Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 100 Scientists Citation in Costa Rica Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
mycology
environmental microbiology
plant pathology
systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,201
5,693
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biology
orchidology
evolution
systematics
taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,830
2,960
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anfibios y Reptiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,275
2,041
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Climate Action
Sustainable Landscapes
Blue Carbon
Tropical Forest Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,138
5,335
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ichthyology
Systematics
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,205
1,433
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biodiversity
decapod crustaceans
reproductive biology
fishery biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,768
1,214
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ecology
agroecology
biodiversity conservation
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,686
3,023
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biodiversity
Microbial Ecology
Genetics
Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,646
3,017
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ecología y bioestadística
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,043
1,323
0.435
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Onychophora
Butterfly Behavior
Urban Ecology
Lichens
Human Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,988
985
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
biología de la conservación
mitigación al cambio climático
sistemas agroforestales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,800
997
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marine ecology and conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
1,645
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Microbial Ecology
Symbiosis
Biocontrol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,233
1,410
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Systematics
Phylogenetics
Taxonomy
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,090
933
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ecology
Population genetics
Plant Reproduction
Pollination
Conservation Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,853
686
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biotecnología de plantas
micropropgación
embriogénesis somática
crioconservación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
599
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sexual Behavior
Reproductive Biology
Animal Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
326
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ornithology
bioacoustic
behavioural ecology
urban ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
877
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Epiphyte ecology and floristics
Plant Reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
503
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
botánica sistemática
biología reproductiva de plantas
morfología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,334
543
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cultural evolution
biomusicology
bioacoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
867
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
ecosystem services
myxomycetes
forest ecology
tropical ecosystem dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
527
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Limnología
fitoplancton
zooplancton
ecología tropical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
361
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
plant biomechanics
ecophysiology of plants
palm ecology
functional morphology of hummingbirds
multivariate biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
986
375
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Benthic Ecology
Taxonomy of Polychaetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
422
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,458
12
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Priscila Chaverri
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,201
5,693
0.467
mycology
environmental microbiology
plant pathology
systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,141
21
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Diego Bogarin
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,830
2,960
0.433
Biology
orchidology
evolution
systematics
taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,093
24
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Federico Bolaños
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,275
2,041
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,760
25
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Miguel Cifuentes Jara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,138
5,335
0.869
Climate Action
Sustainable Landscapes
Blue Carbon
Tropical Forest Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,968
35
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William Bussing
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,205
1,433
0.275
Ichthyology
Systematics
Biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,012
50
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ingo Wehrtmann
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,768
1,214
0.322
Biodiversity
decapod crustaceans
reproductive biology
fishery biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,172
52
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alejandra Martínez Salinas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,686
3,023
0.820
Ecology
agroecology
biodiversity conservation
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,899
53
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Keilor Rojas Jimenez
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,646
3,017
0.827
Biodiversity
Microbial Ecology
Genetics
Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,935
71
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sergio José Vilchez Mendoza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,043
1,323
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,849
73
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Julian Monge Najera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,988
985
0.330
Onychophora
Butterfly Behavior
Urban Ecology
Lichens
Human Behavior
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,557
75
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mario Chacón León
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,800
997
0.356
biología de la conservación
mitigación al cambio climático
sistemas agroforestales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,429
77
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mario Espinoza
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
1,645
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,627
96
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adrian A Pinto Tomas
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,233
1,410
0.631
Microbial Ecology
Symbiosis
Biocontrol
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,242
103
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
J Francisco Morales
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,090
933
0.446
Systematics
Phylogenetics
Taxonomy
Botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,667
120
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eric J Fuchs
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,853
686
0.370
Ecology
Population genetics
Plant Reproduction
Pollination
Conservation Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,501
124
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maria Elena Aguilar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
599
0.342
Biotecnología de plantas
micropropgación
embriogénesis somática
crioconservación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,533
130
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
RD Briceño
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
326
0.196
Sexual Behavior
Reproductive Biology
Animal Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,885
132
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Luis Sandoval
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
877
0.535
Ornithology
bioacoustic
behavioural ecology
urban ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,172
140
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alfredo Cascante Marín
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
503
0.344
Epiphyte ecology and floristics
Plant Reproduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,262
151
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mario A Blanco
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,334
543
0.407
botánica sistemática
biología reproductiva de plantas
morfología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,436
168
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marcelo Araya Salas
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
867
0.745
Cultural evolution
biomusicology
bioacoustics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,721
182
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carlos Rojas
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
527
0.500
ecosystem services
myxomycetes
forest ecology
tropical ecosystem dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,471
186
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gerardo Umaña Villalobos
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
361
0.350
Limnología
fitoplancton
zooplancton
ecología tropical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
692,090
196
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gerardo Avalos
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
986
375
0.380
plant biomechanics
ecophysiology of plants
palm ecology
functional morphology of hummingbirds
multivariate biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,152
219
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeffrey A Sibaja Cordero
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
422
0.517
Benthic Ecology
Taxonomy of Polychaetes