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Ricardo Ventura Santos

Ricardo Ventura Santos

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
46
Citations
7608
World Ranking
3673
National Ranking
27

Overview

Ricardo Ventura Santos is affiliated with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on health professions, with a notable concentration in general health professions and nutrition and dietetics. Additional subfields include plant science, health, and infectious diseases.

Their work covers several key topics, including:

  • Indigenous Health and Education
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Race, Genetics, and Society
  • Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
  • Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Ricardo Ventura Santos has contributed to multiple publications, with frequent appearances in these venues:

  • Ciência & Saúde Coletiva (13 publications)
  • Cadernos de Saúde Pública (10 publications)
  • Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (3 publications)
  • Horticulturae (2 publications)
  • PubMed (2 publications)

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Um 'fato social total': COVID-19 e povos indígenas no Brasil" (2020), published in Cadernos de Saúde Pública
  • "Indigenous children and adolescent mortality inequity in Brazil: What can we learn from the 2010 National Demographic Census?" (2020), published in SSM - Population Health

Ricardo's collaborations span several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Ana Lúcia de Moura Pontes
  • Andrey Moreira Cardoso
  • Carlos Ε. A. Coimbra
  • James R. Welch
  • Felipe Rangel de Souza Machado

The scientist has published books through Editora FIOCRUZ eBooks and Berghahn Books. Titles include:

  • "Políticas antes da política de saúde indígena" (2021)
  • "Vozes indígenas na saúde: trajetórias, memórias e protagonismos" (2022)
  • "Luso-Tropicalism and Its Discontents" (2022)

The overall body of work by Ricardo Ventura Santos centers on indigenous health, social determinants of health, and nutrition, often integrating themes related to COVID-19 and the health inequities faced by indigenous populations in Brazil. Their engagement with both epidemiological data and the sociopolitical aspects of health policy informs multiple facets of public health research in their region.

Best Publications

  • Indigenous and tribal peoples' health (The Lancet-Lowitja Institute Global Collaboration) : a population study

    Ian Anderson;Bridget Robson;Michele Connolly;Fadwa Al-Yaman

  • The First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition in Brazil: rationale, methodology, and overview of results

    Carlos E.A. Coimbra;Ricardo Ventura Santos;Ricardo Ventura Santos;James R. Welch;Andrey Moreira Cardoso

  • Nutritional status of indigenous children: findings from the First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition in Brazil

    Bernardo L Horta;Ricardo Ventura Santos;Ricardo Ventura Santos;James R Welch;Andrey M Cardoso

  • Prevalence of anemia and associated factors among indigenous children in Brazil: results from the First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition

    Maurício S Leite;Andrey M Cardoso;Carlos E A Coimbra;James R Welch

  • The color of pain: racial iniquities in prenatal care and childbirth in Brazil

    Maria do Carmo Leal;Silvana Granado Nogueira da Gama;Ana Paula Esteves Pereira;Vanessa Eufrauzino Pacheco

  • Nutrition Transition, Socioeconomic Differentiation, and Gender Among Adult Xavante Indians, Brazilian Amazon

    James R. Welch;James R. Welch;Aline A. Ferreira;Ricardo V. Santos;Ricardo V. Santos;Silvia A. Gugelmin

  • [Infant mortality according to race/color in Brazil: what do the national databases say?].

    Andrey Moreira Cardoso;Ricardo Ventura Santos;Ricardo Ventura Santos;Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr.

  • Mitochondrial DNA polymorphism in three Brazilian Indian tribes

    R. H. Ward;F. M. Salzano;S. L. Bonatto;M. H. Hutz

  • Raça, cor e etnia em estudos epidemiológicos sobre populações brasileiras: revisão sistemática na base PubMed

    Juliana Fernandes Kabad;João Luiz Bastos;Ricardo Ventura Santos

  • Mortalidade infantil segundo raça/cor no Brasil: o que dizem os sistemas nacionais de informação? Infant mortality according to race/color in Brazil: what do the national databases say?

    Andrey Moreira Cardoso;Ricardo Ventura Santos;Carlos E. A. Coimbra

  • [An assessment of the nutritional status in a context of socioeconomic change: the Suruí Indians from the state of Rondônia, Brazil].

    Carlos E.A. Coimbra Jr.;Ricardo V. Santos

  • Human ecology and nutritional anthropometry of adult Xavánte Indians in Mato Grosso, Brazil

    Sílvia A. Gugelmin;Ricardo Ventura Santos;Ricardo Ventura Santos

  • Diarrhea and health inequity among Indigenous children in Brazil: results from the First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition

    Ana Lúcia Escobar;Carlos E A Coimbra;James R Welch;Bernardo L Horta

  • South American Indians: a case study in evolution

    Unknown

  • Intestinal parasitism in the Xavánte Indians, Central Brazil

    Ricardo V. Santos;Carlos E.A. Coimbra;Nancy M. Flowers;Joaquim P. Silva

  • Perfil demográfico da população indígena Xavánte de Sangradouro-Volta Grande, Mato Grosso (1993-1997), Brasil

    Luciene Guimarães de Souza;Ricardo Ventura Santos;Ricardo Ventura Santos

  • Socioeconomic differentiation and body morphology in the Surui of southwestern Amazonia

    Ricardo Ventura Santos;Carlos E. A. Coimbra

  • Physical growth and nutritional status of Brazilian indian populations

    Ricardo V. Santos

  • Socioeconomic transition and physical growth of Tupí-Mondê Amerindian children of the Aripuanã Park, Brazilian Amazon.

    Santos Rv;Coimbra Júnior Ce

  • Aspectos epidemiológicos da tuberculose na população indígena Suruí, Amazônia, Brasil

    Paulo Cesar Basta;Carlos E.A. Coimbra Junior;Ana Lúcia Escobar;Ricardo Ventura Santos

  • Fetus into man: physical growth from conception to maturity

    Ricardo V. Santos

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos E. A. Coimbra
Carlos E. A. Coimbra Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Francisco M. Salzano
Francisco M. Salzano Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Mara H. Hutz
Mara H. Hutz Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Dóra Chor
Dóra Chor Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Roberto Ventura Santos
Roberto Ventura Santos University of Brasília
Aluísio J. D. Barros
Aluísio J. D. Barros Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Lia R. M. Bevilaqua
Lia R. M. Bevilaqua Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Maria Inês Schmidt
Maria Inês Schmidt Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Sérgio D.J. Pena
Sérgio D.J. Pena Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Fabrício R. Santos
Fabrício R. Santos Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

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