Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 171 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
Literatura centroamericana
literatura costarricense
literatura regional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,952
2,340
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Political History
Cultural History
Costa Rica History
Central America History
Science Fiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,798
1,726
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Health Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,677
2,002
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Psicología Social
Social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,282
2,780
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
information science
library science
information access
computer science
technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,850
3,038
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
media psychology
cyberpsychology
social cognition
misinformation
psicologia de los usos y efectos de las Tecnologías digit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,557
2,097
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Exercise Physiology
Aging
Measurement and Evaluation
Exercise Psychology
Soccer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,119
1,769
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Psychology
Couples Therapy
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,471
2,167
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Social Sciences
Sociology
Violence against women
femicide
feminisms in Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
942
0.426
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
psicometría
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
812
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Psicología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,896
500
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
939
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Social policy
migration
inequality
public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
987
426
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Social Epidemiology
Public Health
Social Determinants
Oral Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
983
729
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Psicología cultural del desarrollo
psicología intercultural
parentalidad (crianza) y cultura
métodos cualitativos de investigación
divulgación de la ciencia como acción y proyección social. Cultura y cambio social. Psicoterapia.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
512
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Psicología Social
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
792
690
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lactancia Materna
Desarrollo evolutivo
Neuropsicología
Estimulación Temprana
Terapia Cognitiva Conductual
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
760
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
psicología del desarrollo
identidad personal
apego
comunicación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
568
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
demography
aging
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
254
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sociology
Sociology of Education
Educational Theories
Social Studies Teaching
Social Sciences Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
333
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tropical ecology
seagrass
bibliometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
142
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Scientific Communication
Scientific Journals
Information Science Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
529
148
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cine
documentales
literatura
arte
filosofía
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
241
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
language testing
TESOL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427
194
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
sinología
Misión China
masonería
Sociedad Teosófica
religiones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
193
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,289
20
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Francisco Rodríguez Cascante
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,952
2,340
0.337
Literatura centroamericana
literatura costarricense
literatura regional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,918
28
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Iván Molina Jiménez
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,798
1,726
0.298
Political History
Cultural History
Costa Rica History
Central America History
Science Fiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,663
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Benicio Gutiérrez Doña
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,677
2,002
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,092
33
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vanessa Smith Castro
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,282
2,780
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,997
49
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
E Ciencias De La Información
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,850
3,038
0.789
information science
library science
information access
computer science
technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,864
57
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rolando Pérez Sánchez|Rolando Pérez, Rolando Pérez-Sanchez
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,557
2,097
0.590
media psychology
cyberpsychology
social cognition
misinformation
psicologia de los usos y efectos de las Tecnologías digit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,338
67
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
José Moncada Jiménez
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,119
1,769
0.567
Exercise Physiology
Aging
Measurement and Evaluation
Exercise Psychology
Soccer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,394
88
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diego Vega
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,471
2,167
0.877
Psychology
Couples Therapy
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,457
97
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Montserrat Sagot
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
942
0.426
Social Sciences
Sociology
Violence against women
femicide
feminisms in Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,089
113
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eiliana Montero
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
812
0.428
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,306
114
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Henning Jensen Pennington
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,896
500
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642,788
173
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fernando Mena
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
939
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
691,691
195
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Koen Voorend
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
987
426
0.432
Social policy
migration
inequality
public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
692,997
197
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cristina Barboza Solís
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
983
729
0.742
Social Epidemiology
Public Health
Social Determinants
Oral Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
727,589
211
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mariano Rosabal Coto
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
512
0.573
Psicología cultural del desarrollo
psicología intercultural
parentalidad (crianza) y cultura
métodos cualitativos de investigación
divulgación de la ciencia como acción y proyección social. Cultura y cambio social. Psicoterapia.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
769,848
225
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Juan Diego García Castro
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
792
690
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
776,857
231
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Karina Ugalde González
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
760
0.979
Lactancia Materna
Desarrollo evolutivo
Neuropsicología
Estimulación Temprana
Terapia Cognitiva Conductual
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
832,432
256
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Javier Tapia
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
568
0.862
psicología del desarrollo
identidad personal
apego
comunicación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,297
259
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gilbert Brenes Camacho
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
254
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
862,030
271
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Luis Carlos Morales Zúñiga
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
333
0.552
Sociology
Sociology of Education
Educational Theories
Social Studies Teaching
Social Sciences Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
892,950
283
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vanessa Nielsen Muñoz
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
142
0.258
Tropical ecology
seagrass
bibliometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
907,109
291
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Saray Córdoba
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
529
148
0.280
Scientific Communication
Scientific Journals
Information Science Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
971,222
316
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alexander Rojas Parajeles
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
241
0.533
Cine
documentales
literatura
arte
filosofía
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
994,728
324
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Allen Quesada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427
194
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,006,282
329
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ricardo Martínez Esquivel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
193
0.465
sinología
Misión China
masonería
Sociedad Teosófica
religiones