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 :51
educación superior
evaluación
calidad
mipymes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
51
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Sociología
política
comunicación
criminología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
64
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Parasitología
Salud del ecosistema
Ecología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
57
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Quality
biorrefinery
alternative energy
biomass
bioenergy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
74
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
biología tropical
restauración ecológica
dispersión
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
63
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
literatura
análisis de redes sociales
teología
filosofía
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
64
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
comportamiento insectos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
8
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Innovación
ingeniería industrial
enseñanza de las ingenierías
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
73
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Química
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
69
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Educación Matemática
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
45
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
educación
estadística
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
51
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
elearning
evaluación de los aprendizajes
procesos cognitivos
mediación pedagógica
liderazgo a
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
51
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
distance education
critical pedagogy
EFL
second language learning
emotional variables
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
47
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Competencias digitales
Modelos de Negocios
Modelo Spin-Off
Educación a Distancia
Aprendizaje en Línea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
58
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Gender studies
care work
trasnational families
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
47
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
biología
genética
marcadores moleculares
biotecnología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
56
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Bioacoustic
Acoustic Detection
Ornithology
Soundscape
Bird Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
45
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Didáctica de las Ciencias Naturales
Biología Tropical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
31
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Classic
Modern
and Costa Rican Indigenous Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
36
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Educación superior
educación a distancia
investigación formativaemprendimiento
emprendimiento universitario
investigació
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
tecnología educativa
informática educativa
tics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
28
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
educación matemática
educación online
matemática
formación del profesorado
educación superior a distancia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
45
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Educación General Básica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
37
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
interacción
diseño de interfaces
experiencia de usuario
realidad virtual
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
35
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Enseñanza de la historia
pedagogía
investigación educativa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
41
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,638,230
788
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Ligia Bermúdez Mesén
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
51
0.622
educación superior
evaluación
calidad
mipymes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,646,749
796
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Julio Solís Moreira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
64
0.800
Sociología
política
comunicación
criminología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,647,150
797
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Gabriela Pérez Gómez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
57
0.713
Parasitología
Salud del ecosistema
Ecología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,650,615
802
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Rodolfo Antonio Hernández-Chaverri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
74
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,665,682
812
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Sergio Gabriel Quesada-Acuña
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
63
0.829
biología tropical
restauración ecológica
dispersión
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,675,303
820
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Maynor Barrientos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
64
0.865
literatura
análisis de redes sociales
teología
filosofía
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,677,535
822
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Edgar Quiros-Nietzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
8
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,677,917
823
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Laura Maria Vargas Badilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
73
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,689,276
833
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Wendy Villalobos Gonzalez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
69
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,711,799
856
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Marianela Zumbado-Castro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
45
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,743,357
878
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Elisa Sánchez Godínez
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
51
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,748,883
881
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Julia Pérez Chaverri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
51
0.850
elearning
evaluación de los aprendizajes
procesos cognitivos
mediación pedagógica
liderazgo a
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,749,225
883
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Jenaro A. Diaz-Ducca
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
47
0.783
distance education
critical pedagogy
EFL
second language learning
emotional variables
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,753,133
886
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Karla Yanitzia Artavia-Díaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
58
0.983
Competencias digitales
Modelos de Negocios
Modelo Spin-Off
Educación a Distancia
Aprendizaje en Línea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,760,552
894
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Ana Lucía Fernández F.|Ana Lucía Fernández Fernández
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
47
0.810
Gender studies
care work
trasnational families
migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,769,550
904
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Ayerin Carrodeguas Gonzalez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
56
1.000
biología
genética
marcadores moleculares
biotecnología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,789,895
929
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Roberto Vargas-Masís
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
45
0.849
Bioacoustic
Acoustic Detection
Ornithology
Soundscape
Bird Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,797,330
939
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Kenneth Castillo Rodríguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
31
0.596
Didáctica de las Ciencias Naturales
Biología Tropical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,803,183
941
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Andrés Solano-Fallas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
36
0.706
Classic
Modern
and Costa Rican Indigenous Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,812,462
955
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Adriana Cascante Gatgens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
Educación superior
educación a distancia
investigación formativaemprendimiento
emprendimiento universitario
investigació
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,829,144
972
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Viviana Berrocal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
28
0.596
tecnología educativa
informática educativa
tics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,833,023
977
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Yoilyn Rojas Salazar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
45
0.978
educación matemática
educación online
matemática
formación del profesorado
educación superior a distancia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,848,116
994
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Jenny Bogantes Pessoa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
37
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,848,528
996
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Mario Badilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
35
0.795
interacción
diseño de interfaces
experiencia de usuario
realidad virtual
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,860,405
1,010
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
David E. González Sánchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
41
0.976
Enseñanza de la historia
pedagogía
investigación educativa