Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Costa Rica Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Costa Rica Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Climate Action
Sustainable Landscapes
Blue Carbon
Tropical Forest Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,627
5,113
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Political History
Cultural History
Costa Rica History
Central America History
Science Fiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,619
1,926
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Nutrición
salud publica
consumo de alimentos
micronutrientes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,545
4,199
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Health Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,460
2,252
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
agriculture
climate change
crop & livestock modeling development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,429
2,986
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Natural Resources Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,415
2,022
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Ichthyology
Systematics
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,110
1,640
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Pago por Servicios Ambientales
Biomasa forestal
Sistemas de Información Geográfica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,999
3,549
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Intercultural negotiations
case method
strategic planning
family firms
social enterprises
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,995
1,461
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Plant physiology
plant biotechnology
phytochemicals
plant hormones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,984
2,517
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Psicología Social
Social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,949
2,884
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Hydrology
tracers
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,871
3,480
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Noncommutative geometry
phase-space methods in physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,709
890
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Microbiología celular
toxinas
patógenos intracelulares
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,690
1,816
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
International business
entrepreneurship
emerging markets
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,508
3,301
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,324
2,472
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
MIS
ICT and Development
E-Commerce
ICT and Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,234
791
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Cellular microbiology
Proteomics
Bacterial toxins
Snake Venoms
Antivenoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,159
1,550
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Biología Marina-Diversidad-Ecología de Arrecifes Coralinos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,152
2,058
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Especies invasoras
Biogeografía plantas
Comunidades
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
3,520
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Experimental pathology
toxinology
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,917
1,756
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Food Science & Technology
Carotenoids
Polyphenols
Betalains
Food Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,778
2,338
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Biodiversity
decapod crustaceans
reproductive biology
fishery biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,664
1,321
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Manejo Forestal
Gestión Territorial
Cambio Climático
Agroforestería
Agricultura Climáticamente Inteligente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,565
1,113
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Signal Processing
Artificial Intelligences
Sensor Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,554
2,038
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,893
26
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Miguel Cifuentes Jara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,627
5,113
0.909
Climate Action
Sustainable Landscapes
Blue Carbon
Tropical Forest Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,142
27
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Iván Molina Jiménez
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,619
1,926
0.343
Political History
Cultural History
Costa Rica History
Central America History
Science Fiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,482
28
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Georgina Gomez
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,545
4,199
0.757
Nutrición
salud publica
consumo de alimentos
micronutrientes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,276
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Benicio Gutiérrez Doña
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,460
2,252
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,305
30
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Roberto A Quiroz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,429
2,986
0.550
agriculture
climate change
crop & livestock modeling development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,777
31
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Julio Calvo Alvarado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,415
2,022
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,323
32
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
William Bussing
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,110
1,640
0.321
Ichthyology
Systematics
Biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,542
33
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Edgar Ortiz Malavasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,999
3,549
0.710
Pago por Servicios Ambientales
Biomasa forestal
Sistemas de Información Geográfica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,695
34
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Enrique Ogliastri
INCAE Business School
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,995
1,461
0.292
Intercultural negotiations
case method
strategic planning
family firms
social enterprises
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,125
35
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Victor M Jimenez
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,984
2,517
0.505
Plant physiology
plant biotechnology
phytochemicals
plant hormones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,522
36
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Vanessa Smith Castro
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,949
2,884
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,623
37
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Christian Birkel
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,871
3,480
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,432
38
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Joseph C Varilly
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,709
890
0.189
Noncommutative geometry
phase-space methods in physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,241
39
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Esteban Chaves Olarte
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,690
1,816
0.387
Microbiología celular
toxinas
patógenos intracelulares
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,230
40
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Luciano Ciravegna
INCAE Business School
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,508
3,301
0.732
International business
entrepreneurship
emerging markets
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,850
41
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
RóGer Moya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,324
2,472
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,369
42
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Francisco J. Mata
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,234
791
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,267
43
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Alberto Alape Girón
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,159
1,550
0.373
Cellular microbiology
Proteomics
Bacterial toxins
Snake Venoms
Antivenoms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,610
44
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Juan José Alvarado
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,152
2,058
0.496
Biología Marina-Diversidad-Ecología de Arrecifes Coralinos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,554
45
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Eduardo Chacón Madrigal|Eduardo Chacón
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
3,520
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,783
46
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Teresa Escalante
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,917
1,756
0.448
Experimental pathology
toxinology
biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,807
47
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Patricia Esquivel
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,778
2,338
0.619
Food Science & Technology
Carotenoids
Polyphenols
Betalains
Food Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,814
48
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Ingo Wehrtmann
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,664
1,321
0.361
Biodiversity
decapod crustaceans
reproductive biology
fishery biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,174
49
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Jose Joaquin Campos Arce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,565
1,113
0.312
Manejo Forestal
Gestión Territorial
Cambio Climático
Agroforestería
Agricultura Climáticamente Inteligente
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,873
50
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
José Luis Vásquez
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,554
2,038
0.573
Signal Processing
Artificial Intelligences
Sensor Networks