Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales 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 :1
Ecuador
Sara Caria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
453
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ecuador
Soledad Lastra
Historia reciente
historia del Cono Sur
Exilios Políticos
Transiciones a la democracia
historia comparada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
352
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecuador
Daniel Pontón
Violencia
narcotráfico
seguridad ciudadana
crimen organizado
policía
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
616
340
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Ecuador
Xavier Barragán Martínez
Gobierno electrónico
Administración
Gestión Pública
Banda Ancha
Telecomunicaciones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
315
0.895
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Ecuador
Diego Martinez Godoy
Economia Territorial - Sociologia Urbana y rural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
248
0.810
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ecuador
Roxana Arroyo Vargas
Derechos Humanos
Género
Derecho Internacional público
acceso a la justicia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
238
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ecuador
Jhoel Escudero Soliz
Derecho Constitucional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
226
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecuador
Andrea Carrión
geography
local governance
planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
224
0.737
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ecuador
Isabella Giunta
Sociologia
Geografia politica ed economica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
220
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ecuador
Paúl Cisneros|Paul Cisneros
Comparative Public Policy
Environmental Governance
Public Sector Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
215
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ecuador
Pablo Garcés
Political Economy
Development
Behavioral public policy
QCA qualitative comparative analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
174
0.941
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ecuador
Víctor Jácome Calvache
economía social y solidaria
comunas indígenas urbanas
historia y antropología jurídica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
146
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Ecuador
Milton Reyes Herrera
Economía Política Internacional
geopolítica
RI
Sociología
Cultura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
141
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ecuador
Ana Lucia Ponce Andrade
Economía
Finanzas públicas
Ciencia política
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
139
0.972
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ecuador
Carla Alvarez|Carla Álvarez
Seguridad
armas de fuego
violencia
drogas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
112
0.836
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ecuador
Irma Jara-Iñiguez|Irma Jara, Iñiguez, IVJ, Iñiguez, IJ
Public Administration
Collaborative Governance
Public Politics
Transparency
Human Resources Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
104
0.945
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ecuador
Daniela Celleri
Sociología
Movilidad Humana
Migraciones Internacionales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
99
0.639
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ecuador
Po Chun Lee
Finance
Economics
International Relations
Electronic Money and Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
86
0.804
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ecuador
Viviana Morales
Derecho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
76
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ecuador
Gina Esmeralda Chavez Vallejo
derecho constitucional
ciencia política
derechos indígenas
derechos ambientales
derechos de la naturaleza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
61
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Ecuador
Sofia Cordero
Pueblos indígenas y democracia y transformación estatal. Políticas públicas para pueblos indígenas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
60
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Ecuador
Maria Helena Carbonell
human rights
law
international law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
55
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ecuador
Patricio Rivas
geopolitica
historia
politca
cultura latino amerciana
relaciones internacionales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
54
0.358
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ecuador
Caterina Tuci
territorial planning
quality environmental system
turism
foresight forecasting
Desastre Risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
45
0.726
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ecuador
Gualdemar Stefan Jiménez Ponton
Ciencias Sociales
Paz
Seguridad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
45
0.978
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772,717
Ecuador
699
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sara Caria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
453
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
878,635
Ecuador
874
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Soledad Lastra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
352
0.664
Historia reciente
historia del Cono Sur
Exilios Políticos
Transiciones a la democracia
historia comparada
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
893,325
Ecuador
905
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Pontón
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
616
340
0.552
Violencia
narcotráfico
seguridad ciudadana
crimen organizado
policía
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926,922
Ecuador
962
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xavier Barragán Martínez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
315
0.895
Gobierno electrónico
Administración
Gestión Pública
Banda Ancha
Telecomunicaciones
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,843
Ecuador
1,155
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Diego Martinez Godoy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
248
0.810
Economia Territorial - Sociologia Urbana y rural
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,052,410
Ecuador
1,199
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Roxana Arroyo Vargas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
238
0.678
Derechos Humanos
Género
Derecho Internacional público
acceso a la justicia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,075,882
Ecuador
1,264
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jhoel Escudero Soliz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
226
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,080,204
Ecuador
1,272
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrea Carrión
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
224
0.737
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,088,326
Ecuador
1,294
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Isabella Giunta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
220
0.669
Sociologia
Geografia politica ed economica
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,098,424
Ecuador
1,313
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paúl Cisneros|Paul Cisneros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
215
0.547
Comparative Public Policy
Environmental Governance
Public Sector Innovation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,197,116
Ecuador
1,518
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pablo Garcés
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
174
0.941
Political Economy
Development
Behavioral public policy
QCA qualitative comparative analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,277,681
Ecuador
1,699
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Víctor Jácome Calvache
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
146
0.632
economía social y solidaria
comunas indígenas urbanas
historia y antropología jurídica
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,294,097
Ecuador
1,744
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Milton Reyes Herrera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
141
0.662
Economía Política Internacional
geopolítica
RI
Sociología
Cultura
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,302,023
Ecuador
1,765
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ana Lucia Ponce Andrade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
139
0.972
Economía
Finanzas públicas
Ciencia política
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,399,580
Ecuador
1,975
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carla Alvarez|Carla Álvarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
112
0.836
Seguridad
armas de fuego
violencia
drogas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,433,263
Ecuador
2,065
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Irma Jara-Iñiguez|Irma Jara, Iñiguez, IVJ, Iñiguez, IJ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
104
0.945
Public Administration
Collaborative Governance
Public Politics
Transparency
Human Resources Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,453,251
Ecuador
2,117
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daniela Celleri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
99
0.639
Sociología
Movilidad Humana
Migraciones Internacionales
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,515,121
Ecuador
2,303
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Po Chun Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
86
0.804
Finance
Economics
International Relations
Electronic Money and Finance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,569,597
Ecuador
2,439
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Viviana Morales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
76
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,652,985
Ecuador
2,683
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gina Esmeralda Chavez Vallejo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
61
0.396
derecho constitucional
ciencia política
derechos indígenas
derechos ambientales
derechos de la naturaleza
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,660,119
Ecuador
2,714
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sofia Cordero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
60
0.556
Pueblos indígenas y democracia y transformación estatal. Políticas públicas para pueblos indígenas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,692,280
Ecuador
2,835
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maria Helena Carbonell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
55
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,698,756
Ecuador
2,859
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Patricio Rivas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
54
0.358
geopolitica
historia
politca
cultura latino amerciana
relaciones internacionales
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,765,611
Ecuador
3,107
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Caterina Tuci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
45
0.726
territorial planning
quality environmental system
turism
foresight forecasting
Desastre Risk
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,768,393
Ecuador
3,118
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gualdemar Stefan Jiménez Ponton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
45
0.978