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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
59,573
Country Rank
9
Institution Rank : 9
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![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Nicholas Brokaw](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Tropical forest structure and diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,737
3,000
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
116,563
Country Rank
23
Institution Rank : 16
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9392.jpg)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Xiaoming Zou](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/17/784008.jpg)
Earthworm Ecology
Disturbance Ecology
Forestry
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,437
3,256
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
297,421
Country Rank
56
Institution Rank : 43
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9392.jpg)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Martha Cecilia Giraldo](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,227
1,338
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
352,503
Country Rank
72
Institution Rank : 59
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9392.jpg)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Jose C Verle Rodrigues](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/42/817313.jpg)
invasive species
microbiology
entomology
plant pathology
agronomy.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,622
894
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
360,605
Country Rank
74
Institution Rank : 61
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9392.jpg)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Dimuth Siritunga](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d1/784238.jpg)
Plant Biotechnology
genetics diversity
molecular biology
gene expression
food security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,548
1,049
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
440,578
Country Rank
96
Institution Rank : 83
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9392.jpg)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Nikolaos Schizas](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
marine conservation genetics
molecular ecology
genomic biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
935
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
452,721
Country Rank
99
Institution Rank : 86
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9392.jpg)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Katia Aviles Vazquez](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/87/783751.jpg)
Agroecology / Political Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,876
599
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
509,641
Country Rank
114
Institution Rank : 100
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9392.jpg)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Michelle T SchäRer Umpierre](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/67/783898.jpg)
Marine Ecology
Conservation Biology
Fish Acoustics
Coral Reef Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
1,010
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
572,710
Country Rank
137
Institution Rank : 119
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9392.jpg)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![David R Sotomayor Ramirez](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Soil Science
water quality
nutrient management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
492
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
617,309
Country Rank
153
Institution Rank : 131
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9392.jpg)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Linda Wessel Beaver](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ee/784220.jpg)
plant breeding
crop science
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
314
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
687,717
Country Rank
184
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14210.png)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Muhammad Zubair Khan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1c/4760363.jpg)
Plant Biotechnology
Genetic and Metabolic Pathway Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
810
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
708,943
Country Rank
189
Institution Rank : 162
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9392.jpg)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Ivelisse Irizarry](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
plant-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
710
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
755,649
Country Rank
207
Institution Rank : 177
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9392.jpg)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Consuelo Estevez De Jensen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d2/784091.jpg)
Plant Pathology
Soil-borne Pathogens
Common Beans
Citrus Diseases
Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
335
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
910,676
Country Rank
256
Institution Rank : 7
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14210.png)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Elsie Rivera Ocasio](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/55/4306432.jpg)
Ecological Genetics
Plant Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Tropical wetland ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
489
177
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
963,425
Country Rank
275
Institution Rank : 9
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14210.png)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Junaid Rahim](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c9/4499730.jpg)
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
353
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
975,592
Country Rank
282
Institution Rank : 13
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14210.png)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Raees Ahmed](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/93/4733316.jpg)
Molecular Plant Pathology
Bacteriology
Biological Control
Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
366
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
990,432
Country Rank
290
Institution Rank : 19
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14210.png)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Mohsin Nawaz](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7b/5020320.jpg)
parasitology
animal sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
348
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,012,604
Country Rank
308
Institution Rank : 35
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14210.png)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Alejandro E Segarra Carmona](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Entomology
Ecology. History
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
117
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,026,859
Country Rank
317
Institution Rank : 44
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14210.png)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Martínez Mera, Eliana](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/bc/4501460.jpg)
Agroecology
Agronomy
Crops
Soil health
Conservation of natural resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
296
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,130,761
Country Rank
385
Institution Rank : 106
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14210.png)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Yoerlandy Santana Baños](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b0/4491094.jpg)
Plant Protection
Agroecology
Grain Legumes
Vegetable Crops
Bioproducts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
177
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,138,810
Country Rank
387
Institution Rank : 108
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14210.png)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Muhammad Tariq Khan](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Plant Pathology
Nematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
191
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,196,751
Country Rank
422
Institution Rank : 138
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14210.png)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Esbal Jimenez](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Animal Reproduction
Reproductive biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
154
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,379,344
Country Rank
522
Institution Rank : 223
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14210.png)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Lisandra Hernandez Guanche](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/de/4830158.jpg)
pests and diseases in crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
107
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,499,739
Country Rank
593
Institution Rank : 284
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14210.png)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Miguel H Del Pozo Santos](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9a/4760367.jpg)
environmental anthropology
ethnography
coastal communities
fisheries management
anthropology of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
58
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,899,539
Country Rank
808
Institution Rank : 471
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14210.png)
![Puerto Rico](/flags/pr.png)
![Ermita Hernandez Heredia](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/33/5027716.jpg)
Vegetable Crops
Integrated Crop Managment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
14
0.778
Nicholas Brokaw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,737
3,000
0.204
Tropical forest structure and diversity
Xiaoming Zou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,437
3,256
0.386
Earthworm Ecology
Disturbance Ecology
Forestry
Soil Science
Martha Cecilia Giraldo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,227
1,338
0.415
Jose C Verle Rodrigues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,622
894
0.341
invasive species
microbiology
entomology
plant pathology
agronomy.
Dimuth Siritunga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,548
1,049
0.412
Plant Biotechnology
genetics diversity
molecular biology
gene expression
food security
Nikolaos Schizas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
935
0.480
marine conservation genetics
molecular ecology
genomic biodiversity
Katia Aviles Vazquez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,876
599
0.319
Michelle T SchäRer Umpierre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
1,010
0.641
Marine Ecology
Conservation Biology
Fish Acoustics
Coral Reef Studies
David R Sotomayor Ramirez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
492
0.375
Soil Science
water quality
nutrient management
Linda Wessel Beaver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
314
0.272
plant breeding
crop science
genetics
Muhammad Zubair Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
810
0.854
Plant Biotechnology
Genetic and Metabolic Pathway Engineering
Ivelisse Irizarry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
710
0.793
Consuelo Estevez De Jensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
335
0.426
Plant Pathology
Soil-borne Pathogens
Common Beans
Citrus Diseases
Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Elsie Rivera Ocasio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
489
177
0.362
Ecological Genetics
Plant Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Tropical wetland ecology
Junaid Rahim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
353
0.867
Raees Ahmed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
366
0.938
Molecular Plant Pathology
Bacteriology
Biological Control
Mycology
Mohsin Nawaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
348
0.941
Alejandro E Segarra Carmona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
117
0.342
Entomology
Ecology. History
Public Policy
Martínez Mera, Eliana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
296
0.914
Agroecology
Agronomy
Crops
Soil health
Conservation of natural resources
Yoerlandy Santana Baños
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
177
0.776
Plant Protection
Agroecology
Grain Legumes
Vegetable Crops
Bioproducts
Muhammad Tariq Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
191
0.860
Esbal Jimenez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
154
0.832
Animal Reproduction
Reproductive biology
Lisandra Hernandez Guanche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
107
1.000
Miguel H Del Pozo Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
58
0.773
environmental anthropology
ethnography
coastal communities
fisheries management
anthropology of science
Ermita Hernandez Heredia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
14
0.778
Vegetable Crops
Integrated Crop Managment