Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Ecuador
María Cristina Peñuela Mora
Ecología aplicada a especies útiles amazónicas
Dinámica de bosques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,195
3,035
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ecuador
Jaime Martí Herrero
Anaerobic Digestion
digesters
developing countries
energy efficiency in building
heat transfer models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,010
1,301
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecuador
Ery Odette Fukushima
plant science
specialized metabolism
protein engineering
genome editing
plant evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,552
986
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Ecuador
Gabriel Massaine Moulatlet|Gabriel M. Moulatlet, GM Moulatlet, Moulatlet GM
Macroecology
Hydrology
Tropical Ecology
Ferns
Environmental Assessments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,479
1,340
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Ecuador
Jonathan Liria Salazar
Cladistics
biogeography
Culicidae
geometric morphometrics
insect vectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
620
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ecuador
Bryan G Valencia
Paleoecology
Geology
Climate Change
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,265
787
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ecuador
Rodrigo Eduardo Espinosa Barrera
Aquatic Ecology
Limnology
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,166
776
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecuador
Roldán Torres Gutiérrez
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
488
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ecuador
H Mauricio Ortega Andrade
Systematic Biology
Conservarion Biology
Herpetology
Biogeography
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
646
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ecuador
Jorge Celi
ecology
conservation
sustainability
etc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
836
345
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ecuador
José Rafael De Almeida|José Rafael Almeida
Medical and Health Sciences
Venoms
Peptides
Toxinology
Myotoxins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
690
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ecuador
Wilfredo Franco
Suelos
Ecologia
Biodiversidad
Desarrollo Rural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
155
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Ecuador
Pablo Jarrín V
microbial ecology
evolution
ecology
bioinformatics
road ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
344
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ecuador
Noroska Gabriela Salazar Mogollón
Química analítica
Técnicas de separación
Metabolómica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
373
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ecuador
Leopoldo Naranjo Briceño
PhD. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology / Genetic and Metabolic Engineering with emphasis in filamentous fungi / Extremophilic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
230
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ecuador
Alina Freire-Fierro
Botany
Plant Systematics
Neotropics
Polygalaceae
Medicinal Plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
267
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ecuador
Francisco Villamarín
Freshwater ecology
Biodiversity monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
305
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ecuador
Marcela Cabrera Bejarano
Water quality
ecotoxicology
pesticides
Microplastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
364
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ecuador
María Victoria Reyes Vargas|María Victoria Reyes
Turismo
Educación
Ambiente
Sostenibilidad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
291
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ecuador
Miguel Herrera-Robledo
Photocatalysis
Membrane bioreactors
Photocatalytic membrane reactors
Biofouling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
169
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Ecuador
Yanet Villasana
Chemistry
Catalysis
hydrotreatment
Bioenergy
Bioproducts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
168
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Ecuador
Carolina Proaño-Bolaños
Proteómica
Bioquímica
Biología Molecular
Microbiología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
221
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ecuador
Daniel Coronel
Biotecnología
bioproductos
microbiología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
177
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ecuador
Ligia Fernanda Espinosa Cevallos
ESL
EFL
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
165
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ecuador
Sebastián Araujo
Seismic tomography
inverse problems
complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
78
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,385
Ecuador
70
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
María Cristina Peñuela Mora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,195
3,035
0.723
Ecología aplicada a especies útiles amazónicas
Dinámica de bosques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,117
Ecuador
202
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jaime Martí Herrero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,010
1,301
0.647
Anaerobic Digestion
digesters
developing countries
energy efficiency in building
heat transfer models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,872
Ecuador
263
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ery Odette Fukushima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,552
986
0.635
plant science
specialized metabolism
protein engineering
genome editing
plant evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,999
Ecuador
275
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gabriel Massaine Moulatlet|Gabriel M. Moulatlet, GM Moulatlet, Moulatlet GM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,479
1,340
0.906
Macroecology
Hydrology
Tropical Ecology
Ferns
Environmental Assessments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,903
Ecuador
291
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jonathan Liria Salazar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
620
0.434
Cladistics
biogeography
Culicidae
geometric morphometrics
insect vectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
582,802
Ecuador
341
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bryan G Valencia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,265
787
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,288
Ecuador
381
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rodrigo Eduardo Espinosa Barrera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,166
776
0.666
Aquatic Ecology
Limnology
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,447
Ecuador
506
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Roldán Torres Gutiérrez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
488
0.544
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,083
Ecuador
508
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
H Mauricio Ortega Andrade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
646
0.722
Systematic Biology
Conservarion Biology
Herpetology
Biogeography
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,758
Ecuador
541
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jorge Celi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
836
345
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
739,886
Ecuador
562
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
José Rafael De Almeida|José Rafael Almeida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
690
0.848
Medical and Health Sciences
Venoms
Peptides
Toxinology
Myotoxins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
809,276
Ecuador
672
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wilfredo Franco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
155
0.232
Suelos
Ecologia
Biodiversidad
Desarrollo Rural
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,201
Ecuador
691
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pablo Jarrín V
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
344
0.528
microbial ecology
evolution
ecology
bioinformatics
road ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,668
Ecuador
694
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Noroska Gabriela Salazar Mogollón
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
373
0.574
Química analítica
Técnicas de separación
Metabolómica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
876,812
Ecuador
811
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Leopoldo Naranjo Briceño
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
230
0.425
PhD. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology / Genetic and Metabolic Engineering with emphasis in filamentous fungi / Extremophilic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
912,229
Ecuador
870
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alina Freire-Fierro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
267
0.548
Botany
Plant Systematics
Neotropics
Polygalaceae
Medicinal Plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
918,888
Ecuador
881
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Francisco Villamarín
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
305
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
985,705
Ecuador
1,006
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marcela Cabrera Bejarano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
364
0.899
Water quality
ecotoxicology
pesticides
Microplastics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,030,330
Ecuador
1,079
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
María Victoria Reyes Vargas|María Victoria Reyes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
291
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,124,182
Ecuador
1,264
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Miguel Herrera-Robledo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
169
0.591
Photocatalysis
Membrane bioreactors
Photocatalytic membrane reactors
Biofouling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,149,163
Ecuador
1,315
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yanet Villasana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
168
0.625
Chemistry
Catalysis
hydrotreatment
Bioenergy
Bioproducts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,197,479
Ecuador
1,427
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carolina Proaño-Bolaños
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
221
0.925
Proteómica
Bioquímica
Biología Molecular
Microbiología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,230,411
Ecuador
1,500
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Daniel Coronel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
177
0.801
Biotecnología
bioproductos
microbiología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,275,873
Ecuador
1,612
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ligia Fernanda Espinosa Cevallos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
165
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,393,960
Ecuador
1,892
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sebastián Araujo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
78
0.520
Seismic tomography
inverse problems
complex systems