Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Others Highly Cited Researchers 574 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
Costa Rica
Muhammad Ibrahim
phycology and soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,808
5,297
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Costa Rica
Edgardo Moreno
Brucella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,418
3,527
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Costa Rica
Jorge Cortés Núñez
Arrecifes coralinos
biodiversidad marina
impactos humanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,028
4,530
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Costa Rica
Bryan Finegan
global change effects on tropical forest ecosystems and their mitigation
socioecological forest restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,352
4,118
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Costa Rica
Julio Calvo Alvarado
Natural Resources Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,556
1,785
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Costa Rica
Enrique Ogliastri
Intercultural negotiations
case method
strategic planning
family firms
social enterprises
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,121
1,241
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Costa Rica
RóGer Moya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,520
2,251
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Costa Rica
Eduardo Chacón Madrigal|Eduardo Chacón
Especies invasoras
Biogeografía plantas
Comunidades
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,490
3,635
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Costa Rica
Francisco J. Mata
MIS
ICT and Development
E-Commerce
ICT and Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,299
668
0.155

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Costa Rica
Maria Herrera Vega
antivenoms
snake venoms
freeze-drying
proteins
purification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,270
1,837
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Costa Rica
Ana Mercedes Pérez
bioactive compounds
functional foods
membrane technologies
fruit processing
industrial wastes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,252
1,289
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Costa Rica
Jorge Alberto Vásquez Rodríguez
reforma del estado
reforma administrativa
calidad de los servicios públicos
gobierno abierto
brecha digital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,245
1,017
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Costa Rica
Elzbieta Malinowski
Conventional spatial and temporal databases and data warehouses
geographic information systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,071
447
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Costa Rica
Mauren Villalta Arrieta
antivenenos
venenos
inmunobiológicos
bioquímica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,761
1,585
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Costa Rica
Fernando Coto Yglesias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
846
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Costa Rica
Mariángela Vargas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,038
1,232
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Costa Rica
Victor M Alfaro
PID control
PID tuning
2DoF controllers
robust tuning
process control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,949
574
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Costa Rica
Adam P Karremans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,855
1,179
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Costa Rica
Edén Galán Rodas
eHealth
Medical Education
Digital Health
Digital Inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,492
827
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Costa Rica
Romain Fantin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,481
960
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Costa Rica
Orlando Arrieta
Control Engineering
PID
Process Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
528
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Costa Rica
Esteban Meneses
High Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
441
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Costa Rica
Cindy Fernandez García
ficología
macroalgas marinas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
546
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Costa Rica
Adrian Lara
SDN
Network security
network management
IoT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
418
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Costa Rica
Floria Roa Gutierrez
Organic emerging pollutants
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Dioxins and Furans
Organic Synthesis
Electric and electronic waste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
814
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,500
Costa Rica
7
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Muhammad Ibrahim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,808
5,297
0.315
phycology and soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,364
Costa Rica
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Edgardo Moreno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,418
3,527
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,774
Costa Rica
10
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jorge Cortés Núñez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,028
4,530
0.323
Arrecifes coralinos
biodiversidad marina
impactos humanos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,125
Costa Rica
11
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bryan Finegan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,352
4,118
0.308
global change effects on tropical forest ecosystems and their mitigation
socioecological forest restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,519
Costa Rica
31
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Julio Calvo Alvarado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,556
1,785
0.321
Natural Resources Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,180
Costa Rica
37
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Enrique Ogliastri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,121
1,241
0.242
Intercultural negotiations
case method
strategic planning
family firms
social enterprises
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,893
Costa Rica
41
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
RóGer Moya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,520
2,251
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,307
Costa Rica
42
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eduardo Chacón Madrigal|Eduardo Chacón
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,490
3,635
0.810
Especies invasoras
Biogeografía plantas
Comunidades
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,829
Costa Rica
44
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Francisco J. Mata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,299
668
0.155
MIS
ICT and Development
E-Commerce
ICT and Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,052
Costa Rica
60
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Maria Herrera Vega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,270
1,837
0.562
antivenoms
snake venoms
freeze-drying
proteins
purification

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,482
Costa Rica
61
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ana Mercedes Pérez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,252
1,289
0.396
bioactive compounds
functional foods
membrane technologies
fruit processing
industrial wastes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,021
Costa Rica
62
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jorge Alberto Vásquez Rodríguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,245
1,017
0.313
reforma del estado
reforma administrativa
calidad de los servicios públicos
gobierno abierto
brecha digital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,500
Costa Rica
69
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elzbieta Malinowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,071
447
0.146
Conventional spatial and temporal databases and data warehouses
geographic information systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,537
Costa Rica
78
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mauren Villalta Arrieta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,761
1,585
0.574
antivenenos
venenos
inmunobiológicos
bioquímica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,802
Costa Rica
89
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fernando Coto Yglesias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
846
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,144
Costa Rica
105
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mariángela Vargas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,038
1,232
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,407
Costa Rica
111
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Victor M Alfaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,949
574
0.295
PID control
PID tuning
2DoF controllers
robust tuning
process control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,252
Costa Rica
118
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Adam P Karremans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,855
1,179
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,392
Costa Rica
135
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Edén Galán Rodas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,492
827
0.554
eHealth
Medical Education
Digital Health
Digital Inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,908
Costa Rica
138
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Romain Fantin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,481
960
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,059
Costa Rica
144
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Orlando Arrieta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
528
0.368
Control Engineering
PID
Process Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574,176
Costa Rica
148
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Esteban Meneses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
441
0.321
High Performance Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,313
Costa Rica
156
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cindy Fernandez García
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
546
0.416
ficología
macroalgas marinas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
620,708
Costa Rica
163
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Adrian Lara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
418
0.347
SDN
Network security
network management
IoT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,908
Costa Rica
166
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Floria Roa Gutierrez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
814
0.687
Organic emerging pollutants
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Dioxins and Furans
Organic Synthesis
Electric and electronic waste
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