75 / 19,073 |
| Schaeffer, Roberto | Energy | 4,252 / 371,959 | 2,871 / 371,959 |
| Benchimol, Marlene | Mycology & Parasitology | 215 / 29,175 | 315 / 29,175 |
| Fontenelle, Leonardo F. | Psychiatry | 1,807 / 90,846 | — |
| Hsu, Liu | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 903 / 131,085 | — |
| Castilla, Eduardo Enrique | Genetics & Heredity | 563 / 42,273 | — |
| Savi, Marcelo A. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 994 / 157,792 | 1,190 / 157,792 |
| Marchiori, Edson Dos Santos | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,054 / 129,561 | 1,128 / 129,561 |
| Pinto, José Carlos Costa Da Silva Carlos Costa Da Silva | Polymers | 1,185 / 133,253 | — |
| Pinto, Ângelo Da Cunha | Analytical Chemistry | 1,005 / 137,328 | 2,565 / 137,328 |
| Fraga, Carlos A.M. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 499 / 120,621 | 599 / 120,621 |
| Dias Ribeiro, Bernardo Dias | Biotechnology | — | 677 / 69,700 |
| Ramos-e-Silva, M. E. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 986 / 64,751 | 1,242 / 64,751 |
| Lourenco, Mychael V. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 6,674 / 379,830 |
| VERMELHO, A. B. | Microbiology | — | 3,212 / 232,186 |
| Dos Santos, André Luis Souza | Microbiology | 4,385 / 232,186 | 3,296 / 232,186 |
| de Souza, Heitor S. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2,236 / 113,536 | 1,685 / 113,536 |
| Nevins, Andrew Ira | Languages & Linguistics | 469 / 25,930 | — |
| Palatnik-de-Sousa, Clarisa Beatriz | Virology | 1,448 / 79,508 | — |
| Meyer-Fernandes, José Roberto | Mycology & Parasitology | 423 / 29,175 | — |
| Capaz, Rodrigo B. | Applied Physics | 5,088 / 323,282 | — |
| Cruz, Márcia Waddington | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 7,514 / 379,830 |
| Ritto, Thiago Gamboa | Acoustics | — | 429 / 38,987 |
| Nussenzveig, Herch Moysés | General Physics | 1,305 / 87,024 | — |
| Kury, Adriano Brilhante | Zoology | 142 / 19,073 | 161 / 19,073 |
| Moreira Lima, Lídia Moreira | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 1,124 / 120,621 | 946 / 120,621 |
| Nimrichter, Leonardo | Microbiology | — | 3,864 / 232,186 |
| Estefen, Segen Farid | Civil Engineering | 941 / 67,736 | 1,372 / 67,736 |
| Maia, L. C. | Dentistry | — | 1,026 / 101,728 |
| Silva, Jerson L. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 3,050 / 216,826 |
| Pombal Júnior, José Perez | Zoology | 175 / 19,073 | — |
| Mota, Claudio J.A. | Physical Chemistry | 791 / 44,088 | — |
| Mendes de Salles, Gil Fernando Da Costa | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 4,894 / 249,410 |
| Azevedo, Débora A. | Analytical Chemistry | 1,885 / 137,328 | — |
| Borges, Carmen L.T. | Energy | 3,767 / 371,959 | — |
| Freire, D. M.G. | Biotechnology | 929 / 69,700 | 1,002 / 69,700 |
| Orlande, Helcio Rangel Barreto | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 1,899 / 157,792 | — |
| Silva, Pedro Leme | Anesthesiology | — | 630 / 59,383 |
| Trajman, Anete | Microbiology | — | 4,413 / 232,186 |
| Maia Neto, Paulo A. | General Physics | 1,644 / 87,024 | — |
| Bassin, J. P. | Environmental Sciences | 2,217 / 140,934 | — |
| Liu, I. Shih | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 1,964 / 157,792 | — |
| Castilho, Leda R. | Biotechnology | 849 / 69,700 | — |
| Colombo, Ana Paula Vieira | Dentistry | — | 1,192 / 101,728 |
| Guimarães, Jean Rémy Daveé | Environmental Sciences | 2,441 / 140,934 | — |
| Follmer, Cristian | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 3,655 / 216,826 |
| Netto, Theodoro Antoun | Civil Engineering | 806 / 67,736 | — |
| Abreu, Everton M.C. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 3,699 / 164,120 |
| Tavares, M. I.B. | Polymers | 2,658 / 133,253 | — |
| Su, Jian | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 2,321 / 157,792 | — |
| Maia, Valéria Cid | Zoology | 265 / 19,073 | — |
| de Oliveira, José Vladimir | Chemical Engineering | 1,823 / 97,821 | — |
| Bernstad Saraiva Schott, Anna Karin | Environmental Sciences | 3,103 / 140,934 | — |
| Ruellas, A. C.O. | Dentistry | — | 1,635 / 101,728 |
| Norman, Jose Herskovits | Materials | 5,561 / 330,896 | — |
| Moraes de Oliveira, Gláucia Maria | General & Internal Medicine | — | 4,033 / 360,081 |
| Sant'Anna, Geraldo Lippel | Biotechnology | 1,267 / 69,700 | — |
| Bon, Elba Pinto Da Silva | Biotechnology | 1,300 / 69,700 | — |
| Falcäo, Djalma Mosqueira | Energy | 6,667 / 371,959 | — |
| Hajdu, Eduardo | Zoology | 364 / 19,073 | — |
| Portela, Carlos Medeiros M. | Energy | 6,928 / 371,959 | — |
| Magno, Marcela Baraúna | Dentistry | — | 1,981 / 101,728 |
| Watanabe, Edsona Hirokazu | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 1,506 / 133,072 | — |
| Aredes, Maurício | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 1,653 / 133,072 | — |
| Boechat, Nubia A. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | — | 2,522 / 120,621 |
| De Sousa, Andréa Silvestre | Tropical Medicine | — | 697 / 39,335 |
| Kuruvilla, Shyama | General & Internal Medicine | — | 5,720 / 360,081 |
| Carvalho, Rodrigo Magalhães De | Mining & Metallurgy | — | 646 / 37,230 |
| Petráglia, Antonio | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 2,586 / 133,072 | — |
| Barrios, G. K.P. | Mining & Metallurgy | — | 727 / 37,230 |
| Dutra, Achilles Junqueira Bourdot | Mining & Metallurgy | 774 / 37,230 | 843 / 37,230 |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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