Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Universidad de 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
Costa Rica
Miguel A Barboza *
Neurología Vascular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,635
61,600
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Costa Rica
José María Gutiérrez
Toxinology
Experimental Pathology
Antivenoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,791
19,059
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Costa Rica
Bruno Lomonte
snake venoms
antivenoms
myotoxins
phospholipase A2
proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,026
8,673
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Costa Rica
Hugo G Hidalgo
Hydrology
Climate Change
Hydroclimatology
Hydrometeorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,719
6,393
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Costa Rica
Jorge Cortés Núñez
Arrecifes coralinos
biodiversidad marina
impactos humanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,867
5,039
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Costa Rica
Priscila Chaverri
mycology
environmental microbiology
plant pathology
systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,956
6,419
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Costa Rica
Jorge A Amador
climate
atmospheric physics
meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,106
3,979
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Costa Rica
Alexandra Rucavado
biochemistry toxins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,927
2,947
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Costa Rica
Eric Alfaro
Climatología
Predicción Climática
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9278-5017
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,003
4,136
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Costa Rica
Oldemar Rodríguez
Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,939
4,252
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Costa Rica
Francisco Rodríguez Cascante
Literatura centroamericana
literatura costarricense
literatura regional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,788
2,580
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Costa Rica
Diego Bogarin
Biology
orchidology
evolution
systematics
taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,549
3,224
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Costa Rica
Giselle Tamayo Castillo
Chemistry
Natural Sciences
Chemometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,236
1,664
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Costa Rica
Federico Bolaños
Anfibios y Reptiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,144
2,365
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Costa Rica
Jose M Gracia Bondía
Quantum chemistry
Field theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,934
1,501
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Costa Rica
Georgina Gomez
Nutrición
salud publica
consumo de alimentos
micronutrientes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,902
4,552
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Costa Rica
Juan Robalino
Applied microeconomics
development economics
environmental economics
impact evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,738
2,832
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Costa Rica
Iván Molina Jiménez
Political History
Cultural History
Costa Rica History
Central America History
Science Fiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,656
1,954
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Costa Rica
Vanessa Smith Castro
Psicología Social
Social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,174
3,073
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Costa Rica
William Bussing
Ichthyology
Systematics
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,173
1,693
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Costa Rica
Victor M Jimenez
Plant physiology
plant biotechnology
phytochemicals
plant hormones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,084
2,608
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Costa Rica
Christian Birkel
Hydrology
tracers
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,034
3,643
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Costa Rica
Joseph C Varilly
Noncommutative geometry
phase-space methods in physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,747
924
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Costa Rica
Esteban Chaves Olarte
Microbiología celular
toxinas
patógenos intracelulares
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,741
1,865
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Costa Rica
Eduardo Chacón Madrigal|Eduardo Chacón
Especies invasoras
Biogeografía plantas
Comunidades
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,304
3,741
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,792
Costa Rica
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Miguel A Barboza *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,635
61,600
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,074
Costa Rica
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
José María Gutiérrez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,791
19,059
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,229
Costa Rica
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bruno Lomonte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,026
8,673
0.377
snake venoms
antivenoms
myotoxins
phospholipase A2
proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,152
Costa Rica
8
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hugo G Hidalgo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,719
6,393
0.407
Hydrology
Climate Change
Hydroclimatology
Hydrometeorology
Atmospheric Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,297
Costa Rica
10
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jorge Cortés Núñez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,867
5,039
0.363
Arrecifes coralinos
biodiversidad marina
impactos humanos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,704
Costa Rica
12
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Priscila Chaverri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,956
6,419
0.537
mycology
environmental microbiology
plant pathology
systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,882
Costa Rica
14
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jorge A Amador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,106
3,979
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,993
Costa Rica
15
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexandra Rucavado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,927
2,947
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,287
Costa Rica
18
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eric Alfaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,003
4,136
0.591
Climatología
Predicción Climática
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9278-5017
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,660
Costa Rica
19
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Oldemar Rodríguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,939
4,252
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,053
Costa Rica
20
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francisco Rodríguez Cascante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,788
2,580
0.380
Literatura centroamericana
literatura costarricense
literatura regional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,775
Costa Rica
21
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Diego Bogarin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,549
3,224
0.492
Biology
orchidology
evolution
systematics
taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,920
Costa Rica
22
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Giselle Tamayo Castillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,236
1,664
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,423
Costa Rica
23
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Federico Bolaños
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,144
2,365
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,294
Costa Rica
24
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jose M Gracia Bondía
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,934
1,501
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,198
Costa Rica
26
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Georgina Gomez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,902
4,552
0.771
Nutrición
salud publica
consumo de alimentos
micronutrientes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,131
Costa Rica
27
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Juan Robalino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,738
2,832
0.494
Applied microeconomics
development economics
environmental economics
impact evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,853
Costa Rica
28
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Iván Molina Jiménez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,656
1,954
0.345
Political History
Cultural History
Costa Rica History
Central America History
Science Fiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,140
Costa Rica
33
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vanessa Smith Castro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,174
3,073
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,190
Costa Rica
34
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William Bussing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,173
1,693
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,522
Costa Rica
35
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Victor M Jimenez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,084
2,608
0.513
Plant physiology
plant biotechnology
phytochemicals
plant hormones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,502
Costa Rica
37
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christian Birkel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,034
3,643
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,447
Costa Rica
38
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joseph C Varilly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,747
924
0.195
Noncommutative geometry
phase-space methods in physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,703
Costa Rica
39
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Esteban Chaves Olarte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,741
1,865
0.393
Microbiología celular
toxinas
patógenos intracelulares
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,892
Costa Rica
42
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eduardo Chacón Madrigal|Eduardo Chacón
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,304
3,741
0.869
Especies invasoras
Biogeografía plantas
Comunidades