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 :26
Agriculture
Institutional Economics
Development of rural territories
Public Policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
334
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Electrical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
333
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Pharmacogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
327
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
interactividad
medios digitales
comunicación digital
interacción humano-computador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
315
0.981
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
305
0.687
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
liquid crystals
sol-gel
optical materials
porous materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
303
0.720
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales
emociones
cuestiones sociocientíficas
educación emocional
educación ambiental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
313
0.887
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
political behavior
public opinion
comparative politics
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
293
0.877
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
291
0.724
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Microbiome and disease
human population genetics
evolutionary genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
288
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Renewable fuels
CFD modeling
Advanced Oxidation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501
285
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
language teaching
world englishes
educational research
english research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
272
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Producción Animal Sostenible
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
266
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Participación política de las mujeres
relaciones de género
relaciones de género y poder
familias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
258
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Botánica
Ecología
Taxonomía
Sistemática
Orquideología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
267
0.732
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
sense life
counseling
evaluation
resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
254
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Rendimiento deportivo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
240
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Analytical Chemistry
Chemical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
239
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Artificial Intelligence
Intelligent Systems
Speech Synthesis
Speech Recognition
Electrical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
234
0.860
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
language testing
TESOL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
215
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
sinología
Misión China
masonería
Sociedad Teosófica
religiones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
206
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Entomología médica
Epidemiología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
210
0.658
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Genetics
Plant breeding
Seeds
Phenotyping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
212
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Animal reproduction
Animal nutrition
Animal science
Animal production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
209
0.991
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
204
0.903
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
900,721
282
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
F Saenz Segura
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
334
0.420
Agriculture
Institutional Economics
Development of rural territories
Public Policies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
903,066
283
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Luis Victor-Gallardo
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
333
0.997
Electrical engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
910,252
288
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Carolina Céspedes-Garro
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
327
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
927,168
292
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Oscar Alvarado Rodríguez
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
315
0.981
interactividad
medios digitales
comunicación digital
interacción humano-computador
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
940,910
300
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Francisco Robles Rivera
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
305
0.687
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,834
301
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Erick Castellón
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
303
0.720
liquid crystals
sol-gel
optical materials
porous materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929,806
294
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Diego Armando Retana Alvarado
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
313
0.887
Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales
emociones
cuestiones sociocientíficas
educación emocional
educación ambiental
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
958,911
307
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Adrián Pignataro|Adrián Pignataro López
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
293
0.877
political behavior
public opinion
comparative politics
quantitative methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
961,743
309
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Diana López-Ureña
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
291
0.724
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
966,208
310
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Rebeca Campos Sánchez
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
288
0.630
Microbiome and disease
human population genetics
evolutionary genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
970,701
315
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
J Esteban Duran
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501
285
0.569
Renewable fuels
CFD modeling
Advanced Oxidation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
991,692
321
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Paula Fallas Domian
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
272
0.527
language teaching
world englishes
educational research
english research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,001,823
325
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Michael López Herrera
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
266
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,015,423
330
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Nancy Piedra G
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
258
0.617
Participación política de las mujeres
relaciones de género
relaciones de género y poder
familias
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,000,297
324
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Melania Fernandez Campos
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
267
0.732
Botánica
Ecología
Taxonomía
Sistemática
Orquideología
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,022,760
335
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Flor Isabel Jimenez Segura
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
254
0.690
sense life
counseling
evaluation
resilience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,048,458
346
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Pedro Carazo-Vargas
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
240
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,050,472
348
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Julio Otarola
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
239
0.662
Analytical Chemistry
Chemical Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,060,583
355
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Marvin Coto-Jiménez
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
234
0.860
Artificial Intelligence
Intelligent Systems
Speech Synthesis
Speech Recognition
Electrical Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,098,395
369
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Allen Quesada
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
215
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,117,979
379
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Ricardo Martínez Esquivel
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
206
0.514
sinología
Misión China
masonería
Sociedad Teosófica
religiones
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,109,514
373
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Diana Rojas Araya
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
210
0.658
Entomología médica
Epidemiología
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,104,930
371
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Luis Barboza-Barquero
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
212
0.508
Genetics
Plant breeding
Seeds
Phenotyping
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,112,789
376
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Vinicio Barquero
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
209
0.991
Animal reproduction
Animal nutrition
Animal science
Animal production
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,123,308
384
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Andrea Marina Alma
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
204
0.903