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Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Pago por Servicios Ambientales
Biomasa forestal
Sistemas de Información Geográfica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,999
3,549
0.710
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Gestión Ambiental
Recurso Hídrico
Modelación Matemática
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,886
3,177
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,324
2,472
0.572
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Natural Resources Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,415
2,022
0.373
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Waste Management
Construction Waste Minimization
Sanitation
Marine Litter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,207
2,004
0.625
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Assisted Reproduction
Andrology
Animal Reproduction
CASA Systems
Bioethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,334
1,179
0.884
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Protected horticulture
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,142
1,171
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Organic emerging pollutants
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Dioxins and Furans
Organic Synthesis
Electric and electronic waste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,098
837
0.762
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
innovation
SMEs
entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,187
800
0.674
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Deep Learning
Image processing
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Biomedical Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
764
723
0.946
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Algorithmic Graph Theory
Biodiversity Informatics
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Scientific Data Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
711
0.812
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
signal integrity
microelectronics
system integration and test
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,795
678
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Metals
Nanostructured Materials
Characterization
Electron Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
661
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Fisiología de la producción
silvicultura de plantaciones
manejo de la productividad forestal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
648
0.734
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
propiedades de la madera
biomateriales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
636
0.610
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Tecnología de la madera
biodeterioro de la madera
bioprocesos de la madera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
934
610
0.653
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Computational Biology
Software Engineering
Marketing Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
531
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
silvicultura
restauración
ecologia
botánica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,728
520
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Photovoltaic Systems
Control Theory
Power Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,319
510
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
High Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,329
499
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
manejo de bosques
silvicultura tropical
bosques secundarios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
473
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cultivo de tejidos vegetales
conservación in vitro
crioconservación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,224
467
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Matemática educativa. Investigación educativa. Elementos afectivos en el aprendizaje de la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
465
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Polymer Science
Biopolymers
Structuration
Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
455
0.849
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
etnobotánica
ecología
botánica
anatomía
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
451
0.711
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,369
18
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Edgar Ortiz Malavasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,999
3,549
0.710
Pago por Servicios Ambientales
Biomasa forestal
Sistemas de Información Geográfica
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,824
22
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Freddy Araya Rodríguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,886
3,177
0.461
Gestión Ambiental
Recurso Hídrico
Modelación Matemática
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,614
32
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
RóGer Moya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,324
2,472
0.572
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,029
46
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Julio Calvo Alvarado
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,415
2,022
0.373
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,321
47
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lilliana Abarca Guerrero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,207
2,004
0.625
Waste Management
Construction Waste Minimization
Sanitation
Marine Litter
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,985
85
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anthony Valverde Abarca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,334
1,179
0.884
Assisted Reproduction
Andrology
Animal Reproduction
CASA Systems
Bioethics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,116
87
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carlos Ramírez Vargas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,142
1,171
0.547
Protected horticulture
entomology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,784
124
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Floria Roa Gutierrez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,098
837
0.762
Organic emerging pollutants
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Dioxins and Furans
Organic Synthesis
Electric and electronic waste
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,977
126
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Juan Carlos Leiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,187
800
0.674
innovation
SMEs
entrepreneurship
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,722
136
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Saul Calderon-Ramirez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
764
723
0.946
Deep Learning
Image processing
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Biomedical Imaging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,706
138
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Erick Mata Montero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
711
0.812
Algorithmic Graph Theory
Biodiversity Informatics
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Scientific Data Visualization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,571
144
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Renato Rimolo Donadio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,795
678
0.378
signal integrity
microelectronics
system integration and test
remote sensing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,063
149
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jorge M Cubero Sesin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
661
0.728
Metals
Nanostructured Materials
Characterization
Electron Microscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,246
151
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dagoberto Arias Aguilar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
648
0.734
Fisiología de la producción
silvicultura de plantaciones
manejo de la productividad forestal
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,936
153
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carolina Tenorio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
636
0.610
propiedades de la madera
biomateriales
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,084
157
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alexander Berrocal Jiménez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
934
610
0.653
Tecnología de la madera
biodeterioro de la madera
bioprocesos de la madera
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687,658
180
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Juan Esquivel Rodriguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
531
0.481
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Computational Biology
Software Engineering
Marketing Analytics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,042
188
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Luis Guillermo Acosta Vargas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,728
520
0.301
silvicultura
restauración
ecologia
botánica
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
702,193
193
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Carlos Meza Benavides|Carlos Meza Benavides, C. Meza, Carlos Meza B.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,319
510
0.387
Photovoltaic Systems
Control Theory
Power Electronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710,176
194
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Esteban Meneses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,329
499
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,802
202
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ruperto Quesada Monge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
473
0.454
manejo de bosques
silvicultura tropical
bosques secundarios
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735,765
207
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ana Abdelnour Esquivel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,224
467
0.382
Cultivo de tejidos vegetales
conservación in vitro
crioconservación
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,607
208
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Luis Gerardo Meza Cascante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
465
0.520
Matemática educativa. Investigación educativa. Elementos afectivos en el aprendizaje de la
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,314
211
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ricardo Starbird-Perez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
455
0.849
Polymer Science
Biopolymers
Structuration
Electrochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,642
214
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elizabeth Arnáez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
451
0.711
etnobotánica
ecología
botánica
anatomía