Universidad de Costa Rica is a prestigious public university established in 1940 in Costa Rica. It is represented by 871 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Social Sciences and Humanities (226 scientists), Natural Sciences (156 scientists), and Social Sciences (104 scientists).

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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
William E Vargas
optical properties
thin solid films
light scattering materials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
10
0.435
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Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Celso Ribeiro
Fusion Energy
Plasma Physics
Nanotechnology
Energy
Environment
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
10
0.435
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Avendano E
Sección de Materia Condensada
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Total
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20
12
0.600
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Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alejandro Jenkins
Quantum field theory
cosmology
dynamical systems
quantum thermodynamics
H-Index Metrics
Total
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16
9
0.563
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel E Azofeifa
Metal hydrides
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15
8
0.533
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Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gian G Guzmán Verri
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
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13
12
0.923
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Miguel Araya
Astrophysics
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13
9
0.692
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mauricio Gutiérrez
Quantum Error Correction
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11
9
0.818
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rodrigo Castillo
Oceanic sources of moisture
Lagrangian analysis
Water vapor transport
Synoptic meteorology
Climate change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Manuel Ortega Rodríguez
Physics
Acoustics
Philosophy of Science
Science Studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
F. Coto-Vílchez
Física de plasmas
Fusión Nuclear
Física Experimental
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rodrigo Carboni
Nonlinear Physics
Chaos Theory
Plasmas
H-Index Metrics
Total
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Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrés Briones
relatividad general
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
José Rafael Arce Gamboa
fisica
materia condensada
altas energías
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ronald Caravaca-Mora
Parallel Computing
High Energy Physics
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Herbert Morales
Fisica de altas energias
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Total
Last 6 Years
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2
1
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carlos Acosta-Nassar
applied physics
eolic turbines
thermodynamics
H-Index Metrics
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2
1
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stacy Sánchez
relatividad general
H-Index Metrics
Total
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Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
William E Vargas
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
10
0.435
optical properties
thin solid films
light scattering materials
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Celso Ribeiro
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
10
0.435
Fusion Energy
Plasma Physics
Nanotechnology
Energy
Environment
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Avendano E
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alejandro Jenkins
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
9
0.563
Quantum field theory
cosmology
dynamical systems
quantum thermodynamics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel E Azofeifa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
8
0.533
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gian G Guzmán Verri
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Physics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Miguel Araya
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
9
0.692
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mauricio Gutiérrez
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
9
0.818
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rodrigo Castillo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
Oceanic sources of moisture
Lagrangian analysis
Water vapor transport
Synoptic meteorology
Climate change
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Manuel Ortega Rodríguez
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
Physics
Acoustics
Philosophy of Science
Science Studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
F. Coto-Vílchez
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
Física de plasmas
Fusión Nuclear
Física Experimental
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rodrigo Carboni
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
Nonlinear Physics
Chaos Theory
Plasmas
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrés Briones
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
José Rafael Arce Gamboa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
fisica
materia condensada
altas energías
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ronald Caravaca-Mora
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Parallel Computing
High Energy Physics
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Herbert Morales
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carlos Acosta-Nassar
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
applied physics
eolic turbines
thermodynamics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stacy Sánchez
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000