Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 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).
81
researchers on the list
6
rank in Brazil
821
rank worldwide, of 38,384
Ranks by number of people on the list; we calculate them from the same data.
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Leeuwen, Piet W.N.M. | Organic Chemistry | 203 / 188,664 | 669 / 188,664 |
| Brandelli, A. | Food Science | 81 / 107,913 | 96 / 107,913 |
| Lima, Eder C. | Chemical Engineering | 368 / 97,821 | 77 / 97,821 |
| Rocha, Joao Batista Teixeira Da | Toxicology | 72 / 69,049 | 153 / 69,049 |
| Consoli, Nilo Cesar | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 209 / 82,760 | 219 / 82,760 |
| Schmidt, Maria Inês | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,572 / 100,693 | 318 / 100,693 |
| Frank, Alejandro Germán | Operations Research | — | 91 / 31,951 |
| Fuchs, Flavio D. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,804 / 249,410 | 845 / 249,410 |
| Nunes, Rafael C. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,839 / 164,120 | 415 / 164,120 |
| Levin, Yan | Fluids & Plasmas | 257 / 58,297 | 1,127 / 58,297 |
| Duncan, Bruce Bartholow | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,764 / 100,693 | 462 / 100,693 |
| Pillar, Valério De Patta | Ecology | 968 / 82,882 | 682 / 82,882 |
| Rohde, Luis Augusto Paim | Psychiatry | 869 / 90,846 | 982 / 90,846 |
| De-Oliveira, Marcos Roberto | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,010 / 379,830 | 2,099 / 379,830 |
| Storchi-Bergmann, Thaísa | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 808 / 58,202 | 964 / 58,202 |
| de Faccio Carvalho, Paulo César | Agronomy & Agriculture | 617 / 95,377 | 434 / 95,377 |
| Rodrigues, Rafael C. | Biotechnology | 526 / 69,700 | 235 / 69,700 |
| Spritzer, Poli Mara | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,998 / 100,693 | 973 / 100,693 |
| Khan, Wahidullah | Applied Physics | — | 1,389 / 323,282 |
| Overbeck, Gerhard E. | Ecology | — | 1,567 / 82,882 |
| Wajner, Moacir | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,141 / 379,830 | 4,136 / 379,830 |
| Salum Junior, Giovanni Abrahão | Psychiatry | — | 1,315 / 90,846 |
| Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu | Human Factors | 251 / 16,381 | 203 / 16,381 |
| Cadore, Eduardo Lusa | Sport Sciences | — | 443 / 41,112 |
| Haas, Fernando | Fluids & Plasmas | 891 / 58,297 | — |
| Salzano, Francisco Mauro | Genetics & Heredity | 493 / 42,273 | — |
| Rubio, Jorge | Mining & Metallurgy | 39 / 37,230 | 149 / 37,230 |
| Valentini, Nadia Cristina | Sport Sciences | 794 / 41,112 | 503 / 41,112 |
| Polanczyk, Carisi Anne | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,316 / 249,410 | 2,604 / 249,410 |
| Rampelotto, Pabulo Henrique | Microbiology | — | 1,967 / 232,186 |
| Fogliatto, Flávio Sanson | Operations Research | — | 449 / 31,951 |
| Melo, Adriano Sanches | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 1,026 / 54,545 | 646 / 54,545 |
| Hartmann, Leo A. | Geology | 192 / 17,936 | — |
| Zimmer, Eduardo R. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 5,220 / 379,830 |
| Welke, Juliane Elisa | Food Science | — | 1,820 / 107,913 |
| Bazzan, A. L. C. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,081 / 517,648 | 5,875 / 517,648 |
| Ribeiro, Jose Luis Duarte | Operations Research | — | 529 / 31,951 |
| Jung, Claudio Rosito | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,038 / 517,648 | — |
| Ellwanger, J. H. | Microbiology | — | 2,707 / 232,186 |
