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![Grace Carolina Guevara-Rosero](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/dc/5486462.jpg)
Regional Economics
Welfare Economics
Productivity
Innovation
Local Economic Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
95
0.969
![Andres Chico-Proano](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/15/5222176.jpg)
Biomass processing
Pyrolysis
Gasification
Waste-to-energy
Process Design & Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
96
0.990
![Pablo Proaño](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/cc/5297542.jpg)
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Automatic Control
Smart Grids
Renewable Energies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
64
0.719
![Valentina Posse-Sarmiento](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0e/5451319.jpg)
herpetología
biología
ecología del paisaje
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
81
0.964
![William Villacis](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
radiaciones ionizantes
riesgo de ruido
riesgo de estrés térmico
riesgo mecánico
tratamiento de residuos sólidos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
81
0.988
![Verónica Orellana-Navarrete](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/aa/5453538.jpg)
Coproducción de conocimiento
innovación social
educación y TIC
gestión de la calidad en educación superior
innovación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
79
0.988
![Franklin L Sánchez](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
seguridad
privacidad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
69
0.863
![Ricardo Alvarez - Briceño](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2c/5300056.jpg)
Structural Dynamics
Multiphase Flow
Flow-Induced Vibration
Experimental Modal Analysis
Virtual Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
66
0.835
![Paul E Méndez](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Applied Mathematics
Numerical Analysis
Scientific Computing
Partial Differential Equations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
66
0.846
![Alex Davila Frias](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/14/5082405.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
75
0.974
![Hernan Barba Molina](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
RF Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
50
0.685
![Patricio Ortega Lara](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2e/5458922.jpg)
Computational Fluids Dynamics
Physical Modeling
Dams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
61
0.859
![Victor Velepucha](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
70
1.000
![Carlos Luis González Vallejo](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/63/5652176.jpg)
Data Science
Statistics
Big Data
Credit Risk
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
69
0.986
![Carlos Egas Acosta](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
IoT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
58
0.879
![Marco D Córdova](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/75/5196679.jpg)
Geology
Vulcanology
Volcanic Hazard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
55
0.833
![Adrian Troya](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/86/5082317.jpg)
ants
taxonomy
systematics
evolution
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
53
0.803
![Luis Alberto Celi Apolo](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/93/5168050.jpg)
Física del Estado Sólido
Física Nuclear
Ciencia de Materiales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
14
0.215
![Henry Paz-Arias](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7d/5575514.jpg)
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
37
0.597
![Byron Loarte](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/cc/5424933.jpg)
Seguridad Informática
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
44
0.721
![Daniel Maldonado-Ruiz](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/97/5357868.jpg)
Redes de Comunicaciones
Gestión de Seguridad de la Información
Tecnologias de la Información
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
59
0.983
![Carlos Iñiguez](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/06/5652109.jpg)
User Interface design
Model-based Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
34
0.576
![Orlando Campaña Cruz](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1c/5297220.jpg)
Ciencia de Materiales
Caracterización de Materiales
sistemas de Manufactura
Industria 4.0
IOT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
51
0.879
![Diego Sosa](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7c/5621510.jpg)
Ingeniería Estructural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
48
0.828
![Omar Bonilla](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
textiles
materiales compuestos
fibras vegetales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
42
0.750
Grace Carolina Guevara-Rosero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
95
0.969
Regional Economics
Welfare Economics
Productivity
Innovation
Local Economic Development
Andres Chico-Proano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
96
0.990
Biomass processing
Pyrolysis
Gasification
Waste-to-energy
Process Design & Optimization
Pablo Proaño
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
64
0.719
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Automatic Control
Smart Grids
Renewable Energies
Valentina Posse-Sarmiento
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
81
0.964
William Villacis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
81
0.988
radiaciones ionizantes
riesgo de ruido
riesgo de estrés térmico
riesgo mecánico
tratamiento de residuos sólidos
Verónica Orellana-Navarrete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
79
0.988
Coproducción de conocimiento
innovación social
educación y TIC
gestión de la calidad en educación superior
innovación
Franklin L Sánchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
69
0.863
Ricardo Alvarez - Briceño
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
66
0.835
Structural Dynamics
Multiphase Flow
Flow-Induced Vibration
Experimental Modal Analysis
Virtual Sensing
Paul E Méndez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
66
0.846
Applied Mathematics
Numerical Analysis
Scientific Computing
Partial Differential Equations
Alex Davila Frias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
75
0.974
Hernan Barba Molina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
50
0.685
Patricio Ortega Lara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
61
0.859
Computational Fluids Dynamics
Physical Modeling
Dams
Victor Velepucha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
70
1.000
Carlos Luis González Vallejo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
69
0.986
Carlos Egas Acosta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
58
0.879
Marco D Córdova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
55
0.833
Geology
Vulcanology
Volcanic Hazard
Adrian Troya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
53
0.803
ants
taxonomy
systematics
evolution
population genetics
Luis Alberto Celi Apolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
14
0.215
Física del Estado Sólido
Física Nuclear
Ciencia de Materiales
Henry Paz-Arias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
37
0.597
Byron Loarte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
44
0.721
Daniel Maldonado-Ruiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
59
0.983
Redes de Comunicaciones
Gestión de Seguridad de la Información
Tecnologias de la Información
Carlos Iñiguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
34
0.576
Orlando Campaña Cruz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
51
0.879
Ciencia de Materiales
Caracterización de Materiales
sistemas de Manufactura
Industria 4.0
IOT
Diego Sosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
48
0.828
Omar Bonilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
42
0.750
textiles
materiales compuestos
fibras vegetales