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Costa Rica University Rankings 2024

As described in the university ranking section, it is not easy to obtain and standardize data from 1 countries, 29 universities/ institutions for the country ranking. Therefore, we based our ranking system on the number of meritorious scientists. Four criteria are used to rank the countries. The first one is the number of scientists in the top 3 % list. The second criterion is the number of scientists in the top 10%, Top 20%, Top 40%, top 60% and top 80% list. The third one is the number of scientists listed in the AD Scientific Index. In the case of equalities after applying all these three criteria, the world rank of the meritorious scientist of that country is used. Click for individual or institutional registration.

AD Scientific Index - Country Rankings 2024
Region Ranking World Ranking Country Total Institutios in Country Total Scientists in Index Best Public University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Private University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Institution In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Company In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Hospital In Country
World Rank / Name
8 84 Costa Rica 29 1,277 1,251
Universidad de Costa Rica
1,197
Universidad Hispanoamericana Costa Rica
706
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
1,572
Central Bank of Costa Rica
325
Hospital Clínica Biblica
Table I. Number of scientists in Costa Rica top 2.000 according to Country Click for details
# Country Country Region Rank Country World Rank Scientists in Top 2.000 Total University Total Scientist
1 Costa Rica 8 84 1277 29 1277
Table II. General Universities in Costa Rica top 2.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Costa Rica Top 2.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 2.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Universidad de Costa Rica 1 94 2087 Costa Rica Public 1940 623 623 1.000
2 Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza 2 134 2607 Costa Rica Institution 1973 53 53 1.000
3 Universidad Nacional Costa Rica 3 379 5487 Costa Rica Public 1940 96 96 1.000
4 Universidad Técnica Nacional 4 443 6487 Costa Rica Public 2008 16 16 1.000
5 Universidad Hispanoamericana Costa Rica 5 445 6531 Costa Rica Private 1992 9 9 1.000
6 Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica 6 496 7150 Costa Rica Public 1971 240 240 1.000
7 INCAE Business School 7 540 7664 Costa Rica Public 1964 24 24 1.000
8 Universidad Estatal a Distancia Costa Rica 8 628 8603 Costa Rica Public 1977 88 88 1.000
9 Universidad Earth Costa Rica 9 642 8800 Costa Rica Private 1990 13 13 1.000
10 Lead University 10 1097 13854 Costa Rica Private 2005 2 2 1.000
Table III. Public Universities in Costa Rica top 2.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Costa Rica Top 2.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 2.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Universidad de Costa Rica 1 94 2087 Costa Rica 1940 623 623 1.000
2 Universidad Nacional Costa Rica 3 379 5487 Costa Rica 1940 96 96 1.000
3 Universidad Técnica Nacional 4 443 6487 Costa Rica 2008 16 16 1.000
4 Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica 6 496 7150 Costa Rica 1971 240 240 1.000
5 INCAE Business School 7 540 7664 Costa Rica 1964 24 24 1.000
6 Universidad Estatal a Distancia Costa Rica 8 628 8603 Costa Rica 1977 88 88 1.000
7 FLACSO Costa Rica Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales 11 1270 15936 Costa Rica 1997 2 2 1.000
8 University for Peace 14 1368 17021 Costa Rica 1980 12 12 1.000
Table IV. Private Universities in Costa Rica top 2.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Costa Rica Top 2.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 2.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Universidad Hispanoamericana Costa Rica 5 445 6531 Costa Rica 1992 9 9 1.000
2 Universidad Earth Costa Rica 9 642 8800 Costa Rica 1990 13 13 1.000
3 Lead University 10 1097 13854 Costa Rica 2005 2 2 1.000
4 Universidad Católica de Costa Rica 12 1290 16223 Costa Rica 1993 17 17 1.000
5 Universidad Latina de Costa Rica 13 1298 16296 Costa Rica 1989 15 15 1.000
6 Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional 16 1598 19640 Costa Rica 1994 5 5 1.000
7 Latin American University of Science and Technology 17 1631 20093 Costa Rica 1991 7 7 1.000
8 Universidad Castro Carazo Costa Rica 18 1671 20489 Costa Rica 1936 3 3 1.000
9 Universidad Santa Paula 19 1710 20816 Costa Rica 1994 2 2 1.000
10 Universidad Véritas 20 1762 21334 Costa Rica 1968 1 1 1.000
Table V. Universities Founded After 2010 in Costa Rica Top 2.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Costa Rica Top 2.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 2.000 / Total Scientist)
Table VI. Universities Founded After 2000 in Costa Rica Top 2.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Costa Rica Top 2.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 2.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Universidad Técnica Nacional 4 443 6487 Costa Rica Public 2008 16 16 1.000
2 Lead University 10 1097 13854 Costa Rica Private 2005 2 2 1.000
Table VII A. Costa Rica Top 10 Productivity i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Costa Rica Table VII A. Costa Rica Top 10 Productivity i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 47 1854 José María Gutiérrez José María Gutiérrez

