Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Education Highly Cited Researchers 103 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
Luis Fernando Aragon Vargas
Exercise Physiology
Sports Nutrition
Exercise Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,706
967
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Costa Rica
Carmen Andrés Jiménez
Educación a distancia
innovación educativa
ciencia de alimentos
educación a distancia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
628
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Costa Rica
Angel Ruiz
educación matemática
historia y filosofía de las matemáticas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,427
507
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Costa Rica
Luis Gerardo Meza Cascante
Matemática educativa. Investigación educativa. Elementos afectivos en el aprendizaje de la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
974
438
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Costa Rica
Susan Francis
Educational Theory
Teaching in Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
849
311
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Costa Rica
Francisco Mora Vicarioli
e-learning
educación a distancia
e-actividades
e-evaluación
e-tutor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
414
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Costa Rica
Claudia Zúñiga-Vega
educación ambiental
biocontrol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
269
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Costa Rica
Cristian Moreira-Segura
educación
educación ambiental
recurso hídrico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
395
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Costa Rica
Jensy Campos Céspedes
educación
educación a distancia
género
cultura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
209
0.532

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Costa Rica
Diego Armando Retana Alvarado
Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales
emociones
cuestiones sociocientíficas
educación emocional
educación ambiental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
307
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Costa Rica
Esteban Ballestero_Alfaro
Educación Matemática
Divulgación de la Ciencia
Ciencia de Datos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
175
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Costa Rica
Luis Rojas-Torres
Educational Measurement
Item Response Theory
Structural Equation Models
Mathematical Reasoning and Test Anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
229
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Costa Rica
Maynor Jimenez-Castro
Educación matemática
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
161
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Costa Rica
Victoria González García
Pedagogía
Didáctica
Curriculum
Educación Superior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
142
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Costa Rica
María de los Ángeles Carpio Brenes
Educación Especial
lectura
escritura
necesidades educativas
dislexia.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
157
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Costa Rica
Andrei N. Fedorov
Educación superior
Curriculum
Internacionalización
Acreditación
Enseñanza de ingeniería
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
96
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Costa Rica
Ana Cristina Umaña-Mata
Educación
desarrollo de procesos cognitivos
tecnología educativa
sociedad y educación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
200
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Costa Rica
Elsiana Guido
Educación superior
calidad
acreditación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
76
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Costa Rica
Raudin Esteban Meléndez Rojas
Prospectiva
Políticas Públicas
Finanzas Públicas
Educación
Auditoría
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
186
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Costa Rica
Kenner Ordóñez Lacayo
Educación Matemática
Evaluación Educativa
Software educativo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
134
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Costa Rica
Susana Ruiz Guevara
Educación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
71
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Costa Rica
Vilma Peña-Vargas
Educomunicación. Responsabilidad Social. Educación a distancia. Sustentabilidades. Ecumenismo.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
98
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Costa Rica
César Toruño Arguedas
Educación
Currículo
Diseño Curricular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
151
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Costa Rica
Manuel Chacón Ortiz
Education
Technology
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
105
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Costa Rica
María Del Carmen Acuña Rodríguez
Educación Superior
Pedagogía
Género
Diversidad Sexual
Interculturalidad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
53
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,297
Costa Rica
82
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Luis Fernando Aragon Vargas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,706
967
0.357
Exercise Physiology
Sports Nutrition
Exercise Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,784
Costa Rica
98
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carmen Andrés Jiménez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
628
0.284
Educación a distancia
innovación educativa
ciencia de alimentos
educación a distancia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,761
Costa Rica
145
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Angel Ruiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,427
507
0.355
educación matemática
historia y filosofía de las matemáticas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,479
Costa Rica
199
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Luis Gerardo Meza Cascante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
974
438
0.450
Matemática educativa. Investigación educativa. Elementos afectivos en el aprendizaje de la
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
745,633
Costa Rica
217
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Susan Francis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
849
311
0.366
Educational Theory
Teaching in Higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,968
Costa Rica
278
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Francisco Mora Vicarioli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
414
0.716
e-learning
educación a distancia
e-actividades
e-evaluación
e-tutor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
904,776
Costa Rica
290
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Claudia Zúñiga-Vega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
269
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
972,665
Costa Rica
317
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cristian Moreira-Segura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
395
0.878
educación
educación ambiental
recurso hídrico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,028,361
Costa Rica
343
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jensy Campos Céspedes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
209
0.532
educación
educación a distancia
género
cultura
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,047,748
Costa Rica
359
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Diego Armando Retana Alvarado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
307
0.821
Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales
emociones
cuestiones sociocientíficas
educación emocional
educación ambiental

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,077,375
Costa Rica
377
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Esteban Ballestero_Alfaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
175
0.503
Educación Matemática
Divulgación de la Ciencia
Ciencia de Datos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,141,106
Costa Rica
400
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Luis Rojas-Torres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
229
0.768
Educational Measurement
Item Response Theory
Structural Equation Models
Mathematical Reasoning and Test Anxiety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,169,598
Costa Rica
414
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maynor Jimenez-Castro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
161
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,169,699
Costa Rica
415
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Victoria González García
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
142
0.509
Pedagogía
Didáctica
Curriculum
Educación Superior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,178,696
Costa Rica
422
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
María de los Ángeles Carpio Brenes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
157
0.575
Educación Especial
lectura
escritura
necesidades educativas
dislexia.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,196,711
Costa Rica
433
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrei N. Fedorov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
96
0.366
Educación superior
Curriculum
Internacionalización
Acreditación
Enseñanza de ingeniería
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,266,628
Costa Rica
465
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ana Cristina Umaña-Mata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
200
0.901
Educación
desarrollo de procesos cognitivos
tecnología educativa
sociedad y educación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,306,337
Costa Rica
489
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elsiana Guido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
76
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,316,010
Costa Rica
496
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Raudin Esteban Meléndez Rojas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
186
0.939
Prospectiva
Políticas Públicas
Finanzas Públicas
Educación
Auditoría
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,362,096
Costa Rica
530
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kenner Ordóñez Lacayo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
134
0.749
Educación Matemática
Evaluación Educativa
Software educativo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,370,530
Costa Rica
536
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Susana Ruiz Guevara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
71
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,380,535
Costa Rica
543
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vilma Peña-Vargas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
98
0.570
Educomunicación. Responsabilidad Social. Educación a distancia. Sustentabilidades. Ecumenismo.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,401,158
Costa Rica
565
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
César Toruño Arguedas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
151
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,404,914
Costa Rica
568
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Manuel Chacón Ortiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
105
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,405,601
Costa Rica
571
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
María Del Carmen Acuña Rodríguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
53
0.325
Educación Superior
Pedagogía
Género
Diversidad Sexual
Interculturalidad
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