Citation Rankings
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :76
Chile
Ernesto Trevino
Políticas educativas
educación cívica
prácticas docentes
formación docente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
2,287
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Chile
Christian Berger
relaciones de pares
violencia
desarrollo socioemocional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,645
2,099
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Chile
Jose Antonio O Brien
Plant Molecular Biology
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,553
2,390
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Chile
Sergio Martinic
Antropología de la Educación
evaluación
políticas educativas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,423
1,269
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
Chile
Ernesto San Martin
Statistical modelling of social phenomena
Identification problems of psychometrics models
School effectiveness and Value Added
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,412
1,731
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Chile
Sandra Cortés Arancibia
Epidemiología Ambiental
Biomonitoreo contaminantes
Clima y Salud
Cáncer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,381
2,930
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Chile
Daniel Halpern
social media
consecuencias sociales uso de tecnología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,370
2,555
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Chile
Pedro Emilio Pérez Cruz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,349
2,431
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Chile
María Del Pilar Vigil Portales
Biomedicina
biología y fisiología de la reproducción
endocrinología
educación en afectividad y sexualidad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,208
1,149
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Chile
Andres Bernasconi
higher education
educación superior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
1,567
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Chile
Francisco Claro
fractional quantum Hall effect
paired states in crystals
electromagnetic response of small particles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,166
433
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Chile
Bonacic C
conservation biology
veterinary medicine
wildlife
ecology
zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,154
1,562
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Chile
Andres Raineri
Human Resource Management
Leadership
Organizational Change
Behavioral Decision Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
949
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Chile
Stefan Steiniger
GIScience
Mobility
Walkability
Urban Planning
Cartography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,099
1,081
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Chile
Elena A Vidal
Plant molecular biology
Systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
1,791
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Chile
Teresa Oteíza
Análisis del Discurso
Lingüística Sistémico Funcional
Lingüística
Discourse Analysis
Discourse Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,071
1,450
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Chile
Raul R. Vera
Ruminant nutrition
differentiation of animal products
modelling
simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,051
852
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Chile
Johanna Acevedo
Epidemiología
Salud Pública
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,040
2,480
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
Chile
María Verónica Santelices
admisión
política educacional
medición educacional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
1,345
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Chile
Pablo Fuentealba
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,973
1,133
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Chile
William Ellis Foster
microeconomics
political economy
production
rural development
economic geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
819
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Chile
Tania Zaviezo
biological control
landscape ecology
parasitoid biology
predatory insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,962
1,743
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Chile
Nicolás M Somma
Social movements
political sociology
comparative-historical sociology
Latin America
historical sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,915
2,241
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Chile
Cristian Alberto Herrera Riquelme
políticas de salud
sistemas de salud
economía de la salud
salud basada en evidencia
salud global
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,898
1,984
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Chile
Cristian Navarrete Dechent|Cristian Navarrete
melanoma
dermoscopy
skin cancer
reflectance confocal microscopy
oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,897
2,507
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,844
Chile
592
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Ernesto Trevino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
2,287
0.616
Políticas educativas
educación cívica
prácticas docentes
formación docente
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,965
Chile
600
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Christian Berger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,645
2,099
0.576
relaciones de pares
violencia
desarrollo socioemocional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,920
Chile
617
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Jose Antonio O Brien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,553
2,390
0.673
Plant Molecular Biology
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,746
Chile
647
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Sergio Martinic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,423
1,269
0.371
Antropología de la Educación
evaluación
políticas educativas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,528
Chile
648
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Ernesto San Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,412
1,731
0.507
Statistical modelling of social phenomena
Identification problems of psychometrics models
School effectiveness and Value Added
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,715
Chile
657
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Sandra Cortés Arancibia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,381
2,930
0.867
Epidemiología Ambiental
Biomonitoreo contaminantes
Clima y Salud
Cáncer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,543
Chile
660
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Daniel Halpern
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,370
2,555
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,032
Chile
665
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Pedro Emilio Pérez Cruz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,349
2,431
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,767
Chile
684
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
María Del Pilar Vigil Portales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,208
1,149
0.358
Biomedicina
biología y fisiología de la reproducción
endocrinología
educación en afectividad y sexualidad
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,980
Chile
693
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Andres Bernasconi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
1,567
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,082
Chile
695
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Francisco Claro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,166
433
0.137
fractional quantum Hall effect
paired states in crystals
electromagnetic response of small particles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,020
Chile
697
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Bonacic C
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,154
1,562
0.495
conservation biology
veterinary medicine
wildlife
ecology
zoology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,282
Chile
718
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Andres Raineri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
949
0.306
Human Resource Management
Leadership
Organizational Change
Behavioral Decision Making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,503
Chile
719
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Stefan Steiniger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,099
1,081
0.349
GIScience
Mobility
Walkability
Urban Planning
Cartography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,829
Chile
720
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Elena A Vidal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
1,791
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,798
Chile
730
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Teresa Oteíza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,071
1,450
0.472
Análisis del Discurso
Lingüística Sistémico Funcional
Lingüística
Discourse Analysis
Discourse Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,479
Chile
734
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Raul R. Vera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,051
852
0.279
Ruminant nutrition
differentiation of animal products
modelling
simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,360
Chile
739
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Johanna Acevedo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,040
2,480
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,132
Chile
754
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
María Verónica Santelices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
1,345
0.447
admisión
política educacional
medición educacional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,270
Chile
764
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Pablo Fuentealba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,973
1,133
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,735
Chile
767
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
William Ellis Foster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
819
0.276
microeconomics
political economy
production
rural development
economic geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,233
Chile
770
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Tania Zaviezo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,962
1,743
0.588
biological control
landscape ecology
parasitoid biology
predatory insects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,367
Chile
787
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Nicolás M Somma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,915
2,241
0.769
Social movements
political sociology
comparative-historical sociology
Latin America
historical sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,895
Chile
789
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Cristian Alberto Herrera Riquelme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,898
1,984
0.685
políticas de salud
sistemas de salud
economía de la salud
salud basada en evidencia
salud global
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,969
Chile
791
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Cristian Navarrete Dechent|Cristian Navarrete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,897
2,507
0.865
melanoma
dermoscopy
skin cancer
reflectance confocal microscopy
oncology