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology and Toxicology
Toxinology | Experimental Pathology | Antivenoms |
105 60 0.571 637 399 0.626 44227 16451 0.372
1 2 151 6937 Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad Ibrahim

Costa Rica
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza CATIEgronómicoTropicaldeyEnseñanza)
Ganadería y Ciencias Ambientales |
70 42 0.600 376 202 0.537 20402 8695 0.426
2 3 252 11256 Bruno Lomonte Bruno Lomonte

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica ClodomiroPicMicrobiologíadeCostRica
snake venoms | antivenoms | myotoxins | phospholipase A2 | proteomics |
82 43 0.524 309 216 0.699 22017 7610 0.346
3 4 573 23968 Jorge Cortés Núñez Jorge Cortés Núñez

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica CIMAR
Arrecifes coralinos | biodiversidad marina | impactos humanos |
55 29 0.527 223 121 0.543 12999 4320 0.332
1 5 938 33973 Hannia Campos Hannia Campos

Costa Rica
Universidad Hispanoamericana Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrición traslacional |
83 39 0.470 189 127 0.672 27365 6670 0.244
1 6 1504 48639 Freddy Araya Rodríguez Freddy Araya Rodríguez

Costa Rica
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica NaturalesparaelDesarrollo
Gestión Ambiental | Recurso Hídrico | Modelación Matemática |
35 21 0.600 158 54 0.342 6135 2596 0.423
2 7 2489 70226 Fernando Casanoves Fernando Casanoves

Costa Rica
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Estadística y Biometría |
54 42 0.778 128 103 0.805 26790 14738 0.550
1 8 2632 73376 Edgardo Moreno Edgardo Moreno

Costa Rica
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Brucella |
63 33 0.524 125 81 0.648 13750 3557 0.259
3 10 3105 82350 Eduardo Somarriba Eduardo Somarriba

Costa Rica
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
agroforestry | cocoa | coffee | trees on farms |
45 30 0.667 117 58 0.496 8988 3536 0.393
2 9 3083 81989 RóGer Moya RóGer Moya

Costa Rica
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
33 24 0.727 117 80 0.684 3994 2270 0.568
Table VII B. Costa Rica Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Costa Rica Table VII B. Costa Rica Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 59 2293 José María Gutiérrez José María Gutiérrez

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology and Toxicology
Toxinology | Experimental Pathology | Antivenoms |
105 60 0.571 637 399 0.626 44227 16451 0.372
2 2 218 10293 Bruno Lomonte Bruno Lomonte

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica ClodomiroPicMicrobiologíadeCostRica
snake venoms | antivenoms | myotoxins | phospholipase A2 | proteomics |
82 43 0.524 309 216 0.699 22017 7610 0.346
1 3 246 12018 Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad Ibrahim

Costa Rica
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza CATIEgronómicoTropicaldeyEnseñanza)
Ganadería y Ciencias Ambientales |
70 42 0.600 376 202 0.537 20402 8695 0.426
1 4 780 32984 Hannia Campos Hannia Campos

