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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 161 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
Derecho Público (Constitucional y Penal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,782
4,551
0.356
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,292
7,568
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ecología acuática
crustáceos / Aquatic Ecology
crustacean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,841
1,498
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
geografía física
planificación territorial
educación geográfic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,530
1,385
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Reproducción de pece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,427
1,498
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
climate change
warming
antarctic and mountain plants
cryptogams
extreme environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,378
1,550
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Educación
interculturalidad
saberes indígenas
investigación en educació
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,238
1,428
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Aquacultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,131
1,560
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
General Relativity
Spacetime symmetries
Black hole physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,087
902
0.432
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Molecular Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,005
1,312
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neuromecánica
Educación del Movimient
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,856
1,307
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Obesidad
variables Psicosociales
funciones cognitiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,383
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Teoría Fundamentada
Socio-fenomenología
Metodología Cualitativa
Profesores principiantes
vida cotidian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,181
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Historia de la Educación
Fenomenología
Investigación Cualitativa
Historia indígena
Educació
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
988
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
epigenetics
oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,263
756
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Soil
Compost
Agroecosystem Sustainability
Mycorrhiza
Biocha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,190
702
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
salu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,166
449
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Historia de la traducción y la interpretación
mediación lingüística
Nueva España
Chile
Araucaní
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,061
513
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sociology of Work and Occupations
Precarious Work
Labor Precarity
Extractivis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
761
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
biomaterials
nanomaterials
materials science & engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
685
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Educación
Interculturalidad
Conocimiento Indígen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
858
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ecología de comunidades
conservación biológica
plantas trepadoras
epifitas vasculares
problemas socio-territoriale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
579
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
educación superior
inclusión
equidad
acceso
educación digita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
361
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
teoría del reconocimiento
justicia
filosofía intercultura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
749
363
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Neuroeducación
Neurodidáctica
Formación de docentes
Altas capacidades
Educación Parvulari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
402
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,762
110
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alberto Rosario Matos
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,782
4,551
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,659
164
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Patricio Antonio Quezada Carrasco
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,292
7,568
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,641
886
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Patricio De Los Rios Escalante|Patricio De los Ríos, Patricio R. De los Rios-Escalante
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,841
1,498
0.527
Ecología acuática
crustáceos / Aquatic Ecology
crustacean
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,348
1,010
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fernando A Peña Cortés
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,530
1,385
0.547
geografía física
planificación territorial
educación geográfic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,810
1,063
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Iván Valdebenito
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,427
1,498
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,747
1,081
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Angélica Casanova-Katny
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,378
1,550
0.652
climate change
warming
antarctic and mountain plants
cryptogams
extreme environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,480
1,157
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Segundo Quintriqueo Millan
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,238
1,428
0.638
Educación
interculturalidad
saberes indígenas
investigación en educació
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,732
1,226
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elias Gustavo Figueroa Villalobos
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,131
1,560
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,406
1,253
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Tempo
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,087
902
0.432
General Relativity
Spacetime symmetries
Black hole physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,306
1,308
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Claudio Inostroza-Blancheteau
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,005
1,312
0.654
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,594
1,435
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alexis Caniuqueo-Vargas
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,856
1,307
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,203
1,476
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Felipe Caamaño
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,383
0.767
Obesidad
variables Psicosociales
funciones cognitiva
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,388
1,523
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Daniel San Martín Cantero
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,181
0.677
Teoría Fundamentada
Socio-fenomenología
Metodología Cualitativa
Profesores principiantes
vida cotidian
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,562
1,852
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Juan Guillermo Mansilla Sepúlveda
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
988
0.713
Historia de la Educación
Fenomenología
Investigación Cualitativa
Historia indígena
Educació
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,154
1,999
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pablo Letelier
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,263
756
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,570
2,104
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gustavo Curaqueo Fuentes
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,190
702
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645,841
2,136
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Conie Francisca Villalobos Campos
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,166
449
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,599
2,280
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gertrudis Payas
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,061
513
0.484
Historia de la traducción y la interpretación
mediación lingüística
Nueva España
Chile
Araucaní
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,191
2,288
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dasten Julián Vejar
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
761
0.721
Sociology of Work and Occupations
Precarious Work
Labor Precarity
Extractivis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
726,268
2,494
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jacobo Hernandez Montelongo
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
685
0.735
biomaterials
nanomaterials
materials science & engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,223
2,524
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Katerin Arias Ortega
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
858
0.939
Educación
Interculturalidad
Conocimiento Indígen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735,631
2,536
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jimmy Pincheira Ulbrich
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
579
0.638
Ecología de comunidades
conservación biológica
plantas trepadoras
epifitas vasculares
problemas socio-territoriale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,364
2,546
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rodrigo Tomás Del Valle Martin
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
361
0.399
educación superior
inclusión
equidad
acceso
educación digita
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,308
2,844
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ricardo Salas Astrain
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
749
363
0.485
teoría del reconocimiento
justicia
filosofía intercultura
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,842
3,225
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
CALZADILLA PEREZ OSCAR OVIDIO
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
402
0.705
Neuroeducación
Neurodidáctica
Formación de docentes
Altas capacidades
Educación Parvulari