Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Universidad Estatal a Distancia Costa Rica Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Health Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,460
2,252
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Onychophora
Butterfly Behavior
Urban Ecology
Lichens
Human Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,907
1,089
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
reforma del estado
reforma administrativa
calidad de los servicios públicos
gobierno abierto
brecha digital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
798
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Educación a distancia
innovación educativa
ciencia de alimentos
educación a distancia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,151
729
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Gestión Ambiental
Biología
Sistema de Información Geografíca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
190
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
e-learning
educación a distancia
e-actividades
e-evaluación
e-tutor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
410
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
SME PYME innovation innovación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
121
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cooperativismo
innovación
tecnologías disruptuvas
economía social
ODS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
270
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Enseñanza de la física
Remote Laboratories
Educación a Distancia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
349
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
educación
educación a distancia
género
cultura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
219
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Remote Sensing
GIS
landscape ecology
wildfires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
271
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Animal Behavior
Bioacoustics
Animal Communication
Behavioral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
184
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
systems thinking
open innovation
technology management
knowledge management
social network analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
262
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
estudios culturales
feminismo
políticas públicas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
132
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Didáctica e Innov.
Ciencias Naturales
Currículo educativo
Competencias AMI
Tecnologías aplicadas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
194
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Filosofía
literatura
administración
calidad
modernidad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
169
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Presupuestos públicos
desarrollo nacional
estructura organizacional pública
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
135
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Educación
desarrollo de procesos cognitivos
tecnología educativa
sociedad y educación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
176
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
173
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Interacciones planta-animal
Ecología
Biología de la conservación
Biología evolutiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
49
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Ingeniería de Software
Proyectos TIC
Educación Virtual
Educación a Distancia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
143
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Education
Technology
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
111
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Educomunicación. Responsabilidad Social. Educación a distancia. Sustentabilidades. Ecumenismo.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
98
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Investigación Educativa
Tecnología Educativa
Liderazgo Educativo
Gestión Educativa
Ciudadanía
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
143
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Suelos
Erosion
Plantas
Rehabilitación Ecológica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
109
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,277
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Benicio Gutiérrez Doña
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,460
2,252
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,126
69
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Julian Monge Najera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,907
1,089
0.375
Onychophora
Butterfly Behavior
Urban Ecology
Lichens
Human Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,869
83
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jorge Alberto Vásquez Rodríguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
798
0.316
reforma del estado
reforma administrativa
calidad de los servicios públicos
gobierno abierto
brecha digital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,285
96
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carmen Andrés Jiménez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,151
729
0.339
Educación a distancia
innovación educativa
ciencia de alimentos
educación a distancia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,675
229
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rodrigo Alberto Méndez Solano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
190
0.257
Gestión Ambiental
Biología
Sistema de Información Geografíca
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
883,920
277
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Francisco Mora Vicarioli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
410
0.777
e-learning
educación a distancia
e-actividades
e-evaluación
e-tutor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
951,696
306
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lizette Brenes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
121
0.274
SME PYME innovation innovación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
982,180
316
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Federico Li Bonilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
270
0.660
Cooperativismo
innovación
tecnologías disruptuvas
economía social
ODS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
989,739
322
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carlos Arguedas Matarrita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
349
0.870
Enseñanza de la física
Remote Laboratories
Educación a Distancia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,975
343
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jensy Campos Céspedes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
219
0.610
educación
educación a distancia
género
cultura
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,065,509
367
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carlos Andrés Campos-Vargas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
271
0.819
Remote Sensing
GIS
landscape ecology
wildfires
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,126,880
395
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Luis Esteban Vargas-Castro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
184
0.648
Animal Behavior
Bioacoustics
Animal Communication
Behavioral Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,137,929
398
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrés Segura-Castillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
262
0.949
systems thinking
open innovation
technology management
knowledge management
social network analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,248,073
454
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Priscilla Carballo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
132
0.623
estudios culturales
feminismo
políticas públicas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,273,257
465
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carolina Ávalos Dávila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
194
0.975
Didáctica e Innov.
Ciencias Naturales
Currículo educativo
Competencias AMI
Tecnologías aplicadas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,273,733
466
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gustavo Hernández Castro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
169
0.849
Filosofía
literatura
administración
calidad
modernidad
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,284,797
473
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rolando Bolanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
135
0.696
Presupuestos públicos
desarrollo nacional
estructura organizacional pública
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,286,371
475
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ana Cristina Umaña-Mata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
176
0.912
Educación
desarrollo de procesos cognitivos
tecnología educativa
sociedad y educación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,329,463
511
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gioconda Vargas-Morúa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
173
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,364,444
541
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Harold Arias-Leclaire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
49
0.304
Interacciones planta-animal
Ecología
Biología de la conservación
Biología evolutiva
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,370,935
545
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gabriela Garita González
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
143
0.905
Ingeniería de Software
Proyectos TIC
Educación Virtual
Educación a Distancia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,382,391
555
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Manuel Chacón Ortiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
111
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,382,602
556
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vilma Peña-Vargas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
98
0.636
Educomunicación. Responsabilidad Social. Educación a distancia. Sustentabilidades. Ecumenismo.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,403,760
570
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Warner Ruiz Chaves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
143
0.979
Investigación Educativa
Tecnología Educativa
Liderazgo Educativo
Gestión Educativa
Ciudadanía
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,416,293
579
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Virginia Alvarado García
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
109
0.768