Costa Rica
Universidad Hispanoamericana Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrición traslacional |
83 39 0.470 189 127 0.672 27365 6670 0.244
3 5 886 36223 Jorge Cortés Núñez Jorge Cortés Núñez

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica CIMAR
Arrecifes coralinos | biodiversidad marina | impactos humanos |
55 29 0.527 223 121 0.543 12999 4320 0.332
2 6 1309 49813 Fernando Casanoves Fernando Casanoves

Costa Rica
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Estadística y Biometría |
54 42 0.778 128 103 0.805 26790 14738 0.550
1 7 2314 75981 Edgardo Moreno Edgardo Moreno

Costa Rica
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Brucella |
63 33 0.524 125 81 0.648 13750 3557 0.259
1 8 2386 77670 RóGer Moya RóGer Moya

Costa Rica
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
33 24 0.727 117 80 0.684 3994 2270 0.568
4 9 3275 97562 Alexandra Rucavado Alexandra Rucavado

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
biochemistry toxins |
48 27 0.563 90 70 0.778 7481 2518 0.337
5 10 3494 102893 Christian Birkel Christian Birkel

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Natural Sciences / Geography
Hydrology | tracers | biogeochemistry |
34 29 0.853 74 68 0.919 4394 3017 0.687
Table VII C. Costa Rica Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Costa Rica Table VII C. Costa Rica Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 157 9935 José María Gutiérrez José María Gutiérrez

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology and Toxicology
Toxinology | Experimental Pathology | Antivenoms |
105 60 0.571 637 399 0.626 44227 16451 0.372
2 2 515 33445 Bruno Lomonte Bruno Lomonte

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica ClodomiroPicMicrobiologíadeCostRica
snake venoms | antivenoms | myotoxins | phospholipase A2 | proteomics |
82 43 0.524 309 216 0.699 22017 7610 0.346
1 3 555 34992 Fernando Casanoves Fernando Casanoves

Costa Rica
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Estadística y Biometría |
54 42 0.778 128 103 0.805 26790 14738 0.550
2 4 569 35590 Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad Ibrahim

Costa Rica
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza CATIEgronómicoTropicaldeyEnseñanza)
Ganadería y Ciencias Ambientales |
70 42 0.600 376 202 0.537 20402 8695 0.426
1 5 769 45724 Hannia Campos Hannia Campos

Costa Rica
Universidad Hispanoamericana Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrición traslacional |
83 39 0.470 189 127 0.672 27365 6670 0.244
3 6 1118 62102 Miguel A Barboza * Miguel A Barboza *

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Neurología Vascular |
35 35 1.000 55 52 0.945 51528 49571 0.962
1 7 1581 79323 Edgardo Moreno Edgardo Moreno

Costa Rica
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Brucella |
63 33 0.524 125 81 0.648 13750 3557 0.259
4 8 1659 81907 Hugo G Hidalgo Hugo G Hidalgo

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Hydrology | Climate Change | Hydroclimatology | Hydrometeorology | Atmospheric Sciences |
42 32 0.762 72 59 0.819 14983 5645 0.377
5 9 1775 85500 Eric Alfaro Eric Alfaro

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Climatología | Predicción Climática | ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9278-5017 |
41 32 0.780 87 65 0.747 6543 3702 0.566
3 10 2270 101055 Eduardo Somarriba Eduardo Somarriba

Costa Rica
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
agroforestry | cocoa | coffee | trees on farms |
45 30 0.667 117 58 0.496 8988 3536 0.393
Table VII D. Costa Rica Top 10 Total Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Costa Rica Table VII D. Costa Rica Top 10 Total Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 150 8581 Miguel A Barboza * Miguel A Barboza *

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Neurología Vascular |
35 35 1.000 55 52 0.945 51528 49571 0.962
2 2 179 10934 José María Gutiérrez José María Gutiérrez

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology and Toxicology
Toxinology | Experimental Pathology | Antivenoms |
105 60 0.571 637 399 0.626 44227 16451 0.372
1 3 347 23378 Hannia Campos Hannia Campos

