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Carlos Augusto Monteiro

Carlos Augusto Monteiro

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Brazil
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
112
Citations
59169
World Ranking
43
National Ranking
1

Carlos Augusto Monteiro publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos Augusto Monteiro sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 301 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Carlos Augusto Monteiro D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos Augusto Monteiro sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Carlos Augusto Monteiro is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research spans multiple fields including Environmental Science and Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Political Science and International Relations, General Health Professions, and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

The main research topics covered by Monteiro's work include Climate Change and Health Impacts, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Nuclear Issues and Defense, Nuclear and Radioactivity Studies, Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling, Global Health Care Issues, and Nutritional Studies and Diet.

Among the recent papers authored by Monteiro, the following are notable:

  • Socioeconomic status and obesity in adult populations of developing countries: A review (2020), UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Monteiro include:

  • Peush Sahni
  • Richard Horton
  • Eric J. Rubin
  • Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert
  • Thomas Benfield

Monteiro has published extensively in several venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Revista de Saúde Pública
  • PubMed
  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMJ

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, including the title "Footprints of foods and culinary preparations consumed in Brazil" (2020), published by Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Carlos Augusto Monteiro;Geoffrey Cannon;Renata B Levy;Jean-Claude Moubarac

  • Chronic non-communicable diseases in Brazil: burden and current challenges.

    Maria Inês Schmidt;Bruce Bartholow Duncan;Gulnar Azevedo e Silva;Ana Maria Menezes

  • Trends of obesity and underweight in older children and adolescents in the United States, Brazil, China, and Russia

    Youfa Wang;Carlos E.S. Monteiro;Barry M. Popkin

  • The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the trouble with ultra-processing.

    Carlos Augusto Monteiro;Geoffrey Cannon;Jean-Claude Moubarac;Renata Bertazzi Levy

  • Ultra‐processed products are becoming dominant in the global food system

    C. A. Monteiro;J. C. Moubarac;G. Cannon;Shu Wen W Ng

  • Profits and pandemics: prevention of harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food and drink industries

    Rob Moodie;David Stuckler;Carlos Monteiro;Nick Sheron

  • Socioeconomic status and obesity in adult populations of developing countries: a review.

    Carlos A. Monteiro;Erly C. Moura;Wolney L. Conde;Barry M. Popkin

  • Maternal and child health in Brazil: progress and challenges

    César Gomes Victora;Estela Maria Motta Lima Leão de Aquino;Maria do Carmo Leal;Carlos Augusto Monteiro

  • Increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods and likely impact on human health: evidence from Brazil.

    Carlos Augusto Monteiro;Renata Bertazzi Levy;Rafael Moreira Claro;Inês Rugani Ribeiro de Castro

  • A new classification of foods based on the extent and purpose of their processing

    Carlos Augusto Monteiro;Renata Bertazzi Levy;Rafael Moreira Claro;Inês Rugani Ribeiro de Castro

  • Consumption of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk: results from NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort

    Thibault Fiolet;Bernard Srour;Laury Sellem;Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot

  • The worldwide magnitude of protein-energy malnutrition: an overview from the WHO Global Database on Child Growth.

    de Onís M;Monteiro C;Akré J;Glugston G

  • Ultra-processed foods and added sugars in the US diet: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study

    Eurídice Martínez Steele;Larissa Galastri Baraldi;Maria Laura da Costa Louzada;Jean Claude Moubarac

  • Nutrition and health. The issue is not food, nor nutrients, so much as processing.

    Carlos Augusto Monteiro

  • NOVA. The star shines bright

    Carlos A Monteiro;Geoffrey Cannon;Renata Levy;Jean-Claude Moubarac

  • The dual burden household and the nutrition transition paradox

    Colleen M. Doak;Linda S. Adair;M Bentley;Carlos Augusto Monteiro

  • Consumption of ultra-processed foods and obesity in Brazilian adolescents and adults.

    Maria Laura da Costa Louzada;Larissa Galastri Baraldi;Euridice Martinez Steele;Ana Paula Bortoletto Martins

  • Overweight exceeds underweight among women in most developing countries

    Michelle A Mendez;Carlos A Monteiro;Barry M Popkin

  • INFORMAS (International Network for Food and Obesity/non-communicable diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support): overview and key principles

    Boyd Swinburn;Boyd Swinburn;Gary Sacks;Stefanie Vandevijvere;Shiriki Kumanyika

  • Doenças crônicas não transmissíveis no Brasil: carga e desafios atuais

    Maria Inês Schmidt;Bruce Bartholow Duncan;Gulnar Azevedo e Silva Mendonça;Ana Maria Baptista Menezes

  • Ultra-processed food intake and risk of cardiovascular disease: prospective cohort study (NutriNet-Santé)

    Bernard Srour;Léopold K Fezeu;Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot;Benjamin Allès

  • Disponibilidade domiciliar de alimentos no Brasil: distribuição e evolução (1974-2003)

    Renata Bertazzi Levy-Costa;Rosely Sichieri;Nézio dos Santos Pontes;Carlos Augusto Monteiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Renata Bertazzi Levy
Renata Bertazzi Levy Universidade de São Paulo
Boyd Swinburn
Boyd Swinburn University of Auckland
Wendy Snowdon
Wendy Snowdon Deakin University
Barry M. Popkin
Barry M. Popkin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bruce Neal
Bruce Neal George Institute for Global Health
Shiriki K. Kumanyika
Shiriki K. Kumanyika Drexel University
David Sanders
David Sanders University of the Western Cape
Stefanie Vandevijvere
Stefanie Vandevijvere University of Auckland
Bridget Kelly
Bridget Kelly University of Wollongong
Gary Sacks
Gary Sacks Deakin University

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