Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Universidad San Francisco de Quito 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
high energy physics
astroparticle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,749
80,009
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Natural antioxidants
Food Chemistry
Oxidative stress
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,169
7,200
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Zoology
Natural History
Urban Ecology
Taxonomy
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,062
7,226
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Evolutionary biology
Taxonomy
Conservation
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,644
7,415
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant Biology
Plant Microbe-Interactions
Phytopathology
Biological Control
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,448
4,115
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Microbiology
Infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,682
4,720
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Stream ecology
aquatic invertebrates
climate change
decomposition of organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,414
3,566
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Microbiology
Genomics
Infectious Diseases
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,787
3,572
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Smart Sensor Systems
Signal and Image Processing
Biomedical Systems
Machine Learning applications
Non-destructive Testing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,609
2,557
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Epidemiologia nutricional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,865
1,699
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
plant ecology
biological invasions
spatial explicit conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,835
2,910
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Medical & Health Sciences
preeclampsia
pharmacogenetics
HIV
chronic metabolic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,375
1,895
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Marine Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
2,083
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Human-Environment Systems
Galapagos
Amazon
Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,021
1,765
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
General Relativity
Gravitation
Gauge Theories
Knot theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,884
2,816
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Natural products
medicinal plants
leishmaniasis
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,823
2,077
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Microbiology
Genomics
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,430
2,258
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ecology
Zoology
Camera Traps
Biodiversity
Wildlife Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,408
1,906
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Mountain ecosystems
Andean peatlands
plant ecology
páramo
soil carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,401
1,137
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biogeography
Bird Systematics
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,394
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Social determinants of health
rural sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,342
1,608
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Fresh Water
Wastewater Treatment
Bioremediation
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,287
1,588
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Inmunología
Vacunología
Leishmaniasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,255
419
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Medical Biology
Regenerative Medicine
Aging
Cell Therapy
Translational medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,080
1,895
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Linguistic Anthropology
Language Documentation
Linguistic Typology
Multimodality
Social Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,073
1,513
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,565
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Edgar Carrera Jarrin
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,749
80,009
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,566
12
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
José M Alvarez Suarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,169
7,200
0.645
Natural antioxidants
Food Chemistry
Oxidative stress
Aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,797
17
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Diego F Cisneros Heredia|Diego Francisco Cisneros Heredia, Diego Cisneros, D. F. Cisneros-Heredia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,062
7,226
0.718
Zoology
Natural History
Urban Ecology
Taxonomy
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,642
18
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Juan M Guayasamin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,644
7,415
0.769
Evolutionary biology
Taxonomy
Conservation
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,309
22
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Antonio Leon Reyes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,448
4,115
0.487
Plant Biology
Plant Microbe-Interactions
Phytopathology
Biological Control
Plant Pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,535
34
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gabriel Trueba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,682
4,720
0.706
Microbiology
Infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,555
47
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrea C Encalada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,414
3,566
0.659
Stream ecology
aquatic invertebrates
climate change
decomposition of organic matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,684
58
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul Cardenas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,787
3,572
0.746
Microbiology
Genomics
Infectious Diseases
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,460
62
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Diego S Benitez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,609
2,557
0.555
Smart Sensor Systems
Signal and Image Processing
Biomedical Systems
Machine Learning applications
Non-destructive Testing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,144
81
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wilma Freire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,865
1,699
0.440
Epidemiologia nutricional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,966
84
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gonzalo Rivas Torres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,835
2,910
0.759
plant ecology
biological invasions
spatial explicit conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,489
100
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Enrique Teran
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,375
1,895
0.561
Medical & Health Sciences
preeclampsia
pharmacogenetics
HIV
chronic metabolic diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,938
110
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alex Hearn
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
2,083
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,867
122
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carlos F Mena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,021
1,765
0.584
Human-Environment Systems
Galapagos
Amazon
Ecuador
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,169
126
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ernesto Contreras
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,884
2,816
0.976
General Relativity
Gravitation
Gauge Theories
Knot theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,037
133
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patricio Rojas Silva
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,823
2,077
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,485
159
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Veronica Barragan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,430
2,258
0.929
Microbiology
Genomics
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,176
161
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Diego Mosquera
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,408
1,906
0.792
Ecology
Zoology
Camera Traps
Biodiversity
Wildlife Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,082
163
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Esteban Suárez
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,401
1,137
0.474
Mountain ecosystems
Andean peatlands
plant ecology
páramo
soil carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,661
167
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elisa Bonaccorso
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,394
0.588
Biogeography
Bird Systematics
Conservation Biology
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,415
172
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
William F Waters
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,342
1,608
0.687
Social determinants of health
rural sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,360
175
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Valeria Ochoa Herrera
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,287
1,588
0.694
Fresh Water
Wastewater Treatment
Bioremediation
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,569
179
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gulnara Borja Cabrera
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,255
419
0.186
Inmunología
Vacunología
Leishmaniasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,295
203
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andres Caicedo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,080
1,895
0.911
Medical Biology
Regenerative Medicine
Aging
Cell Therapy
Translational medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,419
204
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Simeon Floyd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,073
1,513
0.730
Linguistic Anthropology
Language Documentation
Linguistic Typology
Multimodality
Social Interaction