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Highly Cited Researchers 249 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Comportamiento organizacional
Gestión de Recursos Humano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,391
3,537
0.553
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bituminous Materials
Self-Healing Asphalt
Waste Materials
Road
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,981
3,020
0.759
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Segregación y gentrificación
conflictos ambientales locales
mercados y políticas de suelo urban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,178
2,669
0.326
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
biopesticides
enzyme inhibitors
antioxidants
anticancer
Functional Food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,318
2,381
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biomedicina
preeclampsia
angiogenesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
1,909
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
technology adoption
information systems
electronic commerc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,826
1,775
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Food Processing High pressure High pressure Homogenization 3D Food printing Emulsion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,433
1,732
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
numerical analysis of PDEs
finite element method
virtual element discretization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,266
1,666
0.735
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
medicinal plants
pharmacology
functional food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,333
1,492
0.640
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Psicología educacional
ciencias cognitivas
informátic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,046
1,454
0.711
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Freeze concentration Food Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,178
1,448
0.665
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chemical Engineering
Catalysis
Process design and simulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,837
1,392
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
relación familia-escuela
formación ciudadaa
sociologia de la educació
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,995
1,271
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Numerical Analysis
Finite element methods
mixed methods
Discontinuous Galerkin method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,909
1,264
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Theoretical High-Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,428
1,234
0.279
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sistemas Educativos
Sociedad y Tecnología
Mujer y Trabajo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,549
1,230
0.794
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,397
1,174
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Coastal oceanography
eastern boundary currents
flow over topography
ocean optics/remote sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,256
983
0.783
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Calidad
Producció
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,158
918
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Information systems
Business Process Management
Security
Data Quality
BPM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,157
892
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gestión del cambio y recursos humano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
875
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Software Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
859
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Operations Research
Supply Chain Management
Vehicle Routing
Logisti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,304
829
0.636
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Photocatalysis
Catalytic Pyrolysis
Hydrogen Production
Steam Reformin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
820
0.706
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gestión en Salud
salud ocupaciona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,195
817
0.684
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,281
250
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
María Margarita Chiang Vega
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,391
3,537
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,849
306
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
José Norambuena Contreras
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,981
3,020
0.759
Bituminous Materials
Self-Healing Asphalt
Waste Materials
Road
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,915
375
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Francisco Sabatini
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,178
2,669
0.326
Segregación y gentrificación
conflictos ambientales locales
mercados y políticas de suelo urban
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,582
441
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
5,318
2,381
0.448
biopesticides
enzyme inhibitors
antioxidants
anticancer
Functional Food
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,120
595
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carlos Alonso Escudero Orozco
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
1,909
0.483
Biomedicina
preeclampsia
angiogenesi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,749
650
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Elizabeth Eliana Grandón Toledo
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,826
1,775
0.368
technology adoption
information systems
electronic commerc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,463
672
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gipsy Tabilo Munizaga
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,433
1,732
0.505
Food Processing High pressure High pressure Homogenization 3D Food printing Emulsion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,406
712
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Mora
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,266
1,666
0.735
numerical analysis of PDEs
finite element method
virtual element discretization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,400
835
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Edgar Pastene
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,333
1,492
0.640
medicinal plants
pharmacology
functional food
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,179
866
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carlos Javier Ossa Cornejo
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,046
1,454
0.711
Psicología educacional
ciencias cognitivas
informátic
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,416
874
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Guillermo Rodrigo Petzold Maldonado
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,178
1,448
0.665
Freeze concentration Food Engineerin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,350
919
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Luis Ernesto Arteaga Pérez
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,837
1,392
0.758
Chemical Engineering
Catalysis
Process design and simulatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,014
1,041
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Héctor Gonzalo Cárcamo Vásquez
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,995
1,271
0.637
relación familia-escuela
formación ciudadaa
sociologia de la educació
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,780
1,049
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ricardo Oyarzúa
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,909
1,264
0.662
Numerical Analysis
Finite element methods
mixed methods
Discontinuous Galerkin method
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,395
1,073
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
York Schroder
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,428
1,234
0.279
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,611
1,082
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Carlos René Rodríguez Garcés
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,549
1,230
0.794
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,689
1,140
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ricardo Darío Villalobos Carvajal
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,397
1,174
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,538
1,402
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gonzalo Saldías
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,256
983
0.783
Coastal oceanography
eastern boundary currents
flow over topography
ocean optics/remote sensin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,291
1,509
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Carlos Torres Navarro
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,158
918
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,450
1,552
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alfonso Rodríguez Ríos
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,157
892
0.414
Information systems
Business Process Management
Security
Data Quality
BPM
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,388
1,577
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carlos Mauricio Salazar Botello
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
875
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,103
1,607
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Angélica Caro
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
859
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,012
1,667
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rodrigo Linfati
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,304
829
0.636
Operations Research
Supply Chain Management
Vehicle Routing
Logisti
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,983
1,690
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paula Osorio Vargas
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
820
0.706
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Photocatalysis
Catalytic Pyrolysis
Hydrogen Production
Steam Reformin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,329
1,693
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Carolina Elena Luengo Martínez
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Concepción, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,195
817
0.684