Five USP professors are among the most influential researchers in the world, as shown by the Clarivate Analytics survey published on November 19th. Among the mentioned professors, two are from FMUSP: Prof. André Russowsky Brunoni, form the IPq HCFMUSP, and Prof. Renata Bertazzi Levy, from the Preventive Medicine Department of FMUSP. Also on the list are the following USP professors: Prof. Houtan Noushmehr, of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto (FMRP); Prof. Paulo Eduardo Artaxo Netto, of the Physics Institute (IF); and Prof. Carlos Augusto Monteiro, of the Public Health School (FSP).
Published annually since 2014, the Highly Cited Researchers list is elaborated from an analyzes of the amount of citations of published articles by a researcher throughout a decade, using the Web of Science platform. The researchers selected for the list belong to a group of 1%, which have kept the highest citation average during the period.
This year, overall, 6.216 researchers were selected in 21 areas of knowledge. The United States are the country with the highest number of mentioned researchers, a total of 2.737; followed by China, with 363; and, in third place, the United Kingdom, with 516. The Harvard University (USA) is the Institution with the highest number of cited researchers, 203.
The list also includes 23 granted with the Nobel Prize, of which three were announced this year: Gregg L. Semenza, in the medical area; John B. Goodenough, in chemistry; and Esther Duflo, in economy.
Besides the USP teachers, another ten Brazilian researchers are mentioned: Adriano Gomes Cruz (Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro – IFRJ), Alvaro Avezum (Dante Pazzanese Cardiology Institute), Cesar G. Victora (Federal University of Pelotas); Flavio Kapczinski (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), Henriette M. C. de Azevedo and Renata Valeriano Tonon (Brazilian Company of Agricultural Research – Embrapa), Jose A. Marengo (National Institute for Space Research – INPE), Mauro Galetti (State University Julio de Mesquita Filho – Unesp), Miriam D. Hubinger (State University of Campinas – Unicamp) and Roldan Muradian (Fluminense Federal University – UFF).
“The presence of these researchers in the list elaborated by Clarivate shows the meaningful influence of the Brazilian scientific production in the world. Those are researchers who stand out by the high index of citation from their peers and contribute to amplify the frontiers of knowledge”, highlights the Dean of USP, Vahan Agopyan.
The USP researchers
André Russowsky Brunoni – FMUSP
André Russowsky Brunoni is an associate professor of the Medical School of USP. He is the director of the Interdisciplinary Service of Neuromodulation of the Psychiatry Institute of the Clínicas Hospital of FMUSP and senior researcher of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (Elsa-Brasil). He develops research in the areas of depression and mood disorders and non-invasive neuromodulation in the treatment of mental disorders.
Renata Bertazzi Levy – FMUSP
Renata Bertazzi Levy is a scientific researcher at the Preventive Medicine Department of the Medical School. She has experience in the area of Collective Health, with emphasis in Epidemiology, acting mainly in the following themes: food consumption, diet inquiries, food habits, complementary nutrition and school.
Carlos Augusto Monteiro – FSP-USP
Professor of the Public Health School, Carlos Augusto Monteiro appears for the second time in a role in the list. He develops research in the area of nutrition in public health, with studies on determinants of the secular tendency of maternal breastfeeding in developing countries and methodology and creation of indicators for the evaluation of anthropometrics of the nutritional estate of populations.
Houtan Noushmehr – Medical School of Ribeirão Preto - FMRP-USP
Houtan Noushmehr, professor of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, acts in the areas of general biology, with emphasis in molecular biology; epigenetics, DNA methylation, cancer and the study of the genome. He was one of the coordinators of the largest study ever held on glioma molecular profiles, which represent 80% of brain and spinal cord tumors, which led to the discovery of new molecular indicators for the profiling of these tumors.
Paulo Eduardo Artaxo Netto – Physics Institute – IFUSP
Paulo Eduardo Artaxo Netto is the USP researcher who most appeared in the list, being mentioned in 2014 (first edition), 2015 and 2018. The professor of the Physics Institute, Artaxo acts in the field of global climate changes, Amazonia environment, physics of atmospheric aerosols and urban air pollution.
