Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 298 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
Fernando Casanoves
Estadística y Biometría
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,364
15,165
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Costa Rica
Priscila Chaverri
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: 3
Costa Rica
Freddy Araya Rodríguez
Gestión Ambiental
Recurso Hídrico
Modelación Matemática
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,518
3,130
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Costa Rica
Diego Bogarin
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: 6
Costa Rica
Giselle Tamayo Castillo
Chemistry
Natural Sciences
Chemometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,288
1,402
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Costa Rica
Federico Bolaños
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: 8
Costa Rica
Miguel Cifuentes Jara
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: 9
Costa Rica
Jose M Gracia Bondía
Quantum chemistry
Field theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,012
1,328
0.221

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Costa Rica
Christian Birkel
Hydrology
tracers
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,261
3,398
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Costa Rica
William Bussing
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: 12
Costa Rica
Joseph C Varilly
Noncommutative geometry
phase-space methods in physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,801
743
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Costa Rica
Juan José Alvarado
Biología Marina-Diversidad-Ecología de Arrecifes Coralinos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,393
1,887
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Costa Rica
Alberto Alape Girón
Cellular microbiology
Proteomics
Bacterial toxins
Snake Venoms
Antivenoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,257
1,425
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Costa Rica
Ingo Wehrtmann
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: 16
Costa Rica
Alejandra Martínez Salinas
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: 17
Costa Rica
Keilor Rojas Jimenez
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: 18
Costa Rica
Wilbert Phillips Mora
mejoramiento genético de cacao
enfermedades de cacao
recursos fitogenéticos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,625
1,446
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Costa Rica
Max Chavarría
Microbial Biotechnology
Environmental Microbiology
Natural Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,580
2,301
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Costa Rica
Henriette Raventos|Henriette Raventos Vorst
Human genetics
mental health
psychiatric genetics
human rights
bioethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,442
988
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Costa Rica
Clemens Ruepert
environmental chemistry
pesticides
analytical chemistry
emergent contaminants
occupacional hygiene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,160
1,212
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Costa Rica
Sergio José Vilchez Mendoza
Ecología y bioestadística
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,043
1,323
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Costa Rica
Avendano E
Sección de Materia Condensada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,041
623
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Costa Rica
Julian Monge Najera
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: 25
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
2,800
997
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,577
Costa Rica
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fernando Casanoves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,364
15,165
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,458
Costa Rica
12
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Priscila Chaverri
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
138,391
Costa Rica
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Freddy Araya Rodríguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,518
3,130
0.416
Gestión Ambiental
Recurso Hídrico
Modelación Matemática
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,092
Costa Rica
17
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carlos Manuel Navarro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,483
1,917
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,141
Costa Rica
21
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Diego Bogarin
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
166,759
Costa Rica
23
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Giselle Tamayo Castillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,288
1,402
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,093
Costa Rica
24
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Federico Bolaños
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,275
2,041
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,760
Costa Rica
25
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
174,387
Costa Rica
26
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jose M Gracia Bondía
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,012
1,328
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,869
Costa Rica
34
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christian Birkel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,261
3,398
0.646

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,968
Costa Rica
35
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
William Bussing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,205
1,433
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,310
Costa Rica
39
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joseph C Varilly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,801
743
0.155
Noncommutative geometry
phase-space methods in physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,004
Costa Rica
43
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Juan José Alvarado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,393
1,887
0.430
Biología Marina-Diversidad-Ecología de Arrecifes Coralinos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,951
Costa Rica
45
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alberto Alape Girón
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,257
1,425
0.335
Cellular microbiology
Proteomics
Bacterial toxins
Snake Venoms
Antivenoms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,012
Costa Rica
50
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ingo Wehrtmann
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
Costa Rica
52
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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
Costa Rica
53
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Keilor Rojas Jimenez
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
280,305
Costa Rica
55
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wilbert Phillips Mora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,625
1,446
0.399
mejoramiento genético de cacao
enfermedades de cacao
recursos fitogenéticos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,292
Costa Rica
56
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Max Chavarría
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,580
2,301
0.643
Microbial Biotechnology
Environmental Microbiology
Natural Products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,120
Costa Rica
59
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Henriette Raventos|Henriette Raventos Vorst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,442
988
0.287
Human genetics
mental health
psychiatric genetics
human rights
bioethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,896
Costa Rica
66
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Clemens Ruepert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,160
1,212
0.384
environmental chemistry
pesticides
analytical chemistry
emergent contaminants
occupacional hygiene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,935
Costa Rica
71
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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
325,115
Costa Rica
72
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Avendano E
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,041
623
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,849
Costa Rica
73
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,557
Costa Rica
75
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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
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