Costa Rica
Universidad Hispanoamericana Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrición traslacional |
83 39 0.470 189 127 0.672 27365 6670 0.244
1 4 360 24143 Fernando Casanoves Fernando Casanoves

Costa Rica
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Estadística y Biometría |
54 42 0.778 128 103 0.805 26790 14738 0.550
3 5 501 32321 Bruno Lomonte Bruno Lomonte

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica ClodomiroPicMicrobiologíadeCostRica
snake venoms | antivenoms | myotoxins | phospholipase A2 | proteomics |
82 43 0.524 309 216 0.699 22017 7610 0.346
2 6 558 35983 Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad Ibrahim

Costa Rica
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza CATIEgronómicoTropicaldeyEnseñanza)
Ganadería y Ciencias Ambientales |
70 42 0.600 376 202 0.537 20402 8695 0.426
1 7 654 41735 Bryan Gonzalez Herrera Bryan Gonzalez Herrera

Costa Rica
Universidad Técnica Nacional Fotografíaydiseño
Fotografia y Diseño |
58 26 0.448 75 46 0.613 18351 2234 0.122
4 8 972 54889 Hugo G Hidalgo Hugo G Hidalgo

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Hydrology | Climate Change | Hydroclimatology | Hydrometeorology | Atmospheric Sciences |
42 32 0.762 72 59 0.819 14983 5645 0.377
1 9 1129 61234 Edgardo Moreno Edgardo Moreno

Costa Rica
Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Brucella |
63 33 0.524 125 81 0.648 13750 3557 0.259
5 10 1243 65993 Jorge Cortés Núñez Jorge Cortés Núñez

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica CIMAR
Arrecifes coralinos | biodiversidad marina | impactos humanos |
55 29 0.527 223 121 0.543 12999 4320 0.332
Table VII E. Costa Rica Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Costa Rica Table VII E. Costa Rica Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 124 5277 Miguel A Barboza * Miguel A Barboza *

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Neurología Vascular|
28 28 1.000 41 41 1.000 25417 25271 0.994
2 2 147 7189 Miguel A Barboza Miguel A Barboza

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Neurología Vascular|
25 25 1.000 37 37 1.000 20832 20711 0.994
3 3 203 11160 José María Gutiérrez José María Gutiérrez

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology and Toxicology
Toxinology|Experimental Pathology|Antivenoms|
97 59 0.608 555 381 0.686 35809 15695 0.438
1 4 242 13599 Fernando Casanoves Fernando Casanoves

Costa Rica
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Natural Sciences / Statistics
Estadística y Biometría|
48 40 0.833 110 94 0.855 20978 13865 0.661
1 5 593 34272 Hannia Campos Hannia Campos

Costa Rica
Universidad Hispanoamericana Costa Rica Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrición traslacional|
79 44 0.557 181 133 0.735 24900 7643 0.307
4 6 595 34365 Bruno Lomonte Bruno Lomonte

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica ClodomiroPicMicrobiologíadeCostRica
snake venoms|antivenoms|myotoxins|phospholipase A2|proteomics|
76 44 0.579 283 206 0.728 19118 7631 0.399
5 7 678 37603 Rodrigo A Mora Rodríguez Rodrigo A Mora Rodríguez

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer biology|Virolgy|Systems Biology|miRNA research|sphingolipid-autophay research|
15 13 0.867 19 18 0.947 12668 7181 0.567
2 8 747 40255 Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad Ibrahim

Costa Rica
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza CATIEgronómicoTropicaldeyEnseñanza)
Ganadería y Ciencias Ambientales|
62 38 0.613 276 165 0.598 15288 6864 0.449
6 9 1014 51068 Hugo G Hidalgo Hugo G Hidalgo

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Hydrology|Climate Change|Hydroclimatology|Hydrometeorology|Atmospheric Sciences|
38 30 0.789 63 55 0.873 13000 5799 0.446
7 10 1222 58980 Priscila Chaverri Priscila Chaverri

Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica Natural Sciences / Biological Science
mycology|plant pathology|systematics|endophytes|biological control|
33 26 0.788 63 48 0.762 8860 5202 0.587