Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 249 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
Segregación y gentrificación
conflictos ambientales locales
mercados y políticas de suelo urban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,249
2,712
0.329
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Comportamiento organizacional
Gestión de Recursos Humano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,541
3,648
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
biopesticides
enzyme inhibitors
antioxidants
anticancer
Functional Food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,419
2,481
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
technology adoption
information systems
electronic commerc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,878
1,816
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Theoretical High-Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,459
1,261
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bituminous Materials
Self-Healing Asphalt
Waste Materials
Road
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
3,110
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biomedicina
preeclampsia
angiogenesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,005
1,970
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Food Processing High pressure High pressure Homogenization 3D Food printing Emulsion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,488
1,788
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Química de Productos Naturale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,596
831
0.320
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
1,210
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
medicinal plants
pharmacology
functional food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
1,533
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
numerical analysis of PDEs
finite element method
virtual element discretization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,307
1,703
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Freeze concentration Food Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,217
1,486
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Calidad
Producció
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
951
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Information systems
Business Process Management
Security
Data Quality
BPM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
909
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Psicología educacional
ciencias cognitivas
informátic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,099
1,506
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
relación familia-escuela
formación ciudadaa
sociologia de la educació
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,047
1,311
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Numerical Analysis
Finite element methods
mixed methods
Discontinuous Galerkin method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,927
1,282
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chemical Engineering
Catalysis
Process design and simulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
1,442
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gestión del cambio y recursos humano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,826
902
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Software Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,721
879
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
power electronics
multilevel converters
AC drives
active power filter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
693
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sistemas Educativos
Sociedad y Tecnología
Mujer y Trabajo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,632
1,311
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Operations Research
Supply Chain Management
Vehicle Routing
Logisti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
852
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Coastal oceanography
eastern boundary currents
flow over topography
ocean optics/remote sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,278
1,005
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,786
222
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Francisco Sabatini
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,249
2,712
0.329
Segregación y gentrificación
conflictos ambientales locales
mercados y políticas de suelo urban
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,076
308
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
María Margarita Chiang Vega
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,541
3,648
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,420
399
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carlos Leonardo Cespedes Acuña|Carlos L Cespedes, Carlos Cespedes
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,419
2,481
0.458
biopesticides
enzyme inhibitors
antioxidants
anticancer
Functional Food
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,791
459
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elizabeth Eliana Grandón Toledo
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,878
1,816
0.372
technology adoption
information systems
electronic commerc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,140
523
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
York Schroder
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,459
1,261
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,847
583
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
José Norambuena Contreras
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
3,110
0.763
Bituminous Materials
Self-Healing Asphalt
Waste Materials
Road
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,048
595
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carlos Alonso Escudero Orozco
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,005
1,970
0.492
Biomedicina
preeclampsia
angiogenesi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,773
695
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gipsy Tabilo Munizaga
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,488
1,788
0.513
Food Processing High pressure High pressure Homogenization 3D Food printing Emulsion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,356
1,002
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Julio Alarcon
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,596
831
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,507
1,075
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ricardo Darío Villalobos Carvajal
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
1,210
0.497
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,615
1,102
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Edgar Pastene
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
1,533
0.645
medicinal plants
pharmacology
functional food
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,605
1,142
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Mora
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,307
1,703
0.738
numerical analysis of PDEs
finite element method
virtual element discretization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,001
1,190
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Guillermo Rodrigo Petzold Maldonado
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,217
1,486
0.670
Freeze concentration Food Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,323
1,196
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carlos Torres Navarro
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
951
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,702
1,223
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alfonso Rodríguez Ríos
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
909
0.418
Information systems
Business Process Management
Security
Data Quality
BPM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,238
1,271
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Carlos Javier Ossa Cornejo
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,099
1,506
0.717
Psicología educacional
ciencias cognitivas
informátic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,323
1,304
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Héctor Gonzalo Cárcamo Vásquez
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,047
1,311
0.640
relación familia-escuela
formación ciudadaa
sociologia de la educació
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,004
1,402
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ricardo Oyarzúa
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,927
1,282
0.665
Numerical Analysis
Finite element methods
mixed methods
Discontinuous Galerkin method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,700
1,432
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Luis Ernesto Arteaga Pérez
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
1,442
0.764
Chemical Engineering
Catalysis
Process design and simulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,993
1,485
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Carlos Mauricio Salazar Botello
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,826
902
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,021
1,560
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Angélica Caro
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,721
879
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,275
1,635
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pedro E Melín C
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
693
0.423
power electronics
multilevel converters
AC drives
active power filter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,778
1,639
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Carlos René Rodríguez Garcés
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,632
1,311
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,628
1,955
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rodrigo Linfati
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
852
0.642
Operations Research
Supply Chain Management
Vehicle Routing
Logisti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,138
2,014
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gonzalo Saldías
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,278
1,005
0.786
Coastal oceanography
eastern boundary currents
flow over topography
ocean optics/remote sensin