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Christovam Barcellos

Christovam Barcellos

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
48
Citations
7942
World Ranking
3201
National Ranking
24

Christovam Barcellos 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 Christovam Barcellos sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 208 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christovam Barcellos 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 Christovam Barcellos sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christovam Barcellos is affiliated with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil and is active in the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their work encompasses 50 publications in Medicine, including 38 related to the Public Health subfield. Additional areas of study include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Modeling and Simulation, Infectious Diseases, and Education.

The primary research topics covered by Christovam Barcellos include:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, illustrating a range of interests and collaborations across epidemiology, climate effects, and infectious disease dynamics. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Climate change, thermal anomalies, and the recent progression of dengue in Brazil," 2024, Scientific Reports
  • "Involvement of political and socio-economic factors in the spatial and temporal dynamics of COVID-19 outcomes in Brazil: A population-based study," 2022, The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
  • "Combined effects of hydrometeorological hazards and urbanisation on dengue risk in Brazil: a spatiotemporal modelling study," 2021, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "The impact of climate suitability, urbanisation, and connectivity on the expansion of dengue in 21st century Brazil," 2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Zika epidemic and microcephaly in Brazil: Challenges for access to health care and promotion in three epidemic areas," 2020, PLoS ONE

Christovam Barcellos frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Diego Ricardo Xavier
  • Carlos Machado de Freitas
  • Kizi Mendonça de Araújo
  • Raphael de Freitas Saldanha
  • Daniel Antunes Maciel Villela

They publish regularly in journals such as:

  • Reciis
  • Cadernos de Saúde Pública
  • Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
  • Trabalho Educação e Saúde
  • The Lancet Planetary Health

Christovam Barcellos has also contributed to the book titled "Covid-19 no Brasil: cenários epidemiológicos e vigilância em saúde," published in 2021 as part of the Série Informação para ação na Covid-19 | Fiocruz eBooks collection.

Best Publications

  • Vigilância em saúde e território utilizado: possibilidades teóricas e metodológicas

    Maurício Monken;Christovam Barcellos

  • The Zika Virus Epidemic in Brazil: From Discovery to Future Implications.

    Rachel Lowe;Christovam Barcellos;Patrícia Brasil;Oswaldo G Cruz

  • The place behind the case: leptospirosis risks and associated environmental conditions in a flood-related outbreak in Rio de Janeiro

    Christovam Barcellos;Paulo Chagastelles Sabroza

  • Mudanças climáticas e ambientais e as doenças infecciosas: cenários e incertezas para o Brasil

    Christovam Barcellos;Antonio Miguel Vieira Monteiro;Carlos Corvalán;Helen C. Gurgel

  • Are geoprocessing, environment, and health a possible combination?

    Christovam Barcellos;Francisco Inácio Bastos

  • Organização espacial, saúde e qualidade de vida: análise espacial e uso de indicadores na avaliação de situações de saúde

    Christovam de Castro Barcellos;Paulo Chagastelles Sabroza;Paulo Peiter;Luisa Iñiguez Rojas

  • Spatio-temporal modelling of climate-sensitive disease risk: Towards an early warning system for dengue in Brazil

    Rachel Lowe;Trevor C. Bailey;David B. Stephenson;Richard J. Graham

  • Combined effects of hydrometeorological hazards and urbanisation on dengue risk in Brazil: a spatiotemporal modelling study.

    Rachel Lowe;Sophie A Lee;Kathleen M O'Reilly;Oliver J Brady

  • O território no programa de saúde da família

    Martha Priscila Bezerra Pereira;Christovam de Castro Barcellos;Fct Geografia;Bolsista Capes Unesp

  • Dengue outlook for the World Cup in Brazil: an early warning model framework driven by real-time seasonal climate forecasts

    Rachel Lowe;Christovam Barcellos;Caio A S Coelho;Trevor C Bailey

  • Influence of deforestation, logging, and fire on malaria in the Brazilian Amazon.

    Micah B. Hahn;Ronald E. Gangnon;Christovam Barcellos;Gregory P. Asner

  • O território da saúde: a organização do sistema de saúde e territorialização

    Grácia Maria de Miranda Gondim;Mauricio Monken;Luisa Iniguez Rojas;Christovam Barcellos

  • Desastres naturais e saúde: uma análise da situação do Brasil

    Carlos Machado de Freitas;Diego Ricardo Xavier Silva;Aderita Ricarda Martins de Sena;Eliane Lima Silva

  • O território na saúde construindo referências para análises em saúde e ambiente

    Mauricio Monken;Christovam Barcellos;Paulo Peiter;Luisa Iñiguez Rojas

  • The development of an early warning system for climate-sensitive disease risk with a focus on dengue epidemics in Southeast Brazil†

    Rachel Lowe;Trevor C. Bailey;David B. Stephenson;Tim E. Jupp

  • Vigilância ambiental em saúde e sua implantação no Sistema Único de Saúde

    Christovam Barcellos;Luiz Antônio Dias Quitério

  • Detecção de aglomerados espaciais de óbitos por causas violentas em Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 1996

    Simone M. Santos;Christovam Barcellos;Marilia Sá Carvalho;Rui Flôres

  • The social geography of AIDS in Brazil

    Francisco Inácio Bastos;Francisco Inácio Bastos;Christovam Barcellos

  • Redes sociais e difusao da AIDS no Brasil

    Christovam de Castro Barcellos;Francisco Inácio Pinkusfeld Monteiro Bastos

  • From Samarco in Mariana to Vale in Brumadinho: mining dam disasters and Public Health.

    Carlos Machado de Freitas;Christovam Barcellos;Carmen Ildes Rodrigues Fróes Asmus;Mariano Andrade da Silva

  • Spatial point analysis based on dengue surveys at household level in central Brazil

    João B Siqueira-Junior;Ivan J Maciel;Christovam Barcellos;Wayner V Souza

  • Health conditions and residential concentration of poverty: a study in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Célia L Szwarcwald;Francisco Inácio Bastos;Christovam Barcellos;Maria de Fátima Pina

  • Mortalidade infantil no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: áreas de risco e trajetória dos pacientes até os serviços de saúde

    Tatiana P Campos;Marilia S.A Carvalho;Christovam C Barcellos

  • Aplicação de modelo bayesiano empírico na análise espacial da ocorrência de hanseníase

    Wayner Vieira de Souza;Christovam de Castro Barcellos;Ana Maria de Brito;Marilia Sá Carvalho

  • Identification of places with potential transmission of dengue fever in Porto Alegre using Geographical Information Systems

    Christovam Barcellos;Adelaide Kreutz Pustai;Maria Angélica Weber;Maria Regina Varnieri Brito

Frequent Co-Authors

Marilia Sá Carvalho
Marilia Sá Carvalho Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
David B. Stephenson
David B. Stephenson University of Exeter
Célia Landmann Szwarcwald
Célia Landmann Szwarcwald Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Cláudia Torres Codeço
Cláudia Torres Codeço Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Jonathan A. Patz
Jonathan A. Patz University of Wisconsin–Madison
Luiz Drude de Lacerda
Luiz Drude de Lacerda Universidade Federal do Ceará
Wolfgang C. Pfeiffer
Wolfgang C. Pfeiffer Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum
Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum World Health Organization
Paulo Artaxo
Paulo Artaxo Universidade de São Paulo
Patrícia Brasil
Patrícia Brasil Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

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