Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 29 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Fotografia y Diseño
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,818
2,084
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Systematics
Phylogenetics
Taxonomy
Botany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,090
933
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Salud ocupacional
salud ambiental
plaguicidas
movimientos sociales
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
294
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
patholgy shimp farm aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
242
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Administración
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
240
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Educación
Currículo
Diseño Curricular
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
151
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
wildlife medicine
herpetology
ornithology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
95
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Aduanas
comercio exterior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
35
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Recursos Humanos
Gestión del Talento
Tranformación del Trabajo
Cultura y Desarrollo Organización
Planificación estratégica de Recursos Humanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
102
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ingeniería en Electrónica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
19
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evaluación
Inclusión
Calidad
Inclusión
Primera Infancia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
65
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Química general
química orgánica
química analítica
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
33
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gestión Empresarial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
53
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Food Chemistry
Rare Earths Elements
Antioxidants
Shiitake Mushroom
Lactic Acid Fermentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
innovación educativa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
5
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
educacion
pedagogia
idiomas
ingles
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
15
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Todo lo relativo área de suelos y producción de cultivos
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
3
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
6
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Informática
Computación
Investigación
STEM
Igualdad de Género
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
ingeniería- ciencia de alimentos
inocuidad
calidad
seguridad alimentaria
gestión de proyectos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
3
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Química
Ciencias de la atmósfera
Ambiente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ecología
Murciélagos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Energías Renovables
Eficiencia Energética
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
sociología
planificación
educación
desarrollo local
educación superior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biblioteca universitaria
Alfabetización Informacional Digital
Formación de usuarios
Fomento y animación de la lectura
red
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,172
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bryan Gonzalez Herrera
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,818
2,084
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,937
103
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
J Francisco Morales
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,090
933
0.446
Systematics
Phylogenetics
Taxonomy
Botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
942,582
307
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Douglas Barraza
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
294
0.604
Salud ocupacional
salud ambiental
plaguicidas
movimientos sociales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,053,393
362
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nelson Peña Navarro
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
242
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,228,076
446
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Héctor Canossa Montes De Oca
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
240
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,399,735
567
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
César Toruño Arguedas
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
151
0.921
Educación
Currículo
Diseño Curricular
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,546,587
691
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Randall Arguedas
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
95
0.819
wildlife medicine
herpetology
ornithology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,577,004
721
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Angie María Alvarado Martínez
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
35
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,593,330
734
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Betzaida Montero Ulate
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
102
0.990
Recursos Humanos
Gestión del Talento
Tranformación del Trabajo
Cultura y Desarrollo Organización
Planificación estratégica de Recursos Humanos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,632,689
768
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Luis Araya
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
19
0.202
Ingeniería en Electrónica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,758,596
883
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sandra Zúñiga Arrieta
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
65
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,766,801
892
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Javier Alpizar Cordero
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
33
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,824,773
954
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Roberto Rodríguez Alcócer
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
53
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,002,945
1,158
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maynor Alberto Vargas-Vargas
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
Food Chemistry
Rare Earths Elements
Antioxidants
Shiitake Mushroom
Lactic Acid Fermentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,043,296
1,194
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ernesto Fuentes
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
5
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,080,744
1,235
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Melissa Gonzalez Castro
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
15
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,232,053
1,433
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carlos Obando Contreras
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
3
0.333
Todo lo relativo área de suelos y producción de cultivos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,245,190
1,453
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Arturo Baltodano
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
6
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,254,210
1,475
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kattia Rebeca Rodriguez Brenes
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,264,190
1,486
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Angie Mariela Blanco González
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
3
0.429
ingeniería- ciencia de alimentos
inocuidad
calidad
seguridad alimentaria
gestión de proyectos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,277,398
1,506
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jeff Briceño-Castillo
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
Química
Ciencias de la atmósfera
Ambiente
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,304,196
1,545
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Estefania Morales-M
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,322,631
1,580
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Leonardo Suarez Matarrita
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,344,013
1,622
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrea Barrantes Arrieta
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
sociología
planificación
educación
desarrollo local
educación superior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,344,013
1,622
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jorge Luis Valverde Sánchez
Universidad Técnica Nacional
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Biblioteca universitaria
Alfabetización Informacional Digital
Formación de usuarios
Fomento y animación de la lectura
red