Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Costa Rica Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science in Costa Rica Rankings 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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 :1
Costa Rica
Priscila Chaverri
mycology
environmental microbiology
plant pathology
systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,956
6,419
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Costa Rica
Diego Bogarin
Biology
orchidology
evolution
systematics
taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,549
3,224
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Costa Rica
Federico Bolaños
Anfibios y Reptiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,144
2,365
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Costa Rica
Miguel Cifuentes Jara
Climate Action
Sustainable Landscapes
Blue Carbon
Tropical Forest Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,907
5,382
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Costa Rica
William Bussing
Ichthyology
Systematics
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,173
1,693
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Costa Rica
Ingo Wehrtmann
Biodiversity
decapod crustaceans
reproductive biology
fishery biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,714
1,356
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Costa Rica
Alejandra Martínez Salinas
Ecology
agroecology
biodiversity conservation
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
3,120
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Costa Rica
Keilor Rojas Jimenez
Biodiversity
Microbial Ecology
Genetics
Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,482
3,047
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Costa Rica
Sergio José Vilchez Mendoza
Ecología y bioestadística
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,970
1,512
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Costa Rica
Julian Monge Najera
Onychophora
Butterfly Behavior
Urban Ecology
Lichens
Human Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,943
1,111
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Costa Rica
Mario Chacón León
biología de la conservación
mitigación al cambio climático
sistemas agroforestales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,740
1,217
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Costa Rica
Mario Espinoza
Marine ecology and conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,781
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Costa Rica
Adrian A Pinto Tomas
Microbial Ecology
Symbiosis
Biocontrol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,155
1,507
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Costa Rica
J Francisco Morales
Systematics
Phylogenetics
Taxonomy
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,040
1,001
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Costa Rica
Eric J Fuchs
Ecology
Population genetics
Plant Reproduction
Pollination
Conservation Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
767
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Costa Rica
Maria Elena Aguilar
Biotecnología de plantas
micropropgación
embriogénesis somática
crioconservación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,704
681
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Costa Rica
RD Briceño
Sexual Behavior
Reproductive Biology
Animal Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
393
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Costa Rica
Luis Sandoval
Ornithology
bioacoustic
behavioural ecology
urban ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
935
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Costa Rica
Alfredo Cascante Marín
Epiphyte ecology and floristics
Plant Reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
572
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Costa Rica
Mario A Blanco
botánica sistemática
biología reproductiva de plantas
morfología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,304
574
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Costa Rica
Marcelo Araya Salas
Cultural evolution
biomusicology
bioacoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
939
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Costa Rica
Carlos Rojas
ecosystem services
myxomycetes
forest ecology
tropical ecosystem dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,027
598
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Costa Rica
Gerardo Umaña Villalobos
Limnología
fitoplancton
zooplancton
ecología tropical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
440
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Costa Rica
Gerardo Avalos
plant biomechanics
ecophysiology of plants
palm ecology
functional morphology of hummingbirds
multivariate biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
962
434
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Costa Rica
Jeffrey A Sibaja Cordero
Benthic Ecology
Taxonomy of Polychaetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
462
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,198
Costa Rica
12
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Priscila Chaverri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,956
6,419
0.537
mycology
environmental microbiology
plant pathology
systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,805
Costa Rica
22
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Diego Bogarin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,549
3,224
0.492
Biology
orchidology
evolution
systematics
taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,499
Costa Rica
24
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Federico Bolaños
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,144
2,365
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,183
Costa Rica
26
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Miguel Cifuentes Jara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,907
5,382
0.911
Climate Action
Sustainable Landscapes
Blue Carbon
Tropical Forest Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,468
Costa Rica
35
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William Bussing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,173
1,693
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,049
Costa Rica
50
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ingo Wehrtmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,714
1,356
0.365
Biodiversity
decapod crustaceans
reproductive biology
fishery biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,082
Costa Rica
54
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alejandra Martínez Salinas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
3,120
0.880
Ecology
agroecology
biodiversity conservation
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,563
Costa Rica
56
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Keilor Rojas Jimenez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,482
3,047
0.875
Biodiversity
Microbial Ecology
Genetics
Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,505
Costa Rica
71
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sergio José Vilchez Mendoza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,970
1,512
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,991
Costa Rica
73
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Julian Monge Najera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,943
1,111
0.378
Onychophora
Butterfly Behavior
Urban Ecology
Lichens
Human Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,675
Costa Rica
76
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mario Chacón León
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,740
1,217
0.444
biología de la conservación
mitigación al cambio climático
sistemas agroforestales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,237
Costa Rica
81
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mario Espinoza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,781
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,839
Costa Rica
99
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adrian A Pinto Tomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,155
1,507
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,266
Costa Rica
105
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
J Francisco Morales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,040
1,001
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,327
Costa Rica
120
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eric J Fuchs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
767
0.424
Ecology
Population genetics
Plant Reproduction
Pollination
Conservation Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,602
Costa Rica
128
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maria Elena Aguilar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,704
681
0.400
Biotecnología de plantas
micropropgación
embriogénesis somática
crioconservación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,944
Costa Rica
132
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
RD Briceño
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
393
0.237
Sexual Behavior
Reproductive Biology
Animal Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,122
Costa Rica
135
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Luis Sandoval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
935
0.593
Ornithology
bioacoustic
behavioural ecology
urban ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,286
Costa Rica
146
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alfredo Cascante Marín
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
572
0.400
Epiphyte ecology and floristics
Plant Reproduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,591
Costa Rica
154
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mario A Blanco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,304
574
0.440
botánica sistemática
biología reproductiva de plantas
morfología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,789
Costa Rica
171
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marcelo Araya Salas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
939
0.834
Cultural evolution
biomusicology
bioacoustics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,986
Costa Rica
185
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carlos Rojas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,027
598
0.582
ecosystem services
myxomycetes
forest ecology
tropical ecosystem dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,522
Costa Rica
189
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gerardo Umaña Villalobos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
440
0.435
Limnología
fitoplancton
zooplancton
ecología tropical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,783
Costa Rica
199
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gerardo Avalos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
962
434
0.451
plant biomechanics
ecophysiology of plants
palm ecology
functional morphology of hummingbirds
multivariate biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,019
Costa Rica
225
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeffrey A Sibaja Cordero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
462
0.578