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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Literatura centroamericana
literatura costarricense
literatura regiona
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
20
0.513
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
Political History
Cultural History
Costa Rica History
Central America History
Science Fictio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
21
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
information science
library science
information access
computer science
technologie
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
Exercise Physiology
Aging
Measurement and Evaluation
Exercise Psychology
Socce
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
21
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Psicología Social
Social psycholog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
20
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Social Sciences
Sociology
Violence against women
femicide
feminisms in Latin Americ
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
14
0.737
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
psicometrí
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
13
0.722
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Social Epidemiology
Public Health
Social Determinants
Oral Healt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Psicología Social
Social Psycholog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Psychology
Couples Therapy
Research Method
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Social policy
migration
inequality
public polic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
media psychology
cyberpsychology
social cognition
misinformation
psicologia de los usos y efectos de las Tecnologías digi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
demography
aging
statistic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
10
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Psicología cultural del desarrollo
psicología intercultural
parentalidad (crianza) y cultura
métodos cualitativos de investigación
divulgación de la ciencia como acción y proyección social. Cultura y cambio social. Psicoterapia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Scientific Communication
Scientific Journals
Information Science Researc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
7
0.538
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
political behavior
public opinion
comparative politics
quantitative method
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Cine
documentales
literatura
arte
filosofí
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
8
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Tropical ecology
seagrass
bibliometric
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
7
0.583
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
sinología
Misión China
masonería
Sociedad Teosófica
religione
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
7
0.583
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Sociology
Sociology of Education
Educational Theories
Social Studies Teaching
Social Sciences Researc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
8
0.727
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
developmental psychology
language
literacy
parent-child interaction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
8
0.727
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Psicologí
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
7
0.636
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
psicología del desarrollo
identidad personal
apego
comunicació
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Health Psychology
Behavioral Medicin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Cine
Literatura
Centroaméric
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
Francisco Rodríguez Cascante
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
20
0.513
Literatura centroamericana
literatura costarricense
literatura regiona
Iván Molina Jiménez
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
21
0.600
Political History
Cultural History
Costa Rica History
Central America History
Science Fictio
E Ciencias De La Información
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
information science
library science
information access
computer science
technologie
José Moncada Jiménez
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
21
0.750
Exercise Physiology
Aging
Measurement and Evaluation
Exercise Psychology
Socce
Vanessa Smith Castro
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
20
0.800
Montserrat Sagot
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
14
0.737
Social Sciences
Sociology
Violence against women
femicide
feminisms in Latin Americ
Eiliana Montero
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
13
0.722
Cristina Barboza Solís
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
Social Epidemiology
Public Health
Social Determinants
Oral Healt
Juan Diego García Castro
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
Diego Vega
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
Psychology
Couples Therapy
Research Method
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Koen Voorend
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
Social policy
migration
inequality
public polic
Rolando Pérez Sánchez|Rolando Pérez, Rolando Pérez-Sanchez
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
media psychology
cyberpsychology
social cognition
misinformation
psicologia de los usos y efectos de las Tecnologías digi
Gilbert Brenes Camacho
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
10
0.667
Mariano Rosabal Coto
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
Psicología cultural del desarrollo
psicología intercultural
parentalidad (crianza) y cultura
métodos cualitativos de investigación
divulgación de la ciencia como acción y proyección social. Cultura y cambio social. Psicoterapia
Saray Córdoba
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
7
0.538
Scientific Communication
Scientific Journals
Information Science Researc
Adrián Pignataro|Adrián Pignataro López
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
political behavior
public opinion
comparative politics
quantitative method
Alexander Rojas Parajeles
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
8
0.667
Cine
documentales
literatura
arte
filosofí
Vanessa Nielsen Muñoz
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
7
0.583
Tropical ecology
seagrass
bibliometric
Ricardo Martínez Esquivel
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
7
0.583
sinología
Misión China
masonería
Sociedad Teosófica
religione
Luis Carlos Morales Zúñiga
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
8
0.727
Sociology
Sociology of Education
Educational Theories
Social Studies Teaching
Social Sciences Researc
Ana M. Carmiol
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
8
0.727
developmental psychology
language
literacy
parent-child interaction
Henning Jensen Pennington
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
7
0.636
Javier Tapia
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
psicología del desarrollo
identidad personal
apego
comunicació
Benicio Gutiérrez Doña
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
Maria Cortes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
Cine
Literatura
Centroaméric