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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 17 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Psychology
Couples Therapy
Research Method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,671
2,361
0.884
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
1,005
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lactancia Materna
Desarrollo evolutivo
Neuropsicología
Estimulación Temprana
Terapia Cognitiva Conductua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
844
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Farmacología
Bioquímica
Productos Naturales
Enfermedades Tropicales
Papillomaviru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
243
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Emprendeduría
Café
Gestión Académica
Métodos de Investigación
Finanzas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
estadístic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
149
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
odontologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
16
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
endodoncia
odontologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
37
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Investigación Cuantitativa
Cualitativa y Mixta
Psicometría
Psicología educativa y Psicología de
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
47
0.959
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Optometry
Health Sciences
Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
29
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Biología
Conservación
Ecología de Carretera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
27
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pharmacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Relaciones Públicas
Innovación social
comunicación
Responsabilidad social
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
4
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Economía
Negocios
Innovación
Proyecto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sistemas inteligentes
Cognición
Computació
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,610
86
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Diego Vega
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,671
2,361
0.884
Psychology
Couples Therapy
Research Method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,137
172
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fernando Mena
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
1,005
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
761,983
219
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Karina Ugalde González
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
844
0.988
Lactancia Materna
Desarrollo evolutivo
Neuropsicología
Estimulación Temprana
Terapia Cognitiva Conductua
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,260,226
464
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ramsés Alfaro Mora
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
243
0.976
Farmacología
Bioquímica
Productos Naturales
Enfermedades Tropicales
Papillomaviru
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,408,132
570
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Juan Aguirre
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
0
0.000
Emprendeduría
Café
Gestión Académica
Métodos de Investigación
Finanzas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,518,316
635
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Felipe Masis
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
149
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,803,081
867
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gina Sancho
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
16
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,842,072
896
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mayid Barzuna
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
37
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,033,079
1,069
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Siu Fong Acón Araya
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
47
0.959
Investigación Cuantitativa
Cualitativa y Mixta
Psicometría
Psicología educativa y Psicología de
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,065,610
1,101
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Augusto Díaz Escobar
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
29
0.644
Optometry
Health Sciences
Educatio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,123,124
1,154
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Esmeralda Arevalo-Huezo
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
27
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,267,836
1,287
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marianela Chavarría Rojas
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,368,751
1,413
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Laura Arce Chaves
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
Relaciones Públicas
Innovación social
comunicación
Responsabilidad social
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,415,476
1,471
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mayori Grimaldo- Salazar
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
4
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,565,918
1,689
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alba Zuñiga
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,573,703
1,710
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ronny A. González Hernández
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Economía
Negocios
Innovación
Proyecto
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,597,586
1,760
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joselyn Rodríguez-González
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000