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Medicine 147 1248 1154 724 658 1304 130499

Pedro Curi Hallal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pedro Curi Hallal between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pedro Curi Hallal published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 43.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 131 publications in 2012. 41 of the 1,593 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 131. Peak 131 publications in 2012. 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 12 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 27 publications 2006: 38 publications 2007: 54 publications 2008: 96 publications 2009: 66 publications 2010: 98 publications 2011: 95 publications 2012: 131 publications 2013: 103 publications 2014: 74 publications 2015: 110 publications 2016: 81 publications 2017: 65 publications 2018: 65 publications 2019: 77 publications 2020: 84 publications 2021: 90 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 39 publications 2026: 2 publications
1990 2026

1,593 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pedro Curi Hallal: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 3
1991 0
1992 3
1993 1
1994 3
1995 1
1996 12
1997 12
1998 8
1999 6
2000 6
2001 15
2002 15
2003 19
2004 21
2005 27
2006 38
2007 54
2008 96
2009 66
2010 98
2011 95
2012 131
2013 103
2014 74
2015 110
2016 81
2017 65
2018 65
2019 77
2020 84
2021 90
2022 15
2023 34
2024 24
2025 39
2026 2
Total 1,593
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Pedro Curi Hallal publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pedro Curi Hallal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,301–1,320 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,304 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28 1,304
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Pedro Curi Hallal D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pedro Curi Hallal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 146–147 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 147 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106 147
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Pedro Curi Hallal is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research mainly focuses on the broad field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, and Education.

The main topics explored in their scientific work include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility

Pedro Curi Hallal has published extensively across several scientific journals. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
  • Revista de Saúde Pública

The scientist has collaborated often with several coauthors, including:

  • Mariângela Freitas da Silveira
  • Marlos Rodrigues Domingues
  • Aluísio J. D. Barros
  • Andrea Ramírez Varela
  • Grégore Iven Mielke

Selected recent papers by Pedro Curi Hallal reflect a variety of public health and epidemiological issues:

  • "Physical Activity Promotion and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Building Synergies to Maximize Impact," 2021, Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • "O que é urgente e necessário para subsidiar as políticas de enfrentamento da pandemia de COVID-19 no Brasil?", 2020, Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
  • "Missed childhood immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: Analyses of routine statistics and of a national household survey," 2021, Vaccine
  • "Joint association between accelerometry-measured daily combination of time spent in physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep and all-cause mortality: a pooled analysis of six prospective cohorts using compositional analysis," 2021, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "Gender differences in the distribution of children's physical activity: evidence from nine countries," 2023, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • The Worldwide Prevalence of ADHD: A Systematic Review and Metaregression Analysis

    Guilherme Vanoni Polanczyk;Maurício Silva de Lima;Bernardo Lessa Horta;Joseph Biederman

  • Global physical activity levels: surveillance progress, pitfalls, and prospects

    Pedro C. Hallal;Lars Bo Andersen;Lars Bo Andersen;Fiona C. Bull;Regina Guthold

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital.

    Cesar G. Victora;Linda S Adair;Caroline H.D. Fall;Pedro C. Hallal

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Worldwide Timing of Growth Faltering: Revisiting Implications for Interventions

    Cesar Gomes Victora;Mercedes de Onis;Pedro Curi Hallal;Monika Blössner

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in five Latin American cities (the PLATINO study): a prevalence study

    Ana Maria B Menezes;Rogelio Perez-Padilla;José Roberto B Jardim;Adriana Muiño

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Long-term consequences of breastfeeding on cholesterol, obesity, systolic blood pressure and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Bernardo L. Horta;Christian Loret de Mola;Cesar G. Victora

  • Adolescent physical activity and health: a systematic review.

    Pedro C. Hallal;Cesar G. Victora;Mario R. Azevedo;Jonathan C. K. Wells

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium

    James F. Sallis;Fiona C Bull;Regina Guthold;Gregory W. Heath

  • Association between breastfeeding and intelligence, educational attainment, and income at 30 years of age: a prospective birth cohort study from Brazil

    Cesar G. Victora;Bernardo L. Horta;Christian Loret de Mola;Luciana de Avila Quevedo

  • Shaping cities for health: complexity and the planning of urban environments in the 21st century

    Yvonne Rydin;Ana Bleahu;Michael Davies;Julio D. Dávila

  • Prepregnancy BMI and the risk of gestational diabetes: a systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis

    M. R. Torloni;A. P. Betrán;B. L. Horta;M. U. Nakamura

  • Alcohol Drinking in Never Users of Tobacco, Cigarette Smoking in Never Drinkers, and the Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: Pooled Analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium

    Mia Hashibe;Paul Brennan;Simone Benhamou;Xavier Castellsague

  • Physical inactivity: prevalence and associated variables in Brazilian adults.

    Pedro Curi Hallal;Cesar Gomes Victora;Jonathan Charles Kingdon Wells;Ros Ngela Costa Lima

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana M. B. Menezes
Ana M. B. Menezes Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Cesar G. Victora
Cesar G. Victora Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Rodrigo Siqueira Reis
Rodrigo Siqueira Reis Washington University in St. Louis
Cora Luiza Araújo
Cora Luiza Araújo Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Fernando C. Barros
Fernando C. Barros Universidade Católica de Pelotas
Bernardo L. Horta
Bernardo L. Horta Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Michael Pratt
Michael Pratt University of California, San Diego
Ulf Ekelund
Ulf Ekelund Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Aluísio J. D. Barros
Aluísio J. D. Barros Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Deborah Carvalho Malta
Deborah Carvalho Malta Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

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