Itamar Santos Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Itamar Santos's h-index is 83 (222 i10-index, 265,918+ total citations across 538+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 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 265,918 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in China.
Itamar Santos's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 538 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 83
- i10-Index
- 222
- Total Citations
- 265,918
- Citing Countries
- 110
As of October 2026.
Itamar Santos has an h-index of 83 and 265,918 total citations across 538 publications, with research cited by institutions in 110 countries.
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Heart disease and stroke statistics—2017 update: a report from the American Heart Association
201731,461
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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 265,918 times across 538 publications (h-index 83), 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 31,461 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 18,818 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 18,573 citations.
Citations of Itamar Santos's research come primarily from China, United States and Brazil, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