| Tiecher, Tales | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 1,120 / 95,377 |
| Rates, S. M.K. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 575 / 120,621 | 1,897 / 120,621 |
| Ornaghi Júnior, Heitor Luiz | Polymers | — | 1,627 / 133,253 |
| Remor, Eduardo Augusto | Public Health | 1,557 / 82,273 | — |
| Elisabetsky, Elaine E. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 637 / 120,621 | — |
| Giugliani, Elsa Regina Justo | Pediatrics | 870 / 81,129 | 1,116 / 81,129 |
| Dos Santos Scherer, Claiton Marlon | Geology | 354 / 17,936 | 173 / 17,936 |
| Bernardes, Andrea M. | Chemical Engineering | 1,121 / 97,821 | 1,597 / 97,821 |
| Clarke, Robin Thomas | Environmental Engineering | 926 / 68,664 | — |
| Amico, Sandro C. | Materials | 2,827 / 330,896 | 4,586 / 330,896 |
| Bayer, Cimélio | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,426 / 95,377 | 1,414 / 95,377 |
| Baumvol, Israel Jacob Rabin | Applied Physics | 5,045 / 323,282 | — |
| Fuchs, Sandra Costa | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 4,194 / 249,410 |
| Paiva, Rodrigo Cauduro Dias de | Environmental Engineering | — | 1,232 / 68,664 |
| Geshev, Julian | Applied Physics | 5,518 / 323,282 | — |
| Vieira, Sérgio Luiz | Dairy & Animal Science | 681 / 78,455 | 1,100 / 78,455 |
| Riera, Jorge Daniel | Civil Engineering | 618 / 67,736 | — |
| Feldens, Carlos Alberto | Dentistry | — | 1,044 / 101,728 |
| Martins, Manoela Domingues | Dentistry | — | 1,069 / 101,728 |
| Celeste, Roger Keller | Dentistry | 1,779 / 101,728 | 1,080 / 101,728 |
| Silva, Denise Rossato | Respiratory System | — | 1,325 / 71,926 |
| Stanisçuaski Guterres, Silvia Stanisçuaski | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,260 / 166,116 | 2,149 / 166,116 |
| De Ros, Luiz Fernando | Geology | — | 247 / 17,936 |
| Collares, Fabricio Mezzomo | Dentistry | — | 1,141 / 101,728 |
| Pohlmann, Adriana Raffin | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,437 / 166,116 | 2,301 / 166,116 |
| Maltz, M. | Dentistry | 1,591 / 101,728 | 1,665 / 101,728 |
| Beck, Ruy Carlos Ruver | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,778 / 166,116 | 2,145 / 166,116 |
| Rocha, L. A.O. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 2,417 / 157,792 | — |
| Scharcanski, Jacob | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 7,322 / 517,648 | — |
| Driemeier, David | Veterinary Sciences | 1,279 / 72,388 | 910 / 72,388 |
| Reis, Ricardo Augusto Da Luz | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 1,074 / 133,072 | 2,145 / 133,072 |
| Pignaton De Freitas, Edison Pignaton | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 3,898 / 228,312 |
| Münchow, Eliseu Aldrighi | Dentistry | — | 1,509 / 101,728 |
| Gomes, H. M. | Civil Engineering | 1,043 / 67,736 | — |
| Andretta, Ines | Dairy & Animal Science | — | 1,167 / 78,455 |
| Gutterres, Mariliz | Materials | 5,933 / 330,896 | — |
| Henriques, Amélia Teresinha | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 2,033 / 120,621 | — |
| Bergmann, Carlos Peŕez Peŕez | Materials | 7,043 / 330,896 | — |
| Azevedo, André C. | Mining & Metallurgy | — | 513 / 37,230 |
| Manuel Santos Spencer Andrade, António Manuel Santos Spencer | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | 2,602 / 133,072 |
| Costa, Joao Felipe Coimbra Leite | Mining & Metallurgy | 768 / 37,230 | — |
| Schneider, Ivo André Homrich | Mining & Metallurgy | 783 / 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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