Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 358 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
fisica
biologia
matematica
quimica
literatur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,482
4,642
0.443
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Derecho
Pedagogía
Gestión Publica
Administración Públic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
3,309
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Inteligencia artificial
Diasporas
marketing
proyecto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,548
1,496
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Botánica
Biodiversidad
Ecología
Ecuado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,971
1,637
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Enfermería
Gestión de salud
Cultura de los Cuidados
e investigación Cualitativ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,931
2,012
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
psicología
educación
metodología
filosofía
lógic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,288
421
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
genera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,968
1,638
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Formación docente
training teacher
research
investigació
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,603
1,295
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Educación Físic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,533
166
0.108
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Female Entrepreneurship
Emprendimiento Femenino
Emprendimiento Social
Solidarity
Solidarida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
1,042
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Comunicación organizacional
comunicación de gestión de riesgos
metodología de la investigació
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,492
498
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ingeniería civil
educación
docenci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
384
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Educación Físic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,121
552
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
INFORMATIC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
227
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sostenibilidad
Competitividad
Innovación ecológica
Emprendimiento
Liderazg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
958
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
nutrició
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
301
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Economía del Comportamiento. Psicología Forense. Calidad Universitaria. Gobernanza uUniversitaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
489
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Informatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
764
236
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Contaminación por hidrocarburos y metales pesados
Biorremediación
Fitorremediació
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
761
529
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Inteligencia artificial
Desarrollo We
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
739
293
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Enfermedades tropicales e infecciosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
167
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Economía
Administración de Empresas
Gestión ambienta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595
372
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Internal Medicine
Intensive Care Medicine
Mechanical Ventilatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
592
132
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
170
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ingeniería Ambienta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
273
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,538
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alejandra Perez
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,482
4,642
0.443
fisica
biologia
matematica
quimica
literatur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,932
99
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Noel Batista Hernández
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
3,309
0.878
Derecho
Pedagogía
Gestión Publica
Administración Públic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,845
110
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Miriam Peña Gonzalez
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,548
1,496
0.422
Inteligencia artificial
Diasporas
marketing
proyecto
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,101
142
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xavier Cornejo
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,971
1,637
0.551
Botánica
Biodiversidad
Ecología
Ecuado
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,879
143
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dinora Rebolledo
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,931
2,012
0.686
Enfermería
Gestión de salud
Cultura de los Cuidados
e investigación Cualitativ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,166
198
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rogelio Bermúdez Sarguera
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,288
421
0.184
psicología
educación
metodología
filosofía
lógic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,041
236
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kenneth Sanchez
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,968
1,638
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,896
290
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Carlos Barros Bastidas
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,603
1,295
0.808
Formación docente
training teacher
research
investigació
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,551
306
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pamela A Barco
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,533
166
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,581
315
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jose Manuel Saiz Alvarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
1,042
0.692
Female Entrepreneurship
Emprendimiento Femenino
Emprendimiento Social
Solidarity
Solidarida
Smart Institutional Plan
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,973
319
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Irene Trelles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,492
498
0.334
Comunicación organizacional
comunicación de gestión de riesgos
metodología de la investigació
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,579
414
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Josué Rodríguez Santos
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
384
0.319
Ingeniería civil
educación
docenci
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,284
455
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Darly Marcell Pezo Quimiz
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,121
552
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,580
462
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Walter Alberto Alarcon Alvarado
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
227
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
690,543
491
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carmen Padilla-Lozano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
958
0.919
Sostenibilidad
Competitividad
Innovación ecológica
Emprendimiento
Liderazg
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,214
556
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Victoria Eugenia Garcia Casas
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
301
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,369
670
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Armenio Pérez Martínez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
489
0.638
Economía del Comportamiento. Psicología Forense. Calidad Universitaria. Gobernanza uUniversitaria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,520
675
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Angel Montes
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
764
236
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
802,595
678
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Beatriz Pernía
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
761
529
0.695
Contaminación por hidrocarburos y metales pesados
Biorremediación
Fitorremediació
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
812,935
699
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jean Carlos Andagoya Jacome
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
739
293
0.396
Inteligencia artificial
Desarrollo We
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
867,049
797
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rodrigo Mendoza
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
167
0.264
Enfermedades tropicales e infecciosa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,794
837
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Oscar Parada Gutierrez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595
372
0.625
Economía
Administración de Empresas
Gestión ambienta
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
890,968
840
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Miguel Chung Sang
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
592
132
0.223
Internal Medicine
Intensive Care Medicine
Mechanical Ventilatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
950,230
938
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rosa Castillo
Universidad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
170
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,015,548
1,060
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sedolfo Carrasquero Ferrer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
273
0.626