Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Brucella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,274
4,135
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,115
1,509
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Veterinary Bacteriology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,466
1,434
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
environmental chemistry
pesticides
analytical chemistry
emergent contaminants
occupacional hygiene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,113
1,340
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Stable Isotopes
Ecohydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,005
879
0.875
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
MIS
ICT and Development
E-Commerce
ICT and Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,286
834
0.195
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
dairy cattle
animal breeding
genetics
quantitative genetics
sustainable animal production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,677
747
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Bioinformática
Docencia en Microbiología
Modelación matemática
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
633
0.936
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Solar energy
energy storage
electromobility
RIBIERSE-CYTED
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
586
0.926
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Química
Productos Natural
LCMS
GCMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
571
0.878
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Dental materials
restorative dentistry
digital dentistry materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
580
0.951
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Numerical Analysis
Mixed Finite Element Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
551
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Agronomía
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
947
536
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Statistics
Environmental Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
539
0.947
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Natural Products
Chemical Ecology
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
513
0.966
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Asphalt
materials science
adhesion
interfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
454
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
pesticide degradation
soil microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
576
455
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Trade
Growth
Central banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
438
0.940
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ocean acidification
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
399
0.782
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
392
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Economia urbana y regional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
369
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Informática
TICs
Interfaces de Interacción Tangible
Objetos activos tangibles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
345
0.865
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Cultura Política
Políticas Públicas
toma de decisiones
gestión pública
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
910
346
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Political ecology
anthropology
plantations and monocultures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
341
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
337
0.702
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,703
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Edgardo Moreno
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,274
4,135
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,746
69
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Caterina Guzman Verri
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,115
1,509
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,563
74
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Elías Barquero-Calvo
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,466
1,434
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,961
78
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Clemens Ruepert
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,113
1,340
0.430
environmental chemistry
pesticides
analytical chemistry
emergent contaminants
occupacional hygiene
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,827
128
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Germain Esquivel Hernández
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,005
879
0.875
Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Stable Isotopes
Ecohydrology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,388
131
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Francisco J. Mata
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,286
834
0.195
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,536
139
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bernardo Vargas Leitón
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,677
747
0.445
dairy cattle
animal breeding
genetics
quantitative genetics
sustainable animal production
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,420
163
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jose Arturo Molina Mora
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
633
0.936
Bioinformática
Docencia en Microbiología
Modelación matemática
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,950
176
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Victor Vega-Garita
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
586
0.926
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,539
182
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Victor Vasquez
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
571
0.878
Química
Productos Natural
LCMS
GCMS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,760
177
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fabián Murillo-Gómez
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
580
0.951
Dental materials
restorative dentistry
digital dentistry materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,577
188
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Filánder A Sequeira Chavarría
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
551
0.825
Numerical Analysis
Mixed Finite Element Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,409
198
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Esteban Camacho
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
947
536
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,738
195
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Luis A Barboza
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
539
0.947
Statistics
Environmental Statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,266
203
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jonathan Parra Villalobos
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
513
0.966
Natural Products
Chemical Ecology
Drug Discovery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
771,936
231
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alejandra Baldi
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
454
0.844
Asphalt
materials science
adhesion
interfaces
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
771,050
229
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Victor Castro-Gutierrez
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
576
455
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
786,514
236
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alonso Alfaro Ureña
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
438
0.940
Trade
Growth
Central banking
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,434
249
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Celeste Sánchez-Noguera
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
399
0.782
Ocean acidification
Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
832,892
253
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ernesto Corrales
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
392
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
858,427
272
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Leonardo Sánchez Hernandez
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
369
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
887,508
277
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mainor Cruz Alvarado
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
345
0.865
Informática
TICs
Interfaces de Interacción Tangible
Objetos activos tangibles
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
885,601
276
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jose Andrés Díaz-González|José Andrés Díaz González
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
910
346
0.380
Cultura Política
Políticas Públicas
toma de decisiones
gestión pública
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
892,318
278
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrés León Araya
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
341
0.709
Political ecology
anthropology
plantations and monocultures
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,293
280
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Oa Herrera-Sancho
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
337
0.702