Itamar Santos: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Itamar Santos's h-index is 79 (218 i10-index, 254,006+ total citations across 5+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Itamar Santos is affiliated with Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina da USP.
Itamar Santos is a researcher affiliated with Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina da USP, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 254,006 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Itamar Santos's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 5 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 79
- i10-Index
- 218
- Total Citations
- 254,006
- Citing Countries
- 59
As of July 2026.
Itamar Santos has an h-index of 79 and 254,006 total citations across 5 publications, with research cited by institutions in 59 countries.
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Heart disease and stroke statistics—2017 update: a report from the American Heart Association
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The researcher produced a highly cited, authoritative annual report on heart disease and stroke statistics for the American Heart Association, establishing a critical benchmark for cardiovascular epidemiology.
The researcher produced a seminal systematic analysis quantifying global disease burden for 354 conditions across 195 countries from 1990 to 2017, establishing a critical benchmark for epidemiological research.
The researcher conducted a comprehensive global comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioral, environmental, occupational, and metabolic risks across 195 countries.
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About Itamar Santos's research
Itamar Santos is a researcher at Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina da USP. Their work has been cited 254,006 times across 5 publications (h-index 79), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Heart disease and stroke statistics—2017 update: a report from the American Heart Association” (2017), has accumulated 30,753 citations. Other influential works include “Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic …” (2018) with 18,306 citations and “Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and …” (2018) with 18,206 citations.
Citations of Itamar Santos's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and Australia, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
