Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
language teaching
world englishes
educational research
english research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
272
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
language testing
TESOL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
215
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
sinología
Misión China
masonería
Sociedad Teosófica
religiones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
206
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cine
Literatura
Centroamérica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
165
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Psychology
aging
gerontology
health
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
112
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
political behavior
public opinion
comparative politics
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
293
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
sociología
género
feminismos
sexualidades
uso del tiempo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
153
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
student radio
ICT
education
media and information literacy
concept mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
143
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
sociology philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
51
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
psicología
psicología del ejercicio
psicología holística
tango
tango terapéutico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
84
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
English Language Teaching
teacher education
educational research
educational technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
112
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
archaeology
Costa Rica
precolombian architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
68
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Sociología de la salud y la medicina
política social
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
48
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Literatura griega arcaica
Épica homérica
Lingüística
Lengua cabécar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
48
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Psicología Social
Psicología del Trabajo
Desarrollo Social
Gestión Riesgo Desastres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
33
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Latin American Studies
Latin American Thinking
Latin American Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
58
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
literature
gothic
technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
42
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Desastres
Bibliotecología
Documentación
Ciencias Sociales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
26
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Literatura
gestión de la información
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
4
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
English
applied linguistics
teaching
reading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
6
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Didáctica de las ciencias sociales
Educación
Epistemología
Filosofía política.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
908,916
297
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paula Fallas Domian
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
272
0.527
language teaching
world englishes
educational research
english research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,001,228
333
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Allen Quesada
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
215
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,010,194
339
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ricardo Martínez Esquivel
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
206
0.514
sinología
Misión China
masonería
Sociedad Teosófica
religiones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,031,547
351
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Maria Cortes
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
165
0.434
Cine
Literatura
Centroamérica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076,711
380
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carlos Mata Marin
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
112
0.330
Psychology
aging
gerontology
health
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,081,794
383
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Adrián Pignataro|Adrián Pignataro López
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
293
0.877
political behavior
public opinion
comparative politics
quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,085,963
386
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carolina Sánchez Hernández
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
153
0.462
sociología
género
feminismos
sexualidades
uso del tiempo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094,360
391
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Carlos Araya-Rivera
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
143
0.441
student radio
ICT
education
media and information literacy
concept mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,160,035
418
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Oscar Fernández
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
51
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,413,050
590
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ginette Sánchez Gutiérrez
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
84
0.556
psicología
psicología del ejercicio
psicología holística
tango
tango terapéutico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,494,637
657
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Juan Pablo Zúniga Vargas
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
112
0.903
English Language Teaching
teacher education
educational research
educational technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,505,967
668
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeffrey Peytrequín
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
68
0.562
archaeology
Costa Rica
precolombian architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,586,733
754
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mauricio López-Ruiz
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
48
0.485
Sociología de la salud y la medicina
política social
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,659,441
814
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Guillermo González Campos
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
48
0.585
Literatura griega arcaica
Épica homérica
Lingüística
Lengua cabécar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,664,496
824
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Raúl Ortega Moreno
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
33
0.407
Psicología Social
Psicología del Trabajo
Desarrollo Social
Gestión Riesgo Desastres
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,776,498
925
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marybel Soto Ramirez
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
58
1.000
Latin American Studies
Latin American Thinking
Latin American Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,852,584
1,017
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alejandra Giangiulio-Lobo
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
42
0.913
literature
gothic
technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,888,759
1,061
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mauren Hidalgo Madrigal
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
26
0.634
Desastres
Bibliotecología
Documentación
Ciencias Sociales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,160,392
1,359
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kattia Cruz
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
4
0.308
Literatura
gestión de la información
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,173,590
1,380
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ana Rojas Ugalde
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
6
0.500
English
applied linguistics
teaching
reading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,296,140
1,537
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Arturo Meléndez Montero
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Sasn Pedro, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Didáctica de las ciencias sociales
Educación
Epistemología
Filosofía política.